Question What is the ruling on mentioning the name of Allah before wudhu in the bathroom? Answer Shaikh al-Albaani: “You mean for example in a small room, two by two meters, with a toilet on one corner and a washbasin on the other side in which you make wudhu?” Questioner: “Yes.” Shaikh al-Albaani: “There is […]

Question As-salamu `Alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah’s Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!) I have made up my mind after graduation to memorize the Qur’an and Hadiths and to read useful books in order to be a caller to Allah and benefit the people. Two months had passed and I did not memorize anything because […]

Question Is it best for a woman to pray in her house or in a mosque near her house? Answer Shaikh al-Albaani: “It is best for her to pray in her house, unless there is a class or exhortation in the mosque from which the woman would benefit, then here the ruling switches: it becomes best for her to […]

Question Is every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah in that which is only for Him) a kaafir (disbeliever), but not every kaafir a mushrik? Answer Shaikh al-Albaani: “This is the understanding present in people’s minds save a few. I will explain that with an example: a man testifies that none has the right […]

Question What is the ruling on the one who abandons the prayer? Answer Shaikh al-Albaani: “The one who abandons the prayer has two states: either he believes that the prayer is legislated or he denies it. So in this second state, he is a disbeliever by consensus of the Muslims. The same goes for whoever denies a […]

Question Our valued Sheikh, when we enter Paradise – with Allah’s Willing- shall we find a life like our modern life? Answer All praise be to Allah and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, upon his family, his Companions, and those who follow him. The pleasures of Paradise as was reported in the Qur’an […]

Question What is the ruling on a woman choosing to cover her face and hands if she feels there is fitnah, but her family – particularly her mother – is refusing? What should she do? Answer Shaykh al-Albaani: “If the refusal is restricted to her face and hands, it is obligatory to obey the parents. But […]

Question What is the ruling on having a wedding in the mosque? Answer Shaikh al-Albaani: “An innovation.” [silsilat ul-hudaa wa nnoor 132/17]

Question Is the Friday bath (ghusl) obligatory upon a woman? Answer Shaikh al-Albaani: “If  the Friday prayer fundamentally is not obligatory upon her, then how can the subsidiary issue (the bath) be obligatory when the fundamental (the prayer) isn’t?”[1] [1] Shaikh Bin Baaz, Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaimeen and Shaikh Fawzaan likewise said that the Friday bath is specifically for men […]

Question What should someone who is ill and unable to fast during Ramadan do? Answer Shaikh al-Albaani: “If the doctors said that this ill person will probably be cured, then he does not offer any expiation, but rather waits until he is cured inshaa Allah and makes up the missed fasts. And if the doctors […]

Question 1 What is the ruling on a woman riding with a driver or taking public transportation by herself? Answer 1 Shaikh al-Albaani: “If there is mixing with men then the ruling is clear: it’s not allowed. But if: 1) there is no mixing, 2) the woman is safe and won’t be abducted as occurs in some places, […]

Question For the Eid and Janaazah prayers, is it legislated to raise the hands with the takbeers (besides the first one)? Answer Shaikh al-Albaani:“No, it is not legislated.” [1] in reference to the Janaazah prayer in particular, the Shaikh – after saying that he didn’t find any evidence in the Sunnah for this being legislated and so […]