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Zakaat On The Deferred Payment Of Mahr
Zakaat On The Deferred Payment Of Mahr
Question Is mahr considered a debt that prevents the obligation of Zakah? Answer If at the time of Nikah, Mahr is recorded as being due immediately,...
Consuming Rabbit Meat
Consuming Rabbit Meat
Question Is it permissible to consume rabbit meat? Answer It is permissible to consume rabbits, whether domestic or wild, because they are herbivores...
Alimahs And Students Going To Play Sports At A Sports Centre Or Grounds
Alimahs And Students Going To Play Sports At A Sports Centre Or Grounds
Question Is it permissible for Aalimahs of a Madrassah to go and play sports at a sports centre? It's only the Aalimahs and students of the Madrassah...
Looking Into And Reciting From The Mushaf In Salaah
Looking Into And Reciting From The Mushaf In Salaah
Question please advice about the reading through mushaf while offering taraweeh? What should we prefer ? Either to offer taraweeh salaat with small surahs...
Decorating A House For The Birth Of A Baby
Decorating A House For The Birth Of A Baby
Question Is it permissible to decorate the house with balloons and streamers to celebrate the birth of a baby? Answer Being blessed with a child is...
Masah On Wudhu Socks
Masah On Wudhu Socks
Question Are we allowed to make masah on wudhu socks? Answer We present below our viewpoint with regard to wudhu socks and in general all such socks...
Employment As A Financial Advisor At An Investment Company
Employment As A Financial Advisor At An Investment Company
Question Is it permissible for one to work as a financial advisor for ___ ______? Answer In Shariah, to work for a company/bank which deals with interest...
Partnership Dispute
Partnership Dispute
Question A person decides to buy something and he does not want to buy it alone. He makes a general announcement that whoever wishes to join in the purchase...
Changing A Zakaat Calculation Date To The Month Of Ramadhaan
Changing A Zakaat Calculation Date To The Month Of Ramadhaan
Question If for the sake of remembering his annual Zakah calculation date, can one permanently change his Zakah date to the 1st Ramadan from Zul-Qadah...
Fulfilling A Vow
Fulfilling A Vow
Question Zaid made a promise to feed the needy if his son recovers but he did not do it.Zaid now wants to feed the needy. What are the requirements? Answer Firstly,...
Paying The Interest Due On An Overdraft Facility On Behalf Of A Deceased
Paying The Interest Due On An Overdraft Facility On Behalf Of A Deceased
Question A person has passed on. Whilst he was alive he had an overdraft facility in the bank and he used to pay interest. Now he has passed on. Do the...
The Slaughterer Making Niyyat For The Qurbaani Of Another
The Slaughterer Making Niyyat For The Qurbaani Of Another
Question I get my qurbaani done through charity organisations. When giving money online, I make intention of the people I am paying on behalf of, but...
A Scarf Hanging Loosely While Performing Salaah
A Scarf Hanging Loosely While Performing Salaah
Question Is it alright to wear loose things on your clothing while in salaah. e.g. a scarf. Answer To place a scarf on the head and leave the two ends...
Games On A Tablet/Ipad/Phone
Games On A Tablet/Ipad/Phone
Question Which games on a tablet/ipad/phone etc. are Haraam? Answer Ordinarily, video games contain Haram elements such as music, vulgarity, animate...
Standing Up For The Fourth Rakaat In Maghrib Salaah
Standing Up For The Fourth Rakaat In Maghrib Salaah
Question A person in Maghrib fardh went into a fourth rakaat , in ruku he realized his mistake and sat in athiyaat, made sajda sahw and completed his...
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05 August, 2026
Question
If a Saff of adults is not full and a child of understanding age (not mature) 9 or 10 years old comes to stand next to the adults, What should be done?
Many times, the child commences the Salaat and a little later , an adult comes and moves...
03 August, 2026
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A Masjid is currently being renovated. The area of the Masjid boundary is due for renovation next.
Can the entire boundary area of the Masjid be closed off and Salaat read in the Sahn (courtyard), which is not included in the boundary, or does...
01 August, 2026
Question
Is it Sunnah, permissible, or Makrooh to wear a turban without a tail?
Answer
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
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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
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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...
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