Jan-26-2008 - Questions here were Answered by Shaykh Salaah Aal Shaykh

[Salafiyah_19]

As-Sallaamu' 'Alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh,

My female cousin was raised by my mother and father, however my mother never breast fed her, even though my cousins mother lives in the same country, my cousin lives at home with my parents and the rest of her female cousins including one male cousin, my question is, is it obligatory that my female cousin be properly covered in front of her maternal aunts husband, including their male son ( male cousin) who live in the same house? pls advise, as my mum says this is not needed but i need clarification, baarak allaahu feekum,

AS-Sallaamu'alaykum,

Summarized by Moderator

A female cousin raised by my parents, never suckled by my mother she lives at home with my parents and the rest of her female cousins including one male cousin. Is she required to cover in front of her maternal aunts husband and son? Pls advise. Barakaallahu feekum

[Dhakhirat]

As-Salaamu Alaikum wa Rhamatullahi wa Baraaktu,

OH Noble Shaikh,

Can you please give me some advice. June 28, 2007 Me and my family went to the beach because we are such a private family and didn't want to intermiggle. we went to a private part right next to the beach, which was a boat ramp, there was nothing there stating to us that the area was dangerous. My husband encourage me and our two daughters to just take our shoes and sock of and just get our feet wet the girls walked into the water thinking that the water wasen't deep then all of a sudden they went under the water and started to drown and I look at my husband because we both was right there and we both ran out for them thinking the same that the water wasen't deep at all all of a sudden we also started to drown the whole family there was no one around us to save us we called up Allah at that time I manage to fight with the help of Allah and so did my husband he yelled to me to go get help and I was drowning to however by the Will of Allah I swimmed and rush to get help I yelled to anyone to save my family as I looked back I didn't see my family anymore so I started to make Du'aa asking Allah to help me I took another look and my husband by the will of Allah manage to swim and save one of our daughters by that time there was no sight of my youngest daughter they went down once and couldn't find her and then the second time they came up with her she had this white foam all over her face and Allhamdullilah! They both became aware vomiting up water the both had asperation phemonia, however the youngest had to stay in the hospital of observation. The boat ramp went from 2 to 3 feet to 14 feet. However my husband Du'aa book stayed a float my husband also is an Imaam in United States and as a family we strive to up hold the Sunnah we really don't go out much.
please give up some advice because I definitly don't want to be ungreatful to Allah intentional or unintentionally after that especially sense we couldn't swim. May Allah help us to remember Him and to give thanks to Him and to Worship Him Well...

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As-Salaamu Alaikum wa Rhamatullahi wa Baraaktu,

OH Noble Shaikh,

Can you please give me some advice. My family and I visited a secluded part of a beach. We didn't know this area was dangerous and we all almost drowned. Please give up some advice because I definitly don't want to be ungreatful to Allah intentional or unintentionally after that especially sense we couldn't swim. May Allah help us to remember Him and to give thanks to Him and to Worship Him Well...

[ummDymond]

dear sister,
I am so happy to hear that your family was saved. Allah is most mercyful and should at all times be praised. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. May Allah bless you and keep you upon the straight way.

[UmmOmar]

a questioner asks:


"is it permissable for a woman to teach young boys under the age of seven on the internet if there is no male teacher to teach them at home, and does this count as teaching them from behind a veil if she were to teach older boys as well?"

baarikAllaahu feekum.

[Samaa]

A questioner asks:

Legitimacy

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Asalaamu alaykum,

A sister asked me the following question:

A sister was born to a non-practicing Muslim man and a Christian woman. The Christian woman was NOT chaste upon her marriage and had never been married before. The wedding was not conducted in a masjid, rather in a church under Christian procedures after being firstly conducted in a courthouse.

