Question: What is the appropriate age for children to fast in Islam? Answer: Praise be to Allah! Fasting is not obligatory for young children, until they reach the age of adolescence, because the Prophet (sallahualahiwasallam) said: “The pens have been lifted from three: from one who has lost his mind until he comes back to his senses, from one who …
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Question: Can we sit in itikaaf from isha to fajr? what is its duration? Answer: Praise be to Allah! Yes. There is no minimum or maximum time duration prescribed for itikaaf although it is a sunnah to be in it for last 10 days of ramadaan. The following is the answer given by Shaykh Salih Al Munajid on his site: …
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Question: “Is it permitted for me to break or delete those CDs/cassette tapes which contain Nasheeds and Naats?” Answer: Praise be to Allah! If it is your property, then you can break or delete them or do what you want with them. However if it is someone else’s property and you find “shirk and haraam things” in the naats and …
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A similar question was asked to Shaykh Muhammad Al-Wassabi as given below: Question: Is The Smile On The Face Of A Dead Person An Indication Of Husn Al Khatimah (I.E. Good Ending Of One’s Worldly Life)? Shaykh Muhammad Al-Wassabi : Husn al-khatimah has been mentioned in various hadiths. So we should rely solely on what was reported from the Messenger …
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