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Multiple Broken Oaths
Multiple Broken Oaths
QuestionAs a teenager, just becoming baaligh, many oaths were taken and such and such things would be done for example fasting and Salaah. " I oath to...
Granting Power Of Attorney
Granting Power Of Attorney
QuestionCan POA (Power of Attorney) be given to a daughter?In a case were mother is unwell, can a son and daughter take power of attorney or should it...
Discharging Zakaat Money As Salaries Or Wages
Discharging Zakaat Money As Salaries Or Wages
QuestionIs it permissible to give zakat money as wages to the madrasah teachers?AnswerIt will not be permissible to pay the wages of the Madrasah teachers...
Branding Animals
Branding Animals
Question I am a cattle farmer. As part of my farming operation I have to brand my animals which is dictated by SA law. The method used is branding irons...
Wearing A Purdah While In Ihraam
Wearing A Purdah While In Ihraam
Question Is it permissible for a female in ihraam to cover her face to make purdah for a short duration e.g. twenty minutes while boarding the plane....
Wali (Representative) Of The Bride
Wali (Representative) Of The Bride
Question When a Nikaah takes place in the Masjid, the bride is represented by a representative and there are witnesses that testify that the bride had...
Decorating A House For The Birth Of A Baby
Decorating A House For The Birth Of A Baby
Question Is it permissible to decorate the house with balloons and streamers to celebrate the birth of a baby? Answer Being blessed with a child is...
Haidh During Hajj And Umrah
Haidh During Hajj And Umrah
Question Please could you assist with a few questions with regard to Haydh and Umrah and also, more importantly with regards to Haydh and Hajj.What happens...
Who Has To Discharge Sadaqatul Fitr
Who Has To Discharge Sadaqatul Fitr
Question My niece is now 12 years old and has reached the age of puberty, will she have to give Sadaqatul Fitr? Answer Sadaqatul-Fitr is Waajib on every...
Women Travelling Alone By Plane
Women Travelling Alone By Plane
Question We always learnt that for a women travelling sharee safar distance she needs a mahram with her for the full travel?Recently, I was told by an...
Masjid Funds being Repurposed
Masjid Funds being Repurposed
Question I would like to know if Lillah funds which the Masjid collects can be use for the upliftment of Deen in our community.Can it be used to clean...
The Ruling And Growth Of The Beard
The Ruling And Growth Of The Beard
QuestionWhat is the Sharee ruling regarding the beard?Could the extent of the length be stated. What constitutes the beard, does it include the sideburns?AnswerShari'ah...
Accepting Gifts From Someone Employed At A Bank
Accepting Gifts From Someone Employed At A Bank
QuestionA few years ago I had the opportunity of performing hajj. My sister had gifted me some money towards my hajj. At that time she used to work for...
Selling A Lost Parrot
Selling A Lost Parrot
Question About three years ago we found a parrot. Being a captive bred bird and its wings were clipped we kept the bird and took care of it. We made an...
Appointment Of An Imaam Who Is not Punctual For Salaah With Jamaat
Appointment Of An Imaam Who Is not Punctual For Salaah With Jamaat
QuestionIs it fine to appoint someone as imaam who hardly performs salaah with jamaat when it’s not his turn to make imaamat?AnswerIt is Makrooh e Tahrimi...
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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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