Ash- Shaykh al- Uthaymeen was asked the following question,

سؤال: يتصدق إنسان من أجل أن يدعو له هذا الإنسان.

The Question: An individual gives sadaqah in order that the person makes du’a for him?

الشيخ: حتى هذا أيضًا نقص في الإخلاص،

The Answer: “Even this is still a form of deficiency in one’s ikhlaas

قال الأبرار: ﴿إِنَّمَا نُطْعِمُكُمْ لِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ لا نُرِيدُ مِنْكُمْ جَزَاءً وَلا شُكُوراً﴾ [الإنسان:9] 

The pious have said “We only feed you for Allah’s sake; we desire from you neither reward nor thanks) 76:9

والدعاء من الجزاء؛ لقول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((من صنع إليكم معروفًا فكافئوه، فإن لم تجدوا ما تكافئوه فادعوا له)).

While dua is from the ways of recompensing (someone), due to the statement of The Prophet, alayhi salaatu was-salaam,”whoever does a favor for you then reward him, and if you cannot, make dua for him”

ولا شك أن هناك فرقًا بين الإنسان يعطي لله -عزَّ وجلَّ- يريد التقرب إلى الله -عز وجل-، وبين إنسان يقول: أعطيه من أجل أن يدعو لي. فرقٌ بعيد.

And with no doubt there is a difference between a person who gives for Allah sake, whereas he intends to get closer to Allah azza wajal, and between a person who says I shall give him so that he can make du’a for me, there is a big difference”

لقاء الباب المفتوح (اللقاء: 84 / السؤال: 6)

Liqaa al-Baabil al-Maftooh (84/ 6).

THE RULING ON WEARING SOCKS THAT HAVE PICTURES- SHAIKH ABDUL-MUHSIN AL-‘ABBAD

Question: Are pictures that are on socks considered despised?

Answer: “If a person is buying socks, he buys something that does not have pictures. Then he is not in need of this question. When he buys socks he should avoid pictures, so he would not be in need of this question. Without doubt it is despised. However, it is necessary that pictures are not apparent on the socks nor on other things. While buying [socks], he should not buy it [i.e. socks with pictures]. However, if he is afflicted by it then he uses them and without doubt it is despised, similar to the one who produces it”.

[Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhari no. 276 Side B]

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan

Abu Sulaymaan

THE RULING ON DELIVERING TWO FRIDAY SERMONS: ONE IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND ANOTHER IN ARABIC – SHAIKH ABDUL MUHSIN AL-‘ABBAD

Question: In my country, the Imams give a Khutbah (sermon) before the second Adhan in our language so that the people can understand. Then after the second Adhan, they give a summarized sermon in Arabic. So what is the ruling on that?

Answer: “It is not correct to give two sermons or multiple sermons: one sermon in a foreign language and another in Arabic. Verily the sermon should be in Arabic and in the language [your people understand]. So he combines between this and that. That is he combines between mentioning something in Arabic and then mentioning it in a foreign language. It should not be that there are multiple sermons, that is, above what is legislated, which is two sermons. [It should not be] such that there is a sermon in Arabic and a sermon in a foreign language”.

[Sharh Tirmidhi no. 422]

Translated by

Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan

The Ruling of speaking in the Toilet,

Shaykh Bin Baaz (rahimahullaah) was asked regarding the ruling of speaking in the bathroom while using the toilet. 

He (rahimahullaah) replied: 

“If there is a need for it then it is okay, but if there is no need then it is better to leave off. If it is necessary to call someone, or say “do this and that”, then there is nothing wrong in it.”

Source: http://www.binbaz.org.sa/mat/20858

Also Shaykh Muqbil (rahimahullaah) gave a similar fatwa, as found in his book, ‘Qaaratul Ashritah ‘ala Ahlil Jahl wa-Safsatah’.