Fatwas Archive

Question: If a man recites the Qur’an and is not affected by it, does that indicate a deficiency in his faith?

Question: If there is a reciter who recites the Qur’an and makes many mistakes in it, due to his weak knowledge of recitation, is it obligatory upon the listener to point out to him every mistake? And is this an...

Question: A question has been asked about the one who recites the Qur’an for a wage: does he receive a reward for his recitation of the Qur’an, or is the reward entirely for the one who paid the wage?

Question: A reciter recites the Qur’an in Ramadan or outside of it, and his intention is to contemplate during his recitation and to reflect upon the verses of the Qur’an, but his mind becomes distracted during the recitation and reflection...

Question: Which is better: reciting from the muṣḥaf, or reciting from memory?

Question: A car driver, with a passenger riding with him, is driving his car at the usual speed on a non-asphalted road. On the route he is travelling, there is a ridge (ʿurm) between the tracks of the two wheels,...

Question: A Christian maidservant was accompanying those she served on a journey. When they drew near to Mecca, they became perplexed and said to her: “Embrace Islam so that you may enter Mecca and the Mosque with us.” She said:...

Question: A man fights so that the Word of Allah may be supreme, and also for war booty. What is the ruling on this intention?

Question: A teacher of young boys cannot complete their instruction in the required manner except by beating. Is it permissible to beat them for that purpose?

Question: A man who was immoral (fāsiq) died, and on the day of his death he did not perform the Dawn Prayer (Ṣalāt al-Fajr). His son said: Is it permissible for him to visit him (i.e. his grave)?