In Islām, both parents have rights, some of which might be shared between them, some of which may not. Although no specific authentic text may exist proving that one parent has the right to name the child over the other, numerous evidence suggests that the father possesses this right. From them is the following: 1. [A] Allāh’s statement: ادْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِندَ اللَّهِ “Call them after their fathers. This is more just before Allāh.” [Al-Aḥzāb, 33:5] [B] The Messenger’s (ﷺ) statement: “Whoever knowingly claims to be the son of anyone other than his real father has disbeli…

Allāh says: وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا ‎﴿١﴾‏ وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا ‎﴿٢﴾‏ وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا ‎﴿٣﴾‏ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا ‎﴿٤﴾‏ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا ‎﴿٥﴾‏ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا ‎﴿٦﴾‏ وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا ‎﴿٧﴾‏ فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا ‎﴿٨﴾‏ قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا ‎﴿٩﴾‏ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا ‎﴿١٠﴾‏ كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا ‎﴿١١﴾‏ إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا ‎﴿١٢﴾‏ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا ‎﴿١٣﴾‏ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا ‎﴿١٤﴾‏ وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَ…

Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah [d. 728 AH] said: The [Christians’] usage of even a single word of the Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) to support [their religion] is completely invalid; incorrect in every conceivable way. For, indeed, if he [the Prophet [ﷺ]] was a truthful messenger [of God] it would have been incumbent on him to relate the truth from Allāh the Exalted in Might in everything [which he has related]. Shaykh al-Islām Ibn TaymiyyahEvery individual is well aware that he brought that which is contrary to the Christian religion. Therefore, it would stand to reason that if he was a truthful me…

The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fatāwá were asked:1 [Q]: We have taken on the habit in our country of prolonged gatherings [or wakes] as a way of condolence on the occasion of someone’s death. These gatherings last for a week or more and have become extravagant; we spend large sums of money on sacrifices [for our guests] and other opulence. To the point where those sending condolence for the dead may exert themselves by traversing long distances [only for the purpose of these wakes]. Moreover, they may speak at length concerning those who choose not to be in attendance, assoc…

[The Standing Committee for Scholarly Research and Issuing Verdicts] were asked: There is a man who smokes regularly. I have advised him but he told me that smoking is not ḥarām. So what is the ruling of smoking, and is it permissible to perform ṣalāh behind one who smokes? The answer: Smoking is ḥarām for it has been confirmed that it is detrimental to one’s health. In addition, it is from among the evil detestable things, whilst also being the source of excessive overspending of one’s financial resources. The Most High said: وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَ ‎﴿١٥٧﴾‏ “And prohibits them a…

Shaykh Ḥammūd al-Tuwayjirī [d. 1412 AH] said:1 From among the acts of shirk that have been attached to some of the leaders of the tablīgīin is that they took on the habit of tying themselves to graves awaiting clairvoyant visions, miracles, and the inundation of souls of the companions of those graves. Moreover, they lend [false] credence to the issue of the Prophet [ﷺ] and the close compatriots of Allāh2 being alive now, rather than living in the afterlife in their graves. This has been mentioned concerning them by Shaykh Sayf al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad in his book: ‘Nadhrah ʿĀbirah Iʿtibāriyyah Ḥ…

Imām Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Shawkānī [d. 1255 AH] said [concerning government employed scholars receiving income for their occupation]: What could reasonably prevent them from taking what they are deserving of from payment? Has this sharīʿah become so narrow that there should be nothing set aside for the likes of them? Or has the legislator obligated upon them that they travel incalculable distances, spend their entire days and nights [in the pursuit of knowledge] without compensation of any kind? This pure sharīʿah is above such a legislation, or that it should make such a thing obligatory on…

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