MUHARRAM AND ASHOORA

Muharram has the great honor of being the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four months which Allah has made sacred and holy from the time he created the heavens and the earth. The Holy Quran points to this and […]

MUHARRAM and ASHOORA

Muharram has the great honor of being the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four months which Allah has made sacred and holy from the time he created the heavens and the earth. The Holy Quran points to this and […]

MEANING OF EXTINGUISHING LAMPS

QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, What is the meaning of “extinguish lamps” animals or insects coming in this narration from Jabir ibn `Abd-Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “When the wings of the […]

CAN THE WORK/FIQH OF AL-SHAWKANI BE FOLLOWED?

QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, Respected Mufti. Who is the famous ‘alim Muḥammad ibn Ali ibn Muḥammad ibn Abd Allah, better known as al-Shawkānī, I read several contradictory opinions concerning him, is it advisable for non-scholar (layman, non-qualified person) to read al-Shawkānī’s book? ANSWER: Wa Alaikum […]

CARTOONS FOR CHILDRENS

QUESTION: As Saalamu Alaikum, I wanted to know if it is permissible to let kids watch cartoons on phones or tv? I mean cartoon without music etc. ANSWER: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, Many of the great and reliable scholars have ruled that it is not […]