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A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Is it permissible for Muslims to congratulate each other and give duaa on the new year based on the Gregorian calendar without the intention of celebrating it?"

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 translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "I see many "Muslims" joining in Christmas and other celebrations. Is there any proof from the Quran and Sunnah that I can present to them to show that these are indeed very sinful practices?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Allah says in Surat Maryam, verse 30, '[Jesus] said, 'Indeed, I am the servant of Allah. He has given me the Scripture and made me a prophet.' My question is: What was the Book or Scripture meant by Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him)? Was it the Gospel? If it was, how could it be given to a child in the cradle? Does it mean that he knew it by heart? And how did he teach it to the people?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Will the expected Mahdi resemble the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)? What about the voices that have emerged in recent times and claim that he is here and has been born, i.e., he exists at present?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "In the present distressed situation, many people including scholars are found to talk about the Renaissance of Islam and the emergence of Imam Mehdi. I want to ask about two things: First, who is or may be Imam Mehdi and is there any evidence about his possible emergence, in the light of the Quran and Hadith? Secondly, what will be the order of occurrence of events before the last day, including the emergence of Al-Mahdy, the anti-Christ, Gog and Magog, and Prophet Jesus? Kindly reply in detail."

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Are there any supplications that we can say at times of calamity and tribulation such as war and attacks against Muslim countries?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "What is meant by belief in the Last Day?"

"A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, ""What is the difference between the Mahdi and the Messiah?"" "

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad ibn Ibrahim At-Tuwejry Munajjed answers the following question, "Could you give us a brief description of Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him)?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following question, "Who is the Dajjaal and what are his attributes?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad ibn Saleh Al-Utheimin answers the following question, "What is the ruling on a woman travelling without a mahram because her work requires that of her?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Abdulaziz ibn Baz answers the following question, "Is a woman counted as a mahram for a non-related woman when travelling and in other cases or not?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed answers the following questions, "I understand that a woman to travel by herself for the duration of a day and a night without a mahram is haram. However the speed of air travel which takes at most 8 hours. Is it halal for a woman be dropped off at the departing airport by a mahram and picked up at the destination airport by another mahram? The total journey would be at most 10 hours."

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid answers the following question, “I do not fast. Will I be punished on the Day of Resurrection?”

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "I have a retail business, which during there holiday I carry there goods, like Christmas decoration, mothers day, Easter, Halloween, etc. Is this prohibited that I use to own a supermarket once I sold it and I didn’t want to get in to that again cause sold beer and pork. Also brother I hope you don’t mind mentioning some of the items I sale, tell me if its prohibited condoms, ceramic figures, cigarettes, lottery, medicine some contain alcohol, or the gel tablets, candy that may or my not have any prohibition in it, toothpaste, some of these items are prohibited for us to use but can it be sold to the kafir since they the only customers."

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "I would like to no if it is prohibited to go to the Sydney royal Easter show. Although it is called the Easter show it really has nothing to d with Easter. I like to go for the craft, fruit, animal shows, they all have nothing to do with Easter."