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Questions asked to Shaykh Saaleh ibn Ghanam as-Sadlaan [May Allaah preserve him] in his house after Salaat al-Jumu’ah

Fri 22/12/1432 - 18/11/2011

Question: Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to enter a Masid?

Answer: A menstruating woman is not allowed to enter a Masjid, unless if there is a dire need to do so. In this case she may walk through the Masjid or stand in it to fulfil her need or to talk to someone, for example, that she can’t talk to outside or whatever is like this, then in these cases this is OK. But the origin is that she doesn’t enter the Masjid until she is pure.

Question: Is cupping from the things that invalidate the fasting and how do we reconcile between the evidences that seem to contradict each other?

Answer: Yes, the correct view is that cupping breaks fasting even though there is a difference between the people of knowledge but the correct view is that it breaks the fast. There are two hadeeth that have been used, the first is that the hadeeth that states that the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] was cupped whilst fasting. The other hadeeth that narrates that the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] sad, “Cupping breaks the fast of the one who is cupping and the one who is cupped”. The way we reconcile is that the in the beginning it was permitted to have cupping done whilst fasting but towards the end of the life of the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] it became prohibited, and this is what has remained. 

Question: If a man has two wives, which one does he marry in Jannah?

Answer: The one who has the best character out of the two in the worldly life will be his wife in the hereafter.

Question: A new Muslim is asking about a loan he took from a bank before accepting Islam, this loan has interest. Does he pay the loan back without interest? Or is he allowed to pay with the interest?

Answer: If he is able to pay it without the interest and that they may pardon him from the extra amount, then this is better but if they don’t pardon him or let him off then he may pay the intial agreed amount with the added interest because it is a contract and he must complete it.

Question: What is the ruling on going honeymoons?

Answer: This is from the customs of the people that have been taken from some of the countries and some of the tribes. This is not part of the Shariah so we can do this, it is Mubah, on the condition that there is nothing Haraam involved in it.

Questioner: Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saleh ibn ‘Uthaymeen [May Allaah have mercy on him] said it is from extravagance and he prohibited it, what’s your view?

Shaykh Saleh: It’s his view but if someone is rich and he is able to take his new wife on holiday then this Mubah as long as it doesn’t involve anything Haraam.

Questioner: Does this include travelling to the lands of the non-Muslim?

Shaykh Saleh: This is a different issue. In its origin, honeymoons are OK but if one goes to the lands of the non-Muslims then this is not permissible as it involves haraam.

Question: What is the definition of Isbaal? Does it include the Thobe, Izaar [sarong worn under the Thobe], Shemaagh [male headscarf], all of it or some of it?

Answer: What has come in the Shariah is that whatever is below the ankles is Isbaal as whatever is below the ankle is in the fire. Whatever is above the ankles is permissible and Mubah.

Questioner: Connected to this, it is better to wear the under garment [Izaar] above your ankles of half way through your shin?

Shaykh Saleh: The hadeeth that is in Saheeh Muslim mentions that it is better for us to wear the Izaar halfway up on ones calf or shin. This is better and more perfect, however whatever is worn above the ankle is permissible and Mubah.

Questioner: But Oh Shaykh, if we have an option of following the hadeeth or the customs, which do we take? As the customs in Saudi is not to wear our garments half way up the shin/calf, so which do we follow?

Answer:  No, we must act upon the customs of the people that don’t go against the commands and prohibitions in Shariah, for example the customs of the people is to where clothes above their ankles and this is well known, so we act upon this. Had it been well known for the people to wear their clothes up to their ankles then we would act upon this. The people here wear their clothes up to their but above their ankles, so we wear our clothes like this.

Question: Is it permissible for Ahdkaar to be recited in a nice voice like we do when reciting the Quraan?

Answer: No, this isn’t from the Sunnah and it’s not from the acts of the People of the Sunnah, rather this is from the innovations of the Soofees. What we must do is to remember Allaah without the principle of Tajweed nor beautifying the voice like we do when reciting the Quraan, as these are specific for the Quraan.

Question: How do we renew our intentions when starting a new act of worship?

