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An imam sending his children to a Deobandi Qur'ān teacher
Question "What do the scholars of Dīn and the Muftīs of the Sacred Law state regarding the following matter: An Imam of a Sunni mosque has admitted to...
A complex marital dispute: a secret affair and a disputed nikāḥ
Question In a family husband wife son and a daughter (retarded) son a bright student of 13 years old.In this family husband is having a private mistre...
Zakāh on savings set aside for a wedding
Question Do I pay zakat on savings which I’ve set aside for a wedding? The money I have received is through a committee payment and the sole intention...
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Printing the Basmala on wedding invitation cards
Question ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ What is the general opinion on writing the Basmala/Tasmiyyah on wedding invitation ca...
Writing abbreviations like '(saw)' for ṣalawāt
Question Why do some people say the writing the short form of the following words is not good? Words: Sallallahu alaihiwasallam ( saw ) , raliallahu a...
Wearing a garment with 'Allāh' or 'God' written on it
Question What's the ruling of having God or الله written on a hoodie or upper garment? — Mohammed, United Kingdom Answer There is no harm in wearing...
Abbreviating Durud (SAW, PBUH etc)
Some people are using the Abbreviation of Durood Sharif i.e. SAW, PBUH, RA, AS (ma’azALLAH) instead of writing the complete Durood and Salam. Abbrevia...
How must one reply to the Salām of a young ghayr mehram woman?
From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, Pg 341: Question How must one reply to the Salām of a young ghayr mehram woman? Answer Reply to her softly in the heart and no...
Folding one’s beard
From al-Malfūdh Sharīf, Pg 302, Question Is it permissible to fold one’s beard? [I.e. push it under one’s chin] Answer It is stated in Hadith Sharif:...
Shaking hands and embracing one another
Question Is there a prohibition in shaking hands at the time departure? Answer No, when the blessed Sahāba rađiyAllāhu ánhum ajmaýīn met, they shook h...
Ala Hazrat’s advice on abstaining from religious debates
A student of Imâm Râzi questioned an illiterate peasant: ‘what is your faith?’ He replied ‘I am a sunni muslim’. The student asked, ‘do you have any d...
Washing hands before eating does away with destitution (dependence)
Washing hands before eating does away with destitution (dependence) It has been reported on the authority of Sayyidunā ‘Abdullah ibn AbbâsrađiyAllāhu...
Honouring Employment Rules and Contracts in Islam
Question Mera ik friend ka bhai hai jo Ik Graphics designing company mai Kam krta tha usnai aur uskai kuch dosto nai milker waha sai Ik Hard Disk (Lik...
What is the Islamic definition of hypocrisy?
Question Assalamualaykum respected Mufti Saheb. I had a question regarding hypocrisy: When a person tells another to do something and doesn’t do it hi...
House built on a grave — Repentance
QUERY There is a cemetery where there were graves of Ulama, Awliyah and other Muslims. A certain person flattened this place and built a house and he...
Types of water that can be consumed whilst standing
QUERY Which types of water should we stand and drink, for example, left over water that a Muslim drank, water from a fountain, left over water of wudh...
When should Salam not be said
QUERY To whom are we not allowed to make salaam? Can we make salaam to a person who gambles or plays cards etc. What about when a person is eating, re...
On it being forbidden to sit on graves
From Imām an-Nawawī’s, Riyadh as-Salihīn: 1766. Abū Hurayrah rađiyAllâhu ánhu reported that the beloved Messenger of Allah śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam...
Sunnah regarding hospitality to guests
Sunnah regarding hospitality to guests Muhammad Abd-al Mannan O Allāh Almighty! Bless our Lord and Master Sayyidunā Muhammad [may Allāh Almighty bless...