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Marriage with the prior intention of divorcing

Q 12: It has become a widespread custom among young men to travel abroad to get married with the intention of getting divorced when marriage as such is the purpose for which they travel, based on a fatwa in this regard, which many people misunderstood. What is the ruling thereon?

Answer:Getting married with the intention of divorce is a temporary marriage, which is an invalid marriage as it…

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Marriage to obtain citizenship

Q 12: What is the ruling on marrying an American Muslim woman with the purpose of getting citizenship then divorcing her?

A: Temporary marriage is invalid, because it stands for Mutah, which is invalid through contextual evidence as well as the consensus of Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jamaah (adherents to the Sunnah and the Muslim mainstream). It is recorded in the Two Sahih (authentic) Books of Hadith…

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A man marrying his cousins

Q: Is it permissible for other than the Prophet (peace be upon him) according to the Qur’an to marry one’s cousins, i.e. The daughters of one’s paternal, or maternal uncle or one’s paternal or maternal aunt?

Answer:The Islamic Shari`ah is characterized as being tolerant, all-inclusive and self-explanatory. It always adopts a moderate course between two extremes. It neither prohibits a Muslim from…

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Permanently unmarriageable female relatives

Q9:A woman left her young child in a small village; thereafter, someone took him and raised him as their own son. Later on, when the boy grew up, he unknowingly married his sister. She gave birth to a boy and then the husband discovered that she was his full sister. What is the ruling on this? What is the ruling on the newborn child? Is he considered to be legally born or a son of Zina…

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#Mahram #non-Mahram

I want to delay marriage (Nikaah) until I finish my studies

Q2: I want to delay marriage until I finish my studies as I am now in the last year of high school. I heard that it is Makruh (disliked) to delay marriage. I can not afford marriage at the proper age. I know a teacher who can afford marriage but he rejects it. What is your opinion? Please answer me, my brothers in Islam, as I am confused. Best regards!

Answer:It is the Sunnah for youth to hasten…

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Does the word 'Asbaat' (Descendants of Jacob) mentioned in the Qur'an include Prophet Yoosuf's brothers' who threw him into the bottom of a well?

Does the word ‘Asbaat’ (Descendants of Jacob) mentioned in the Qur’an include Prophet Yoosuf’s brothers’ who threw him into the bottom of a well?

Question: Does the word Asbaat (Descendants of Jacob) mentioned in the Qur’aan include Prophet Yoosuf’s (Joseph) brothers who threw him into the bottom of a well? If they were Prophets, how could their course of action with Yoosuf be justified? Or did they plot against him before they were chosen for prophethood?

Answer: Yoosuf (peace of Allaah be upon him) and his brothers are the sons of…

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The grave of Ismaa`eel (peace of Allaah be upon him)

Question: It is mentioned in the books of the biographies of the Prophet that Ismaa`eel (Ishmael) (peace of Allaah be upon him) was buried in Al-Haatim in Makkah Al-Mukarramah. If the grave is in Al-Haatim, how is it permissible to offer Salaah (Prayer) there?

Answer: The claim that Ismaa`eel (peace of Allaah be upon him) was buried in Al-Haatim is incorrect and totally unreliable… read more here.

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The name of Ibraaheem's father

The name of Ibraaheem’s father

Question: Was the father of Ibraaheem (Abraham) Al-Khaleel (The Close Servant) (peace be upon him) called Aazar or Aazar? Is it derived, as some people claim, from a past tense verb meaning “committed a sin” – that is to say, disobeying Ibraaheem (Abraham) Al-Khaleel, or from the noun “wizr” (sin)? Which of them is correct?

Answer:Aazar is a Persian name of the father of Ibraaheem (peace be upon…

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Ibraaheem's rescue from his enemies

Ibraaheem’s rescue from his enemies

Question: I would like to benefit from the knowledge of Your Eminence to clear my heart, Allaah (Exalted and Glorified be He) says: So ask the people of the Scripture, if you do not know. Allaah (Exalted be He), is the Protector of the Truth and Rightness, and to Him is the resort and return. After I studied various branches of Islamic religion, such as sciences of Hadeeth and Qur’aan, I became…

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Is Aadam a prophet or a messenger?

Question: Is it from the articles of faith to believe that Aadam was the first prophet as was pointed out by Allaah’s saying in the Qur’aan: Then Aadam received from his Lord Words. And his Lord pardoned him (accepted his repentance). ? What are the clear proofs of the prophethood of Aadam?

Answer: The first messenger to be sent was Nooh (Noah) as was mentioned in the Hadeeth of the intercession…

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Was there any messenger before Nooh?

Question: Allaah sent 313 messengers; the first of them was Nooh (Noah) and the last was Muhammad. Was there a messenger sent before Nooh?

Answer: Prophet Nooh was the first messenger sent to the people on earth after Aadam. This is based on the long Hadeeth of intercession narrated in the Two Ahaadeeth. The believers went to Nooh and said to him: You are the first Messenger that Allaah has sent…

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Can people other than prophets and messengers receive revelation?

Question: Did Allaah reveal anything to any of His creatures other than His Prophets?

Answer:We do not know that Allah revealed legislation to any one other than His prophets and messengers (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon them). But as to inspiration, Allaah inspired Umm Moosaa and the bees. Allaah (Exalted be He) says… read more here.

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The meaning of evil in the Aayah: "Bad statements are for bad people (or bad women for bad men) and bad people for..."

The meaning of evil in the Aayah: “Bad statements are for bad people (or bad women for bad men) and bad people for…”

Question: A debate took place between me and a Christian man. He surprised me by saying that there is an Aayah in the Qur’aan in which Allaah says, Bad statements are for bad people (or bad women for bad men) and bad people for bad statements (or bad men for bad women). Good statements are for good people (or good women for good men) and good people for good statements (or good men for good women)

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Acting the Sahaabah and the Tabi`oon

Question: What is the ruling on taking on acting roles as prophets (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon them), the Sahaabah (Companions of the Prophet), and the Taabi`oon (Followers, the generation after the Companions of the Prophet)?

Answer: First, what is customary in plays is considered as amusement and an embellishment of speech and actions to attract the attention and hearts of the…

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Is it permissible to act prophets and messengers?

Question: Dear brother, Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez ibn Baaz I am a director and scenarist. I recently thought of producing a new movie entitled (A Man from Babel) about the life story of Prophet Ibraaheem (Abraham, peace be upon him). After reading the book written by Tunisian writers and other nationals, I wrote the scenario and the script for the movie. Then I heard in the Saudi Educational Centre…

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Raising of the bodies of the prophets and messengers to the heavens or their annihilation

Question: It is well known that all the prophets have died. However, during the journey of Israa’ (Night Journey) and Mi`raaj (Ascension to Heaven), the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) saw a prophet in each heaven and led them in Salaah (Prayer). Does this imply that Awliyaa’ (pious people) are also raised to heaven? A few days ago, I read in a book, the title of…

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Number of prophets and messengers

Question: How many Prophets and Messengers (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon them) were there?

Answer: No one knows their number except Allaah, because Allaah (Exalted be He) says: And, indeed We have sent Messengers before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): of some of them We have related to you their story. And of some We have not related to you their story Those who are known are those…

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