Answer: This is done in the heart every time when one wants to do a new deed. So for example if the time for Asr comes, then he has the intention to pray in his heart when he is about to go and pray. This is done without uttering an intention, the intention is in the heart.

Question: How do we purify our hearts and intentions so that we have Ikhlaas with Allaah?

Answer: One of the ways of purifying your heart and intentions is by remembering the favours of Allaah upon you in every situation, so this will drive you to do good deeds in obedience to Him and stay away from bad deeds that are in disobedience to Him. So when he does this, he will realise the favours of Allaah upon on him and he will thank and praise Allaah.

Question: What is the definition of being wasteful? For example if a rich man buys a rich house, is this being wasteful?

Answer: Being wasteful is to spend more than you can afford or violating the rights of himself or others. For example a man calls people to his house to eat and they eat it all and they don’t throw any of it away. So for example a man prepares food for 40 people and he invites 20 people to eat and the rest of the food is not thrown away then this is not wasting. However if one buys food for 20 people but only 5 people eat and the rest is thrown away, then this is being wasteful.

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Questions asked to Shaykh Saaleh ibn Ghanam as-Sadlaan [May Allaah preserve him] in his house after Salaat al-Jumu’ah

Fri 16/11/1432 - 14/10/2011

Question: My mother is a Mushrik and in her house there are idols, is it permissible for me to live there?

Answer: No, this is not permissible.

Questioner: What about the Salaah, is it correct for me to pray there?

Shaykh Saleh: If the house has idols that are worshipped then she can’t live or pray in there.

 Question: An Ashari is arguing, if Allaah created the Seven Heavens and Earths and then rose above his Ursh, does this mean that the Ursh was above Allaah before He finished His Creation?

Answer: No, we don’t say this. The Ursh can never be above Allaah as Allaah is separate from His creation. However We say Allaah is able to do all things and all he has to say is ‘Be’ at it will, so His ability is not connected to the Ursh. Also, if Allaah decends to the lower earths then this doesn’t mean that the Ursh is above Him. We say we affirm and we don’t ask how, we don’t ask questions that weren’t asked before. We don’t say how is He above the Ursh? Was the Ursh mightier than Allaah? We say no, we never go this far. We affirm that Allaah is above His Ursh in a way that suits His Majesty, likewise is his Descending to the lower skies in the last third of the night and we don’t seek an explanation on how this is done if the texts don’t mention it.

Question:  Is it permissible for us to Hajj with Soofees?

Answer: If it can be avoided than one should do this but if he has to then he shouldn’t join in with what they do.

Question: The washing of the two hands at the start of the Wudhoo, is this connected to the Wudhoo or the hadeeth which tells us to wash our hands before we put them in a vessel full of water?

Answer: No, the washing of the hands are connected to Wudhoo. The hadeeth means if one wakes up after sleeping at night then we are encouraged to wash our hands before doing any activity. Likewise if one has something impure on his hands then he is encouraged to wash his hands before doing anything else. But if one is starting the Wudhoo and his hands are clean then the Sunnah is to start the Wudhoo by washing his hands.

Question: How was there evil on the earth before Iblees decided to disobey Allah. Because the Angels asked Allaah, ‘"Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood’ [Baqarah 2: 30] And the disobedience of Iblees came after this questioning?

Answer: We don’t know the history of what happened except what Allaah has told us. We have no indication of whether the disobedience of Iblees was before or after. All we know is he disobeyed and on a separate occasion the Angels asked Allaah for the Hikmah of why Adaam was created; we can’t say there is an order as we don’t have the specific information and this is not something that we should burden ourselves with.

Question: Is it permissible to do Hajj on a work visa, knowing that the government restrict those on a work visa from doing Hajj?

Answer: No it is not permissible for this person to do Hajj, let him doing next year.

Question: How do we refute one who says we accept Ahaad narrations in Furoo [Fiqh] and not in Usool [Aqeedah]?

Answer: We reply to this person by saying that we accept what is authentic, whether it is in Usool or Furoo.

Question: Is it permissible to use genetic engineering?