Shortly after the sister was born, her parents divorced (through the court system only) and over time, the man became practicing to the point of being a righteous man. The sister also became a practicing Muslimah (though the mother remained a Christian and barely that as she implemented Buddhist and Shinto practices into her religon). The father remarried to a Muslim woman in the proper way in a masjid with a wali and everything and had a second daughter with this woman. The sister now wonders whether or not she is legitimate as her mother was not a chaste woman and the marriage was not conducted in the Islamic manner. She would like to know so that she does not wrongly assume the benefits of legitimacy and though her father will not ask and puts the question out of his mind, she worries about what he Islamically needs to do if she is illegitimate to ensure the rights of his legitimate daughter and keep the illegitimate one from gaining rights which she should not have i.e. she fears Allah and wants to make sure the right procedure is followed?

Can she continue as she has been doing; his acknowledged legitimate daughter with his last name and such? Is there anything that she needs to do or change? And if she cannot, will it be obligatory on her to change her name to her mothers though she does not want the stain of her mother's behavior on her?

JazakhAllah Khayr

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A non-practising Muslim man married an unchaste christian woman in a courthouse and a church. They had a daughter, and then they divorced. Now the man and his daughter are practising Muslims, walhamdulillah. The man remarried and now has a second daughter. Is the FIRST daughter (with the Christian woman) legitimate and what rights does she have from her father? Can she keep her father's name?

[jovial_fairy]

Assalamualikum i got a offline message like this "Assalamualikum how are you! there is a good message for you.. just have a look........ the day of judgement is near when there is a single star in the sky,straight away the path of forgiveness will close. The writing in the Quraan will disappear (vanish). The Sun will lower itself with earth. The Prophet sallalaahu alaihe wa sallam said whoever reads(delivers) this news to someone else, " I WILL ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT MAKE HIM A PLACE IN PARADISE, AND IF SOMEONE DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS NEWS TO BE TRUE THEY WILL BE VANISHED FROM PARADISE" Dear brother/sister in islam, Please forward this msg to all.May ALLAH(SWT) bestow HIS love to us.AAMEEEN " i want taqreej of this hadees jazakallah

[minamouse75]

As Salaamu Alaikum

I have been married for 3 years now and my husband through the course of our marriage have leaving then comes back to the deen. I am actually getting tired of this routine. Right now he's at his lowest point he smoke cigarette, drinks alcohol, smokes marijanna, listerens to music, has kufar friends, doesn't go to jummah, rarely makes salat. I have a 10yr old and an 8yr old that are boys. I am trying to raise them and good muslim men but they see what he does and doesn't do. He is also very disrespectful to me the way he talks to me and he accuses my a lot. He tells lies about me and then says I told him these things. The problem is this I hate to sleep with him I get very angry when he touches me and I deny him a lot. I don't want those toxicins in my body. He doesn't want to get back into his deen though he says he does. I am losing patence. He doesn't want a divorce, and he doesn't want to talk to my father. He complains about muslims when he's around them and he loves to be with the kuffar. he shaves his beard. I constantly complain to him but he just argues back with me.he,s complains about my boys see me in certain clothing (they are not his). he's says they are disrespectful but they are not. He always compares them to his sisters kids. And to top it off he has a problem with the relationship with me and my sister and he trys to keep us apart. He has made sexual advances at her in the pass. He does not like anyone in my family and he has not met but a few. he has caused seperation between me and his sisters.(we were very close friends) and he doesn't care he talks bad about me to them. and he doesn't see a problem with that. I talk about this to my sister and family, I complain to Allah, Please give me the best naseeha.
JazakAllahu Khairun
p.s I want to know if by me talking about him to my sister if i'm backbitting him
please answer this question and send it to muslimah28@juno.com
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As Salaamu Alaikum


I have been married for 3 years now and my husband does many haraam things that include leaving off salat (rarely making it), using intoxicants, making sexual advances at my sister, he talks bad about me to my family who he doesn't like and separates my sister and I and other bad things. The problem is this I hate to sleep with him I get very angry when he touches me and I deny him a lot. Please give me the best naseeha.
JazakAllahu Khairun
p.s I want to know if by me talking about him to my sister if i'm backbitting him

[waheeda]

Assalam O Alaikum,


Is it permissable for a muslim to sell clothing that is unislamic? i.e. clothing that might be revealing (tops or tight jeans). Also considering that the individual lives in an non Islamic State and this is a business that they are in for a lenghty period of time.


