All praise be to Allah Alone! We praise Him and seek His Help! We seek His Forgiveness and in Him we seek refuge from the evils within ourselves and from the evils of our bad deeds! Whoever Allah guides will not be led astray and whoever Allah leads astray will not be guided by anyone! I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger; peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, his family, companions, and all those who follow them rightly until the Day of Recompense.

This work includes Fatwas and articles that I issued at different times in the past. I compiled them here in one book, as I think this will be of great benefit for me and for a big number of Allah's servants whom He wills to receive such benefit. I ask Allah by His Most Beautiful Names and Supreme Attributes to avail me and all His servants through this publication both in this world and in the Hereafter. Truly, Allah is All­Hearing, Ever Near (to all things). There is neither might nor power except with Allah! Allah Alone is Sufficient for me, and He is the Best Disposer of all my affairs. It is worth mentioning that I arranged the Fatwas and essays of this book as scholars of Islamic Jurisprudence would do. I thus, began with issues of `Aqidah (creed) as it is more significant than other topics. Special attention was paid in this edition to avoid the misprints of the previous one. Verily, it is Allah Who is sought for help and upon Him we rely. He alone grants success. Finally, may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions!

The Author

`Abdul `Aziz Bin `Abdullah ibn `Abdul­Rahman ibn Baz Mufti of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Chairman of Department of Scholarly Research and Ifta'