Arabic… The French Revival of Mawlid in Egypt | ʿAbdur-Raḥmān Al-Jabartī 23 Aug 2026 Why did France revive the celebration of Mawlid ??? (The Egyptian historian, ʿAbdur-Raḥmān) Al-Jabartī -may Allāh have mercy on him- (1753–1825) said: “When Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 – 1821) occupied Egypt,…
A'dāb… Is it correct to congratulate saying Mabrook? | Shaykh Rashād aḍ-Ḍāliʿī 8 Sep 20258 Sep 2025 ﷽ ولا تــــقـــل مـــهـــنّــئًــا "مبروكُ" *** فــــذاك فــي لــســـانِـنــا متروكُ!لأن مـــعـــنــاه: بَــعِــيــرٌ قـد بَرَكْ *** عـــلـــيــك كِـدْنـا بعدَه أن نَقْبِرَكْ!وإنّـــمـــا الـصّــحــيــح أن يُقـالا *** "مباركٌ" عــلـى الــفــتــى ما نالا!و "بارك الله"…
Arabic… Effect of Differences Across Countries in Moon Sighting on Travelers | Shaykh Muḥammad al-ʿUthaymīn 30 Mar 2025 ﷽ Q. What is the ruling on one who starts fasting in a Muslim country then goes to another country where the people started fasting later than the people in…
Al-Walāʾ wal-Barāʾ… A Critical Look At the Ruling of Accepting Food and Gifts on the Festivals of the Disbelievers | Ibn Taymiyyah 14 Nov 202414 Apr 2025 ﷽ [INTRODUCTION] Shaykh Al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah said: As for accepting gifts from them (i.e., the disbelievers) on the days of their festivals, then we have already quoted from ʿAlī -may…
A'dāb… Warning against Mawlid from the Mimbar of the Prophet’s Masjid | Shaykh ʿAlī al-Ḥudhaifī 15 Sep 202415 Sep 2024 ﷽ Advice to love the Messenger of Allāh by adherence to his Sunnah and avoiding all forms of Bidʿah A Warning against the innovation of Mawlid from the Mimbar of…
A'dāb… Ruling of Greeting and Hugging and Shaking Hands on the day of Eīd | Shaykh Ibn Bāz & Shaykh Yaḥyā al-Ḥajūrī 16 Jun 202429 Mar 2025 ﷽ Shaykh Ibn Bāz -may Allāh have mercy on him- Q. Greeting on Eid - i.e. Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha - and what people do in terms of shaking…
Festivals… Ruling on Celebrating Qarqīʿān | The Permanent Committee 24 Mar 20242 Apr 2024 ﷽ Qarqīʿān: An innovated festival celebrated in the Gulf and surrounding regions with varying names such as Qaranqasho in Oman, Girgian/Gergaan in Kuwait, Gergaoun in Bahrain, Qarqīʿān/Gargee’an/Al-Nāṣifāʾ in Saudi Arabia,…
Aqeedah… The Innovated Celebration of ʿEīd Ghadīr Khumm | Umm Ḥafṣ bint al-Ḥamzī 5 Jul 20237 Jul 2023 ﷽ [Ḥadīth ath-Thaqalayn] It was reported in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim that Zayd bin Arqam -may Allāh be pleased with him- narrated: One day Allah's Messenger ﷺ stood up to deliver a…
Abū Dāwūd… When Two ʿEīds have coincided | Shaykh Abū ʿAmmār Yāsir al-ʿAdenī 20 Apr 202321 Apr 2023 ﷽ ⚠ Benefit: If ʿEīd and the Friday prayer coincides, then whoever performs the ʿEīd prayer, the obligation of Friday prayer is waived from him[1], and he should perform the…
