Vol 25 No 04
72 answers from this issue are indexed individually. 12 pages. The issue PDF is the canonical artefact; individual answers link back to it by page.
This type of 'round tripping' is khiyaanat (abuse and fraud). The NNB jamiat of Fordsburg is a scoundrel group which misleads Muslims on many issues. This mismanipulation of Zakaat…
1. Whether it is UK or US, the laws remain the same. The laws do not change. However, we advise that you do something that is free of problems and worries. 2. If the husband…
It is not permissible to serve meals after completing the Qur'aan Majeed. This custom is bid'ah.
It is not permissible to serve savouries for iftaar in the Musjid. Iftaar should be with only dates or water or dates and water. The Musjid is not a place for feasting and making…
It is not permissible for women to perform Salaat in jamaat even for the purpose of revising the Qur'aan Majeed. The purpose of Taraaweeh is not to revise the Qur'aan. The revision…
Payment of Zakaat is Waajib every Islamic months. It is necessary to have a fixed due date every year although actual payment could be on any date after due date. If for example…
It is permissible to give one's Zakaat to one's fatherin-law if he qualifies as a Zakaat recipient.
Birthday parties and all similar merrymaking functions are haraam.
The customary wedding reception by the girl's party is haraam. It is also bedeviled with numerous acts of fisq and fujoor.
Zakaat may not be used to pay secular school fees even if the children are orphans.
Photography, sound recordings, laboratory analysis and the like do not constitute Shar'i evidence in an Islamic court. An accused cannot be convicted on the basis of such evidence.
Originally the Naqshabandis were genuine Sufis and strict followers of the Shariah. Nowadays they are a deviant sect practising much bid'ah and haraam. They misuse the Naqshabandi…
Dhuha Salaat may be performed immediately after Ishraaq Salaat.
If haidh begins along the journey, and the woman attains purity at her destination, then she has to perform Qasr Salaat. She will remain a musaafir.
Singing nasheeds for public entertainment is not permissible. Singing nasheeds to oneself in privacy is permissible as long as it is not made a profession and if considerable time…
It is not permissible for women to listen to men singing nor is it permissible for men to listen to women singing.
If the books/computer programmes are acquired by hacking into the private sites of the authors/sellers, then doing so is haraam. It will then not be permissible to even read the…
Abstain from the Aldi products and from all products of companies which process both fruit/vegetable and meat products. These products are made with the same equipment with which…
It is not permissible to speak ill of a person. This is the rule of Allah Ta'ala. However, all rules have exceptions. The permissible exception in THE MAJLIS AND SHI'ISM
The supporters of the Shiahs are morons and fitnahmongers. Despite being aware of the reality, they spread falsehood to achieve the objective of their deception. Yes, some decades…
It is not permissible to recite Surah Faatihah in Janaazah Salaat. It will be bid'ah to do so, just as it will be bid'ah to recite Surah Faatihah in Salaat instead of At-Tahiyaat.
A Christmas gift from a Muslim should never be accepted. He should be told that such gifts are haraam. If it has already been accepted, one should make Taubah and give it to some…
Once you have separated money with the intention of it being interest, then it will not be permissible to use it for your own benefit in any way whatsoever. Hence, you may not make…
Only if circumstances compelled her to be in a Jamaat Salaat. Then she has to listen to the Imaam's qiraa't. Besides this, she should not listen to a man's qiraa't, especially of…
The Sahaabah did not go to America, neither North nor South America.
People and organizations who are involved in interfaith exercises expose themselves to kufr. It is an evil shaitaani movement designed to scuttle Islam. Muslims who become…
It is permissible to perform the Sunnat Salaat before the Athaan if it is the time for that Salaat. Once the time for the Salaat has commenced, then the Sunnats may be performed…
Witnesses are not a condition for the validity of Talaaq.
The Talaaq comes into effect immediately when it has been written regardless of the wife not having received it yet.
They are not 'brothers'. They are fundamentally kuffaar. The kufr is embedded in their hearts, hence it finds freeplay in the ways of the kuffaar. They are spineless bootlickers of…
If the elderly man's lifestyle is that of a western kaafir, then it is appropriate to call him 'raymond'. He does not deserve the name Abdur Rahmaan. It is like we are calling the…
All the children mentioned by you will inherit in the deceased's estate. These children are divided into two classes: Class A: They are the father's sister's children, i.e. the…
The Land of South Africa is not Ushri, hence the laws of Ushr do not apply. Only the usual Zakaat rules will apply.
The mock 'marriage' over the phone is not valid. The Nikah was never performed. Even if they live in different countries, nikah by phone
The issue of naming the baby should be settled by mutual agreement and amicably. Shaitaan utilizes every small opportunity to create considerable friction and enmity in the family.…
The chap is not a Mufti. He is a moron. Celebrating the kuffaar's new year's day or any of their other festivals is haraam. It is tantamount to kufr.