What advice is available for people who are engaing in these activities and would would like to do and know the Islamically correct thing (provided it is Islamically wrong).






Waheeda

[waheeda]

Assalam O Alaikum,


Is it permissable to use icons that have faces when using the internet chat services available to send and receive messages e.g MSN or Yahoo ?


Waheeda

[Muslim95]

Assalamu Alaikum:

If a woman gave birth outside of wedlock prior to Islam and knowingly wrongfully ascribed the child to a man other than the child's father, and still continues this practice after accepting Islam and marrying this man, is this acceptable? Also, if the woman's family, who have also accepted Islam (walhamdillah) also know who the child's rightfull father is, are we obligated in the Shariah to speak up, and will Allah count this as a sin against us for not speaking up?

Jazallahkhair

[Oem Isma'il]

Salaam alaikoem wa rahmatoelahi wa barakatoehoe,

Is it allowed to play CD's with the Quoraan for little children.

The intention in this is that the children get used to hearing Allah's Words recited and that Allah may let their hearts grow with love for Him and His verses.

Also as a means to stimulate the children to easily and without force memorizing the verses, if Allah wills.


The children are at very young ages, from 8 months up till 3 years.

May Allah bless you with the best reward.

Salaam alaikoem wa rahmatoelahi wa barakatoehoe,

Oem Isma'il

[Unregistered]

Asalaamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatu,

What is the ruling on consuming products such as ice cream that contain a very small amount of alcohol but could not intoxicate in large amounts of eating ice cream? Is it still haraam as the actual alcohol is intoxicating in a lot, despite that it does not intoxicate in this small portion? Also, what is the ruling on eating things that contain cheese with rennet (the interior of the stomach) from pigs? I have always been taught that it is not permissable no matter the small percentage of actual pork but there are some who feel comfortable passing their own fatawa on the subject saying it is halal.

JazakhAllahu Khayran.

[UmmuMarihah]

As Salaamu Alaykum, What is the ruling for someone who tried to 'wish' on a star when s/he was a child of 7 yrs. and had no idea that:1)what s/he was doing and how to do it, and 2) that wishing on stars is Shirk? And now that he/she is Islamically mature and of sound mind, s/he realizes what great sin this is, is s/he doomed?

[UmmuMarihah]

As Salaamu Alaykum, A young virgin daughter of an imam saw a young man in a few of her dreams as her husband (nothing intimate, she just knew he was her husband, they lived together in her dreams, etc.) and as it turns out the same young man began attending her Masjid. What do you say concerning this situation and what do you advise her? Sometimes, it becomes overwhelming for her.

[ummmakkah]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim wal Hamdulillahi wa Salatu wa Salam ala Rasulullah wa ba’d

As Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

Dear Muslimin:

This may seem like a petty question, but a new friend of mine told me that someone had hurt her feelings and she replied "may Allah Ta'ala give you your just rewards". Now let me clarify something for you all, if my din depended on the Muslims I have met - trust me - I would not be a Muslimah. Is this a statement that is halaal to make. "Isn't better to say may Allah Ta'ala have mercy on you" She and I spoke about this at length and utimately we didn't agree. My point is that Allah Ta'ala's mercy is greater than His wrath and I want to be in the "mercy" line not the "justice" line when I meet Allah Azza wa Jal. Is there an ayah or hadith that will convince her that it is not okay to say may Allah Ta'ala give you your just rewards"

Barakallah feekum
Umm Makkah Sakinah Bint Hyman

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Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim wal Hamdulillahi wa Salatu wa Salam ala Rasulullah wa ba’d

As Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh

Dear Muslimin:
Is it halaal or haraam to say to someone who has hurt your feelings, "may Allah Ta'ala give you your just rewards"? Is there an ayah or hadith to support either view? Isn't it better to say may Allah Ta'ala have mercy on you? My point is that Allah Ta'ala's mercy is greater than His wrath.

