Vol 28 No 09
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What some Muftis have said in this regard is technically correct. Our article on MAKROOH dealt primarily with the gravity of Makrooh Tahrimi. We emphasized that according to all…
Yes, the R3,000 may be deducted from your next year's Zakaat. However, if you were aware of the extra amount and gave it as Sadqah, then you may not change your intention to Zakaat…
Zakaat is Waajib on the amount he has contributed regardless of him having no immediate access to the money. Zakaat is not currently incumbent on the amount his employer has…
No! Only the instalment which is due may be deducted. Since there is no demand for payment regarding long term debt, it may not be deducted.
No! It will not be discharged. You have to pay the $10 Fitrah amount of your country even if you send it to the other country.
While this is permissible, the best method is not to split one's Fitrah. One full amount should be given to one miskeen.
Yes, it is permissible.
The Zakaat and Fitrah obligations will not be discharged by means of loans to the poor. They have to be made the owners of the funds.
You may perform Hajj with your own money for your deceased father. Supplicate to Allah Ta'ala to forgive your father, and hope that your Hajj will be accepted by Allah Ta'ala in…
It is not permissible for women to attend any Musjid, not even for Salaat. The prohibition is much more emphasized for programmes which deviate molvis organize for luring women out…
Your query is incongruous. The rights of parents, the rights of children and the rights of the husband and wife never stop. The rights of neighbours and relatives as well as the…
Purchasing the card is haraam. The ‗fidelity' card is a gambling ticket.
Eid is an auspicious day. There is no Masnoon ‗celebration' for this day. The only difference between Eid and other days is Eid Salaat and Qur'baani. All activities associated with…
According to the Shaafi Math-hab it is permissible for the head of a house to make Qur'baani of one animal on behalf of the entire household. This will not be permissible if the…
The poor aunt is lost and astray. She is a jaahilah, not a mufassirah. The jaahilah's brains are stunted as an effect of her voracious craving for exhibition and prominence.…
Yes, the Salaat will be valid although the Sajdah should be made after one Salaam.
Yes, Sajdah Sahw is Waajib.
Sajdah Sahw is not incumbent. However, if Tashahhud is repeated in Qa'dah Oola (first sitting), then Sajdah Sahw is Waajib.
Since he did not make a wasiyyat, you may give Sadqah on his behalf and make dua for his maghfirat (forgiveness).
The Imaam should recite the Qiraa't jahran (audibly).
There is no qadha for Salaat if a person was unconscious for 24 hours or more.
Janaazah Salaat remains Waajib even if he died whilst intoxicated.
The Masbooq (the latecomer) should sit and complete Tashahhud.
All kinds of pre-marital contact and communication are not permissible. Compatibility cannot be established by e-mail communication. Information pertaining to character,…
They are ignorant. It is a bid'ah custom. It is not permissible.
In this case, Jumuah is Fardh for them.
It is a haraam scheme. Investing in this company is not permissible. In fact it is not permissible to invest in any company. All of these socalled investment companies are haraam…
If one third the value of the estate is insufficient for the Hajj expenses, the heirs may voluntarily contribute from their own money the shortfall to have the Hajj performed.…
The Qaarin should make Tawaaf Qudoom after he has completed Umrah.
Your statement : ―I have granted it‖, in response to her demand for divorce constitutes One Talaaq. However,
1) The very first step for the ‗group of businessmen' is to examine their niyyat. What is the objective for their desire to establish a ‗retirement village'? If the desire is…
The Qur'baani of one animal will be your Qur'baani. However, the intention may be made for the reward (thawaab) to be for numerous deceased persons.
The utensil from which a cat drank should be washed before using it.
The Takbeer is called Takbeer Tashreeq. This Takbeer is recited once audibly after every Fardh Salaat starting from Fajr on 9th Zil Hajj, and ending Asr on 13th. Khutbah and…
The aunt is a jaahilah who is too big for her boots. Shaitaan is using her to create a bid'ah custom. Shaitaan approaches and traps via seemingly ‗deeni' channels. What the…
You have to make niyyat of Qadha for the outstanding Fardh days when fasting during these days of Zil Hajj. Qadha takes precedence over Sunnat fasting.
It is afzal (preferable) for the Qaarin to perform the Saee after Tawaaf-e-Qudoom.
The Qaarin should continue with Talbiyah even before Tawaaf Qudoom.
The Fatwa of our Math-hab is on the ruling of Saahibain (Imaam Abu Yusuf and Imaam Muhammad - Rahmatullah alayhima). The view stated in our Kitaabul Meeraath is correct.
The deal is permissible. However, the condition is that there should be no argument/ dispute. The owner should not later claim more if the item was sold at a high price. Q.I have…
Understand well that Salafis are morons. They dwell and flounder in jahl murakkab (compound ignorance), hence they are always prone to disgorge mullock. The Aimmah Mujtahideen and…
Before donning Ihraam, the medication may be applied.
The permission of the living person is necessary for making Qur'baani on her behalf.
Zakaat may be paid with stock.
2.5% of the value of the kruger coin must be given as Zakaat. The price today of a kruger coin is R80,000. The Zakaat on one kruger rand is therefore R2,000.
She has to wait until her haidh period ends. After purification should she remove the hairs.
A person who visits kuffaar witch doctors and submits to their haraam shaitaaniyat loses his Imaan. He is no longer a Muslim.
