The Ruling on Marriage by Correspondence or via the Telephone
Question:
Is marriage via the telephone or by correspondence binding and accepted? Meaning that the father gives his daughter in marriage via telephone or via a specific letter?
Answer
Clapping One's Hands and Whistling
Question:
What is the ruling on people whistling and clapping their hands in parties?
Answer:
This practice appears to be taken from non-Muslims; therefore, it is not an appropriate thing for a Muslim to do. Wh
...Chapter 340
Prohibition of raising one's Eyes towards the sky during As-Salat (The Prayer)
1754. Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "How is it that some people raise their eyes towards the s
...Chapter 332
Abomination of saying: "Forgive me if you wish, O Allah!"
1743. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "You must not supplicate: `O Allah! forgive me if You wish; O Allah bestow mercy on
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Chapter 165
Weeping while Passing by the Graves of the Infidals
955. Ibn `Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported: When the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and his Companions reached Al-Hijr, the dwellings of the Thamud people, he admonished his
...Game (Kitab Al-Said)
Book 16, Number 2839:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mughaffal:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Were dogs not a species of creature I should command that they all be killed; but kill every pure black one.
Book 16, Number
...Divine Will (Al-Qadar)
Volume 8, Book 77, Number 593:
...Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle, the truthful and truly-inspired, said, "Each one of you collected in the womb of his mother for forty days, and then turns into a clot for an equal peri
Chapter 108
Undesirability of Eating in a Reclining Posture
746. Abu Juhaifah Wahb bin `Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "I do not eat reclining (against a pillow).''
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
...To Take An Oath By Other Than Allaah
Question:
Is this saying a Hadeeth or a narration [from the salaf]: "To take an oath by Allaah upon a lie/falsehood is more beloved to me than taking an oath by other than Him upon truthfulness", and we also
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