Is Khatm-e-Qur'aan jalsah Sunnat?
There is no practice of Khatm-e-Qur'aan jalsah in Islam. All such jalsahs are innovations. There is neither origin nor sanction in the Sunnah for these jalsahs. Qur'aan, just as…
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A close relative is getting married. After the Nikah there will be a haraam wedding reception in a hall.
If after the Nikah there will be an un-Islamic wedding function, then you should not attend even the Nikah even if it is held in a Musjid. Display your aversion for the haraam…
A recent episode at our Musjid has made many brothers upset and disgruntled.
Brother, the predictions made by Ras ulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) must necessarily materialize. One such manifestation is what you have witnessed with the deviate imaam…
What can we say about Muslims who join in events such as ghandi walk?
Those who participate in ghandi walks are emulating and honouring the kaafir idolater. At a minimum it is a major sin of fisq. It is close to kufr.
Is it permissible for a Muslim wife who had converted from Hinduism to Islam, to attend Hindu functions of her parents?
It is haraam for a Muslim woman or man to attend the Hindu functions of his/her Hindu parents.
Is a Qiraa't/Qur'aan competition permissible?
Qur'aan/Qiraa't competitions are not permissible. These competitions are among the lesser signs of Qiyaamah. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "The majority of the…
Today the children of Al-Aqsa school are wearing pink scarfs and some boys are wearing pink T-shirts for 'breast cancer day' or something like that.
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that a time will dawn when Muslims will imitate the Yahood and Nasaara to the extent of crawling behind them into even a 'lizard's…
A girls madrasah has organized durood competitions.
The 'durood' competition is among the worst of Kabeerah sins. It comes in the Hadith regarding the signs of Qiyaamah: "The dunya will be searched with the amal of the Aakhirah."…
Recently some Muslim schools had a girls netball tournament.
When it is not permissible for women in full hijaab and shabbily dressed, to perform Salaat in the Musjid, how could it ever be permissible for Muslim girls to act like immoral…
What is the ruling regarding the Na't and Qiraa't functions which Muslim schools organize?
The Na't and Qiraa't functions are not permissible. We have explained the impermissibility of these nafsaani functions portrayed as the Deen in several past issues of The Majlis.…
We, the Memon community in Kenya, organize an annual get-together.
Several members of the Memon community at your end have written to us regarding the 'Piran-e-Peer' niyaaz feast which is annually organized by the Memon community. We had explained…
My relative will be having a haraam wedding reception in a hall after the Nikah in the Musjid.
The un-Islamic, haraam wedding reception is mal-oon (accursed). The people who will be attending the haraam function will also become mal -oon. Satisfying their request is not…
Currently in the U.K., there are signs of the country wanting to impose a ban on the niqab.
It is of fundamental importance to understand that Muslims are obliged to conduct themselves in obedience to the Shariah. Any activity or method in violation of the Shariah is…
Feasting-fund-raising functions are becoming the norm.
A Muslim does not require knowledge to understand the evil and prohibition of the fund-raising methods described in the question. The intermingling of sexes, females attending…
I am moving into a new house which I have built.
Inviting the whole family for meals simply because you are moving into a new house is wasteful. There is no origin for this practice in the Sunnah. If Allah Ta'ala has given you…
People here in the U.S.A. have a custom called 'Ameen'.
The 'Ameen' celebration is another new-fangled immoral bid'ah custom. The considerable costs, the shaitaani hotel venue of the kuffaar, the attendance of 'zaaniyah' ladies (adorned…
Is it permissible to transport children to a zoo?
It is haraam to take Muslim or even non-Muslim children to the zoo. Such outings are haraam.
I want to have a khatm of Qur'aan function when moving into our new house.
Reciting the Qur'aan Majeed whether in a new or old house is meritorious. But there is no custom in Islam to organize a khatam to be attended by relatives and friends to grace the…
Every year at our place in Ghana a Qur'aan recitation function is organized.
The yearly Qur'aan function which is organized in your locality is bid'ah. Everyone should recite the Qur'aan daily – every day of one's life until Maut. Yearly functions are…
Is it permissible to organize a Deeni function such as an Ijtima on a sports ground?
A sports ground is an evil place where haraam activities are conducted. It is improper to organize a Deeni event on such a ground. The Ijtima should not be held at such a mabghoodh…