From `Abdul `Aziz Bin `Abdullah Ibn Baz to the honorable prince, may Allah grant him success and let AlHaqq (the Truth) be victorious with his support!
Assalamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!) Some of the sincere wellwishers wrote to me about a grave that is being worshipped instead of Allah in your village. Attached is a copy of his letter along with two photos of the said grave. I hope Your Eminence could issue an order to the undermining of this grave and preventing people from excessively praising it and offering sacrifices for its dweller. Excessiveness related to graves is an act of Jahiliyyah (preIslamic time of ignorance). Besides, drawing closer to the dwellers of graves by offering sacrifices or vows or seeking their help are acts of Jahiliyyah, which Muslim rulers should end. The mortal remains should be moved to the public cemetery; each corpse should be buried in a separate hole in the ground, and its surface should be leveled like all other graves in order to hide it from people, lest they should return to overpraising it again. It was reported that `Umar ibn AlKhattab (may Allah be pleased with him) did the same with the grave of Daniel that the Persians used to overparsie; he ordered them to dig thirteen graves during the daylight and to put the corpse in one of them at night to level all the graves so that people could not discern his grave. May Allah bless you wherever you are and make the religion victorious with your support! May Allah guide you to do that which He loves and that which pleases Him! May Allah help you protect the purified Shari`ah from contraventions! He is the Most Generous. Assalamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh
Chairman of the Departments of Scholarly Research, Ifta', Daw`ah, and Guidance
a fracture or cover an injury. It is permissible to wipe over these screens when performing Ghusl whether from major or minor ritual impurities without fixing a definite date, as long as it is necessary. It is related on the authority of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) who said about the man with head injury, the Prophet (peace be upon him) ordered him to tie a piece of cloth around his wound and wipe over it and then wash the rest of his body. (Related by Abu Dawud in his Sunan (Hadith compilations classified by jurisprudential themes))
It is important to tell those who wish to enter Islam but are hindered by some rulings or find it hard that the way leading to Paradise is surrounded by hardships while the way leading to Hellfire is surrounded by temptations. Explain to them that Allah (Glorified be He) ordained many things on His servants to try them and find which of them is the best in deeds. Pleasing Allah, entering His Paradise, and being among the honored winners is not an easy task that is gained without enduring any hardships. On the contrary, a Muslim has to be patient, struggle against themselves, and endure a lot in their quest to please Allah, gain His Contentment, and be safe from His Wrath and Punishment.
Verily! We have made that which is on earth as an adornment for it, in order that We may test them (mankind) as to which of them are best in deeds. [i.e. those who do good deeds in the most perfect manner, that means to do them (deeds) totally for Allâh's sake and in accordance to the legal ways of the Prophet ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ].
Who has created death and life that He may test you which of you is best in deed.
And surely, We shall try you till We test those who strive hard (for the Cause of Allâh) and AsSâbirûn (the patient), and We shall test your facts (i.e. the one who is a liar, and the one who is truthful).
There are many Ayahs (Qur'anic verses) to the same effect. We ask Allah (Exalted be He) to let us be among the callers to guidance, to set right the affairs of Muslims, to grant everyone insight to the true aim behind their existence, and to increase the number of those who call to the Truth, for He is Powerful over everything. Peace be upon you!
Deputy Chairman of the Islamic University of AlMadinah AlMunawwarah