Fatwas Archive

Question: What is requested is the explanation and clarification of minor sins.

[Question]: On the view that the major sins nullify deeds: if a believer commits a major sin and then repents, do the good deeds he had done before the sin return to him, or do they not return? And if...

Question: It has been authentically transmitted from some of our Imāms (Peace be upon them) that they held the view of balancing (al-muwāzanah) between good deeds and evil deeds, using as proof His saying, exalted is He: "So whoever does...

Question: Allah, exalted is He, has mentioned that a good deed is (rewarded) tenfold, and that an evil deed is (recompensed) with its like, in His saying, exalted is He: "Whoever comes with a good deed will have ten times...

Question: Among the things that perplex the mind is what occurred from the Muslims after the death of the Messenger (May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace), and before that during his illness, when he urged...

Question: It is said that the sacred laws (sharā’iʿ) are (pure) interests (maṣāliḥ), and it is also said: some of the sacred laws are (based on) interests, and some are devoid of interests. Which of the two opinions is the...

Question: Allah, exalted is He, said: “O you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and make firm your feet.” [Muhammad:7] Is this verse general regarding everyone who supports Allah, exalted is He, such that he...

A question about the hadith: “Among My servants are those whom nothing would set right except poverty; if I enriched him…” and so on – we may see some who transgress because of wealth, and some who transgress because of...

It is known that Allah has guaranteed provision to His servants, and we find that the Lawgiver has made earning obligatory in some situations, such as when a person has two parents who are incapacitated and in hardship. So is...

Question: It is known that provision is from Allah, and that He has guaranteed it and taken it upon Himself. Yet we see the worker, and he does not receive his wage except through the toil of his hand and...