Barakallah feekum
Umm Makkah Sakinah Bint Hyman

[UmNusayba]

Salaamu aleykum warahmatulLaah
May Allaah preserve u all ameen.
I am looking for a fatawa about women making hijdra without a mahram.
barakAllaah fiekun

[Ibn Iftikhar]

"However, if there exists from the women she who is rational, and resolute, and possesses insight and comprehension, and is able to travel and leave the land of disbelief to go to the land of Islaam, and she feels safe for herself from fitnah (tribulation), then this woman, it is obligatory upon her to leave and make hijrah when she is in the circumstance where it is obligatory upon her, and it is not a condition that she have a mahram (a guardian who, because of ties, she is never able to marry) because of the statement of Allah,تعالى :

( يا أيها الذين آمنوا إذا جاءكم المؤمنات مهاجرات فامتحنوهن )
" O you who believe, when believing women come to you as emigrants examine them, "(Al-Mumtahanah:10)

For verily Umm Kulthoom bint Uqbah ibn Abee Mu'ait left, and also Zainab the daughter of the Messenger of Allah,صلى الله عليه و على آله و سلم, left, they both left without a mahram, and likewise many women left from Makkah to Madeenah without mahrams, so the hadeeths which mention the condition of having a mahram for a woman to travel don't apply in the particular case of hijrah."

SOURCE: Q&A on Al-Hijrah by Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Umar Al-Adanee

[Unregistered]

Assalaamu 'Alaikum.

Is it true that you're not allowed to remove unwanted hair from your body (armpit and pubic) in a state of impurity?

Jazaakumullaah.

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What is the ruling on removing hair (armpit and pubic) in the state of impurity?

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ما الحكم في الذي ينتف إبطيه و يحلق عانته وهو جنب؟

[bindawud]

where are the best places for someone who has a jinn to get treated?

[bindawud]

if there are two kids in the family does the separating of the beds mean two different rooms for them or is two beds in the same room permissable?

[umm_umar]

assalamualykum wa rahmatullah

my child will be going to a salfee muslim school 2morow. i am concerned about him changing for physical education within one class. the boys and girls will be segregated. my son will be 5yrs old soon.

i have encouraged my child to have haya. for example, i will not let him wear shorts that r above his knees. He is now encouraged to change in another room. when were walking down the road and theres a woman half dressed, or a man with just a pair of small shorts. he will point this out. i encourage to lower his gaze.

I have mentioned it to the school and they first said that he could wear his pe kit and a thobe on top and then he could remove his thobe for the lesson. and then maybe he could change into his uniform in the toilets. i said thats fine but i dont want my child to see other children getting changed. they said that maybe he could stand in the corridor, while the change.

Today i was told that he will have to change in the class and that they dont have the staff to supervise him whilst he is standing in the corridor. The head said that there young children and they r not aware at this age. that there is no need to discuss it any further.
im upset as i dont know what to do.
pls advise me.

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assalamualykum wa rahmatullah

My 5 yr old child will attend a salafi school tomorrow, insha'allah. I do not want my child to change in front of other boys(girls are separated) or see them changing their clothes (required for PE). The school officials said they have no one to supervise him while he stands in the corridor during the change and the children are not aware at this age, therefore he will have to be in front of them despite my wishes. Please advise me.

[bindawud]

as salamu alaikum is it permissible to write a letter to a christian woman in hopes of marrying her? and what are the conditions of being chaste as it says in the translation of the quran?

