Fatwas Archive

Question: is it considered showing off for a person to conceal from others his own lapses, heedlessness, and shortcomings, and the like—without doing anything that would suggest their absence—when all that he has done is merely concealment?

Question: is the one who is praised for what is not in him obliged to clarify to the listeners that such praise is contrary to reality, or is he not obliged to do so?

Question: when a person is praised for something that is not actually in him, and a measure of joy enters his heart in accordance with normal human nature—while he neither seeks to be praised for what he does not possess...

Question: If a believer performed righteous deeds with sincere intention, and then after some time spoke of them, how could their reward be lost when they were done sincerely?

Question: Regarding the mixing of women with men during pilgrimage—especially during circumambulation (ṭawāf), where a woman may be pressed closely against a man, whether with desire or without—does this occur merely out of necessity? Is it permissible for the Imam...

Question: What is the reason that the more an act of worship is repeated and practiced, the greater the disagreement concerning it becomes, whereas acts of worship that occur infrequently have less disagreement? For example: prayer is the most frequent...

Issues: There are several matters that we find reported from the Messenger (May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace), yet they no longer have a visible practice. What is the reason for that? Examples include: 1....

Question: What is the meaning of the narrations stating that Satan settles beneath long fingernails, that he spends the night on the nostrils of the sleeper, and that he flows through the son of Adam like blood?

A question concerning sending blessings upon the Prophet (May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace): Is it obligatory whenever he is mentioned (May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace)?

Question A question was directed to me from a man who possesses social standing among people, and who has influence and impact, regarding the best deeds that draw one closer to Allah the Exalted in the month of Ramadan. This...