[hansen384cbh]

Which of the fatwa sites is better, al ifta that is certified by the Saudi government or Islam QA which is banned in Saudiyya??

[Aeaefee]

Which of the fatwa sites is better, al ifta that is certified by the Saudi government or Islam QA which is banned in Saudiyya??

Why is Islamqa Banned in Saudia? Can u plz provide any evidence for that?

[hansen384cbh]

Because the Saudi Government only lets a certain amount of scholars issue fatwas so that they are not conflicting for the people. And Islam QA's shaykh doesn't have permission from Al-Saud to issue fatwas

[Frogzlovzy]

Better to stay away from Islamqa website. Ghair Muqallid website. See this fatwa against Tableegh jama'at.



http://*************/en/ref/8674
What is the ruling on the 40 days and 4 months to the different part of world to call muslim brothers towards duties of islam.

Praise be to Allaah.

“Jamaa’at al-Tableegh” is one of the groups that are working for Islam. Their efforts in calling people to Allaah (da’wah) cannot be denied. But like many other groups they make some mistakes, and some points should be noted concerning them. These points may be summed up as follows, noting that these mistakes may vary within this group, depending on the environment and society in which they find themselves. In societies in which knowledge and scholars are prevalent and the madhhab of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah is widespread, the mistakes are much less; in other societies these mistakes may be greater. Some of their mistakes are:

1 – Not adopting the ‘aqeedah of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah. This is clearly seen from the variations in the ‘aqeedah of some of their members and even of some of their leaders.

2 – Their not paying attention to shar’i knowledge.

3 – Their misinterpretation of some Qur’aanic verses in a manner that was not intended by Allaah. For example they interpret the verses on jihad as referring to “going out for da’wah”. The verses which mentioned the word khurooj (going out) etc. are interpreted by them as meaning going out for da’wah.

4 – They make their system of going out for da’wah an act of worship. So they started to misquote the Qur’aan to support their system which specifies certain numbers of days and months. This system, which they think is based on evidence from Qur’aan, is widespread among them in all countries and environments.

5 – They do some things that go against sharee’ah, such as appointing one of them to make du’aa’ for them whilst the group goes out for da’wah, and they think that their success or failure depends on whether or not this man was sincere and his du’aa’ accepted.

6 – Da’eef (weak) and mawdoo’ (fabricated) ahaadeeth are widespread among them, and this is not befitting for those who aim to call people to Allaah.

7 – They do not speak of munkaraat (evil things), thinking that enjoining what is good is sufficient. Hence we find that they do not speak about evils that are widespread among the people, even though the slogan of this ummah – which they continually repeat – is:

“Let there arise out of you a group of people inviting to all that is good (Islam), enjoining Al-Ma‘roof (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do) and forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism and disbelief and all that Islam has forbidden). And it is they who are the successful”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:104 – interpretation of the meaning]

The successful are those who enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, not just those who do only one of the two.

8 – Some of them fall into self-admiration and arrogance, which leads them to look down on others, and even to look down on the scholars and describe them as inactive and sleeping, or to show off. So you find them talking about how they went out and travelled, and they saw such and such, which leads to unfavourable results, as we have mentioned.

9 – They regard going out for da’wah as better than many acts of worship such as jihad and seeking knowledge, even though those things are obligatory duties, or may be obligatory for some people but not others.

10 – Some of them audaciously issue fatwas, and discuss tafseer and hadeeth. That is because they allow each one of them to address the people and explain to them. This leads to them speak audaciously on matters of sharee’ah. So the inevitably speak of the meaning of a ruling, hadeeth or verse when they have not read anything about it, or listened to any of the scholars. And some of them are new Muslims or have only recently come back to Islam.

11- Some of them are negligent with regard to the rights of their children and wives. We have discussed the seriousness of this matter in the answer to question no. 3043.

Hence the scholars do not allow people to go out with them, except for those who want to help them and correct the mistakes that they have fallen into.

We should not keep the people away from them altogether, rather we must try to correct their mistakes and advise them so that their efforts will continue and they will be correct according to the Qur’aan and Sunnah.

There follow the fatwas of some of the scholars concerning Jamaa’at al-Tableegh:

1 – Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz said:

Jamaa’at al-Tableegh do not have proper understanding of the issues of ‘aqeedah, so it is not permissible to go out with them, except for one who has knowledge and understanding of the correct ‘aqeedah of Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah, so that he can guide them and advise them, and cooperate with them in doing good, because they are very active, but they need more knowledge and someone who can guide them of those who have knowledge of Tawheed and the Sunnah. May Allaah bless us all with proper understanding of Islam and make us steadfast in adhering to it.