Answer: I don’t know anything about this but if you really need to know then explain it further and we will look into it.

Question: Is it permissible to use DNA to catch criminals?

Answer: Again, I don’t know anything about this.

Question: Is it permissible for one in Ihram to cut his own hair or does he need to go into a barber shop?

Answer: No, he doesn’t need to. He can cut his own hair or he can get someone else to cut it or go into a barber shop.

Question: Can we use toothpaste that has the smell of mint during Ihraam?

Answer: Yes, because the smell given by the toothpaste isn’t classed as perfume.

Question: Is it permissible for a woman on her menses to read the Quraan from the Mushaf whilst wearing gloves?

Answer: No, this is not permissible although she can read Quraan from her memory, this is OK but she can’t touch the Mushaf, even with gloves or anything else.

Question: I was waiting in a queue and someone in front of me let another person into the queue without my permission or those behind me? Is it necessary for the person who wants to enter a queue to seek the permission from all those waiting or just the one who is letting him in?

Answer: No, this action is not allowed. He needs to seek permission of all those waiting in the queue is this is their right. Because if he pushes in the chain takes one step back and this is transgressing the rights of all those waiting

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Questions asked to Shaykh Saaleh ibn Ghanam as-Sadlaan [May Allaah preserve him] in his house after Salaat al-Jumu’ah

Fri 9/11/1432 - 7/10/2011

Question: What are the best books that you would recommend that explain the six books of hadeeth [Bukhaaree, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Nasaai, Tirmidhi and Ibn Maajah]

Answer: Some of them are famous as you know; the books and the authors are well known such as explanations of Sunan Abu Dawood and Sunan at-Tirmidhi. Some of them have only been explained by scholars that are contemporary like Sunan an-Nasaa’i and other books of hadeeth after the six have not been explained. Some have been simplified and you can find them in Haashiyah, such as Haashiyah Sunan Abi Dawood and others. So there is much available and you can take which one is relevant for you.

Question: Is there Gheebah for a Kaafir?

Answer: Speaking about a Kaafir, if there is no need to, then we shouldn’t talk about him. But if there is a benefit and a need to talk about him and expose him then we should talk about him, such as those who call to their kufr or hatred of Islaam so that people be warned against him. For example those who speak ill against Muslims and Islam then it is Waajib for us to talk about him but those Kuffaar that aren’t against the Muslims or Islaam then we shouldn’t talk about them.

Question: What is the ruling of medical insurance for us here living in Saudi Arabia?

Answer: The correct view is that it is permissible because there is a need and necessity for it.

Questioner: Connected to this Oh Shaykh, if our company gives us a medical card and that card has a limit of 5000 riyal worth of medical care and they are selling it for 2000 riyal, is it permissible for us to buy this?

Answer: This is insurance, but this is permissible as I said because of the necessity to do so.

Question:  Some of the hadeeth give us numbers, such as 70,000 will go to Jannah without reckoning nor punishment, and there are other examples. The question is; is this number to be taken literally or are they metaphorical?

Answer: We believe what the Saadiq al-Masdooq [The most truthful of talkers, meaning the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him)] told us, so if he said 70,000 we believe in the reality and it’s not a metaphor.

Questioner: So this 70,000, does that mean there won’t be more?

Shaykh Saaleh: We believe in this number as it says in the Hadeeth

Question: If a person swore an oath and he broke it and he paid the Kafaarah al-Yameen [expiation for broken oaths], does the oath get reinforce or is the oath over?

Answer: No, the oath is over once has paid the expiation.

Question: After the blowing of the horn, will every created being die?

Answer: Yes, everything that is in the earth will die and nothing will remain.

Questioner: Does this include Heaven and Hell, will they die too?

Shaykh Saaleh: This is not mentioned in the hadeeth so they won’t die, it’s not mentioned that Hell will be extinguished and the Heaven will be ceased.

Question: I heard Shaykh Saaleh al-Fawzaan [May Allaah preserve him] say yesterday that we are not allowed to love our Kuffaar parents but we are allowed to love our wives who may be Christian or Jew because this is a natural love. So isn’t the love of parents also considered as natural love or is there a difference?

Answer: Loving your parents is a natural kind of love, so I think there is no difference in this. If you have parents who Kuffaar then Allaah tells us to treat them nicely and to obey them unless they try to make you disobey Allaah by commanding Kufr or Shirk or any form of disobedience upon you.

“14. And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years give thanks to Me and to your parents, unto Me is the final destination.

15. But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not, but behave with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience. Then to Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do”

[Surah Luqmaan 31: 14-15]

So this being good and kind to them must be accompanied by love.

Question: When do those praying behind the Imaam say ‘Ameen’, is it before the Imaam, after the Imaam, or do they wait and say it with the Imaam?

Answer: What the person praying should do is try to wait for the Imaam because of the hadeeth, “When the imam says ‘Ameen’ then say ‘Ameen,’ for if a person’s saying Ameen coincides with that of the angels, his previous sins will be forgiven.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (780) and Muslim (410)

But the time for Ameen begins after the Imaam recites, ‘Wa la Daaaleeen’ so the person praying can say it after the Imaam has finished al-Faatihah, but if he coincides this saying of Ameen with the Imaam and the Angels then his sins will be forgiven. So we don’t need to wait for the Imaam but the saying of Aameen is connected to the finishing of the Faatihah.

Question: The person is asking, I was drinking Pepsi and the can is on the table. My right hand is busy as it has food in it and I supported the can with my left hand which was on the table, is this allowed? Meaning I wasn’t drinking with my left hand but was supporting it.

Answer: We are commanded to eat and drink with our right hands as much as we are able. If there is a need or necessity to drink with our left hand then this is OK.

Questioner: So this act is permissible?

Shaykh Saaleh: Yes, because there was a need. If there is a need, like if one is drinking and his right hand is busy like we see some people eating and drinking at the same time, in his right hand he has a burger and in his left hand he has a can of drink, then we say he should try as much as he can to eat and drink with the right but if there  is a need then he can drink with the left hand but once the need and necessity has gone then he must drink with his right hand.

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Questions and Answers based on Kitaab at-Tawheed

By Shaykh al-Islaam Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Wahaab [May Allaah have Mercy on him]; Chapter 19

By Shaykh Sa’d ibn Naasir ash-Shithri [May Allah preserve him]

In the Shaykh’s Masjid after Salaat al’Asr

2/11/1432 - 30/9/2011

Question: What is the meaning of the hadeeth that prohibits us from praying near the graves?

Answer: It is a stern prohibition against praying at the graves and taking them as Masaajids based on the ahaadeeth narrated in this chapter.  Some people try and give this hadeeth and these prohibition alternate meanings, such as some saying that the reason why we are not allowed to pray there is because the land at the graveyard is impure because the dead bodies are buried there. However if the reason for the prohibition has been narrated within the text then we take it and it is not permissible for us to try to derive new reasons, therefore the prohibition has been narrated and mentioned in these hadeeth, therefore this is sufficient.

Question: Is it permissible to pray in a masjid that has a grave inside of it?

Answer: The Salaah in this type of Masjid is of twp types: The first type, if one prays in the masjid for the sake of Allaah and not for the sake of special blessing due to the grave being there, then his Salaah is Saheeh and the people should try their utmost to remove the grave from the Masjid. The second type is where the Masjid has been built over the grave; then we say that this Masjid is not a Masjid as it don fulfil its criteria and the Salaah is not Saheeh and he must repeat it.

Question:  What is the ruling of having a gravestone at the graves that show the persons names, date of birth and death and maybe some words talking about his life?

Answer: This is undoubtedly not permissible and it is Haraam as it has been mentioned in this chapter that Muslim narrated in his Saheeh that the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] prohibited us from building over graves, sit on them or write over them, this was on the authority of Jaabir [May Allaah be Pleased with him].

Question: If there is a Masjid and it has a graveyard next to it but then the Masjid extends, what is the ruling on this?

Answer: If this is the case then the Masjid has stolen this land, as the graveyard belongs to the public and a kind of Waqf and we can’t take it. So if we have this type of Masjid then we are not allowed to pray in it.

Question: Some people say that our proof is, ‘Well if we are allowed to pray Janazah in the Masjid then we can pray normal Salawaat in the Masjid’?

Answer: The answer is that we can pray Janazah but this don’t justify the oppression one would do if he takes the land and makes a Masjid on it and if you are praying on a land that has dead people underneath then the Salaah is not Saheeh. Our Shar’eeah has come with ways to prevent ones wealth and possessions being lost and if one was to build a Masjid over a graveyard then it would be taking other people’s rights away.

Question: Some people may use the story in Surah Khaf [18:21] as proof to say we can build a Masjid over dead people and that it was from the Shar’eeah of the Prophets before us.

Answer:  From the conditions of using the Shar’eeah of the previous Prophets as a proof is that it must not contradict our current Sharee’ah, so even if they try to use this as proof then we can say this is not the case in our Shar’eeah as the ahaadeeth in this chapter indicate. Secondly, we can’t use this as proof as this wasn’t from the acts of the Prophets, it was an act of the people who came after without any authorisation from the Prophets that were sent to them. Thirdly, in the story Allaah mentions their story and doesn’t speak positive of their action, so there is no consent.

Question:  Is the land of the graveyard itself impure or is it because what it contains underneath?

Answer: The scholars differed on this issue. For example, if we planted a tree in the graveyard and it gave off fruits, are we allowed to eat it? Or it is haram because the land is impure? We say that the land itself is pure so you can eat from it but what is underneath is what makes it impure for us to build on.

Question: What answer do we give to those who try to prove the argument of building Masjids on graves by Masjid an-Nabawi?

Answer: As we previously explained there is no proof in it because it is not from the consent or acts of the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah are upon him] rather the extension of the Masjid over the house of Aa’ishah [May Allaah be Pleased with her] came a long time after his death, therefore it is not a proof. Also, the grave of the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah are upon him] is not part of the Masjid as it is part of the house of Aa’ishah [May Allaah be Pleased with her] and the house is partitioned being separate from the Masjid, therefore people pray in the Masjid and not in the house of Aa’ishah [May Allaah be Pleased with her], thus being separate from the Masjid.

Question:  If there a Masjid that has a grave in it but we don’t know what came first, the Masjid was built on the grave after or the grave was placed in the Masjid after?

Answer: If we are not sure the best thing is not to pray in this Masjid but the principle is that the Masjid has been built for the sake of Allaah until we can prove otherwise. So if we have proof that the Masjid has been built on the grave then only we should leave it, as the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah are upon him] forbade praying at graves.

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Questions asked at Shaykh Saleh ibn Ghanam As-Sadlaan’s (May Allah preserve him) house

25/10/1432 - 23/9/2011

Question: Do you know anything about the program called ‘Amaanah’ from a bank called Saab/HSBC?

Shaykh Saleh: No, I don’t know anything about it.

Question:  Is it permissible to travel to Masjid al-Aqsa for a holiday and visit and tour its surrounding areas?

Shaykh Saleh: Yes, it is permissible, it’s Sunnah, “No journey should be undertaken to visit any mosque but three: al-Masjid al-Haraam, the Mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the Mosque of al-Aqsa”.

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (1132) and Muslim (1397) from the Hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah

If one wants to travel the surrounding areas after visiting Masjid al-Aqsa then he can do this, but the most important thing is his intention. He must intend to go to Masjid al-Aqsa and not to go to tour or visit these other places.

Question: Are there any particular Sunan connected to Miswak, meaning the way you hold it or brush etc.?

Shaykh Saleh: The majority of the scholars say that we should hold and brush with the left hand but some said you should do it with the right hand and this is most correct Insha-Allaah.

Questioner: Is there any particular way to brush or hold it?

Shaykh Saleh: No, you can hold and brush in a manner that suits you.

Question: Is it permissible to buy something that has an image on the packaging?

Shaykh Saleh: Yes, because you are buying the product not the image. What it is better is for the seller to scratch out these images but for the buyer, he is helpless and he is allowed to buy such products.

