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Well-wishing Non-Muslims On Their Festive Occasions
Well-wishing Non-Muslims On Their Festive Occasions
Question I work in an environment with people from multiple faiths. They often wish me well on occasions such as Eid and I wanted to find out if it was...
Zakaat On Debtors (Outstanding Receivables)
Zakaat On Debtors (Outstanding Receivables)
Question With regard to debtors , should the full amount be included in the zakat calculation, or only the amount receivable each year, or should one...
Dua of Rajab
Dua of Rajab
Question The month of Rajab has dawned upon us and there is a famous du’aa that is recited:اللهم بارك لنا في رجب و شعبان و بلغنا رمضانIs the reciting...
Performing Qasr Salaah Due To Getting Lost
Performing Qasr Salaah Due To Getting Lost
Question A person travels from Town A to Town B, its not safar distance, however he gets lost on the way and ends up driving for a total of 80 kms. will...
Arranged Halaalah
Arranged Halaalah
QuestionIf a person gave his wife 3 Talaaq and wishes to return to his wife, can he arrange halaalah to return to his wife?AnswerHalaalah is a process...
Selling Burqas Manufactured From Thin Fabric
Selling Burqas Manufactured From Thin Fabric
Question I stitch burqas and sell them. I generally buy fabric looking at the pictures from the Muslim supplier. I have requests at times from customers...
Breaking The Iddah For A Last Viewing
Breaking The Iddah For A Last Viewing
QuestionDue to Covid, the body is taken straight from the hospital to the graveyard. Will it be permissible for the wife of the deceased to visit see the...
When To Perform The Sunnah Salaah Before The Fardh Of Jumuah In The Haram
When To Perform The Sunnah Salaah Before The Fardh Of Jumuah In The Haram
Question In Makkah we notice that the Azaan for Jummah salaat is given before the time of Zawaal sets in.How should I read my Sunnat Salaat before the...
Paying For An Unsuccessful Repair
Paying For An Unsuccessful Repair
Question I gave someone a gadget of mine to fix. They then told me to give R500 for the repairs. Then with that money they bought the parts which was needed...
Swallowing Saliva Containg Blood While Fasting
Swallowing Saliva Containg Blood While Fasting
Question I would like to enquire regarding finding blood extracts in ones saliva.At times I tend to get a slight taste of blood in my saliva. When I spit...
Duaas In The Janaazah Salaah
Duaas In The Janaazah Salaah
Question If the Imaam recited the duas in Janaaza in the incorrect order, what should be done? After the 2nd takbeer, he recited the Dua and after the...
Smoking, Buying Selling Shisha
Smoking, Buying Selling Shisha
Question What is the ruling on buying and selling shisha. Also what is the ruling on smoking Shisha? Answer 1). To the best of our knowledge the same...
Women In The Mens Saff
Women In The Mens Saff
Question In the Haram, many women pray in the men’s Saff. Will the prayer of the men be correct if they pray behind these women? Answer If a woman prays...
Ghusl For A Person Wearing Braces
Ghusl For A Person Wearing Braces
Question What is the ruling with regard to braces stuck by glue to the teeth which are not easily removed? They can be removed by a dentist only, in some...
Weddings
Weddings
Question I'd like to enquire the ruling of a wedding in islam (feeding from the girls side)Many a time the girls family says it's not a wedding. We just...
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23 July, 2026
Question
I recently saw a post to the effect that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said that Malikul Maut visits each individual 5 times a day at the time of each Salaah, so that when Malikul Maut extracts our Rooh he is familiar with us.
Answer
This...
22 July, 2026
Question
Is there a Zakat on a shared pool of a company? i.e. each year the company always keep some money aside in case of an emergency, no one is the owner of that money.
What if the company “gives” that money away to someone they know in...
09 July, 2026
Question
Can a Hanafi Muqeem perform Dhuhr once the Shafi Asr has commenced?
If they are Musafir, can they read there Asr in the Shafi Asr time? Will combining the Dhuhr and Asr in the Shafi Asr time then be permissible?
Answer
According to the Mufta-Bihi...
08 July, 2026
Question
If a boy is close to the age of Buloogh (puberty) , will he suffice as a mahram for travelling?
Answer
It will be permissible for a woman to travel with her Mahram even though the Mahram is not Baaligh provided he is a Muraahiq/Qareebul-Buloogh...
07 July, 2026
Question
Can a person use interest money to buy Quraan stands or fans for Masjid use? Everyone who comes to that Masjid will be able to take benefit from it.
Answer
Interest funds cannot be used to buy Qur’aan stands or fans for Masjid use.
Interest funds...
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