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A Wife Following Her Husband In Tahjjaud Salaah
A Wife Following Her Husband In Tahjjaud Salaah
Question Is it permissible for a wife to follow her husband in Tahajjud? Answer It is permissible for a wife to follow her husband in Tahajjud/Nafl...
Heirs Gifting An Inherited House To Their Mother
Heirs Gifting An Inherited House To Their Mother
Question "However an heir may dispose of his/her share of inheritance after taking possession of it as he/she wishes, whether by gifting it to one or...
Showering/Bathing While In The Sunnah Itikaaf
Showering/Bathing While In The Sunnah Itikaaf
QuestionIs it permissible to shower/bath while in the Sunnah Itikaaf?AnswerIt is only permissible to have a compulsory shower/bath due to a wet dream during...
Communication Between Future Spouses
Communication Between Future Spouses
Question What is the permissible form of communication between an adult male and adult female looking toward marriage? No proposal has been made. A meeting...
Liability In An Accident
Liability In An Accident
Question If an accident occurs, what is the Shariah procedure which has to be followed regarding the expenses? Answer As far as a car accident is concerned,...
Alarm Companies
Alarm Companies
Question The common alarm system that is in place almost all over, seems to have elements of gambling. Is such permissible? There is a monthly fixed rate...
Purifying A Leather Wallet
Purifying A Leather Wallet
Question How do I purify a leather wallet? Answer If the leather wallet is such that the water does not soak through it or it is not permeable to water,...
Delaying The Janaazah
Delaying The Janaazah
Question Is it permissible to delay the Janazah Salaah to wait for family members to arrive from far off places? Answer It is Makrooh to delay the Janaazah...
Exhuming A Body
Exhuming A Body
Question Is it permissible to exhume a body if the body was not buried correctly or buried in an incorrect spot in the graveyard? Answer In the enquired...
Condition Of An Aqeeqah Animal
Condition Of An Aqeeqah Animal
Question Is it necessary for the aqeeqah animal to meet with the conditions of qurbani animal? Answer Yes, it is necessary for the Aqeeqah animal to...
Men Wearing Silver For Beautification
Men Wearing Silver For Beautification
Question Is it Makrooh for a man to wear silver for beautification? Answer A man may only wear a ring—not any other type of jewellery —which is made...
Wetting The Hand For Masah
Wetting The Hand For Masah
Question When it comes to Masah of the head, do both the hands as well as the fingers need to be made wet again with fresh water or just the fingers? Answer The...
Zakaat On Animals Bought For Trade/Resale
Zakaat On Animals Bought For Trade/Resale
Question I have cattle and sheep and goats which I buy to sell. I let them graze them on our own land, freed them crops from our farm and also buy feed...
Changing A Zakaat Calculation Date To The Month Of Ramadhaan
Changing A Zakaat Calculation Date To The Month Of Ramadhaan
Question If for the sake of remembering his annual Zakah calculation date, can one permanently change his Zakah date to the 1st Ramadan from Zul-Qadah...
Becoming A Musaafir By Travelling to Two Destinations
Becoming A Musaafir By Travelling to Two Destinations
Question If a person is travelling to two places, the first place is not Safr distance, but the second place is Safr distance, will he be Musafir in the...
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19 April, 2026
Question
If a masbooq recites Durood in the last Qadah due to not knowing the ruling, will his Salah be invalid?
Answer
We understand from your query that you are referring to the scenario wherein a Masbooq is sitting behind the Imaam in the last Qa’dah...
15 April, 2026
Question
I would like to know if Niqaab must be observed in front of non-Muslim females. Is the ruling the same as observing Pardah with males?
Answer
A Muslim woman does not need to cover her face when she is in front of non-Muslim women but she is required...
10 April, 2026
Question
If a person splits a Surah from the Masnoon Qiraat in two rakaats or reads portions of two different Surahs in two Rakaats, then will this still count as the Sunnah Qiraah?
Examples:In Fajr on Jumuah, if a person recites Surah Sajdah in two...
08 April, 2026
Question
Is it permissible to give my Zakaat in advance i.e. before my Zakaat calculation date for that year?
Answer
If you have wealth equivalent to the value of the Nisaab it will be permissible to discharge Zakaat in advance.
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07 April, 2026
Question
Which type of grave is more virtuous, Lahad or Shiqq?
Answer
Lahad (recessed-grave) is Sunnah and, therefore, better than the trench-grave.
However, where the ground is very soft and there is a fear of the grave collapsing, the trench-grave (Shiqqi)...
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