Fatāwa (Fatwas)

A significant Answer from Sh. Ibn Utheimeen to show the appropriate remedy for Devil's insinuating whispers. The person who experiences this problem should seek refuge with Allah, give up these thoughts completely, remember Allah and occupy himself with doing the righteous deeds.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) shows the prohibition of anal intercourse based on the Quranic verse: "Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wish ..." and some Prophetic hadiths that refute some opinions that support its permissibility.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) gives an answer to the following question: If I remember while I am in prayer that the period of wiping over the slippers has passed, what should I do? Do I get out of prayer? And if I put the socks under the slippers for a state of purification, then took off the slippers, and stayed in the socks, does my ablution invalidate my ablution or did I become in a state of purity?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) gives an answer to the following question: What are the conditions and proofs of wiping over the socks?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) gives an answer to the following question: What is the nature of the socks on which we can wipe? Is it permissible to wipe over any socks, or does it have to be leather? Please answer in the light of the Quran and the Sunnah.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) gives an answer to the following question: Is eating Ashura considered a heresy on the day of Ashura, and if you eat it on the day before or after it, is it heresy? What is the ruling on expanding oneself on the day of a person’s birthday, such as bringing fruit and sweets when there is no party?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) gives an answer to the following question: Can a husband refuse to disclose his earnings and bank details to his wife?

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Saleh ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan answers the following question, "What is the ruling on finding money on the street, is one allowed to keep it?

A fatwa from Shaikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Baaz who explains the solution to the Palestinian issue. He confirms that the first step on the road to the right solution is to consider the Palestinian issue an Islamic issue not only an Arab issue.

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: 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?