Question: This question is connected to slaughtering; some of the scientists and doctors in the west say that they have studied the issue and they say stunning are less painful for the animal compared to slaughtering. What is your view on this?

Shaykh Saleh: Stunning the animal is not permissible, but it is permissible to slaughter the animals mechanically known as Minshaar. I saw this in America where they tie the animals up on a conveyor belt and the animals are slaughtered individually, this is permissible. 

Question: Is it permissible to take knowledge from someone who calls to Tahweed al-Haakimyyah?

Shaykh Saleh: If he is speaking the truth then yes, even if a Kaafir tells you the truth you accept it. It once occurred where the Jews asked the Prophet [Peace be upon him] and asked, ‘O Muhammad! We find in the scriptures that Allaah will place the heavens on a finger, the earths on a finger, the trees on a finger, water on a finger, the ground on a finger and all mankind on a finger, and say: "I am King." What does this mean?’

The Prophet laughed and confirmed what the priest said and recited the Aayah, “They made not a just estimate of Allaah such as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in His right Hand. Glorified be He, and High is He above all that they associate as partners with Him!" [az-Zumar 39:67]

Narrated by Al-Bukhaari [6699] and others

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Questions asked to Shaykh Saleh ibn Ghunam as-Sadlaan [May Allaah preserve him] after Salaat al-‘Asr in his Masjid, Riyadh

18/10/1432 – 16/09/2011

Question: I work for a company that sells mobiles phones and the company forces it workers to sell phones with mobile phone insurance, what it the ruling on this?

Shaykh Saleh: Meaning the person sells mobile phones with insurance and people are buying the phone with the insurance?

Questioner: Yes, Shaykh

Shaykh Saled: This is permissible.

Question: What is the meaning of Mawlaahum in the Quran?

Shaykh Saleh: Which particular Ayaat are you talking about?

Questioner: The questioner asked in general, Oh Shaykh.

Shaykh Saleh: Mawlaa means when people take something to protect them or to trust in it for your affairs or ally with it. Usually the term refers to something that protects and guards them but if you bring a particular Ayaah then we can give a more detailed explanation.

Question: Is it permissible to teach English to students whose purpose of learning English is to work in interest based banks?

Shaykh Saleh: You are not teaching them interest; your job is to teach them English so this is permissible. Whether the person works in a bank or not, this has nothing to do with you, the teacher has nothing to do with what the student does with what he has learned. So teaching them English has nothing to do with them working in interest based banks.

Question: Is it permissible to single out Friday or Saturday for the six fasts of Shawwal?

Shaykh Saleh: Yes this is permissible. If a person wants to fast these six days and he is only able to fast Fridays or Saturdays then there is no problem with this. It is better to fast Friday with Saturday, as none of the scholars denied that this is OK, but if you single out Friday or Saturday then this is OK because your intention is not to single out these days because of a special virtue in them, rather your intention to fast the days of the month. But if you wanted to single out these days to fast then this is not allowed and it can also be an innovation.

Question: Is Abu Ishaaq al-Huwaynee from the people of knowledge?

Shaykh Saleh: Is he here?

Question: Somebody is asking from the west, Oh Shaykh

Shaykh Saleh: Some people have said things about him and he has reservations but these reservations aren’t major, he is a student of knowledge.

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At Shaykh Saleh ibn Ghanam As-Sadlaan (May Allah preserve him) house

16/7/1432 - 17/6/2011

Question: What is the meaning of Tabaqaat Al-Ashareeyah (translated to mean ten levels) with the Muhaditheen?
 
Shaykh Saleh: The meaning is that this person was on a Madhab for ten years.

Question: A man did Zina with a woman and they had a child, does the man have a relationship with the child and does the child need to tie the bonds of kinship

 Shaykh Saleh: No, this man has no relationship with the child as the child is not his because the child is a produce of something Haraam. There are no ties of kinship and the child is attributed to the mother, nothing to do with the father.

Question: But does the child obey the father?
Shaykh Saleh: No, there is no relationship....however if the child is attributed to the father for the sake of identification or for an Iqama (permanent residency in Saudi Arabia) then there is no harm in this.