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Shaykh bin Baz on delaying the marriage of a young woman until completion of high school or university education.

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On delaying the marriage of a young woman until completion of high school or university education.

Question:

There is a widespread custom of a young woman or her father refusing those who propose to her until she has completed her high school or university education, or so that she may study for a number of years. What is the ruling on that? And what is your advice to those who do so, so that the young women might reach the age of thirty or more without marrying?Answer:

My advice to all young men and women is to marry without delay and to hasten to it, if conditions permit, as the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi was salaam said:

‘O you young men! Those among you who have the means and the ability should marry, because it restrains the eyes (from evil glances) and preserves the private parts (from immorality). And whoever is unable to do so, should fast because it is a protection for him.’ (Al-Bukhari no. 5066 and Muslim no. 1400)

And he sallallaahu alayhi was salaam said:

‘If one whose religion and character pleases you proposes to you, then marry (your daughter to) him. If you do not do so, it will be a cause of trial in the land and great corruption.’ (At-Tirmithi no. 1084)

Narrated by At-Tirmithi with a Hasan chain of narrators.

And he sallallaahu alayhi was salaam said:

‘Marry productive, loving women, because I will have the largest number of followers on the Day of Resurrection.’ (Abu Dawud no. 2050, An-Nasa’i no. 3229, Ahmad 3/158, 245 & Ibn Hibban no. 4028)

Narrated by Imaam Ahmad and authenticated by Ibn Hibban.

It is also necessary due to the many benefits indicated by the Prophet sallallaahu alayhi was salaam, such as averting one’s gaze, protecting the private parts (from sin), increasing the size of the Muslim community, and safety from great corruption and evil consequences. May Allaah grant all of the Muslims success in attaining that wherein lies righteousness in the matter of their religion and their earthly life. Verily, He is All-Hearing, Near.

Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz Fatawa Islamiyyah, Darussalam, volume 5, pages 174/175

Giving your absent father his rights

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Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the Islamic ruling on a person whose father – as he says – did not play any role in his upbringing and did not give him any kind of care, even when he was an infant, despite the fact that the father could have spent on his child.

In this case is it still obligatory to uphold ties between the father and his son?

He replied:

Yes, the son is obliged to honour his father, acknowledge his rights and treat him kindly, even if the father did badly and even if he fell short. And the father has to repent to Allah for his shortcomings; he has to repent to Allah from his shortcomings with regard to his upbringing of his son, but this does not justify disobedience on the part of the son. Rather the son must honour his parents, even if they fell short with regard to his rights.

Allah says concerning the rights of the disbelievers, in the story of Luqmaan (interpretation of the meaning):

“but behave with them in the world kindly”

[Luqmaan 31:15],

even if they are disbelievers in Islam.

What is required of the son is to treat his parents kindly and honour them, and to interact with them in a nice manner, even if they fell short with regard to his rights.

End quote from the shaykh’s website:

binbaz.org.sa/mat/9310

Pertaining to the rulings of the supermoon eclipse

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Pertaining to the rulings of the supermoon eclipse:

Among them is that we do not pray it unless it is seen and we do not infrom others of its occurence beforehand.

Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen rahimahullah was asked:

Question: Is it more deserving to inform about the promise of an eclipse so that the people can prepare?

Answer: “What is more deserving in my opinion is not to inform because the coming of the eclipse suddenly will fall more severely in the souls of the people. So like this, we find that when the people knew about the physical means of the eclipse and they knew about it before its occurrence, the affair became weaker in the hearts. So like this, the people, before knowing these affairs, if an eclipse occurred were very afraid and went to the masaajid fearful and their hearts trembling. And in Allah aid is sought”

[Majmoo al-Fatawa wa-Rasaail no. 5931]

Also the Shaikh said rahimahullah”

Issue: If the astronomers say: there will be a eclipse, then we do not pray until we see it with a regular sight because the Prophet sallahu alayhi wa salam said:

إذا رأيتم ذلك فصلو

If you see that, then pray

[Bukhari no. 1058 and  Muslim no. 901]

As for if Allah favors us that we do not see it in our land except through a telescope, then we do not pray”

[Sharh Mumti’ (5/180)]

The Shaikh also said:

Issue: Is it better to inform people about its occurrence before it occurs?

Answer: “No doubt its occurrence suddenly is more severe upon the souls and if the people speak of it before its occurrence and calm the souls for it and prepare for it, then the affair becomes a natural affair. Like the Eid prayer which the people gather for. So like this, we do not find a benefit in informing about it, rather it is closer to harm than benefit”

[Sharh Mumti’ (5/179)

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan

Abu Sulaymaan

The Ruling on Making Takbir In Unison on the Day of Eid

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Shaikh Muqbil Ibn Hadi al-Wadi’ee rahimahullah:

Question: What is the ruling on the reciting Takbir in unison on ‘eid?

Answer: “This has not been reported from the Prophet sallahu alayhi wa salam. So we do not advise this and if anyone did this we advise them not to do it. And we cannot rule that this person is an innovator and in Allah aid is sought.”

Question: What is the ruling on sending peace and blessings upon the Prophet and his wives between the Takbirat of eid?

Answer: “I do not know anything reported on this from the Prophet sallahu alayhi wa salam”

[http://www.muqbel.net/fatwa.php?fatwa_id=2650]

Shaikh Ibn ul-‘Uthaymeen rahimahullah was asked:

Question: It is found in some Masaajid in the city on the day of eid before the prayer that the Imam makes Takbir through the microphone and the congregants make takbir with him. So what…

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An Unauthentic Wording for the Eid Takbeerat – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad

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Question: In our land, if the people gather for the Eid prayer and the Imam makes Takbir in the following form:

Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilahi illa Allah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, walilahi al-Hamd. Allahu Akbar Kabeerah, wa Alhamdulliah Katheera, wa Subhanallahi Bukhratan wa Aseelah. Then the people repeat this after him. So what is the ruling on this action and is this remembrance established?

Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-Abbad said in regards to the wording:

“It is has come from some of the Companions the wording: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilahi illa Allah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, walilahi al-Hamd. Also Allahu Akbar Kabeerah has come. As for the wording: La ilaha illalah wahda, sadaqah wa’dah, wa Hazamal-Ahzaab al-Wahdah. I don’t know about it being reported “.

[Sharh Ibn Majah no. 98]

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan

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Rebuking the diseases of nationalism & tribalism

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It was narrated from Ubayy ibn Ka‘b that a man boasted in an arrogant manner of his tribal lineage, so he told him to bite his father’s penis, and he did not use a metaphor. The people looked askance at him, so he said to the people: I can see what you are thinking, and I can only say this: that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) instructed us: “If you hear someone boasting in an arrogant manner of his tribal lineage, then tell him to bite his father’s penis, and do not use a metaphor.”

Narrated by Ahmad (35/157); classed as hasan by the commentators on al-Musnad.

It was narrated from Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man boasted of his tribal lineage, and Ubayy told him to bite his father’s penis, and they said: You were never given to obscene speech! He said: We were instructed to do that.

Narrated by Ahmad (35/142); classed as hasan by the commentators on al-Musnad and as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‘.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

Hence some of the scholars said that this indicates that it is permissible to bluntly state the name of the private part if there is a need to do so or there is an interest to be served thereby, and this does not come under the heading of obscene speech that is forbidden, as in the hadith of Ubayy ibn Ka‘b, according to which the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said:

“If you hear someone boasting in an arrogant manner of his tribal lineage, then tell him to bite his father’s penis, and do not use a metaphor.” Narrated by Ahmad. And Ubayy ibn Ka‘b heard a man saying: O So and so, and he said: Bite your father’s penis. Something was said to him about that, and he said: This is what the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) instructed us to do (in the case of such a person).

Minhaaj as-Sunnah an-Nabawiyyah (8/408, 409)

Question: Is it permissible to kill a rat with a sticky substance so to leave it until it dies?

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Question: Is it permissible to kill a rat with a sticky substance so to leave it until it dies?

Shaikh Ibn Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said,

“If you want to kill a rat, and killing it is desirable, then do well in the method of killing. Kill it by that which the soul passes immediately, and do not harm it. And from harming it is what some people do whereas they place something sticky for it (a rat), so it will get stuck on it then leave it (a rat) to die of hunger and thirst, and this is NOT PERMISSIBLE. So if you placed this sticky substance, then it is a must that inspection and observation are repeated, so if you find anything stuck on it, then you kill it.
As for leaving this sticky material two days or three and a rat falls in it and dies of thirst and hunger, then it is feared upon you that you will enter the Hell-fire for that because the Prophet (praise and peace be upon him) said, “A woman entered the
Hell-Fire because of a cat which she had imprisoned until it died, she didn’t feed it nor did she set it free to eat from the vermin of the earth.”

Translated by: Ali Ibn Nathaniel Grays

Source: http://aloloom.net/vb/showthread.php…738#post122738

* Origin of the Shaikh’s speech: Explanation of Riyaadu-Saaliheen (4/ 596)

Addressing everyone with the term ‘Shaykh’

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Ash-Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-Uthaymeen  rahimahullah, was asked about addressing everyone with the term ‘Shaykh’.

The Answer:

كلمة شيخ في اللغة العربية لا تكون إلا للكبير. إما كبير السن، أو كبير القدر بعلمه أو ماله أو ما أشبه ذلك, ولا تطلق على الصغير.

“The word ‘Shaykh’ in the Arabic language should only be for the one who is considered big. (This is) either (for) the one who is old in age, or for the one who is big in the amount of knowledge he possesses, or in the wealth he has, or whatever is similar to that. And it shouldn’t be uttered for the young one”

لكن كما قلت: تفشت الآن حتى كاد يلقب بالشيخ من كان جاهلاً أو لم يعرف شيئاً, وهذا فيما أرى لا ينبغي;… فالذي أرى: أنها لا تطلق كلمة شيخ إلا على من يستحقها, إما لكبره، أو لشرفه وسيادته في قومه, أو لعلمه.

“As you mentioned, it has become common now to the degree (that) the ignorant one will be practically referred to as a ‘Shaykh’, or (even for) the one who doesn’t know anything. And this (action) according to my opinion is inappropriate… For verily I don’t see that the term ‘Shaykh’ should be expressed except for the one who deserves it. Either due to his old age, or due to his great status and role of leadership to his people, or due to his knowledge… ”

Reference:

A Side Note: We should also refrain from using this term as a regular word when addressing one another although the actual meaning may not be intended however it is always best to close all doors which may lead to us raising a person above his level. Allah knows best.

THE RULING ON SPECIFIYINIG A PRAYER MAT FOR THE IMAM OF THE MASJID

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THE RULING ON SPECIFIYINIG A PRAYER MAT FOR THE IMAM OF THE MASJID – SHAIKH ABDUL-MUHSIN AL-‘ABBAD

Question: What is the ruling on specifying a prayer mat for the Imam of the masjid in addition to the carpet of the masjid?

Answer: “There is no need to increase upon the carpet of the masjid. Not for the Imam or other than him”

[Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari no. 59 Side A]

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan