Does committing a sin openly put a person beyond the pale of Islam?

 

Is it kufr to commit a sin openly and discuss about sinful activities such as movies, songs etc? Does this rule apply to both major as well as minor sins? Please pay attention to this question, as a number of our brothers and sisters who have newly inclined towards Islam are facing this problem.

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

One of the things concerning which there can
be no doubt is the fact that committing acts of disobedience and major sins openly is sin upon sin which may lead a person to kufr at the time of
committing that sin openly, because he takes the prohibition on that lightly and is proud of what he is doing. There is no difference between
major and minor sins with regard to this ruling.  

It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: I
heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “All of my ummah may be forgiven except those who commit sin
openly. It is a kind of committing sin openly if a man does something at night, then morning comes and Allaah has concealed his sin, but he says,
‘O So and so, I did such and such last night,’ when his Lord has concealed him (his action) all night but in the morning he reveals that which
Allaah had concealed for him.” 

Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5721; Muslim, 2990 

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy
on him) said:  

… There is a third type of immoral,
prmiscuous evildoer, who speaks of zina with pride (Allaah forbid), and speaks of how he traveled to such and such a land, and committed immoral
actions and adultery with a number of women, and so on, and he boasts about that. 

This person should be asked to repent; if he
repents all well and good, otherwise he should be executed, because if a person boasts about committing zina, this implies that he regards zina as
being permissible (Allaah forbid), and whoever regards zina as permissible is a kaafir. 

Sharh Riyaadh al-Saaliheen,
1/116 

Undoubtedly there are varying degrees of
disobedience, and the level of sin varies according to the person’s state of mind whilst committing the sin and afterwards. The one who conceals
his sin is not like one who commits sin openly. The one who regrets it afterwards is not like one who boasts about it. 

Ibn al-Qayyim said: 

In conclusion, evil actions vary according to
their consequences. Those who have boyfriends or girlfriends commit a less serious sin than those who commit immoral actions with anyone; the one
who commits sin in secret is doing something less serious than one who commits sin openly and broadcasts it. The one who keeps quiet about it
commits a less serious sin than one who tells people about it. Such a one is far removed from the forgiveness of Allaah, as the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “All of my ummah may be forgiven except those who commit sin openly…” 

Ighaathat al-Lahfaan,
2/147 

The basic principle is
that the Muslim should follow his sin with repentance and seeking forgiveness; he should regret what he has done and resolve never to go back to
it. He should not follow it with boasting and speaking openly about it. 

Ahmad (8792) and al-Tirmidhi (3334) narrated
that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If the
believer commits a sin, a black spot appears on his heart. If he repents, gives it up and seeks forgiveness, his heart is cleansed, but if he does
more then (that spot) increases until it covers his heart. That is the raan (covering of sin) which Allaah mentioned in the Qur’aan: 

“Nay! But on their hearts is the Raan
(covering of sins and evil deeds) which they used to earn”

[al-Mutaffifeen 83:14] 

Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh
al-Tirmidhi, 2654 

There remains one
issue that was mentioned in the question, which is the committing of sin openly by those who are new in Islam. Those people are still unaware of
the rulings of Islam, so they are excused if they do not know the shar’i rulings, but they should be taught. So strive to teach them, and show
them this answer. 

May Allaah help us to do that which He loves
and which pleases Him. 

And Allaah knows best.

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What is the ruling on one who discloses secrets?

 

What is mentioned in Quaran and Hadeeth about revealing a secret to someone that was told in confidence?.

Praise be to Allaah.
 

 

Secrets are a kind of trust, and thus they
are a kind of contract or covenant which must be kept. It is necessary to be harsh with those who disclose them, because they are betraying a
trust and breaking their promise; and those who deserve to a ta’zeer punishment should be punished.  

Secrets vary. There are those for which the
person who discloses them must be dealt with harshly, because disclosing them causes widespread harm, such as disclosing secrets to the kuffaar
and enabling them to defeat the Muslims or gain victory over them. This is what is known in modern parlance as high treason. And there are secrets
that are less serious, such as those in which disclosure causes harm to individuals. But in all cases disclosure is a betrayal of the trust and
breaking of the covenant. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And fulfil (every) covenant. Verily, the
covenant will be questioned about”

[al-Isra’ 17:34] 

“Verily, Allaah commands that you should
render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due”

[al-Nisa’ 4:58] 

So if keeping secrets is obligatory, then
disclosing them is haraam. 

The Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) told a secret to ‘Aa’ishah and Hafsah and entrusted them with it, but they disclosed the secret, and Allaah rebuked them for
that. 

Allaah said (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And (remember) when the Prophet 
disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives (Hafsah), then she told it (to another i.e. ‘Aa’ishah). And Allaah made it known to him; he
informed part thereof and left a part. Then when he told her (Hafsah) thereof, she said: ‘Who told you this?’ He said: ‘The All-Knower, the
All-Aware (Allaah) has told me.’”

[al-Tahreem 66:3] 

Then Allaah said (interpretation of the
meaning): 

“If you two (wives of the Prophet:
‘Aa’ishah and Hafsah) turn in repentance to Allaah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet
likes); but if you help one another against him (Muhammad), then verily, Allaah is his Mawlaa (Lord, or Master, or Protector), and Jibreel
(Gabriel), and the righteous among the believers; and furthermore, the angels are his helpers”

[al-Tahreem 66:4] 

Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) withdrew from his wives for a month because of the secret that Hafsah had disclosed to ‘Aa’ishah. Al-Bukhaari, 5191. Ibn Hajar
(may Allaah have mercy on him) said concerning this hadeeth: This indicates that the one who discloses a secret may be punished in a fitting
manner. 

In the Sunnah we find a warning against
seeking out the secrets of others, and spreading secrets that should not be spread. 

For example, it is strongly discouraged to
seek out the faults of others. According to a hadeeth narrated from Abu Hurayrah, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: “If a man were to look into your private affairs without your permission, and you were to throw a pebble at him and put out his
eye, there would be no sin on you.” Al-Bukhaari, 6902; Muslim, 2158. Ibn Hajar said, commenting on this hadeeth: It is narrated by Muslim with a
different isnaad from Abu Hurayrah: “Whoever looks into some people’s house without their permission, it is permissible for them to put out his
eye.” And it was narrated with yet another isnaad from Abu Hurayrah in a version that states it even more clearly; this is narrated by Ahmad, Ibn
Abi ‘Aasim and al-Nasaa’i, and classed as saheeh by Ibn Hibbaan and al-Bayhaqi. This version says: “Whoever looks into some people’s house without
their permission, and they put his eye out, there is no diyah (blood money) and no qisaas (retaliatory punishment).” And according to one report
through this isnaad, “… and it is worthless.” 

Similarly there is the warning against the
one who eavesdrops on the secrets of others. It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: “Whoever eavesdrops on the conversation of other people when they do not want him (to listen), or they move away from him, molten lead will
be poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 7042. 

The warning against spreading things that it
is not permissible to spread includes condemnation of the one who spread marital secrets. He is regarded as being among the most evil of people
before Allaah. 

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed (may Allaah
be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Among the most evil of people before Allaah on the
Day of Resurrection will be a man who is intimate with a woman and she with him, then he spreads her secret.” Narrated by Muslim, 1437. 

According to another report narrated by
Muslim, 1437, “One of the greatest trusts before Allaah on the Day of Resurrection will be a man who was intimate with his wife and she with him,
then he spread her secret.” What is meant by “one of the greatest trusts” is one of the greatest betrayals of trust. 

Among the advice given by the Arabs to new
brides is: “Do not disclose his secret, for if you disclose his secret, you will make him hate you.”  

The secrets of the home should not be
disclosed, and wise men and those who are religiously committed advise the one who knows a secret not to disclose it.  

It was narrated from Thaabit that Anas said:
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to me when I was playing with some other boys, and greeted us with
salaam, then he sent me on an errand. I was late going home to my mother, and when I came she asked, ‘What kept you?’ I said, ‘The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent me on an errand.’ She said, ‘What did he need?’ I said, ‘It is a secret.’ She said,
‘Never disclose the secret of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to anyone.’ Anas said: ‘By Allaah if I were
to disclose it to anyone I would have disclosed it to you, O Thaabit.’

Narrated by Muslim, 2482. 

Disclosing secrets is one of the signs of
hypocrisy, because it comes under the heading of betraying a trust. 

It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr
that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are four qualities, whoever has all of them is a pure hypocrite,
and whoever has some of them has a characteristic of hypocrisy until he gives it up: when he is entrusted with something he betrays that trust;
when he speaks he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it, and when he disputes he resorts to lies and falsehood.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 34;
Muslim, 58. 

It is not a condition of a trust that the one
who speaks these words must tell his listener that it is a secret that he should not tell anyone, rather it is sufficient for his manner to
indicate that, such as if he takes him away from others to tell him, or when he tells him he looks around to see if anyone is listening, etc. 

Al-Tirmidhi (1959) narrated from Jaabir ibn
‘Abd-Allaah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “If a man tells you something then looks around, it is a
trust.” Classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi. 

And it says in Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi: 

“Then looks around” means looking to the
right and the left out of caution. “It is a trust” means it is entrusted to the one to whom he spoke, i.e., it comes under the same rulings as a
trust, so he must conceal it. Ibn Raslaan said: Because his looking around is the signal to the one to whom he is speaking that he is afraid that
someone may overhear him, and that he has chosen him to tell his secret to. His looking around takes the place of his saying, ‘Listen to this and
keep quiet about it because it is a trust (or a secret).’” 

And Allaah knows best.

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She claimed that she was pregnant with a child from him and had an abortion, and he paid the expenses

 

A woman who has a bad reputation and behaves badly claimed that she was pregnant from a friend of mine that she was pregnant. He is married with a young daughter and he swears that he has never had intercourse with her, although something happened between them, but it did not reach the level of intercourse. But she insisted that he was the father of the child in her womb. The solution was that she went to a doctor to abort the child, and because he was afraid of exposure and embarrassment that this woman could cause – because he is married and has a daughter, as I said – he paid for the abortion expenses. It turned out that she was pregnant with a child whose age was six days shy of three months. He deeply regrets what he did, and paying for the expenses of aborting a child whose conception he had nothing to do with. 


My question is: 


What is the Islamic ruling on this action? How can he repent from this deed? Is he regarded as a partner in the killing? How can he repent sincerely to Allaah from what happened? What should he have done, according to sharee’ah, when this girl claimed that he was the father of the child in her womb? I would like an answer soon. May Allaah reward you with good.

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly: 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And whosoever fears Allaah and keeps his duty to Him, He
will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty)”

[al-Talaaq 65:2] 

Your friend did not fear Allaah, so He did not grant him a
way out. You say that he was intimate with that woman, but he did not have
intercourse with her. This is taking lightly and being heedless about doing
a haraam action with that woman, which is what led him to commit the second
crime (abortion) and made him unable to ward off accusations against him and
stand up to this woman properly, because he knew in his heart that he was
not chaste and did not resist doing haraam things, even though Allaah has
blessed him with a wife and a legitimate marriage. How can a wise man
refrain from good, halaal pleasure and replace it with haraam and enjoy it? 

If your friend had kept himself chaste, Allaah would have
granted him a way out, but he transgressed the sacred limits of Allaah and
was punished by being caused to fall into another sin. As one of the salaf
said:  One of the punishments of sin is further sin, just as the reward for
good deeds is more good deeds. 

Secondly: 

So long as there is still some goodness in your friend, which
is indicated by his regret for what has happened and his desire to repent,
then he should note that repentance is not valid and accepted unless it
meets three conditions: 

1 – Regret for what he has done. 

2 – Giving up the sin. So he must cut off all ties with this
evil woman. It is strange that you say that your friend has a daughter.
Would he like that for his daughter? No one would want this for their
daughters. 

So he cannot repent if he is still in touch with this woman
or any other. 

3 – He should resolve firmly never to go back to this sin
again, and he should resolve to refrain from haraam things and protect
himself and his family. He should beware lest he be tested with regard to
the closest of people to him as a punishment for what he has done. 

He should strive hard in acts of worship, and pray regularly
on time with the congregation in the mosque if he was careless about that
before. He should read Qur’aan a great deal and attend classes, and give a
lot of money in charity. 

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And verily, I am indeed forgiving to him who repents,
believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with Me) and does
righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them (till his
death)”

[Ta-Ha 20:82] 

Let him make this sin the beginning of something good for
him, by turning to Allaah and keeping away from sin. Many people may be
better after sinning and repenting than they were before, if they repent
properly and strive to better themselves. 

And Allaah is the Source of strength.

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Islam Question and Answer - He has the problem of the secret habit and is suffering because of doing ghusl; can he pray with wudoo’ when he is junub?

I am a young man who had a religious upbringing, and I have memorized the Holy Qur’aan. I became addicted to touching my private parts and playing with them, and I did not know that what I was doing was the secret habit until a few years later, and I did not know that it causes janaabah and major impurity. 


I am severely addicted to this habit and I even do it three times a day. 


When I found out that it causes janaabah, and that it requires ghusl, at first I started to do ghusl, but it was no use. Hardly half the day passes before I do it, and I started to regard wudoo’ as sufficient for praying and reading Qur’aan, because it is difficult to do ghusl every time. I started to doubt whether my prayer is valid and to think that it is invalid. Then I started to be careless about it and I was not keen to do it until I did ghusl, then I was afraid that I might be a kaafir, so I decided to do wudoo’ and pray so that I would not become accustomed to not praying. 


I have tried to give it up many times, but I failed every time. The shortest time I was able to go without masturbating was only three days, then I went back to it. 


Should I continue as I am and attend prayer in congregation having done only the usual wudoo’, or should I stop that and join the prayers together when I do ghusl? Can I recite Qur’aan during that time?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly: 

Before answering your
questions, we should pause to note a few things. We are very happy that you
have written to us. You have told us about what you are suffering from of
the shaytaan gaining power over you, and we are saddened to learn that your
situation is so bad, but we hope that our Lord will help you and guide you
to the best of attitudes and deeds. We think that the fact that you have
memorized Qur’aan, and that you love obedience and worship, especially
prayer, will be a means to your being protected and guided, in sha Allaah. 

Secondly:

 You should realize that
what you are doing – the secret habit – is something that has been done by
many, but Allaah has enabled them to repent from it. The reasons why they
stopped it are many. Some of them gave it up out of fear of Allaah, and out
of shyness before Him and His noble angels, because they believed that
Allaah can see them, so they gave it up out of shyness before Him. They knew
that the angels can see them, so they gave it up out of shyness before them,
and they knew that Allaah has forbidden it, and they feared His punishment.
Some of them gave it up when they thought about its many harmful effects on
the soul and the body; they knew that it would affect their marital lives,
so they gave it up lest its consequences affect them. Some of them gave it
up because it was contrary to sound human nature and reason that Allaah has
bestowed on them.

 We think that you will
give it up for all the reasons mentioned above. Allaah has given you
strength and youth, and health and well being, and righteousness and
guidance. These are blessings for which you cannot give enough thanks even
if you live as long as Nooh (peace be upon him), praying and obeying your
Lord. Is this the way to show gratitude for these blessings? The fact that
you have memorized the Book of Allaah and you know the ruling on the one who
does not pray should motivate you to think carefully about how this habit
has led you to neglect the greatest of the practical pillars of Islam,
namely prayer. By giving it up you will be joining the mushrikeen and
apostates who have left the religion of Allaah! We think positively of you
and we think that you will give up this habit out of shyness before Allaah
and His angels, and out of fear of His punishment, and because of the bad
effects it has on the soul and body, and because Islam says that it is
haraam. 

This is what we think of
you, and we hope that you will not let us down. We hope, after all this,
that you will think about just two things: 

1 – What if one of the
great Shaykhs or scholars whom you trust and respect were to see you? What
if they saw you when you were engaging in this bad habit? Would you ever
enjoy life after that and would you be able to face them after that? 

Remember that Allaah can
see you and is watching you, and that His noble angels can see you. 

2 – We hope that you will
think about the possibility that you may die whilst engaging in this habit!
Would you like your life to end in that way? Would you like to be raised
from your grave in that state? Would you like to die in a state of janaabah
due to a haraam action? 

We hope that you will think
about these two things, and will write and tell us that you have pledged not
to do that and that you are taking measures to strengthen your heart with
faith and certain belief, keeping away from all things that may lead to
doing this habit, such as looking at haraam things, being alone with a
member of the opposite sex, reading provocative stories, and other things.
We are waiting for a letter from you telling us that you have repented to
Allaah and that you are maintaining your tahaarah (purity) and praying
regularly. We hope that you will not let us down and that we will hear from
you soon.  

Thirdly: 

Remember that emission of
maniy with desire means that ghusl is obligatory, and it is not permissible
for you to do wudoo’ only for prayer after you have become junub. There is
no difference of scholarly opinion concerning this. We would never tell you
to do wudoo’ and pray because it is better than not praying at all, because
this would be a deceitful fatwa and it would be deceiving you. Rather we say
to you with certainty that prayer offered without doing ghusl in the event
of janaabah is invalid, and doing that knowingly is a kind of mocking
sharee’ah.  

Praying without having
purified oneself is a major sin for which a person deserves to be punished
in the grave. Listen to this hadeeth which was narrated by al-Tahhaawi in
Mushkil al-Athaar from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased
with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
who said: “It was commanded that one of the slaves of Allaah be given one
hundred lashes in his grave, but he kept asking Allaah and calling upon Him
until it was made one. And his grave was filled with fire. When it ceased,
he woke up and said: Why did you flog me? They said: You offered a prayer
without having purified yourself, and you passed by one who was being
wronged and you did not help him.” 

Classed as hasan by
al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb (2234). 

This is the punishment for
a person who offered a single prayer without having purified himself. Are
you able to bear that? 

Beware of responding to the
tricks of the shaytaan who is calling you to give up prayer. Your own nafs
may make that appear attractive to you too, seeking to escape from this
punishment. 

But this is not the way to
flee from this punishment. The likeness of that is the likeness of one who
flees from one thing to something that is even worse than it. 

Giving up prayer is kufr
that puts one beyond the pale of Islam, and the kaafir will abide in Hell
forever and ever. Understand this and be certain of it; perhaps it will make
you understand the state to which this bad habit has brought you, and
perhaps you will hasten to set things straight and sort out the mess that
your life has become because of this action. 

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn
Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 

Purification from janaabah
is obligatory, and no one has the right to pray in a state of either
janaabah or minor impurity until he has purified himself. If a person prays
without having purified himself in the manner prescribed in sharee’ah,
thinking that it is permissible to do that, he is a kaafir. If he does not
regard that as permissible, then there is a difference of scholarly opinion
as to whether he is a kaafir, but he deserves a severe punishment. 

Majmoo’ al-Fataawa
(21/295). 

Fleeing from punishment is
achieved by fleeing to Allaah, may He be exalted:
“So flee to Allaah (from His Torment to His Mercy __ Islamic Monotheism).
Verily, I (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)
am a plain warner to you from Him” [al-Dhaariyaat 51:50]. 

You flee from everything
that you fear, except Allaah. So if you fear Him, flee to Him. Fleeing to
Him means fleeing from that which Allaah hates to that which He loves,
fleeing from disobedience to obedience, from kufr to faith, from innovation
to Sunnah, from heedlessness to remembrance. 

We ask Allaah to purify
your heart and keep you chaste, and to help you to do that which He loves
and which pleases Him. 

And Allaah is the Source of
strength.

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Ruling on photographs

 

ASSALAMALEIKUM

My question is : IS the taking of PHOTOGRAPHS
ALLOWED,(I know drawing pictures of living things is not
allowed -but what about taking photograph's of people etc.),
can you supply me with some evidence please. I need this
information quickly.- Inshallah.

Jaazakala hair.

Praise be to Allaah.



Photography (tasweer) means the taking of pictures of living, animate
moving beings, like people, animals, birds, etc. The ruling is that it is
forbidden on the basis of a number of reports, such as the following:



'Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the
Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Those
who will be most severely punished by Allaah on the Day of Resurrection
will be the image-makers." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, see al-Fath, 10/382).



Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah, may He
be exalted, says: 'Who does more wrong than the one who tries to create
something like My creation? Let him create a grain of wheat or a kernel of
corn.'" (Reported by al-Bukhaari, see Fath al-Baari, 10/385).



'Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "Shall I not send you on the
same mission as the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) sent me? Do not leave any built-up tomb without
levelling it, and do not leave any picture in any house without erasing it."
(Reported by Muslim and al-Nisaa'i; this is the version narrated by al-Nisaa'i).



Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him and his father) reported that
the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Every image-maker will be in the Fire, and for every image that he made a
soul will be created for him, which will be punished in the Fire." Ibn
'Abbaas said: "If you must do that, make pictures of trees and other
inanimate objects." (Reported by Muslim, 3/1871)



These ahaadeeth indicate that pictures of animate beings are haraam,
whether they are humans or other creatures, whether they are
three-dimensional or two-dimensional, whether they are printed, drawn,
etched, engraved, carved, cast in moulds, etc. These ahaadeeth include all
of these types of pictures.



The Muslim should submit to the teachings of Islam and not argue with
them by saying, "But I am not worshipping them or prostrating to them!" If
we think about just one aspect of the evil caused by the prevalence of
photographs and pictures in our times, we will understand something of the
wisdom behind this prohibition: that aspect is the great corruption caused
by the provoking of physical desires and subsequent spread of immorality
caused by these pictures.



The Muslim should not keep any pictures of animate beings in his house,
because they will prevent the angels from entering. The Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The angels do not enter
a house in which there is a dog or pictures." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, see
al-Fath, 10/380).

But nowadays, unfortunately, one can even find in some Muslim homes
statues of gods worshipped by the kuffaar (such as Buddha etc.) which
they keep on the basis that they are antiques or decorative pieces. These
things are more strictly prohibited than others, just as pictures which are
hung up are worse than pictures which are not hung up, for how easily they
can lead to glorification, and cause grief or be a source of boasting! We
cannot say that these pictures are kept for memory's sake, because true
memories of a Muslim relative or friend reside in the heart, and we
remember them by praying for mercy and forgiveness for them.



Taking pictures with a camera involves human actions such as focusing,
pressing the shutter, developing, printing, and so on. We cannot call it
anything other than "picture-making" or tasweer, which is the expression
used by all Arabic-speakers to describe this action.



In the book Al-I'laam bi naqd kitaab al-halaal wa'l-haraam, the author says:
"Photography is even more of an imitation of the creation of Allaah than
pictures which are engraved or drawn, so it is even more deserving of
being prohibited… There is nothing that could exclude photography from
the general meaning of the reports." (p. 42, see also Fataawa Islamiyyah, 4/355).



Among the scholars who have discussed the issue of photography is
Shaykh Naasir al-Deen al-Albaani, who said: "Some of them differentiate
between hand-drawn pictures and photographic images by claiming that the
latter are not products of human effort, and that no more is involved than
the mere capturing of the image. This is what they claim. The tremendous
energy invested the one who invented this machine that can do in few
seconds what otherwise could not be done in hours does not count as
human effort, according to these people! Pointing the camera, focusing it,
and taking the picture, preceded by installation of the film and followed by
developing and whatever else that I may not know about… none of this is
the result of human effort, according to them!



Some of them explain how this photography is done, and summarize that
no less than eleven different actions are involved in the making of a picture.
In spite of all this, they say that this picture is not the result of human
action! Can it be permissible to hang up a picture of a man, for example, if
it is produced by photography, but not if it is drawn by hand?



Those who say that photography is permitted have "frozen" the meaning of
the word "tasweer," restriciting it only to the meaning known at the time of
the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and not
adding the meaning of photography, which is "tasweer" or
"picture-making" in every sense - linguistic, legal, and in its harmful effects,
and as is clear from the definition mentioned above. Years ago, I said to
one of them, By the same token, you could allow idols which have not
been carved but have been made by pressing a button on some machine
that turns out idols by the dozen. What do you say to that?"

(Aadaab al-Zafaaf by al-Albaani, p. 38)



It is also worth quoting the opinion of some contemporary scholars who
allow the taking of photographs but say that the pictures should not be
kept: "The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or pictures."
(See al-Sharh al-Mumti', 2/198).



There are many bad things involved in the making of pictures. Besides the
element of imitating the creation of Allaah - which is an accusation denied
by many of those who make pictures - reality bears witness to the great
extent of immorality and provocation of desires caused by the prevalence
of pictures and picture-making nowadays. We must remove or blot out
every picture, except when it is too difficult to do so, like the pictures
which are overwhelmingly prevalent in food packaging, or pictures used in
encyclopaedias and reference books. We should remove what we can, and
be careful about any provocative pictures that may be found.

"So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can…"
[al-Taghaabun 64:16 - interpretation of the meaning]



Photographs which are essential are permitted - such as those required for
identity documents, or for identifying or pursuing criminals [e.g. "wanted"
posters and the like - translator's note], or for educational purposes which
cannot be achieved otherwise. The principle in sharee'ah is that we should
not exaggerate about what is necessary.

We ask Allaah to accept our repentance and have mercy on us, and to
forgive our excesses, for He is the All-Hearing Who answers prayers. May
Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.

 

 

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Is it permissible to buy phone cards with pictures of women on them?

 

There is a brother who has a phone store, and he has some doubts about the money he earns through this store. He sells phone cards for cell phones or land lines on which there are pictures of women in make up or young men. Is the money that he gets from that halaal? Please note that there are other kinds of cards which do not have any pictures of people on them, so should he avoid the first kind?.

Praise be to Allaah.

It is not
permissible for the companies that produce phone cards to put pictures of
women on them, and it is not permissible for printers to print these cards,
because these pictures degrade women and make them like products to be
marketed, and because they are a source of temptation for young men who may
be provoked and tempted into doing evil deeds. 

With regard
to the one who buys these cards to sell them, if the image is what the
purchaser wants and he will keep it, then it is not permissible to buy them
or sell them. If the image is not what is wanted and the card will
eventually be thrown into the trash, then it is permissible to buy them and
sell them. 

Most of
these cards are bought to be used for phone calls, not because there are
pictures on them. 

If he can
erase the picture or remove it without affecting the sale, then he should do
that. If he can find other cards which have no pictures, then he should not
ignore them and buy the first kind, rather he and others should refrain from
buying them; perhaps not buying them will put pressure on them and they will
stop putting pictures of women on these cards. 

See also the
answer to question no: 44029

For
information on the fatwas on making pictures of women and on women’s
pictures in magazines, please see the answer to questions no.
47244,
3107 and
7636. 

And Allaah
knows best.

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Repenting From Adultery

 

Brother I don't know what to do, but I have committed a great sin. I know the
concept of confession does not exist in our beautiful religion, but I have committed fornication. I am trying to repent, and trying to ask Allah for his forgiveness. As I was reading Surah Noor, I found out that I can't marry a chaste woman, what should I do. Please pray for me so Allah makes his punishments easy on me in the Hell fire.

Al-hamdu lillaah.

1) Do not despair, for Allaah the Most Exalted and Glorified said (interpretation of the meaning): "Say: Oh my servants
who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the mercy of Allaah,
for Allaah forgives all sins; for He is oft-forgiving, most merciful."
[Surah 39,Verse 53]

2) Let your repentance be truly from your heart,
and stay away from all sources of temptations. Also, perform many good deeds,
as good deeds abrogate the bad ones.

3) If you repent to Allah, you are no longer described
as a fornicator (zaani). Therefore, you can marry a chaste woman.

4) The believer has high hope and aspiration for
the best from Allaah. He not only asks Allah for making his punishment easy
in hellfire, but he also prays to God the Almighty to save him from Hell and
award him with paradise for his repentance and good deeds.

He committed zina with a woman and wants to marry her, but her father refuses

 

I have more of a problem, than a question to ask. I have had a Muslim girlfriend for 2 years, but recently split up. I know that she feels the same way as me, and that we want to marry. The problem is that her parents have warned her not to contact me. If I was to tell them that I took their daughters virginity, will this give me the right to her hand in marriage. I know that it was a sin to do this, but I wasa doing it before I converted to Islam. Now she says that she must obey her family, but i'm so desperate to be with her (for the right reasons) and take her as my wife. In the country where she is from, there are 'religous police' if we had intercourse in her country, then they'd make us marry, but we don it in the UK, does this matter? Please help me, i'm in total dispear at this situation. I will do anything to allow her to become my wife. 

Praise be to Allaah. 

You must hasten to
repent to Allaah from this evil action and major sin, and to ask for
forgiveness and do a lot of righteous deeds so that Allaah may forgive
you. With regard to the girl with whom you committed zina, it is not
permissible for you to marry her unless you both repent to Allaah, it
is clear that she is not pregnant and her legal guardian consents to
your marrying her. Otherwise, look for a chaste girl and remember how
grave your sin was. May Allaah forgive us and you.

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Acceptance of righteous deeds from one who commits zina

 

Will Allah accept the prayer and good deeds of a person who is continually committing sin such as fornification eventhough in his/her heart the person is aware that he/she is sinning and is full of guilt and tries his/her very best not to continue committing such sin. Except for this weakness this person tries
to be a good muslim e.g. never misses daily prayers, giving out time and money towards the cause of Allah, never take alcohol or other un-halal foods etc.

Praise be to Allaah.

Yes, Allaah will accept whatever righteous deeds he does, such as
praying, fasting, giving charity etc., and He will also accept his repentance, as He says
(interpretation of the meaning): “And He it is Who accepts repentance from His
slaves, and forgives sins, and He knows what you do.” [al-Shooraa 42:25]. But
there is the condition that his repentance must be sincere. Does this person truly regret
what he has done? Is he indeed determined not to repeat the sin? Has he, I wonder, gotten
rid of everything that may lead him to sin, such as relationships, addresses, telephone
numbers, going to evil places, bad friends, movies, pictures and so on? What we believe is
that if this person truly repents, he will give up this sin.

Zina is one of the worst kinds of immoral deeds. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning): “And come not near to the unlawful sexual
intercourse. Verily, it is a faahishah [i.e., anything that transgresses its limits, a
great sin], and an evil way (that leads one to Hell unless Allaah forgives him).”
[al-Isra’ 17:32].

Married people who commit zina (adultery) are to be punished with the
worst and most severe form of punishment, which is to be stoned to death, so that every
part of their bodies may feel pain just as they felt pleasure in a haraam manner even
though they were not without a halaal source of pleasure (i.e., within marriage).
Unmarried people who commit zinaa, and had never been married before, are to be given the
maximum number of lashes prescribed in sharee’ah, which is one hundred lashes. In
addition, they are subjected to the humiliation of having their punishment witnessed by a
group of believers, and are to be banished for one full year from their city, the place
where they committed the crime.

The punishment for those who are guilty of zinaa in Barzakh (i.e.,
after death and before the Day of Resurrection) is that they will be in an oven, the top
of which is narrow and the bottom of which is wide. A fire will be lit under it, and they
will be naked in (that oven). When the fire is lit, they will scream and rise up until
they almost come out of the oven, then when the fire subsides, they will go back down into
it. This is what will keep happening to them until the Hour begins. So how will their
punishment be in the Fire of Hell itself?

We ask Allaah not to despise us and to accept our repentance; we ask
Him to help us to do good and to avoid evil, for He is the All-Hearing, Ever-Near.

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Is it permissible for him to kill practitioners of witchcraft without the permission of the authorities?

 

Witchcraft is widespread in our land and they annoy and harm the people. Is it permissible to kill them so that the people will be spared their evil? 


Please note that our government allows them to work and takes taxes from them.

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly: 

If it is
proven that a person is doing witchcraft then it is obligatory to kill him
because of his evil and the harm that he is doing to people. This has been
explained in the answer to question no.
13941. 

What is
required of those whom Allaah has placed in authority over people is to rule
them in accordance with that which Allaah has revealed. Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning): 

“And so
judge (you O Muhammad) among them by what Allaah has revealed and follow not
their vain desires”

[al-Maa’idah 5:49] 

“And
whosoever does not judge by what Allaah has revealed, such are the Kaafiroon
(i.e. disbelievers — of a lesser degree as they do not act on Allaah’s
Laws)”

[al-Maa'idah 5:44] 

“And
whosoever does not judge by that which Allaah has revealed, such are the
Zaalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers — of a lesser degree)”

[al-Maa’idah 5:45] 

“And
whosoever does not judge by what Allaah has revealed (then) such (people)
are the Faasiqoon [the rebellious i.e. disobedient (of a lesser degree)] to
Allaah”

[al-Maa'idah 5:47] 

It is not
permissible at all to annul a punishment prescribed in sharee’ah. Even worse
and more abhorrent than that is approving of the haraam deed and allowing
the practitioner of witchcraft to work his magic in return for paying
taxes. 

This is a
betrayal of trust which the ruler will be asked about on the Day of
Resurrection, the Day on which he will bite his hand in regret, but it will
be to no avail. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And
(remember) the Day when the Zaalim (wrongdoer, oppressor, polytheist) will
bite at his hands, he will say: ‘Oh! Would that I had taken a path with the
Messenger (Muhammad).

28. ‘Ah!
Woe to me! Would that I had never taken so‑and‑so as a Khaleel (an intimate
friend)!

29. “He
indeed led me astray from the Reminder (this Qur’aan) after it had come to
me. And Shaytaan (Satan) is to man ever a deserter in the hour of need.’”

[al-Furqaan 25:27-29] 

Secondly: 

If the ruler
does not do what is required of him of carrying out punishments prescribed
in sharee’ah, then no one of the Muslim masses has the right to do that,
because punishments first require proof that this person deserves this
punishment, then they require the authority to carry them out. 

If the door
is opened for people to carry out the shar’i punishments, chaos will reign
in society and no one’s life or wealth will be safe. 

The scholars
of the Standing Committee said:  

The one
whose job it is to establish proof of witchcraft and carry out those
punishments is the ruler who is in charge of the Muslims’ affairs, so as to
ward off evil and to close the door to chaos. 

Fataawa
al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah (1/552). 

In the
answer to question no. 13941
we have quoted the words of Shaykh Sulaymaan al-‘Alwaan:  

Once it is
proven that a person is guilty of practicing magic, then he must be killed.
This was proven from a group of the Sahaabah, but it is not for individuals
to carry out this hadd punishment without the command of the ruler or his
deputy, because carrying out the hadd punishments without the authority of
the ruler may lead to mischief, and destroy any sense of security in the
society, and undermine the position of the ruler. End quote. 

We have
mentioned the conditions of the ruler in carrying out hadd punishments in
the answer to question no. 8980,
where we mentioned that there is scholarly consensus on this point. 

You have to
warn the people against this practitioner of witchcraft and against going to
him, and explain that this action may lead a person to kufr and going beyond
the pale of Islam. 

And Allaah
knows best.

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When it is permissible to use cosmetics? And the ruling on collagen in particular

 

There is something that is sold in the pharmacy in the form of drops, and it is called collagen. It is a substance that is used to cleanse and nourish the skin, and it is used as a face cream, and with continued use it can lead to swelling of the face. What is your opinion on using it?.

Praise be to Allaah.

In principle it is permissible for women to use cosmetics,
but when saying it is permissible it is essential to pay attention to a
number of things, such as: 

1.

This beautification should not be for non-mahram men. The one
for whom she should beautify herself first and foremost is her husband. If
she uses cosmetics so that her husband will see her in the best shape, or
she appears thus beautified before other women or her mahrams, that is
permissible for her, because the basic principle is that she should cover
all of her body in front of non-mahram men, so how can it be permissible for
her to beautify herself for them in addition to that? 

2.

The materials used for cosmetic purposes should be
permissible, such as henna and kohl. It is not permissible for her to use
fat from dead meat (i.e., from animals that have not been slaughtered in
accordance with sharee’ah) or impure (naajis) substances, because Islam
forbids using impure and haraam things. See the answer to question no.
45635. 

3.

The materials used for cosmetic purposes should not be
harmful to her body. It is not permissible for her to use harmful chemical
substances, whether the harmful effect will occur immediately or in the
future, because Islam forbids harming oneself, as the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There should be neither causing
harm nor reciprocating harm.” 

For more information on the ruling on powders and some of
their harmful effects, please see the answers to questions no.
26861,
26799,
20226 and
22917. 

4.

The cosmetic effect on the body should be temporary. It is
not permissible for her to use those substances that change the creation of
Allaah, as some women do by having lip treatments, face peeling and tattoos
which change the colour of the skin permanently. 

In the answer to question
34215 we have stated that face
peeling is haraam, and that it is changing the creation of Allaah. 

In the answer to question no.
47694 we discussed the ruling
on cosmetic surgery, and we stated that some of it may be essential, so it
is permissible, and some of it is merely for the purpose of beautification,
and it is haraam, because it comes under the heading of changing the
creation of Allaah. One of the examples we mentioned was face lifts. 

If the conditions and guidelines mentioned above are met,
then using collagen is permissible. 

And Allaah knows best.

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She became mentally ill then she killed herself; is she regarded as having committed suicide?

 

I have a question concerning suicide, as one of the friends of our family committed suicide, but it was not because of any specific reason. She was suffering from post-traumatic distress syndrome. Despite the fact that it may appear like ordinary stress, it could have had some negative effect on the brain and caused it to do some things that the person would not have done when they were well. The one who suffers this condition may be helpless to resist ideas of self-harm. Will she be regarded as being among those who committed suicide because they lost hope, or will the ruling in her case be different because of the mental or psychological problem she was suffering from? The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The Pen has been lifted from three: from the sleeper until he awakens, from the child until he reaches puberty and from the insane person until he comes to his senses.” Narrated by Abu Dawood (4403), al-Tirmidhi (1423), al-Nasaa’i (3432) and Ibn Maajah (2041). 


To which group does the person belong who committed suicide because of psychological problems such as post-traumatic distress syndrome? To those who are sinful or to those from whom the Pen has been lifted?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly: 

Suicide is a major sin for which Allah warns of a grave
punishment. The one who kills himself with something in this world will be
punished with it in the Hereafter. See the answer to question no.
70363 

Whatever befalls a Muslim of physical disease, such as
cancer, or mental disease such as depression that he cannot bear, that does
not make it permissible for him to kill himself. See the answer to question
no. 111938 

Secondly: 

A Muslim may be affected by mental or physical illness that
affects his mind to such a great extent that he does not know what he is
saying or doing. If this results in him killing himself, he will not be with
the sinners who have fallen into the major sin of suicide. Rather he will be
excused because there was an impediment to his being accountable, namely his
loss of reason. 

Based on that, if what happened to your family friend of
post-traumatic distress affected her mind, and she did not know what she was
saying or doing, then she comes under the ruling on those who are affected
by insanity, and she will be excused and not regarded as sinning by having
killed herself, because the Pen has been lifted and her bad deeds are not
recorded when that is the case. So she is included in the words of the
Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): “The Pen has been lifted
from three: from the sleeper until he awakens, from the child until he
reaches puberty and from the insane person until he comes to his senses --
or until he comes round.” Narrated by Abu Dawood (4403), al-Nasaa’i (3432)
and Ibn Maajah (2041). Classed as saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh
Abi Dawood. 

In al-Mawsoo‘ah al- Fiqhiyyah (16/99) it says,
defining insanity: 

With regard to (fiqhi) terminology, the fuqaha’ and
usooliyyeen defined it in various ways, such as: 

It is mental disorder, in such a way that the person cannot
do or say things properly, except rarely. 

And it was said that insanity is loss of the ability to
distinguish between right and wrong or to recognize their consequences. 

The author of al-Bahr al-Raa’iq defined it as loss of
the ability to understand issues from all angles. End quote. 

But if that psychological pressure on your family friend did
not affect her mind and it was no more than psychological pressure, and she
knew what she was saying and doing at that time, and was able to distinguish
between good and bad, and between right and wrong, then she is not excused
for killing herself; rather she is accountable for her actions. We ask Allah
to forgive her, to comfort her family in their loss and to reward them for
it. 

And Allah knows best.

Learn Holy Quran because it will be a proof for us muslim on the Day of Judgment.

This is due to the statement of the Messenger: “And the Quran is a proof for you or against you.” [Muslim] so the deputy of every Muslim is to read quran and learn quran with tajweed so one of two things will occur with this proof, the Book of Allah. And this quran education will be in your favor, a proof for us on the Day when we will need every single good deed and learning quran along with doing quran memorization is one of it and to add more spread the quran teaching and spread the kids quran knowledge and listening to quran online and understand the quran tafseer , it will be something standing against us and follow the guidance of or prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, and these good deeds will be a proof against us! Who could be saved from the terrors of that Day if Allah’s own Speech is against him?!?! Think carefully, so reading Arabic Quran and teaching our kids quran qaida with the tafseer of quran  and let the kids memorize quran dear Muslim brother or sister, about your position with the reading Quran! Are you neglecting it, contradicting it, being heedless of its orders and prohibitions, are you thinking deeply over it?! Will it be on your side on the Day of Judgment.? So learn quran recitation! O Allah! We ask you, by Your Glorious Speech and the rest of your beautiful Names and Attributes, to make the Quran a proof for us! So the Quran tutor should let his student know about these facts also,