Al-Sayyid Al-Allamah Al-Hujjah Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah Awad al-Mu’ayyidi May Allah preserve him

Question: Some tribal shaykhs may possess power and authority, and they take the zakāh of people’s wealth by force and threats. It appears that they do not place it in its proper channels; rather, we strongly suspect they consume it....

He, Exalted is He, says: “And He is the One Who produces trellised and untrellised gardens, date palms and crops of different kinds of food, and olives and pomegranates—similar and dissimilar. Eat of its fruit when it ripens, and give...

Question: A man—on whom the signs of piety and righteousness appear—sought a ruling, saying: he is a trustworthy agent for a people from whom zakāh is collected for the state. If he gives up this post, someone else will replace...

Question: A man who was openly sinful died; on the day of his death he had not prayed the dawn prayer. His son asks: is it permissible for him to visit him?

Question: What is the manner of visiting graves? And what is the ruling on seeking blessing (tabarruk) from graves and on touching them? And what is the ruling on praying near them?

Question: Is it valid for a person to show filial piety to his parents by offering a voluntary prayer and intending to gift its reward to their souls?

Question: His saying, Exalted is He, “They will say, ‘Woe to us! Who has raised us from our sleeping place?’” [Yā Sīn:52]—does this verse contradict the affirmation of punishment in the grave and the life of the barzakh? How do...

Question: How can there be punishment in the grave when it is known that the body decays and disintegrates until it becomes dust? Likewise, how can there be bliss for the believer if that is the case?

Question: If a person dies and his brothers and their children wish to give charity on his behalf, will that charity reach the deceased and benefit him by its reward, or not?

Question: In our land, when someone dies, it is customary that the heirs erect a tent to receive those offering condolences. The heirs must incur expenses for coffee, dates, and meat for guests among kin, friends, and relatives—this is unavoidable....