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Discharging Fidyah With Food Items
Discharging Fidyah With Food Items
QuestionA family member passed away a few years ago and Fidyah of the missed fasts was not discharged.Is it permissible to discharge Fidyah by giving food...
Status Of A Person Who Undergoes A Sex Change
Status Of A Person Who Undergoes A Sex Change
Question If an individual undergoes a sex change, will Sharia consider that person according to their new gender. How will this individual be treated...
Selling An Item To The Person Holding It As Amaanat (Trust)
Selling An Item To The Person Holding It As Amaanat (Trust)
Question Does the person who is keeping an item as Amaanat (trust) have to re-assume possession of the item before selling it to the person it is held...
Semen Messing The Bed Sheets
Semen Messing The Bed Sheets
Question If during sexual intercourse sperm inadvertently messes on the bed sheets. Will that area of the bed sheet become napaak and we should wash the...
Men Wearing Gold Plated Watches
Men Wearing Gold Plated Watches
Question There are some watches described as are gold trim or plating. I would like to know those watches are gold trim or plated are also haram to wear? Answer It...
Khula
Khula
Question What is the ruling on khula? Answer Khula is a contract between the spouses wherein the wife compensates the husband to come out of the wedlock...
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. ...
Disposing Of A Child’s Belongings
Disposing Of A Child’s Belongings
Question My ex husband provides monthly maintenance for our 2 year old son which I use for his personal needs (clothing, nappies etc)I do not use any...
Visiting The Graveyard Daily
Visiting The Graveyard Daily
Question A mother of one of my friends passed away 3 weeks ago. It was a sudden death. It was a very big shock for everyone.He wants to know if he goes...
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....
Cream Of Tartar
Cream Of Tartar
Question Cream of Tartar is naturally present in grapes. It deposits when the wine is left to stay in the tanks.Cream of Tartar and Calcium Tartrate are...
Buying Or Selling An Item With A Warranty
Buying Or Selling An Item With A Warranty
Question Is it permissible to buy or sell an item with a guarantee? Answer It is permissible to buy or sell an item with a guarantee or with a warranty. However,...
Hafidhah Reciting Qiraat Slightly Louder In Taraaweeh
Hafidhah Reciting Qiraat Slightly Louder In Taraaweeh
Question Can a hafidhah perform tarawih reciting Qira'at slightly louder than normal for concentration (in complete privacy I.e. not in the presence of...
Qadha of a Musaafir
Qadha of a Musaafir
Question Patients travel from Witbank to ________ Hospital (in Johannesburg) for treatment. Many are aware that they will be admitted. The duration of...
Zakaat On Debts Not Waivered
Zakaat On Debts Not Waivered
Question There are some outstanding monies that someone owes me (around R7000). This is monies owing from 2 or 3 years. At that time, I knew that he cannot...
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26 August, 2026
Question
If a person performing Salaah in congregation breaks his Wudhu but is unable to leave the congregation due to huge crowds, what should he do?
Answer
If it seems impossible or extremely difficult for a person to leave the congregation (even by...
22 August, 2026
Question
A person sells fruit and veg from his car in the Masjid parking lot. 1) Is this permissible?2) Does the Masjid committee have the right to prevent him from this?
Answer
The Masjid parking lot is either a Waqf property that was made Waqf...
22 August, 2026
Question
Does intentionally performing Salaah without Wudhu render a person a Kaafir?
Answer
Only if a person performs Salat without Taharat with the sole intention to mock the great ‘Ibadat of Salaah will it render him a Kaafir.
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19 August, 2026
Question
Where should a woman who has been given three Talaaqs spend her Iddat?
Answer
If three Talaaqs were issued, the marriage ceases to exist with immediate effect. The husband and wife will be regarded as strangers to one another and all the laws...
18 August, 2026
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Is it permissible to sell an item before taking possession thereof?
Answer
In Shariah conducting a transaction before possessing the item (بيع قبل القبض) renders the transaction Faasid (corrupt/invalid) and not Jaiz (permissible) because Rasulullah...
22 August, 2026
22 August, 2026
19 August, 2026
18 August, 2026
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