Questions asked to Shaykh Saaleh bin Fawzaan bin Abdullah al-Fawzaan [May Allaah Preserve him]
After the Explanation of the book, Zaad al-Ma'aad
18/4/1433 – 11/3/2012
Question: The author stated that an order must be executed straight away, without any delay. And the event that occurred at Hudyabah, that the Companions [May Allaah be Pleased with them all] were commanded to shave their heads and when they delayed, the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon him] became angry. Is a proof of this. However, al-Juwaynee said in his book al-Waraqaat that an order that comes in the Kitaab and Sunnah can be delayed, how do we reconcile?
Answer: Juwaynee didn’t say this, all the scholars are agreed that if there is a command from the Kitaab and the Sunnah then this shows that the command must be carried out straight away unless there is an evidence to suggest that we are allowed to delay. If Juwaynee did say this, then it is a mistake from his part.
Question: Does the law and rule of one Muslim country extend to all the other Muslim countries, so if one enters a Muslim land, do the laws of the other land apply to him as well?
Answer: No, "…but if they seek your help in religion, it is your duty to help them except against a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance…" [Anfaal 8:72] here Allaah has used the word 'with a people'. As you know, today one country doesn’t have any say on how the other country is ruled. Therefore when you enter a country you are entering the rule of a new ruler, with new rules.
Question: Does Allaah have a habit or 'Aadah' and it is permissible for us to say the Aadah of Allaah?
Answer: Meaning Sunnah, Sunnah and custom are the same thing but using the word Sunnah is better.
Question: What is the ruling of the general people from the Raafidah, meaning is the ruling the same for ignorant from the Raafidah Shiah the same as their 'Uelma?
Answer: My brother, leave this kind of speech. The hukm on the Raafidah is one, they all recite the Quraan, some of them have even memorized it, so the proof has been established against them.
Question: If the wife of a Kaafir man becomes Muslim and she leaves him, what should she do with the Mahr?
Answer: She should give the Mahr to the leader or the new Muslim husband should pay the ex-husband who is a Kaafir the Mahr. "….But give the disbelievers that (amount of money) which they have spent [as their Mahr] to them. And there will be no sin on you to marry them if you have paid their Mahr to them. Likewise hold not the disbelieving women as wives, and ask for (the return of) that which you have spent (as Mahr) and let them (the disbelievers, etc.) ask back for that which they have spent." [Mumtahinah 60:10]
Question: Is it permissible to buy books that have dispraise of the scholars and Gheebah of them?
Answer: If you buy these books in order to refute them then this is a good thing but if you are buying them to add to your library and not to refute them then this is not permissible.
Question: I have read some narrations in the English language, some words have been used in these narrations have Arabic words connected to 'Aqeedah, so what is the ruling of reading them?
Answer: You need to make a footnote or in the margin explain what these words mean.
Question: Who are the people I need to keep ties of kinship with?
Answer: All those who are closely related to you from your fathers and mother side. But we should give important to keeping ties with those who are closer and then those who are close after them.
Question: If we have to give an expiation of feed ten poor people, can we feed five people on two separate days?
Answer: No, this is not permissible. You must feed ten as Allaah, The Exalted and The Glorified, has stated, because a whole year can go by and you have fed five and five are remaining, so we need to stick to what has been mentioned, ten.
Question: If I enter the Masjid and I find the congregation has started, do I need to make up the Tahiyyah al-Masjid that I missed?
Answer: If you enter and they are praying Fajr then after the Salaah you should make the two Sunan Rawaatib for Fajr. This can be done after the Salaah or after sunrise, but otherwise it's OK if he doesn’t, but if he does it, it may be better to pray it so that he may remove himself from the disagreement between the scholars on this issue.
Question: If a Muslim is living in a Kaafir country, is it permissible for him to bring his wife and children over?
Answer: It depends on the need, if the country permits him then there is no problem.
Question: What is the ruling of praying Salaat al-Janazah in a graveyard, even though the Masjid is close?
Answer: It is not important to pray the Janazah in the Masjid, some of the scholars even stated that it is Makrooh to pray it in the Masjid, saying it should be prayed outside the Masjid. So praying it in the graveyard is OK.