It is Waajib to recite a Surah after every raka't in all Sunnat, Nafl and Witr Salaat. If one forgets to recite it, then Sajdah Sahw will be sufficient. Your Salaat is valid.
Since the evil woman was still in her husband's nikah at the time of his death, she inherits in his estate. What she stole from her deceased husband's estate is a major sin. If the…
All plants and animals came into existence by the spontaneous creation of Allah Ta'ala whenever He had deemed these necessary for our benefit. The concept of evolution is baboonic,…
While your wudhu is valid, it is Makrooh to wipe and dry the one foot before washing the other foot.
E-numbers are generally haraam ingredients. They are either mushtabah or haraam.
According to the Hanafi Math-hab, a woman's marriage is valid without the consent of her Wali. If she has a valid Deeni reason for wanting to bypass her Wali, then she may have her…
The children should be respectful and helpful to their stepmother even after their father has divorced her. The sons should not be in privacy with her. A degree of purdah should be…
Direct your question to the Ulama in the UK. Furthermore, such sacrilegious acts of insult and sacrilege by non- Muslims must be expected. But worse than this are the sacrilegious…
Make dua for pious children. Follow the Shariah. Abstain from sin and futility in all forms. Then, Insha-Allah, one will have pious children. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi…
The mock marriage is despicable and haraam. The money earned in this manner is riba. It is haraam. The intention to give it to the poor does not halaalize it. It is not permissible…
These family reunions are shaitaani gatherings. There is no origin in Islam for such gatherings. Many evils accompany such misguided family reunion functions.
Maghrib and Isha' may not be combined because of the curfew. Each Salaat must be performed in its time. If due to the curfew musallis are not allowed to attend the Musjid, then…
It is bid'ah to recite Surah Yaaseen in congregation every Thursday.
If the couple has embraced Islam together, then their old wedding will be valid. However, if only one embraced Is-
Fitrah has to be incumbently given in cash or kind to the Fuqara and Masaakeen. The objective of Fitrah is not feasting. Give the money to the poor to buy food for their families,…
Undoubtedly, Allah Ta'ala forgives all sins no matter how numerous and how vile and great if the Taubah is sincere. However, acceptance of Taubah is a separate issue. The imaamate…
Just look at the 'dangerous' list of a dozen ingredients in commercial icecream. It will suffice to deter you from eating such products laced with chemical poisons, mushtabah and…
If the two raka'ts Waajib Tawaaf Salaat are omitted, the Hajj and Umrah remain valid. However, it is incumbent to perform the two raka'ts even if one recalls the omission after one…
Hadhrat Muhayyuddin Arabi (Rahmatullah alayh) was a great Wali. However, since some of his statements/ writings are beyond our spiritual and intellectual grasp, it is best to…
A woman should be fully dressed from head to feet whether she is in front of her own children or other females. In this regard, the question of aurah is superfluous. The issue…
This woman is a mudhillah. She is a deviant ghair muqallid. It is not permissible to acquire any lessons from her.
This potion is not halaal. It is poisonous - harmful for the physical health and destructive for the baatini (spiritual) health. In this potion of reconstituted muck, be sure of…
There is no conundrum here. Regardless of what the bank does and how it records the money, the depositor is the owner and it is his asset.
If parents become murtad, Nauthubillah, then it is the duty of the children to persuade them to return to Islam. If they refuse, the children should sever their ties and dissociate…
The Hadith applies to the Mujaahid in the Path of Allah Ta'ala. It does not relate to those who are on Tabligh Jamaat holiday excursions. There is no resemblance between the…
In the first place it is not permissible for a girl to study at a madrasah which is at the safar distance. It is not permissible for her mahram to take her there.
It is not necessary to have the permission of the first wife to marry a second wife. However, the second marriage should not be kept a secret.
Nail extensions are not permissible.
The Qur'aan Majeed and the Ahaadith prohibit indulgence in futility - in things which are of no benefit in this dunya and in the Aakhirah. The question of the title of 'Shaikhul…
In the scenario explained by you, they did not become murtad. However, both groups are Jahannami. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) predicted this type of fitnah, and he said…
It is haraam to hire premises for a bottle store or for any other haraam activity. Such income will not be permissible. The errors of our seniors do not constitute daleel (proof)…
A Muslim should always be conscious of halal income and distance himself as much as possible from alcohol, interest and other non- Shari'ah compliant s o u r c e s o f i n come.…
Their claim is satanic bunkum. Salafis are deceitful in claiming that they follow the Salaf of the first three ages of Islam. Their Imaam is Ibn Taimiyyah who came about 6…
The entry of the Rooh on the 120th day is established on the basis of Saheeh Hadith. There is no doubt in this fact. It is Mansoos Alayh (i.e. on which exists categoric proof of…
Hookah is not permissible. It can lead to cancer.
A man who descends into the gutters to the extent of proclaiming pornography 'halaal', is learned in shaitaaniyat. The world is awash nowadays with agents of Iblees. You do not…