Latest Fatwaas
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Sajdah Sahw behind the Imām: Various questions
Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu Mufti Sahab, In case sajdah sahw becomes necessary during a Salah in jama’ah due to Imam’s mistake, in the last qad’ah he recites the tashahhud, then gives one salam on the right side, then perform the two sajdatayn of s...
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Salary of a Zakah collector
Assalamu alaykum, I trust that you are well, Ustadh. We have many Islamic organisations that collect Zakaat. They have employees, and pay them salaries. They give around 10% on the total amount collected, so that this can be an incentive for these Amilleen (workers) to bring in more...
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Seller knowing that the customer is paying with money loaned from the bank
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu If a buyer pays with a cheque, and the seller knows that the buyer took a loan from the bank to pay for his goods, will it be permissible for him to conclude the deal? Likewise, if I sell cars and I know the customer is financing it thr...
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Solar heated water
AssalamuAlaikum Is it permissible to use and perform ghusal with water that has been heated with a solar geyser, whereby the rays of the sun are drawn using a hyaline glass in order to heat the water. After talking to the agent of the solar heating company I have learned that solar ...
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Sellers knows money is from bank
Assalamu alaykum, If a buyer pays with a cheque, and the seller knows that the buyer Took a loan from the bank to pay for his goods, will it be permissible for him to conclude the deal? ...
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Speaking ill of someone in their absence
Assalamu alaikum respected Mufti, If we speak about the incident where one has wronged us, but we don’t talk about the person in an insulting manner, would that still be backbiting? Does it matter if we insult the person or not when we talk about the shortcomings of anyone behind ...
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Standing up for a Shaykh
Assalamualaykum We have a Shaikh in our area who, when he enters or leaves the Masjid, the Mureeds stand up for him presumably out of respect. Those that are not mureeds feel uncomfortable because they feel obliged to also stand up when Hadhrat walks in. Is this standing up when Hadhrat co...
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Story of non-Muslim throwing dirt on the Prophet
A widespread story has been circulated amongst Muslim laymen about a non-Muslim woman who threw dirt on the Prophet everyday until the Prophet consoled her while she was sick, which lead her to accept Islam. Is there any reference to this story in any books of hadith or seerah? ...
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Story about Sayyiduna Bilal (r.a)
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Dear Mufti. I would like to ask you one question. How about status this story ? This is sahih story ? because some told me this story is not sahih and we cannot refer this story to hazrat Bilal .rhu. Can you explain to me… <p...
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Tahārah and Salāh with impurities under a plaster
Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu Mufti Sahab, Yesterday I got medicated for a problem of bleeding from my navel, and I’ve been put medical gauze in it. With the hours passing, blood and other impurities may keep exiting (and do exit), but I’ve been told by the doctor n...