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Validity/Invalidity Of A Rental Agreement With An Unstipulated Rental Duration
Validity/Invalidity Of A Rental Agreement With An Unstipulated Rental Duration
Question Around 13 years ago we did website hosting for a client. We acted as a reseller by getting the hosting from a company and then reselling it to...
Inhaling A Fragrance/Scent While Fasting
Inhaling A Fragrance/Scent While Fasting
Question I would like to find out if one inhales bukhoor or any type of fragrance intentionally or unintentionally will it break ones fast? Answer A...
Valuation Of Stock Upon The Demise Of A Partner
Valuation Of Stock Upon The Demise Of A Partner
Question If a partner in a general retail store passes away, should the stock be valued at the cost price, wholesale or retail? Answer When one partner...
Payflex (Revised Fatwa)
Payflex (Revised Fatwa)
Question What is the ruling with regards to Payflex?About Payflex:Payflex is an innovative eCommerce payment solution that can help online retailers make...
Heirs Contributing To Estate Distribution Expenses
Heirs Contributing To Estate Distribution Expenses
Question My father had land in India which is part of his estate. We need to pay the lawyers in order for the work to commence in order to obtain a...
Consuming Calamari And Sushi
Consuming Calamari And Sushi
Question I would like to know what the ruling is regarding the consuming of calamari and sushi. Answer According to the Hanafi Madhab it is not permissible...
An Heir Giving Up His/Her Share Of Inheritance
An Heir Giving Up His/Her Share Of Inheritance
Question If an heir decides to give up his/her share of inheritance, what would be the best way to do it if (a) This heir wants every one of the remaining...
Destroying Photos Ones Does Not Own
Destroying Photos Ones Does Not Own
Question Please advise if one is allowed to destroy photographs ofa. Oneself that is not in one's possession but one has access to.b. One's children that...
A Daughter’s Responsibility To Support Her Parents
A Daughter’s Responsibility To Support Her Parents
Question Can you please explain what the responsibilities and duties of care are to parents, once a woman is married.I would also like to know if the...
Changing The Singular Scale To The Plural Scale In Duaa
Changing The Singular Scale To The Plural Scale In Duaa
Question When making Dua with Aayaat of Quran-e-Majeed or Hadeeth-Shareef can you change the Aayaat or Ahadeeth by making it into a plural scale? e.g...
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...
Iddah In A Motor-Home
Iddah In A Motor-Home
Question If a lady lives in a motor-home, where will she have to spend her Iddat? Can she move around with her motor-home? Answer In the rare case that...
Attending Quraan Competitions
Attending Quraan Competitions
Question Is it permissible to attend a Qur'an competition if invited? Answer We are not in favour of these Quraan competitions based on the fact that...
Liability For Damage Caused Through A Fire Not Started Deliberately
Liability For Damage Caused Through A Fire Not Started Deliberately
Question We had a fire at our business, the cause of which is unknown. It started at a premises we sublet to a friend of ours, and then spread and destroyed...
Qadha Umri Salaah Calculation
Qadha Umri Salaah Calculation
Question I would like to know how do I go about reading my Qadha Salaah if: I don’t know how many salaah I have missed since I became baligh? Answer You...
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26 August, 2026
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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
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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
Question
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
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18 August, 2026
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