Majmoo’ Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 8/331

2 – Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan said:

Going out for the sake of Allaah does not refer to the kind of going out that they mean nowadays. Going out for the sake of Allaah means going out to fight. What they call going out nowadays is a bid’ah (innovation) that was not narrated from the salaf.

Going out to call people to Allaah cannot be limited to a certain number of days, rather one should call people to Allaah according to one's abilities, without limiting that to a group or to forty days or more or less than that.

Similarly the daa’iyah must have knowledge. It is not permissible for a person to call people to Allaah when he is ignorant. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say (O Muhammad): This is my way; I invite unto Allaah (i.e. to the Oneness of Allaah — Islamic Monotheism) with sure knowledge”

[Yoosuf 12:108]

i.e., with knowledge, because the caller must know that to which he calls people, what is obligatory, mustahabb, haraam and makrooh. He has to know what shirk, sin, kufr, immorality and disobedience are; he has to know the degrees of denouncing evil and how to do it.

The kind of going out that distracts people from seeking knowledge is wrong, because seeking knowledge is an obligation, and it can only be achieved by learning, not by inspiration. This is one of the misguided Sufi myths, because action without knowledge is misguidance, and hoping to acquire knowledge without learning is an illusion.

From Thalaath Mihaadaraat fi’l-‘Ilm wa’l-Da’wah.

And Allaah knows best.
Islam Q&A



I hope the mods block islamqa links in the forum too.

[Frogzlovzy]

Better go to http://www.askimam.org/ or http://daruliftaa.net/
For Shafi'i fatwas: http://www.shafifiqh.com/

[boanuatiguali]

Better go to http://www.askimam.org/ or http://daruliftaa.net/
For Shafi'i fatwas: http://www.shafifiqh.com/

JazakAllah

[MP+4]

what about the webpage sunnipath? I can't even read Islam qa because the english used is so awful and I think the scholar is sexist.

[Frogzlovzy]

what about the webpage sunnipath?

I think Sunnipath is good. Except for a few 'in-depth' issues, which we laymen won't understand anyway.
Also visit askimam.org , http://daruliftaa.net (its not same as 'Al ifta' website mentioned in the OP).

[MP+4]

I think Sunnipath is good. Except for a few 'in-depth' issues, which we laymen won't understand anyway.
Also visit askimam.org , http://daruliftaa.net (its not same as 'Al ifta' website mentioned in the OP).

Do those sites allow women to drive? Islam qa is against women driving and I find the whole site sexist

[G778G9P0]

Do those sites allow women to drive? Islam qa is against women driving and I find the whole site sexist

even if one disagrees with a certain scholar's opinions using terms such as "sexist" is unfair to describe them. just because we disagree with someone is no excuse to use degrading terms for them.

scholars issue opinions to the best of their ability, for the benefit of the populace, and shaykh salih al-munajjadis a good scholar, not withstanding differences i would have with him over the typical fiqh issues and taqleed. it is the job of a scholar to stand up for what they believe is the most correct opinion and present it to the populace, even if the opinion is unpopular.

besides if i can remember islamqa doesn't condemn women driving as being haram however it does not condemn saudi for having that law (these are two different issues) and of course encourages women to follow the law when in saudi.

[G778G9P0]

Do those sites allow women to drive? Islam qa is against women driving and I find the whole site sexist

i might further add that you cannot judge a scholar's worth based on whether or not he permits a woman to drive.

he may have many justifications for having that opinion which you have never even considered, some of which may be context dependent.

[MP+4]

besides if i can remember islamqa doesn't condemn women driving as being haram however it does not condemn saudi for having that law (these are two different issues) and of course encourages women to follow the law when in saudi.

There is a fatwa from islamqa that say a woman shouldn't drive. http://*************/en/ref/45880 The sheik gives various reasons about why a woman shouldn't drive some making more sense than the other. However 1 reason I find to be ridiculous and a tad sexist. 7 – When women drive it leads to overcrowding in the streets, or it deprives some young men of the opportunity to drive cars when they are more deserving of that. So apparently female drivers cause all traffic jams and men deserve to drive more than females. Statements like that are why I dont really agree with this guy.


I do prefer Sunni Path because the scholar on that site seems to make better use of the English language. Islamqa is full of run on sentances and awkward grammar structures thus for me it can be extremely hard to grasp what the fatwa is saying because of how it is written. Sunni path also has a section at the top of the fatwas that tell you the exact decision: Yes such and such a thing is haram and then tells you why and it is easy to find the answer you are looking for. On islam qa you have to fish out the answer through these dense sentances and it takes a long time to get to the point of a fatwa.

