Category: Fatwa – religious verdicts

Question: Some of the brothers in our area treat jinn-possessed cases by reciting aayaat from the Qur.aan. They claim that when they were treating one such case, (the angel) Jibreel descended from the sky and helped them drive the jinn out of the patient. This claim has created much dissension and confusion amongst the people. We request you […]

Question: It is claimed that treatment for insanity is to be sought at church, in particular, the church of Mary Jirjis, or from sorcerers and charlatans commonly practising in villages. That type of treatment is claimed to have sometimes worked. So is it permissible to do that, keeping in mind that a patient in a […]

Question: What is the Islaamic position regarding the ruqyah? I have heard about a companion (of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam)) who treated a patient by ruqyah, and was given some sheep in return. This was approved by the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam), who said: ((Assign a share for me with you)). And it is […]

Question: Is it permissible to take a woman afflicted with black magic to one of the shaykhs so he can recite upon her? Response: If the shaykh is known to be upright and religious, and of sound ‘aqeedah, and will recite the Qur.aan (upon her) whilst maintaining her complete hijaab and without being alone with […]

Question: Is it allowed for a person to change to whom what he has vowed is going to go to after he finds that there are more deserving recipients and after he had specifically stated what and to whom he was going to give?

Question: A woman vowed that if she gave birth to a healthy baby and it lived for at least one year, she would then fast for a year. Such did occur and the baby lived for more than a year. But she is not able to perform the fast.

Question: In the December 1975 edition of “al-‘Arabee” number 205, page 15, it is alleged under the question and answer column that it is man who decides the gender of the fetus. Is there anyone other than Allaah who knows the unseen? What is the Islaamic ruling on this issue?

Question: If a newborn child was to die right after birth, is the ‘aqeeqah obligatory for him? Response: If a child is born after the completion of four months (in the mother’s womb), then the‘aqeeqah should be carried out for him, and (likewise) he should also be named. This is because after the passing of four months, life […]

Question: A woman is grieving because she is not pregnant; And sometimes she cries and ends up thinking a lot and becomes withdrawn from life, so what is the ruling and what advice do you have for her? Response: It is not befitting for this woman to grieve and cry because she is unable to […]

Question: There is a woman who has been unable to conceive; the doctors carried out some tests and discovered the eggs (in the womb) are dead. So they carried out an operation to implant (more) eggs, and now she is pregnant with four (babies). When the doctors discovered this, they informed her husband. He said […]