Since your stepson was an adult (baaligh), he was a valid witness.
You should not waste your time to disturb your peace of mind by disputing with the moron Salafis. These morons claim that Ta'weez of any kind is ‗shirk', despite the fact that even…
The entire gain of the Sasol shares is riba and haraam. The money you had invested in the company is just like buying a gambling ticket. The money thus invested is lost. The…
If the uncle's wife is not your aunt, then purdah is Waajib.
Breast reduction is haraam. It is termed in the Qur'aan Taghyeer li khalqillah (Changing the creation of Allah) which the Qur'aan mentions is an act of shaitaan.
It is not permissible to allow a faasiq to recite the Athaan.
Qadha of two raka'ts are necessary. The four raka't intention made is not valid for four raka'ts Nafl. It is valid for only two raka'ts. However, when the musalli rises to perform…
Half the fixed amount is Waajib if Talaaq is issued before consummation. Consummation in the context is not restricted to actual sexual relations. Mere privacy with the woman is…
Talaaq Baa-in immediately ends the Nikah. If the now ex -wife consents, a new Nikah may be performed. Without her consent, she cannot be compelled.
Jumuah Salaat is not valid in the office ‗jamaat khaanah'. Those who had performed Jumuah in the office environment should make qadha of Zuhr. They have to compulsorily attend the…
The Sadqah given before the vow is fulfilled will not discharge one from the vow. The amount must be given after fulfilment.
It is haraam for female teachers to be present at the meeting. The Maktab Association indulges in fisq. Regardless of the separation, it is not permissible for females to…
The so-called ‗ulama' are morons, hence they speak gibberish. Regardless of it being the 10th in Makkah, follow the dates in your country.
Braids are haraam for males.
You have to put water into your nose, then repeat the Salaat.
The person has misunderstood the Hadith. It is not Sunnat to consume trotters 10 days or 15 days after the 10th. The purport of the Hadith is to state the permissibility of…
If you have not yet performed Hajj, then if during the months of Hajj you have sufficient funds to perform Hajj, then Hajj will be Fardh for you.
If he takes the name of only Allah Ta'ala when slaughtering, the meat will be halaal. If he adds the name of a peer, the meat will be haraam.
Braids/ dreadlocks for men are haraam. Ghusl will not be valid.
Nose rings are haraam. For a man is doubly haraam.
The person who makes a mockery of the Deen loses his Imaan. He has to renew his Imaan and his Nikah. His Nikah is automatically cancelled.
It is not permissible to work for a bank in any department. It is like working in the IT department of a brothel or of a liquor firm.
The collective reciting of dua at the grave is bid'ah.
If placing a branch of a tree on the grave has become a custom, then it is bid'ah.
Such discussions inside the Musjid are not permissible. They should find some other venue for worldly conversation even if it pertains to Musjid affairs.
Since the units belong to the owner, he has the right to stipulate a price regardless of him having paid at the old price.
To look at one's Qur'baani animal being slaughtered is Mustahab. But to observe purdah is Waajib. Purdah is not restricted to the cloak and niqaab. It is not permissible for a…
The Vow you have made is valid. When the need is fulfilled, then you will have to sell the property and contribute the proceeds to Sadqah.
Only her face.
While Rami (Pelting) on the 13th is optional, it becomes Waajib for the one who happens to be in Mina on 13th. You had therefore erred. You are now liable for the penalty of Dumm.…
This custom is bid'ah. It is not permissible. Politely refuse and explain that this custom is bid'ah. If the person argues, maintain silence and move on. Do not submit to his…
It is not permissible to invest in any so-called ‗shariah compliant' companies. All of these companies are haraam donkey entities. Do not be deceived by their ‗shariah' board crook…
Salafis are morons. Simply ignore their gibberish. It is Sunnah to first eat some of the liver of one's Qur'baani animal.
Zakaat will not be discharged if given to Shiahs. Sadqah too should not be given to them.
Yes, you may demand that he refunds your money. However, in this case it will not be permissible for you to use the money. You will have to make Sadqah of the money.
It is permissible to sell the assets at any price. The ‗investor' will cease being owner of the assets when the sale transaction has been made. He will be entitled to only the…
Most certainly a junior or a laymen has the right to practice Amr Bil Ma‟roof Nahy Anil Munkar to an Aalim even if he is the greatest Allaamah of the era or the greatest Buzrug.…
Natural inclination is not a licence for the commission of sin. The people of Nabi Loot (Alayhis salaam) were naturally inclined to homosexuality. Finally they were destroyed by…
Most certainly it is haraam for him to be in the company of his sister. He cannot be her mahram. There has to be strict purdah/hijaab between them.
In Qiyaamah she will be given the choice to choose with whom she wants to be. It will be her choice.
The money belongs to the seller of the business.
It is Waajib for the woman to remain at home during her Iddat. Nevertheless, if she did not observe the rules of Iddat, then whilst she is guilty of a major sin, her Nikah will be…
Wasiyyat is a bequest which is related to after death. The wasiyyat amount/asset will be paid to the person from one third the value of the estate of the deceased. You may…
Zakaat may be given to any Muslim who does not have the Nisaab amount. If you are reasonably satisfied that the refugee is a Muslim and is poor, then you may give him Zakaat.
Marrying first cousins is permissible. SILAH RAHMI Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that Silah Rahmi (kindness to family members) is To be kind to unkind family…