Sunni Path and Islamqa seem to have completely opposite opinions on some issues. I remember I checked both sites for an opinion about going to a non Muslim relative's funeral when one of my uncles died a few months ago. Islamqa said it is completely haram to attend the relative on a non Muslim even if it is a relative while Sunni path says it is allowed for a Muslim to attend the funeral of a non Muslim if the deceased was a relative or friend or if benefit could be attained by attending the funeral. Needless to say I listened to the sunni path opinion.

[#[SoftAzerZx]]

Sunni Path and Islamqa seem to have completely opposite opinions on some issues. I remember I checked both sites for an opinion about going to a non Muslim relative's funeral when one of my uncles died a few months ago. Islamqa said it is completely haram to attend the relative on a non Muslim even if it is a relative while Sunni path says it is allowed for a Muslim to attend the funeral of a non Muslim if the deceased was a relative or friend or if benefit could be attained by attending the funeral. Needless to say I listened to the sunni path opinion.

It is prohibited to attend the actual funeral ceremonies of non-Muslims, says AskImam.
And by the way, sunnipath sees no problem invoking the dead-ones.

Wassalam.

[MP+4]

It is prohibited to attend the actual funeral ceremonies of non-Muslims, says AskImam.
And by the way, sunnipath sees no problem invoking the dead-ones.

Wassalam.

I was at a memorial and not a funeral but even so I still have an issue with disrespecting dead non Muslim relatives. I went out of respect for my family although I didn't participate in the prayers.

[EsAllCams]

There is a fatwa from islamqa that say a woman shouldn't drive. http://*************/en/ref/45880 The sheik gives various reasons about why a woman shouldn't drive some making more sense than the other. However 1 reason I find to be ridiculous and a tad sexist. 7 – When women drive it leads to overcrowding in the streets, or it deprives some young men of the opportunity to drive cars when they are more deserving of that. So apparently female drivers cause all traffic jams and men deserve to drive more than females. Statements like that are why I dont really agree with this guy.


I do prefer Sunni Path because the scholar on that site seems to make better use of the English language. Islamqa is full of run on sentances and awkward grammar structures thus for me it can be extremely hard to grasp what the fatwa is saying because of how it is written. Sunni path also has a section at the top of the fatwas that tell you the exact decision: Yes such and such a thing is haram and then tells you why and it is easy to find the answer you are looking for. On islam qa you have to fish out the answer through these dense sentances and it takes a long time to get to the point of a fatwa.

Sunni Path and Islamqa seem to have completely opposite opinions on some issues. I remember I checked both sites for an opinion about going to a non Muslim relative's funeral when one of my uncles died a few months ago. Islamqa said it is completely haram to attend the relative on a non Muslim even if it is a relative while Sunni path says it is allowed for a Muslim to attend the funeral of a non Muslim if the deceased was a relative or friend or if benefit could be attained by attending the funeral. Needless to say I listened to the sunni path opinion.

That does sound somewhat misogynist, but I can easily see it being an issue of poor translation.

The shaikh may have been trying to say that, since men are required to provide their families, they are more in need of the roads than women are, the majority of whom would not be driving for essential needs.

I'm not really a fan of the website, but I'd make excuses for Sh. Munajjid in this case, as it could be interpreted in a way that isn't negative.

[MP+4]

That does sound somewhat misogynist, but I can easily see it being an issue of poor translation.

The shaikh may have been trying to say that, since men are required to provide their families, they are more in need of the roads than women are, the majority of whom would not be driving for essential needs.

I'm not really a fan of the website, but I'd make excuses for Sh. Munajjid in this case, as it could be interpreted in a way that isn't negative.

I see what you are saying.

[citalopram]

One good thing I have found about Islamqa is that it provides evidences from Quran and Hadees in favor of their answers.

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One good thing I have found about Islamqa is that it provides evidences from Quran and Hadees in favor of their answers.

This can be said about nearly all the QnA sites.

But i would say the only good thing about Islamqa on some occasions it gives the opinions of the four Schools and it's layout and search facilities are better.

[MP+4]

This can be said about nearly all the QnA sites.

But i would say the only good thing about Islamqa on some occasions it gives the opinions of the four Schools and it's layout and search facilities are better.

I agree brother, the sight is extremely well designed and the layout is very good.

[EsAllCams]

This can be said about nearly all the QnA sites.

But i would say the only good thing about Islamqa on some occasions it gives the opinions of the four Schools and it's layout and search facilities are better.

Has it been recently updated?

Last time I used it it was extremely terrible. Not that other fatawa websites are better, but it was definitely far behind the curve in internet technology.