[Unregistered]

Question: Is it permissible for the Mujahideen to accept the help of the Muslim Jinn to fight the kuffar in Jihad? I have read that Shaykul-Islam Ibnu Taymiyyah said that it's permissible to accept the help from the Jinn in things that are halal in general - like building houses, collecting wood, bringing water to the farms, doing da'wah etc. So does al-Jihad come in this category? And also, has this ever happened in the history of al-Islaam?

[rightpath]

Salam aleikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakeetuh

Is it allow to wear niqab part-time?
Sister is supporting herself and works part-time.Until she find work,which allow wear niqab.Her work allow wear only hijab.

Jakaz Allahu khair

[ummayuby]

As-Salaamu-Alaikum Mashallaah may Allaah give you strength to overcome what you maybe or was going through Ameen due to the situation I'll make du'a for you and your family that Allaah makes things easy for yall Ameen and Al hum du lilla that yall are alive Mashallaah As-Salaamu Alaikum wa Rhamatullahi wa Baraaktu,

OH Noble Shaikh,

Can you please give me some advice. June 28, 2007 Me and my family went to the beach because we are such a private family and didn't want to intermiggle with the disbelivers we went to a private part right next to the beach, which was a boat ramp, there was nothing there stating to us that the area was dangerous. My husband encourage me and our two daughters to just take our shoes and sock of and just get our feet wet the girls walked into the water thinking that the water wasen't deep then all of a sudden they went under the water and started to drown and I look at my husband because we both was right there and we both ran out for them thinking the same that the water wasen't deep at all all of a sudden we also started to drown the whole family there was no one around us to save us we called up Allah at that time I manage to fight with the help of Allah and so did my husband he yelled to me to go get help and I was drowning to however by the Will of Allah I swimmed and rush to get help I yelled to anyone to save my family as I looked back I didn't see my family anymore so I started to make Du'aa asking Allah to help me I took another look and my husband by the will of Allah manage to swim and save one of our daughters by that time there was no sight of my youngest daughter they went down once and couldn't find her and then the second time they came up with her she had this white foam all over her face and Allhamdullilah! They both became aware vomiting up water the both had asperation phemonia, however the youngest had to stay in the hospital of observation. The boat ramp went from 2 to 3 feet to 14 feet. However my husband Du'aa book stayed a float my husband also is an Imaam in United States and as a family we strive to up hold the Sunnah we really don't go out much due to striving to not intermiggle with ther disbelivers please give up some advice because I definitly don't want to be ungreatful to Allah intentional or unintentionally after that especially sense we couldn't swim. May Allah help us to remember Him and to give thanks to Him and to Worship Him Well...

[mu'nis badar]

as-salaam 'alekum warhamtullah:

Is it permissible to convert different types of currencies through the internet? (for example: converting US dollars to Canadian dollars through the internet).
If it is permissible, should we do it only if there is a necessity for it?

[Saad AlSiddiqui]

Asalaamo Alaikum wa rahmaatulah O Noble Shaykh,

May Allaah Preserve you and grant you the best of rewards in this life and in the Hereafter.

My Question: there are some people who in the west speak and give lectures ( while they some of them were educated at Jamiaa Islamia Madeenah An-Nabaweeyah) and in one of his talks the person says that the Ulaamah in Saudia do not know of the situation of the West and what kinds of difficulties and problems the muslims face over here in the West. I would like to know that since this individual has alot of influence amongst the youth over here in the west, should we stop going to his lectures and benefitting from him, because of his saying that " The Ulaamah in Saudia do not know of the situation of the muslims in the west and it is only the Scholars in the West who we should go to and seek help from them in solving our problems."

O Shaykh, i ask you to advise me regarding this and , it really hurts me that people who take their knowledge from the Ulaamah in Saudia and then they come here and say that they do not know of the problems the muslims face over here.

I ask Allaah to Preserve the Righteous Ulaamah in Saudia and elsewhere and I Ask The One to make us benefit from them and have mercy upon those who passed away.

