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Reciting Quraan-e-Majeed While Holding A Chid With A Soiled Nappie
Reciting Quraan-e-Majeed While Holding A Chid With A Soiled Nappie
Question Sometimes we hold our children and put them off to sleep. Their nappies are probably soiled at times. So would it be permissible to recite Qur’aan...
Imaamat Of A Person Who Shaves His Beard
Imaamat Of A Person Who Shaves His Beard
Question Please advise about the imamat of a person who shaves his beard? Answer It is Makrooh-e-Tahreemi to make a person who shaves his beard an Imaam.Checked...
Smoking
Smoking
Question 1. Is it permissible to smoke cigarettes?2. Is hooka - hubblybubbly halaal?3. Are the e-cigarettes and vape permissible? Answer 1. ...
Written Talaaq In The Future Tense
Written Talaaq In The Future Tense
Question If a person writes down on a paper that he will give his wife one Talaaq with today’s date does it count as one talaaq? Answer If a person...
Seeing Nabee Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam In A Dream During The Day
Seeing Nabee Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam In A Dream During The Day
Question Is it possible to dream of our beloved nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam during the day eg one just doses off and sees Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi...
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...
Moving The Body Of A Deceased To Another Location
Moving The Body Of A Deceased To Another Location
Question Some foreigners want their bodies to be taken back to their homelands for burial. They do not want to be buried here. Or sometimes the family...
Sperm Donation
Sperm Donation
Question Can a Muslim donate sperm? Answer It is not permissible to donate sperm because each part of a man deserves utmost respect due to the sanctity...
A Masbooq Making Salaam With The Imaam
A Masbooq Making Salaam With The Imaam
Question Would like to know if a person misses a rakaat and forgets and makes salaam along with imaam on 1 or both sides then realises his mistake. Should...
Using Riba (Interest) To Settle Levies
Using Riba (Interest) To Settle Levies
Question I would like to know if Riba (interest funds) can be used to avert of taxes such as petrol levies and RAF levies ? Answer In the queried scenario,...
Repeating Surah Faatihah In A Rakaat
Repeating Surah Faatihah In A Rakaat
Question What is the ruling with regarding to repeating Surah Faatihah in one rakaat? Answer If one repeats Surah Fatiha consecutively in the first...
A Murtad (Apostate) Inheriting From A Muslim
A Murtad (Apostate) Inheriting From A Muslim
Question A Muslim Man has Murtad kids. Do they inherit from hi? Answer An apostate (Murtad) is not recognized in the Shari’ah as an heir. Therefore,...
Equality Among Wives
Equality Among Wives
Question I have a question regarding polygamy. What other things besides البيتوتة, that the husband must provide equally to all his wives. Is it necessary...
Video Doorbell For Security Purposes
Video Doorbell For Security Purposes
Question Is it permissible to install a video doorbell for security purposes? Answer It is not permissible to install a video doorbell. A video doorbell...
Staying At The Bride’s House On The Night Of Nikaah
Staying At The Bride’s House On The Night Of Nikaah
Question When a girl gets married then on the wedding night is it a Sunnah practice for the couples to stay at the girls house. Answer It is not a Sunnat...
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02 July, 2026
Question
Kindly provide me with the sunnah method of visiting the cemetery:
-Dua to read when entering
-what to read at the qabr side
-where to stand at the qabr side- eg at the feet end, or head end or side
-what to recite at the qabr side
In my case,...
01 July, 2026
Question
What is the ruling with regard to cutting the queue in stores etc.?
Answer
Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam is reported to have said:
None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.
Primarily, it...
24 June, 2026
Question
Is it permissible to give gifts to friends and family for ashura and make it a custom?
Answer
The Arabic words عياله and أهله (dependants) are used in the Hadith which encourages spending on one’s dependants/family on the day of Aashura (10th...
24 June, 2026
Question
Please advise regarding muharram and ashura with regards to gifts and spending on ones family can it only be done on the day of ASHURA or can you buy the gifts before and give it to them on the day
Answer
It is recommended that one increase,...
23 June, 2026
Question
I would like to know what defines transparent according to Shariah. With regard to the burqa I wear for Salaah:
If I put one layer in front of me I can see through it however (the colour of my skin is not visible) when it is on my head the layer...
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