Using pills that prevent menstruation 　　Shaykh Ibn Baaz 　　Question: There are pills that prevent menses or delay their occurrence. Is it allowed for a woman to use such pills during the time of Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) only out of fear of her menses arriving? 　　Response: It is allowed for... More

　　Question: A woman had blood beginning to flow (i.e., her menses) while she was in the Mosque of the Prophet . She stayed in the mosque for a short while, until her husband had finished his prayer, so that she could leave with him. Did she commit a sin? 　　Q... More

　　Ruling concerning a discharge of blood five days before giving birth 　　Question: A woman had bleeding during pregnancy five days before giving birth, during the month of Ramadan. Should that blood be considered menstruation or Istihaadhah [prolonged flow of blood or menorrhagia], and what are the obligations upon her? 　　Response:... More

　　First: Major Shik 　　One of the most important things Muslims must know and pay attention to is the issue of Shirk (Associating partners with Allah in worship), its seriousness and its different types, so that our Tawheed (belief in the Oneness of Allah) and our Islam may be complete, and... More

　　Theft is Haraam (forbidden) according to the Quran, Sunnah [sayings of Prophet Muhammad (may Allah exalt his mention)] and Ijmaa’ (scholarly consensus). Allah, the Most Exalted, has condemned this action and decreed an appropriate punishment for it. The Hadd [i.e. the legal punishment prescribed by the Sharee'ah (Islamic law)] for... More

　　The grave and evil act of sodomy has various names in the Arabic language, some of which mean: 　　· The act of the people of Loot, may Allah exalt his mention. 　　· Sodomy. 　　· Homosexuality. 　　· Entering a person from the rear. 　　· Same-sex relationships. 　　This evil act has become... More

　　Real life stories: 　　We have received many questions from Muslims who live in the west in this regard; the following are two examples: 　　· I live in Canada. My sister has a bisexual boyfriend and does not see any problem in this; she even goes with him to a gay... More

　　The Muslim society is a harmonious one where love and unity prevail. The Sharee‘ah encourages everything that strengthens the spirit of brotherhood among members of this society and prohibits anything that may negatively affect this spirit. One of the negative morals that has been prohibited by Sharee‘ah is abandonment. 　　The... More

　　Abandoning the Disobedient and Heretical Innovators 　　Abandoning the disobedient and disbelieving innovators is required at all times unless they repent and return to the truth. Whoever reveres an innovator in religion would thereby be contributing to the destruction of the religion. When a man of those who denied the divine... More

　　Definition: 　　The word used for 'interest' in the Quran is Ar-Riba, an Arabic word which means 'excess.' In Sharee`ah (Islamic Law), it is the measure of excess in one thing when two things are exchanged in some bargain; or in the case of a loan, an increased amount of the... More

　　{Say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour.} [Quran 17:23] 　　In Islam, it is obligatory for us to show kindness, respect, and obedience to our parents. The position of parents, and the mutual obligations and responsibilities, have been addressed in... More

　　Islam has come with the establishment of justice and prevention of injustice as one of its most manifest goals. Justice is the purpose for which Prophet Muhammad and all other Messengers, may Allah exalt their mention, were sent. Allah Says (what means): "We have already sent Our messengers with clear... More

　　Homosexuality and lesbianism have been dubbed 'alternative life-styles', 'personal preference', 'natural variation', etc. In the West today, where homosexuality was once considered an illness by the Association of Psychiatrists, it has now been removed from the list and replaced by homophobia (the dislike of homosexuals and homosexuality). Consequently, Islam and... More