BarakAllaaho feekum, and may Allaah Preserve the Quraan & Sunnaah Society in their efforts of connecting us with our Beloved Ulaamah (Hafithahum Allaaho Ta'aala).

Wa Asalamo alaikum wa rahmaatulahi wa baarakaatuhu..


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There are some da'ees in the west who have studied in Saudia, and in their classes they say "the 'ulamaa of Saudia do not know of the situation of the Muslims in the West" and that we should only seek help from the "scholars" in the west.


What do you advice do you give us regarding da'ees like him? Should we stop attending his lectures?

[fatimah_Lombok]

Bissmillah Ar Rahman Ar Rahim.

Assalammu'alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh,

I have some questions that i am strugling with it right now:

I am a single sister and i am working at mining company (Drilling data base technician) insha Allah when i get nikah i will resign make dua for me :) pls. here at this company i learn salaf and meet with local salafy duat to heard his lecturer. i do my best to avoid mingling with male workers, i covered properly (but not niqab, not allowed by the company rules), not tabarujj . i know that for women is better for her to stay at home but if I resign from my job i will have financial problem then, because i taking care of my parents (mom 75 and dad 84) and my young bro which is still in colege. some of the money i earned right now i save for my parents incase i get nikah so i don't need to asked my future husband wealth to give to my parents.

questions is:
1. is oke with me to work with the above reason?
2. i live at company housing which is far from my parents, it is sinful for me during my safar every weekend from my house to my working site (my home is in lombok island and my work located in sumbawa island)
3. after work hours i went to kraft room for quilting and the sisters there turn on a music. is oke for me to stay there or i must leave the room?. sometimes i turn off the music mostly i can not because its public facilities provided by the company, (but i heard Quran recitation from my I-pod during my time in the room)
4. is oke for sister to go to the gym? sometimes male worker come there to for exercise.

May Allah reward you with Al Jannah, Jazakallah khoyr...

Wassalammu'alaikum...........Fatimah

~ Summarised by the Moderator ~


Q1) I am a single sister who works for a company. I avoid mingling with males and wear hijaab, but the company does not allow the 'niqaab'. I wish to resign as it is better for a woman to stay at home, but this would lead to financial problems as i provide for my old parents and younger brother. Is it permissible for me to work?


Q2) My company housing is very far from my parents house, is it impermisible for me to travel?


Q3) Is it permissible for me to be in an environment where sisters turn on music? I play Qur'aan on my IPod to avoid hearing it.


Q4) Is it permissible for a sister to go to a Gym where males are also present?

[Unregistered]

Salam,

Here's my Question;

'Kull-i shayin Há l-i kull' What IS this means???

Kindly give me the right answer please....

Jazakallah Alkairun[/QUOTE]

[nasreen]

bismillah asalamualikum
i really need a nice good reply on this issue:

is it persmissible for muslim women to travel from NY to NJ or Penselveniya or Phillydelpiya, or anywhere, without mahram? is it permissible to travel for women in group from a state of US to another state of US *like NY to philly.*? [sorry if i spelled the states name wrong]

what is the distance a women can travel without mahram? and what is the distance she cannot travel without mahram?

from Colleges around NY, the women in islam clubs take sisters one day trip from one state to another to play and have picnic, they go by bus in group and come back in the same day. is this action halal or NO?


please ask our noble scholars. was-salamualikum
nasreen

~ Summarised by the Moderator ~


Is it permissible for a sister to travel without a mahram and what distance can she travel without a mahram? And is it permissible for a group of sisters to travel together without their mahrams?

[thuriayaa]

Name of the Shaykh: Shaykh Salaah Aal Shaykh

Title of the Lecture: Questions and Answers

Date of the Lecture: January 26, 2008

Listen to the Lecture: Click Here (http://www.albaseerah.org/audio/salaah.htm)

Read The Transcript: Not Available