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A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: Allah says, “Help you one another in Al Birr and At Taqwa (virtue, righteousness, and piety)” [al-Ma'idah:3]. How should Muslims cooperate or help one another in the light of this verse? In the absence of any organized effort, what should the person who wants to do organized work do with the circumstances and opportunities that are available to him?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: Is it permissible to eat the foods cooked by Shiites in Aashooraa? They say that these foods are made for Allah’s sake but its reward is for Al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him! It will be embarrassing if I do not accept this food. It may even expose me to danger, as I am in Iraq, and you know how Sunnis here are treated.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: I know of the virtue of fasting the day of Ashoora, and that it is expiation for the year that came before. But because we use the Gregorian calendar I did not know when Ashoora is until the morning of the day itself. I had not eaten anything, so I intended to fast. Is my fast valid, and will I get the reward of this day and receive expiation for the previous year?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: I heard that fasting the day of Ashoora expiates for the past year, is this true? Does it expiate for everything, even major sins? What is the reason for venerating this day?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: I still have days to make up for Ramadan and I want to fast Ashoora. Is it permissible for me to fast Ashoora before I have made up the fasts I owe? Can I fast Ashoora and the eleventh of Muharram with the intention of making up the Ramadaan fasts, and will I get the reward for fasting Ashoora?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: How should we fast Ashura this year? Until now, we do not know when the month begins or whether Dhul-Hijjah has twenty-nine or thirty days. How can we define when Ashura is and fast it?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: I want to fast Ashoora this year, but some people told me that the Sunnah is to fast the day before as well (tasoo’a’). Is there any report that this was the teaching of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: Is it permissible to fast Ashoora day only without fasting the day before or the day after?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: We are a group of students studying in Britain, and we finish our classes just before the calling of Maghrib prayer and wait in the college until the time for prayer, then we pray Maghrib in congregation, then each of us goes to where he is living, and when the time for ‘Isha’ prayer comes, each one of us prays alone. Can we pray Maghrib and ‘Isha’ in congregation in the college so that we can attain the virtue of praying in congregation, and we can all help one another to keep praying regularly, or not?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) refers to some myths that many people practice and believe that they have an effect such as pessimism. This fatwa clarifies Islam's perspective of pessimism and its negative effects, and ways to avoid it through deep belief in Allah.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) explains an important matter that many Muslims need especially those living in cold countries. It is to combine two prayers at the time of one of them. This fatwa is not for those praying at home, for they do not need to combine prayers due to this excuse.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) explains how a woman wipes her head during ablutions. Is she required to wipe all of her hair even if it is long or does she wipe as a man does?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) explains the purpose of creating this universe even though Allah knows the deeds that his creation will perform and the people of Paradise and Hell. This fatwa deals with the reason behind the creation of Satan (may Allah curse him).

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "My question is if it is Friday in Saudi Arabia then it will be another day in the US and so on. So basically it will never be Friday all over the world at one time. Please answer. This has been troubling me for sometime."

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) shows the legitimacy of fasting in the month of Muharram and its advantage over other months.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) confirms the obligation of repentance and mentions its conditions and fruits in this world and the hereafter.

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Abdullah ibn Abderrahman Aljibrin answers a question about the Islamic prospective about mut’ah (temporary) marriage and the reason behind its permissibility during the year of the conquest of Mecca for three days.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) explains the reasons for prohibiting celebration and congratulating on Christmas Day.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers a frequently repeated question by many people which about the reason for forbidding a Muslim woman from marrying a Jewish or Christian man while the opposite is permitted.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) shows what a wife does if she knows that her husband follows the Shiism school of thought.