Question: You have mentioned that it is permissible to reserve a place on the first row and then leave the Masjid or go sit in the back against the wall for a valid reason, but what is the ruling if one reserves the place and leaves the Masjid for an hour or two?
Answer: No, this is not permissible. If he leaves for such a long period of time then he has lost his right, so reserving it is not permissible in this manner.
Question: Is it permissible to curse one who does an act of Shirk?
Answer: It is permissible to generally curse those who do Shirk, "The Curse of Allah be on the disbelievers." [Baqarah 2:89] as for specific individuals, then this shouldn’t be done.
Question: I left my country and came to Saudi Arabia with the intention of Hijrah, will this be counted as Hijrah for me?
Answer: Allaah Willing, depending on your intention.
Question: Does the person doing 'Umrah give a Hadiy?
Answer: If he wants to, he can but it will be optional.
Question: Some of the students of knowledge have said bad things about Shaykh Saaleh al-Luhaydan and have even stated that he is not on the Manhaj of the Salaf, what is the ruling of this?
Answer: What they say doesn’t affect Shaykh Saaleh al-Luhaydan, rather it increases him in honour. It only affects themselves.
Question: What is the ruling of praying optional prayers in a place where the obligatory prayers have been held?
Answer: There is nothing wrong with this, except that he should stand in the place of the Imaam because this may confuse the people because they may think the congregational prayer hasn’t finished.
Question: It has been narrated that some people will do good deeds but when they come on the Day of Judgment, they will find that the good deeds will vanish; does this include the sin of free mixing?
Answer: Shirk - may Allaah Protect us - if one does shirk then his good deeds are wiped out. This and oppressing people, if one has oppressed others then they will take from his good deeds until there is nothing left and then he enters the fire, good deeds can vanish if one does shirk or oppressors others.
Question: What is the ruling of buying things of the internet based on the description the seller has given?
Answer: The origin is that buying and selling is done in one place, it is done hand for hand. As for buying and selling from a distance then this is something new and needs to be investigated into further, and I don’t know about it.
Question: Is it permissible for a man to marry a woman who says Allaah doesn’t exist?
Answer: I seek refuge in Allaah from this; this woman is an atheist and can't be married, it is not permissible for a man to marry her.
Question: I was on my way to the lesson and I stopped to pray at a Masjid. The Imaam prayed a long prayer and he decided to Qunoot Naazilah in the final Rak'aat of the Maghrib Salaat, he started asking for things that had no connection to Syria. So I finished the prayer by myself, is this permissible for me to do?
Answer: If you decided to finish your prayer for a legitimate Shari'ee reason then there is no harm in this, such as you are going to miss out on something important. Mua'aadh bin Jabal made the prayer long and a person praying behind left him and the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] didn’t criticize him or tell him to repeat.
Question: What is the ruling on learning English to give Da'wah?
Answer: If he needs to give Da'wah to those who don’t understand Arabic then this is permissible because of the need that exists.
Question: I am a Muslim woman who left a Kaafir country in the west and came to Saudi Arabia because it is a Muslim country. I have no intention to return and all the proposals I receive are from those in the west. Is it permissible for me to decline them all and wait until I get a proposal from someone here?
Answer: Yes this is permissible as you have migrated and you can refuse the proposals of those who are in the west, even if they are pious Muslims.
Question: Is it permissible for the father of the girl getting married to be a witness?
Answer: No because he is the Walee, for a Nikah to be accepted it is a must that there be a Walee and two trustworthy witnesses.
Question: If the son asks the father to get married, is it obligatory for the father to get him married off?
Answer: Yes, this is from the things that are included in maintenance. If the son asks the father to get married and he fears for himself, then it is Wajib for him to marry him.
Question: Is it permissible for a woman to travel with her children on a plane for duration of three hours?
Answer: If any one of the children has started puberty and he is sane, otherwise no as they are not Mahrams for her.
Question: I saw on one of the channels that a person said that Ahl as-Sunnah believe that we can't go against the rulers unless there is a greater benefit for us to remove him, what is the ruling on such a statement?
Answer: This is false, the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] forbade any form of revolt against the Muslim leader, it is not permissible to against him as long as he hasn’t done Kufr. The Ahadeeth are many on this and they are authentic, the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] forbade us from doing this.
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