Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If this prostitute and wine maker repent and they are poor, it is permissible to give them as much of this money as they need. If he is able to engage in trade or to do a craft such as weaving and spinning, he may be given some of the money as capital.
Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa, 29/308
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen said: Some of the scholars said that in the case of wealth that is haraam because of the way in which it was acquired, the sin is only on the one who earned it, not on the one who takes it in a permissible way from the one who acquired it. This is unlike wealth that is haraam in and of itself, such as alcohol, wealth seized by force, and so on. This view has a strong basis, because the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) bought food from the Jews for his family, and he ate from the lamb that the Jewish women gave him in Khaybar, and he accepted the invitation of a Jew, even though it is well known that most of the Jews consume riba and haraam wealth. Perhaps this view is further supported by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) concerning the meat that was given in charity to Bareerah: “It is charity for her and a gift from her to us.”
Al-Qawl al-Mufeed ‘ala Kitaab al-Tawheed, 3/112.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen also said: With regard to that which is haraam because of the way in which it is acquired, such as that which is taken by means of deceit, or by means of riba, or by means of lying and so on, this is haraam for the one who acquires it, but it is not haraam for anyone else if he acquires it from him in a permissible manner. This is indicated by the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to deal with the Jews even though they used to consume haraam wealth and riba. This indicates that it is not haraam for anyone other than the one who acquired it.
Tafseer Soorat al-Baqarah, 1/198.
The prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said:
There will never cease to be a group from my Ummah manifest upon the truth, they will not be harmed by those who forsake them nor oppose them until the establishment of the hour.”
Shaykh Abdul Azeez an Naasir Ar Rasheed said in At Tanbihaatus Saniyah page 17
“In it is the greatest glad tiding, that the truth will not cease in totality, and in it is a clear miracle for the prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم for indeed this characteristic has not ceased it is remaining and hasn’t ceased and All praise is to Allah
And this is the way of Allah in regards to his creation that he aids his believing slaves As he Subhanah says:
ثم ننجي رسلنا و الذين آمنوا كذلك حقا علينا نصر المؤمنين
Then (in the end) We save Our Messengers and those who believe! Thus it is incumbent upon Us to save the believers.
Translated by Majid Jawed Al Afghanee
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, For the past few months I have been observing the condition which the Western Muslims are in. The predicaments we face in the West range from Islamophobia and ISIS to liberalism and atheism. These problems are indeed not trivial in any sense and are indeed important to tackle. However, these are […]
Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd rahimahullah said:
One of the new things that we see some people doing, with no evidence in sharee’ah, is that in prayer they try to align themselves with a person on the right if they are on the right hand side of the row, or to align themselves with a person on their left if they are on the left hand side of the row, and they turn their feet inward so that their ankles are touching the ankles of the people next to them.
This is something for which there is no basis in sharee’ah and it is going to the extreme in implementing the Sunnah. This is wrong on two counts.
The alignment of the row should begin from where the imam is standing. Whoever is on the right of the row should align himself by looking at those who are to his left (i.e., closer to the imam). Thus the line will be straightened and the gaps will be filled. Alignment is done by lining up necks, shoulders and ankles, and by completing the front rows.
But to try to spread the legs wide and turn the feet inward so that one’s ankles touch one’s neighbours’ ankles is an obvious mistake and an exaggeration, and a new interpretation which is indicative of going to extremes in trying to apply the Sunnah. It causes annoyance and is not prescribed in sharee’ah, and it widens the gaps between people standing in prayer.
That becomes apparent when the people prostrate, and when they stand up again they become distracted in trying to fill the gaps and turning their feet to make their ankles touch their neighbours’ ankles, which makes them miss out on what they should be doing, which is to make the toes point in the direction of the qiblah.
Doing that is like competing with one’s neighbour and trying to take his place. All of that is not prescribed in sharee’ah.
Laa jadeed fi Ahkaam al-Salaah, 12. 13.
Question: There is negligence from some people regarding putting pictures on their cellphones, especially on WhatsApp and other than it. They use the excuse that it [the picture] is hidden?
Answer: “It is necessary that a Muslim fears Allah, the Exalted and not seek excuses for himself and seek justification for himself. For a picture is a picture. Pictures of things that possess a soul is prohibited and a major sin from the major sins. We mentioned in more than one place the evidences reported regarding it. So it is obligatory upon us not to be lenient in this affair so that Shaytan does not gradually draw us in through his footsteps. A person avoids receiving pictures on his cellphone and if something accidentally reaches [him], then he removes it quickly. He removes that and he should not participate in groups which have pictures of things that possess souls”.
[Fatawaa Muhammad Ibn Hizaam no. 179 published via Telegram]
Translated by
Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan
Abu Sulaymaan
Abu Sa`id said, “I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, ‘If anybody amongst you is praying behind something as a Sutra and somebody tries to pass in front of him, then he should repulse him and if he refuses, he should use force against him for he is a Shaitan (a Satan).’ ”
Shaykh Al Bassam mentioned in Tawdeehul Ahkaam 2/83
“This narration is proof upon the greatness of the sin of the one who passes (in front of the one praying) and his crime, until some of the scholars and from them Ibnul Qaiyum considered it from the Major Sins”
العلامة صالح الفوزان -حفظه الله-:
“عالج الفتور في طلب العلم بالجد والاجتهاد ومصاحبة المجدين والمجتهدين”
The sheikh, the scholar, Salih Al-fawzan- may Allah preserve him:
“Cure the apathy in seeking knowledge through seriousness, diligence and working hard and by accompany those who are hard working and serious”
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