The Ruling on taking Photographs Using Mobile Phones..

 

By: Sheikh Saalih al-Fawzaan حفظه الله

Question: What is the ruling concerning taking pictures using a mobile phone considering some people say that it is just capturing a shadow and there is no prohibition in that, so what is the ruling concerning that?

Answer: For HIM there is no prohibition in that, as for the Sunnah and the evidences then picture taking/making in general is Haraam (prohibited) and the picture maker is cursed. And he will receive from the most severest of punishments on the Day of Judgment.

So, what is it that takes the mobile phone out from this generality?

The Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم made picture making Haraam without exception by any means; (whether that be by way of) a mobile phone, a camera, by hand (sculpting) or by drawing, he made it absolutely Haraam. So who is he that makes an exception from what the Messenger  صلى الله عليه وسم said and attempts to redress the Messenger.

Apart from that the Muhaqqiqeen  (verifiers) from the Scholars make an exception in the case of necessity, if a person is in need of taking a picture for a necessity then it is allowed due to this necessity due to His saying - the Most High:

(وقَدْ فَصَّلَ لَكُم مَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ إلاَّ مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إلَيْهِ )

while He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity? [Surah al-'An'aam:119]

SADNESS...

Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said the word (الحزن) – (sadness) does not appear in the Qur'aan except in the form of forbidding it

(ولا تهنو ولاتحزنوا)

or in the form of negating it

(فلاخوف عليهم ولا هم يحزنون).

And the reason for this is because there is no benefit for having sadness in the heart. The most beloved thing to Shaitan is to make the believing slave sad by taking him off track.

The Prophet (ﷺ) sought refuge in Allaah (سبحانه وتعالى) from sadness

(اللهم إني أعوذ بك من الهم والحزن)

Ibnul Qayyim رحمه الله said: "Sadness weakens the heart and diminishes determination and wanting to go forward. And there is nothing more beloved to the Shaitan than the sadness of a believer."

For this reason, be happy, optimistic and think good about Allaah (سبحانه وتعالى). Have trust in what Allaah (سبحانه وتعالى) is able to do and depend on Him. You will find happiness and pleasure in all situations.

The Supplication of the Child for the Parent

The Noble Sheikh Muqbil Ibnu Haadi al-Wadi’ee  رحمه الله, in his book "al-Jaami' as-Saheeh" under the 9th Chapter of the Book of Manners, he mentioned the following:

Chapter: The Supplication of the Child for the Parent

He then cited in this chapter the following hadeeth on the authority of Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه  who said the Messenger of Allaah صلى الله عليه وسلم  said:

إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَيَرْفَعُ الدَّرَجَةَ لِلْعَبْدِ الصَّالِحِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، فَيَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ، أَنَّى لِي هَذِهِ؟ فَيَقُولُ: بِاسْتِغْفَارِ وَلَدِكَ لَكَ. وفي رواية (بِدُعَاءِ وَلَدِكَ لَكَ)

Surely Allaah سبحانه وتعالى will raise the rank for the righteous slave in Paradise. Then he will say: “My Lord, how is this mine? He (Allaah) will say: Through your righteous child seeking forgiveness for you. And in another narration --- (Through the supplication of your child for you).

The hadeeth was reported by Ahmed (10203) and the other narration was reported by al-Bazzaar as found in Kashf al-Astaar (4/39).  And was graded sound by Sheikh Muqbil رحمه الله in the previous source as well as as-Saheeh al-Musnad (1389). As it was also authenticated by al-Imam al-Albani  رحمه  in "as-Saheeha" (1098).

Indeed the previous hadeeth calls the attention of the believing slaves of Allaah, men and women, young and old, to the great virtue which is supplicating for the parents. This is a matter which many of us are unfortunately negligent of. 

Ruling On When The Walimah Is Performed

Question addressed to Sheikh Abdul-Muhsin Al-Abbad حفظه الله:

Does the Walimah have a timing that it be before entering [upon the wife] or after it? Does it have a time that ends?

Answer:  

The Trials are Similar to the Flood...

 

The Noble Sheikh Sâlih al-Fawzaan (حفظه الله) stated: 

 “Whoever leaves off the Sunnah during the time of trials & tribulations is destroyed along with those who are destroyed. The trials & tribulations are similar to the flood water & nothing saves from it except holding onto the Sunnah.”

Sharh Risaalah al-‘Uboodiyyah

The Truth Seeker

The Noble Sheikh Sâleh al-Fawzaan (حفظه الله) stated: 

‘The one who is seeking the Truth is happy with the advice (he receives) and also being alerted about the mistake (he makes).’

Sharh Kitaab al-‘Uboodiyyah, pg. 252

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Whatever is decreed for a believer..

The Importance of الفقه الأكبر - The Major Fiqh - (Understanding the correct Aqeedah).

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Was-was is something that happens to everyone who turns to Allaah in Dhikr.

Sheikhul-Islaam Ibn Tayymiyyah رحمه الله said,

“Was-was is something that happens to everyone who turns to Allaah in Dhikr. It will inevitably happen to him. So he should be steadfast and remain patient, and persist in his Dhikr and prayer, and not give up, for, by persisting in it he will foil the plot of the Shaytan and,

‘Ever feeble indeed is the plot of Shaytan.’

[Soorah an-Nisa 4: 76]

Every time a person wants to turn his heart to Allaah, whispers of other matters come to him. The Shaytan is like a bandit; every time a person wants to travel towards Allaah, he wants to intercept him.