Vol 26 No 08
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The Nikah as explained by you is valid. Since the nikah has been performed, the boy and girl are husband and wife, hence they are not committing haraam. Prior to the nikah they…
Selling a ‗property' off plan is baseless and haraam. It is not permissible to sell a ghost. Something which does not exist cannot be a commodity for trade. The claim of ‗istisna'…
It is not permissible. The earnings of this profession are haraam.
Since the intention for procuring the land and building the house is to sell it for profit, you have to pay Zakaat on the value of the unfinished house - on the land and the house.
It is not permissible to perform the Sunnah Muakkadah Salaat in Jamaat (congregation). Q.Please assist with the following query: Can Fardh or Taraweeh Salaah be read behind and…
It is a haraam Satanist act.
Without any doubt, these acts are evil and shaitaani. This brutality is HARAAM.
It is not permissible to use these devices of Iblees. A person should be satisfied with the type of hair which Allah Ta'ala has created for him/her.
Greeting in this manner of the mushrikeen is kufr.
It is not permissible to use interest money for building even a toilet for oneself nor for one's workers in one's yard.
Aqeeqah meat may be used to feed people who have been invited for meals. It may be used for all halaal functions.
Zakaat may be given to a poor Muslim even if he is a Bareliwi, but not to a Shiah.
It is not permissible to sit behind the Imaam who engages in loud bid'ah thikr as described by you. You should engage in the Sunnat Salaat while the Bid'ati imam engages in his…
The animal has to be laid on the ground facing the Qiblah, not on a raised platfoprm for no valid reason. It is not permissible.
It is not permissible for you to go to the Musjid to give ta'leem to the women even if the facilities are separate, and even if Purdah arrangements are made.
If you are truly fatigued by fasting during pregnancy, then you may abstain and make Qadha.
Tahajjud may be performed in two raka't or four raka't batches.
Acapella is music created with the tongue. It is not permissible to listen to nasheeds
These malpractices are haraam. It is not permissible to pursue your Rizq by adopting haraam practices. Both practic- with acapella in the background. Acapella is shaitaani music.
While Salaat behind even a faasiq is valid, it is not valid behind a kaafir. The one who promotes television, pictures of animate objects and intermingling of sexes is a kaafir,…
Most certainly it is haraam for the trustees/Committee of a Musjid to invite these types of kuffaar for lecturing in the Musjid. These trustees are aiding in the destruction of the…
This act is not permissible. Amaliyaat of any kind may not be used to accuse a person. Such acts never are evidence in the Shariah. Even a genuine amal can become contaminated by…
Mu'tah is the Shiah system of temporary ‗marriage', even for one hour. It is legalized prostitution. There is no system such as ‗halaalah' in Islam. What some molvis are doing is…
You are fully justified if you select the option of Talaaq. An honourable husband will not be able to tolerate such infidelity of his wife. He will not be able to live with the…
While he is ‗hitting a brick wall' as far as others are concerned, there is no such ‗brick wall' regarding his daughter whom he is allowing to be ruined in a cauldron of…
Zakaat is not paid on the capital invested. The capital is used to run the business and it becomes permeated in the stock, equipment, etc. Zakaat is paid on the stock-in-trade,…
Salaat behind any of the jaahil reverends of Radio Shaitaan is not permissible. Repeat the Salaat if performed behind any scoundrel of this devil's radio. This so-called scoundrel…
A man may marry immediately. Marriage is permissible at any time after the death of one's wife. There is no waiting period. The custom at your end is a practice of jaahiliyyah.
A brother who has sexually abused his younger brother, should not be treated as a brother. The abused brother should dissociate from him. The way of forgetting the past villainy is…
In fact, in this era of fitnah, fasaad and with so much suffering prevailing in the Ummah, it is not permissible to undertake a journey to any of the 3 Harams. Visiting the Dead…
The one and only way of gaining Divine Proximity is by total and strict obedience to the Shariah and adoption of the Sunnah in all spheres of life. There is no other way. Also,…
Whatever money and other assets your father left belong to all his heirs who are his wife, children and parents if any. Regardless of what he said to you, the money does not belong…
What this stupid ‗facialcleaning' may be, most certainly it is not permissible to engage a kaafirah for this stunt. Furthermore, it is also Makrooh to engage a Muslim lady for this…
No, firaasat and Ilhaam are two different spiritual phenomena. Firaasat is a discerning intelligence. Such discernment is the effect of Taqwa. Firaasat is the immediate…
It is not permissible to perform Salaatut Tasbeeh in jamaat (congregation). There is no specific time or day for this Salaat. There is great merit and reward in performing Salaatut…
According to the Shariah, the shareholders are fully liable for the debts of the company which in terms of the Shariah is a fiction. The shareholders are never absolved of the debt…
Medicine and medical treatment are not compulsory according to the Shariah even if a person will die in consequence of abstention from medicine. If the patient refuses medical…
The rates are the responsibility of the owner of the house. In this case it is the wife. Water and electricity are the responsibility of the husband. This expense is part of the…
The ‗fellow sister' is an ignorant shaitaanah. The commands of Allah Ta'ala and Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) cannot be abrogated by a jaahilah digging out some Hadith…
Even if a person dies by suicide, Maut is decreed and arrives with precision at the prescribed time. No one can understand the Taqdeer of Allah Ta'ala. Not even the great Auliya…
The money for the cards is not halaal. It is like haraam riba. If you have no use for the cards, give them to someone in need without charge.
