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Trimming The Hair To Come Out Of Ihraam

Question I have learnt that after performing umrah the hair on the head does not have to be shaved completely but can be trimmed in order to come out...

Clipping The Nails During Haidh And Nifaas

Question Is it permissible or makrooh to cut nails in haidh and nifaas? Answer The scholars make a difference between clipping nails during Janaabat...

Zakaat Given To An Ineligible Person

Question An organisation, after conducting an evaluation on an applicant for zakaah, concluded that this applicant will be zakaatable based on the details...

Gifts Given To Children

Question I need some advice regarding gifts given to parents for Naa-Baaligh children.a. If someone gives me money for my children and tells me "buy something...

Sitting With Half The Body In The Sun And Half In The Shade

Question Is it not recommended to sit or stand half in the sun and half in the shade... in the Hadith correct?Is this applicable outdoors and indoors? Answer It...

Reciting Thanaa After The Imaam Commenced A Jahri (Loud) Salaah

Question Should I recite Thanaa if I join in the middle of the first Rakaat of a Jahri (loud) Salaah? Answer If the Muqtadi joins the Imam in such a...

Birthday Party Food

Question If a person is invited for a birthday party, it's haraam, but can they eat the cake or food from there. Is the ruling the same if someone is...

The Reward For Nafl Ibaadat In The Sacred Cities

Question I am embarking on an Umrah journey where I will be heading to Masjid Al-Aqsah first followed by Makkah, and Madinah.I wanted to ask if I keep...

A Dayyooth

Question Will the following acts classify one as being a Dayyooth?1. A husband who doesn't mind that his wife to go out wearing tight-fitting and/or revealing...

Diminishing Musharakah Home Finance

Question We are looking to purchase a house and have approached _____ Islamic Finance.Please see attached a broacher of the modus operandi that they utilise.Kindly...

Lay-By

Question Is lay-by permissible and how does it work? Answer Layaway (lay-by in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) is a way of purchasing an item...

IVF

Question Is the fertility assisted procedure known as IVF permissible in Islam? Answer According to our understanding, this procedure is deployed in...

Ghusl For A Person Wearing Braces

Question What is the ruling with regard to braces stuck by glue to the teeth which are not easily removed? They can be removed by a dentist only, in some...

Kaafir Marrying The Daughter Of His Previous Wife

Question If a kaafir marry the daugther of his previous wife, and then subsequently embraces islam, will that marraige be correct? Answer Islam does...

Eligible Recipients Of Fidyah For Missed Salaah And Fasts

Question To whom can the Fidyah for missed salaah and unkept fasts be given to? Answer Fidyah for Qadha Salaah and unkept fasts can only be given to...

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Granting Power Of Attorney

02 April, 2025

Question Can 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 only be the sons? Answer When a person grants someone Power of attorney he has in fact made him/her...

Performing Eid Salaah In A Masjid Instead Of The Eid Gaah

29 March, 2025

Question In the presence of a Musalla (Eidgaah) in a community, what is the status of performing Eid Salah at a Masjid without a pressing need (like to cater for the elderly and handicapped)? Answer Eid Salaah at the Eid Gaah is Sunnatul-Muakkadah To...

Masaafahah (Shaking Hands) And Muaanaqah (Hugging) On The Day Of Eid

29 March, 2025

Question Is the shaking of hands and musaaafahah after the Eid salaat permissible? Answer Hadhrat Moulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi (Rahmatullaahi Alaihi) mentions that to specify Musafahah and Mua’naqah on the day of Eid as a form of showing love and happiness...

Shaking Hands And Hugging After The Eid Salaah

28 March, 2025

Question After the eid prayers people do Musafahah by telling Eid Mubarak and hug each other three time shoulder to shoulder. Please clarify whether this system is correct and please inform me that what is the sunnat system of greeting after Eid prayers....

Discharging Fidyah With Food Items

27 March, 2025

Question A 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 stuff e.g. tin food, biscuits, cake. When calculating the Fidyah, do I consider the day the fast...

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Granting Power Of Attorney

02 April, 2025

Performing Eid Salaah In A Masjid Instead Of The Eid Gaah

29 March, 2025

Masaafahah (Shaking Hands) And Muaanaqah (Hugging) On The Day Of Eid

29 March, 2025

Shaking Hands And Hugging After The Eid Salaah

28 March, 2025

Discharging Fidyah With Food Items

27 March, 2025

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