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Zakaat On Inherited Land Which Has Not Been Distributed As Yet
Zakaat On Inherited Land Which Has Not Been Distributed As Yet
Question If some land has not been distributed between the heirs for some time, does each of them have to give Zakaat for their "supposed to be" share?...
Leaving The Masjid To Break Wind During Itikaaf
Leaving The Masjid To Break Wind During Itikaaf
Question If a Mu’takif leaves the Masjid boundaries and proceeds to the restroom to pass wind, will Itikaaf be invalidated? Answer I’tikaaf will not...
Imaam Making A Mistake In Qiraat Taraweeh
Imaam Making A Mistake In Qiraat Taraweeh
Question What is the ruling if the Imam does not know Arabic and makes a mistake which changes the meaning completely? Does he only repeat the Qiraat,...
Waxing The Armpits
Waxing The Armpits
Question Is it permissible to wax under the arms? Answer The purpose of removing the hair from below the arm pits is to attain cleanliness. As this...
Intermingling Of Cousins And Brother-In-Laws And Sister-In-Laws
Intermingling Of Cousins And Brother-In-Laws And Sister-In-Laws
Question Would you be kind enough to enlighten us of the dangers and gravity of free mixing between brother between cousins and between brother-in-law...
Saahib-e-Tarteeb (Saahibut Tarteeb)
Saahib-e-Tarteeb (Saahibut Tarteeb)
Question When will a person be reagarded as a Saahib-e-Tarteeb (Saahibut Tarteeb)? Answer A Saahib-e-Tarteeb is one who has five or less Salaah outstanding...
Taking A Profit On Money Loaned
Taking A Profit On Money Loaned
Question I loaned money to someone . I drew up a contract stipulating how much he should pay .me back every month. We agreed on 12 months. At the end...
Blood And Organ Donation
Blood And Organ Donation
Question Kindly inform me if blood donation and organ donation is permissible in Islam. Will the fatwa be any different if the situation is dire or if...
Savings Pocket Account
Savings Pocket Account
Question The previous committee of a Masjid had opened an Islamic account which comes together with a savings pocket. If money is kept in this pocket,...
What To Recite Near A Mayyit
What To Recite Near A Mayyit
Question When sitting near the Mayyit what should one read? Tasbih, Quraan or Yaseen? Answer When sitting near the mayyit one could engage in any form...
Returning More Than The Amount Borrowed
Returning More Than The Amount Borrowed
Question Someone gave me 100 thousand helping me out. I used the money in business and made a profit.I returned the 100 thousand he loaned me along with...
Owning A Barber Shop
Owning A Barber Shop
Question Is it permissible to open a Barber Shop knowing that most of the hair that will have to be cut will not be permissible? Also, many a times the...
Reciting Quraan-e-Majeed While Holding A Chid With A Soiled Nappie
Reciting Quraan-e-Majeed While Holding A Chid With A Soiled Nappie
Question Sometimes we hold our children and put them off to sleep. Their nappies are probably soiled at times. So would it be permissible to recite Qur’aan...
Retaining A Percentage Of A Deposit
Retaining A Percentage Of A Deposit
Question A person starts an online course. The course is for 5 weeks. Those who want to take part are asked to deposit R1000 in his account for the course....
Carrying Over Surplus/Extra Zakaat Discharged To The Following Year
Carrying Over Surplus/Extra Zakaat Discharged To The Following Year
Question A person pays his zakaat in advance. He pays R1000 every month. At the end of the year he calculates his zakaat and finds that only R8000 was...
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09 July, 2026
Question
Can a Hanafi Muqeem perform Dhuhr once the Shafi Asr has commenced?
If they are Musafir, can they read there Asr in the Shafi Asr time? Will combining the Dhuhr and Asr in the Shafi Asr time then be permissible?
Answer
According to the Mufta-Bihi...
08 July, 2026
Question
If a boy is close to the age of Buloogh (puberty) , will he suffice as a mahram for travelling?
Answer
It will be permissible for a woman to travel with her Mahram even though the Mahram is not Baaligh provided he is a Muraahiq/Qareebul-Buloogh...
07 July, 2026
Question
Can a person use interest money to buy Quraan stands or fans for Masjid use? Everyone who comes to that Masjid will be able to take benefit from it.
Answer
Interest funds cannot be used to buy Qur’aan stands or fans for Masjid use.
Interest funds...
06 July, 2026
Question
I would like to find out with regard to the ruling of the scarf of a woman? We understand that it must not resemble the hump of a camel but what exactly does this mean?
Answer
The Hadith you refer to has been narrated by Imam Muslim Rahamahullah ...
04 July, 2026
Question
Is it permissible to eat the vegetable dish or fruit platter on a flight?
Answer
Abstaining from Haraam food is one of the utmost important facets in the life of a believer and there are great spiritual side effects that emanate from eating Haram...
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