Fatāwa (Fatwas)

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "What do you say to Muslims in the United Kingdom who celebrate at Christmas time or afterward by holding dinner parties in their houses, for their Muslim families, such as preparing the roast turkey and other dishes of the traditional Christmas dinner, and they adorn their houses with balloons and paper chains, and they do the “secret Santa” tradition, whereby each relative brings a gift for one of the people present and these gifts are brought to the party to be given to the one for whom he bought it, without the recipient knowing who he is. “Secret Santa” is a new, growing custom among non Muslims who celebrate Christmas, and is in accordance with their belief in the myth of Santa Claus. Is this action regarded as permissible or forbidden in Islam, if no one is attending this party except Muslims (relatives and family members)?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "What are the definitions of imitating the West? Does everything that is modern and new and has come to us from the West imply imitation of them? In other words, when can we say that something is forbidden because it is an imitation of the unbelievers?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Is it permissible to attend the celebrations of Christian festivals and congratulate them?

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Can we take part in non-Muslim celebrations only so that they might be attracted to our celebrations too?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "What is the ruling on sending salaams to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with the pilgrims?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "What is the status of Hajj in Islam? And for whom is it obligatory?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “There is a woman who has reached the age of fifty. When she got her period in Ramadan she did not fast those days, but then she did not make them up because she was unaware that it is obligatory to make up missed fasts. Now she has come to know that it is obligatory to make up missed fasts. What should she do?”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, “Here in America, they sell meat that is frozen and we do not know who slaughtered it or how it was slaughtered. Can we eat it?”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "I have heard that there is a certain attitude that the Muslim should adopt if he faces a time of tribulation. What is the attitude towards tribulation?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "What is the ruling on what is done every year of reading the entire Qur’an on the night of the Prophet's birth (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and giving food to the poor and needy (on this occasion)?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: A person has committed a sin while knowing its prohibition. He feels guilt and cannot tell anyone about it. What should he do?

Sh. Muhammad ibn Saleh Al-Munajjed mentions the opinion of Sh. Muhammad ibn Saleh Al-Utheimeen concerning giving to the non-Muslims the translation of the meanings of the Quran which accompanies the original Arabic text as well.

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) explains some issues about wiping over slippers and socks such as period and method of wiping.

A fatwa in English in which it contains the following question: We have heard about the Westerners making fun of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and mocking him. What should our attitude be towards that, how should we defend the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)?

Some suspicions about the celebration of birth and its response.

About rulings of itikaf(seclusion in the mosque for the purpose of worshipping),the manner of the itikaf of the prophet peace be upon him and the conditions at which it is allowed for the person performing itikaf to go out of the place he is secluding in.

Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the Prophet's statement: “The one who possesses an iota of arrogance in his (spiritual) heart (intention, consciousness) shall not enter Paradise.” Is this hadith specific only to the believers or only to the unbelievers? If we were to say that it is specific for the believers then (is not) our statement trivial considering (the fact that) the believers shall enter Paradise due to their faith. If, on the other hand, we were to say that the hadith is specific for the unbelievers then what is the relevance of the statement (since it is already known that the unbelievers shall not gain admission to Paradise?

A question answered by Sh. Abdulaziz ibn Baz which is: A lot of Muslim youths are asking about the ruling on joining Islamic groups and adhering exclusively to the methodology of a particular group.

If someone is not a qadiani but knows that they believe in a false prophet and accepts qadianis as a madhab in Islam, are they out of Islam? I believe that they are out of Islam, and I am acting on that belief in my conduct towards such people.

Shaikh Bin Baz answer this question: What is the ruling on the Husseiniyahs of the Raafidis and the things that are done there such as slapping and scratching the cheeks, wailing, rending one’s garments and beating oneself, sometimes with chains, whilst calling upon the dead and the noble Ahl al-Bayt (members of the Prophet’s household) for help?.