If the hair-remover is a female kaafirah, then she may not see or handle the arms, legs and any part of the satar of a Muslim female. The hair of the head may also not be exposed…
Yes, most certainly, the gifts are owned by the babies. Yes, parents may not use the gifts for themselves nor give it to others. When the child no longer has use for the gifts,…
Your friend is obliged to return the entire amount he had taken from you. His ‗tough' financial straits does not permit him to refrain from refunding the money he had received as…
The two Talaaqs are valid. If the Talaaqs were stated in clear terms, that is: he said Talaaq or Divorce, then he may revoke the Talaaqs before expiry of the Iddat. If he does not…
The announcement after the Fardh Salaat to make dua for a deceased whether male or female, is bid'ah. The musallis should ignore such announcements.
No one, even a Buzrug, should be greeted inside the Musjid. Greet outside the Musjid. The Musjid is not a place for greeting and conversation. Even Ulama miserably fail to observe…
The custom of holding an asaa during the Jumuah Khutbah is bid'ah. It has no relationship with the Khutbah.
Practically Haraam and Makrooh are the same. The con- sequence of both Haraam and Makrooh Tahrimi is the Fire of Jahannam. That is, the perpetrators of Haraam and Makrooh are…
It is the understanding of the masses that Hajj Akbar refers to Hajj on a Friday. However, this is not a Shar'i designation. Every Hajj is Hajj Akbar relative to Umrah regardless…
The Nasaara mentioned in the Verse refer to the true Muslims who followed the Shariah of Nabi Isaa (Alayhis salaam). They were Muslims even before our Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi…
No, it is not approved by us. The LMA syllabus is a waste. It wastes years of the child's life with futility. The best system is the old system. The first kitaab should be Nooraani…
The Jibalus Salaam Project is not permissible. The agreement is cluttered with a host of conditions which are faasid (corrupt). These conditions render the entire project haraam.…
If there is no fear of fitnah or lust then it is permissible for women to look at a video-talk of a reliable Aalim/Shaikh. But, since fitnah cannot be initially assessed, it is…
It will suffice to say that the chaps who issued the so-called ‗fatwa' for performing Salaat, etc. in space, are morons. They are jaahils who lack understanding of the Deen and the…
The Qur'aan Majeed mentioning the oath taken by shaitaan on the occasion of his expulsion from the Heavens, says: "I (i.e. Shaitaan) will most surely lead them astray; I shall…
Placing a solitary twig/ branch on a grave is not making the Qabrustan a park. The forlornness of the Qabrustaan is not eliminated by one small twig/ branch placed on a grave. We…
Regardless of the perceived ‗benefits' of the majaalis for females, it is not permissible to lure women from their homes to attend gatherings of any kind whatsoever. There is…
Yes, it was a norm. There is difference of opinion regarding the age of Hadhrat Maryam (Alayhas salaam) when this episode transpired. But she definitely was a child. The disdain…
The first condition is permissible. The second condition is not valid. The item has become the property of the buyer when he paid the deposit. The seller holds it as an Amaanat…
Tyre insurance and all kinds of insurance are haraam. Even the so-called ‗islamic' insurance deceptively dubbed ‗takafol' is haraam.
Nikah without witnesses is not at all valid. The khutbah is not among the fundamentals of Nikah.
A nikah will be valid even if mehr is not agreed on. However, it remains the right of the wife to ask for her mehr as long as she does not expressly waive and forgive it.
Besides the walimah, there is no other feast according to the Shariah. The customary feasts and receptions are bid'ah and not permissible. These receptions are further aggravated…
Tampons are unnatural devices of Iblees. These confounded items are not permissible, unless there is a valid medical reason. The filth of haidh has naturally been designed for…
When giving him the Zakaat, this condition may not be stipulated. If the Zakaat is given to him on the understanding that he has to return it to you, then your obligation will not…
The skins of all animals, except pig skin, are halaal. Such skins may be sold.
If the one son of your father is truly illegitimate, then he does not inherit in your father's estate. He has no share in the estate of his biological father. He inherits only in…
In this case, the Janaazah Salaat should be performed. However, if the Janaazah is ready for Salaat prior to the Makrooh times, but the Salaat was delayed, then in this case it…
No, it is not the correct procedure. The Janaazah Salaat was supposed to have been performed after the Eid Salaat, but before the Khutbah.