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Inheritance of An Illegitimate Child
Inheritance of An Illegitimate Child
Question My question is does an illegitimate child from non-Muslim parents inherit from his biological father when the illegitimate child and his biological...
Slaughtering After The Day Of Eid-ul-Adhaa
Slaughtering After The Day Of Eid-ul-Adhaa
Question Is it okay to qurbaani after the day of Eid? Is it greater in reward on the day of Eid? Answer The occasion of Qurbaani expands over a period...
Takaful
Takaful
Question Is Takaful/Takafol permissible?Can a masjid or business be insured with this type of insurance? Answer Insurance companies accrue income via...
Children And Women In The Masjid
Children And Women In The Masjid
Question I have a question relating to children and the Masjid.Thus we would be very grateful if an appropriate response could be given.The original question...
Free Units On Electricity/Water
Free Units On Electricity/Water
Question A landlord has pre-paid meters installed at hi premises. There a is a separate meter for electricity and for water. All prepaid users receive...
Giving Zakaah To A Non-Muslim
Giving Zakaah To A Non-Muslim
Question I have heard from the Ulama that out of the people mentioned in the Quran who are rightful of receiving Zakaah the Muallafati Quloobuhum are...
Merely Removing The Eyes From The Picture Of An Animate Object
Merely Removing The Eyes From The Picture Of An Animate Object
QuestionI am aware of the prohibition of drawing pictures of animate objects. Regarding this, it is generally believed that if the eyes of the object is...
Woman Shortening Her Hair
Woman Shortening Her Hair
Question Can a woman cut her hair a little shorter simply because she finds it to be too long? Answer If there is no real need, it would not be permissible...
Bringing Children To The Masjid
Bringing Children To The Masjid
QuestionIs it permissible to bring children to the masjid ? At what age should we start bringing them ? What if the child is a well behaved child that...
Zakaat On Inheritance To Be Received
Zakaat On Inheritance To Be Received
Question A person passes away but his estate has not been wound up yet. Are the heirs supposed to pay Zakaat on their respective shares that they will...
Faasid (Corrupt) Credit Transaction
Faasid (Corrupt) Credit Transaction
Question The verbal Agreement between Person A and B at the time of the sale was only the amount and that it would need to be a credit sale as the Buyer...
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...
Giving Zakaat To A Masjid
Giving Zakaat To A Masjid
Question Can a Masjid accept Zakaat? Answer For the validity of one’s Zakaat, it is necessary that the Zakaat be given in the ownership of a poor...
Repayment Of A Loan In A Different Currency
Repayment Of A Loan In A Different Currency
Question Zaid is a South African employed in Saudi Arabia. He requests a loan of R50 000.00 from Hafeez with an agreement to repay the loan within six...
Validity of Walimah
Validity of Walimah
Question Will the Walimah be valid if the couple were unable to be intimate due to the wife experiencing her monthly cycle? Answer Having intercourse...
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01 August, 2026
Question
Is it Sunnah, permissible, or Makrooh to wear a turban without a tail?
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It is well established that Rasūlullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam used to wear a turban with a tail. While some scholars have mentioned the permissibility of wearing...
30 July, 2026
Question
Is it necessary for a woman to cover the chin during Salaah according to the Ahnaaf? Would the Salaah become invalid if not covered?
Answer
Covering the Awrah in Salaah is necessary for the validity of Salaah. For purposes of Salaah, the Awrah...
28 July, 2026
Question
If a person has a life insurance policy which pays out money once the person passes away, will it be permissible to distribute that money as inheritance to the heirs of the person?
What do the heirs have to do in order to get the person who had...
23 July, 2026
Question
I recently saw a post to the effect that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said that Malikul Maut visits each individual 5 times a day at the time of each Salaah, so that when Malikul Maut extracts our Rooh he is familiar with us.
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This...
22 July, 2026
Question
Is there a Zakat on a shared pool of a company? i.e. each year the company always keep some money aside in case of an emergency, no one is the owner of that money.
What if the company “gives” that money away to someone they know in...
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