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Using Black Henna To Dye The Hair
Using Black Henna To Dye The Hair
Question Is it permissible to use black henna to dye ones hair? Answer It will not be permissible to utilize black colour to dye the hair irrespective...
Thinking of Nabi صلى الله عليه و سلم in Salaah
Thinking of Nabi صلى الله عليه و سلم in Salaah
Question Will it be permissible to think of Nabi صلى الله عليه و سلم in Salaah, his greatness, characteristics etc? Answer One way of attaining concentration...
Giving A Zakaat Collector Zakaat To The Value Of Nisaab
Giving A Zakaat Collector Zakaat To The Value Of Nisaab
Question In the books of Fiqh, it is generally related, that in relation to Zakaat it is Makrooh to give a poor person such a sum of money that reaches...
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...
Hugging On Occasions Of Joy And Sadness
Hugging On Occasions Of Joy And Sadness
Question Is hugging on occasions of joy or sadness considered a Bidat or not if is done merely to congratulate or console each other like on Eid day,...
Applying For A Credit Card
Applying For A Credit Card
Question Can Mufti please let me know if signing up for a credit card is permissible for muslims?I understand that I am agreeing to pay interest if I...
Safar Distance Between Multiple Destinations
Safar Distance Between Multiple Destinations
Question I have travelled from A to B (my sisters house) without the niyyah of being a musaafir and then we decided to go to C(i.e now i passed the distance...
Selling The Skin of Qurbani Animals
Selling The Skin of Qurbani Animals
QuestionI know of a person who buys sheep skin. Will it be permissible for me to collect sheep skin on the day of qurbani and thensell it to the person...
Selling Items Related To Non-Mulsim Celebrations/Festivals
Selling Items Related To Non-Mulsim Celebrations/Festivals
QuestionIs it permissible to sell gifts and promotional items for non-Muslim occasions?AnswerEvery item which is Halaal in itself will be permissible to...
Looking Into And Reciting From The Mushaf In Salaah
Looking Into And Reciting From The Mushaf In Salaah
Question please advice about the reading through mushaf while offering taraweeh? What should we prefer ? Either to offer taraweeh salaat with small surahs...
Shaving The Hair On the Nape Of The Neck
Shaving The Hair On the Nape Of The Neck
Question I would like to find out from where exactly is it permissible to shave/shape the back of the head after having a haircut? Answer If all the...
Istikhaarah For Obligatory Or Impermissible Matters
Istikhaarah For Obligatory Or Impermissible Matters
Question Can a person make Istikhaara for something which Allah or his Rasool SallAllahu Alayhi Wa Sallam has already given a ruling for e.g. A woman...
Women Visiting The Graveyard
Women Visiting The Graveyard
Question My mother insists on going to the graveyard to visit the graves of our relatives.Kindly confirm whether it is allowed for women to visit the...
Wudhu Of A Person Who Falls Asleep Sitting On A Chair
Wudhu Of A Person Who Falls Asleep Sitting On A Chair
Question Does the Wudhu break if one falls asleep sitting on a chair? Answer The Wudhu of a person who falls asleep whilst sitting on a chair will be...
Sajdat-us-Shukr
Sajdat-us-Shukr
QuestionIs wudhu necessary for Sajdah-e-Shukr and is facing the Qiblah necessary?AnswerFirstly, it should be noted that Sajdat-u-Shukr is only Mustahab...
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13 August, 2026
Question
If the seller says – Sold as is – does it fall in the same category as someone who says أنا برئ من كل عيب?
Can the buyer still return the item if he notices a defect?
Answer
Both phrases “sold as is” and “أنا برئ...
12 August, 2026
Question
If a person misses a Rakaat and forgets and makes Salaam along with Imaam on one or both sides, should he make Sajdah-Sahw after completing the missed Rakaat?
Answer
If he unintentionally made Salaam before the Imaam or together with the Imaam, ...
11 August, 2026
Question
Is it permissible for a wmoan in menses to give Ghusl to a Mayyit?
Answer
It is not permissible for a woman who is experiencing her monthly menstrual cycle to bath the deceased.
Checked and Approved By:
Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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10 August, 2026
Question
Please comment on the emotional therapies being promoted nowadays.
Answer
Success of both Dunya and Aakhirah is in Deen. Deen simply refers to obeying the commands of Allah Ta’ala and following the Sunnah of Rasululullah Sallallahu Alayhi...
08 August, 2026
Question
The area beyond the boundary of the Masjid property belongs to the council/municipality. There is grass growing in this area but it is not being cut/maintained by the council. Many Musallis walk to the masjid through this area.
Will it be permissible...
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