Author Archives: Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

About Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

About Shaykh Gibril Haddad

Good Book on Marriage in Islam

Q: Please could you tell good books to buy to read on Muslim marriages, more on how a wife should behave with her husbands etc. Continue reading

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Sayyidina al-Hasan’s Many Marriages

Question: I would like to ask regarding differing with Mawlana Shaykh (qs) on non-usooli (non-essential) issues. The issue in question is regarding the supposed many marriages and divorces of Sayyidina Imam Hasan (as). I’ve been fascinated by this topic for … Continue reading

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Concubines

Q: Please explain if in Islam men are allowed to have concubines and if so under what conditions/rules/jurisdiction, etc. [fr]Q: Please explain if in Islam men are allowed to have concubines and if so under what conditions/rules/jurisdiction, etc. [/fr] Continue reading

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How to Get Rid of Waswas?

Q: How to get rid of waswas? Continue reading

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Are the Prophets Infallible (ma`sum)

Q: Are the prophètes infaillible (ma`sum)? Continue reading

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Source of Word ‘Salat’

What are the sens of the word “صلاة” (salat)? Continue reading

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Benefitting the Deceased

“Prophet (S) saying only three acts benefit a deceased when he dies. “Those being knowledge he gave, charity he spent, or the prayers of a “pious son. “I also read a hadith where Abu Hurayrah (R) prayed for a dweller of the “grave by asking Allah to increase the good of a believer if he did good, “and to forgive his bad if he did bad. How do we reconcile these two “hadith of the Prophet (S)? Especially because some Muslims use the first “hadith to ban acts for the deceased. Continue reading

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Disposal of Taweez

Q: please could you also advise… the best way to dispose thaweez? Continue reading

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Hadith on Perfume, Women and Salat

Q: I wanted to ask a question which is; the hadith of the Prophet p.b.u.h about in this world he loves 3 things. “i.e. woman or women (please correct me if I’m wrong i.e. singular, plural etc,and also the order the 3 things appear in), perfume and coolness of my eyes are in prayer”. Continue reading

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Watching Bollywood Movies

Q: What is the fatawa on watching bollywood movies and songs especially listening to the songs? Some people say they are about love so it is ok?
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