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Men wearing jewelery
Assalamu alaykum,   It has become so prevalent in our societies to see males wearing earrings, bracelets etc. What is the Shari ruling on this?   Kindly answer at your convenience, there is no hurry.   Thanks
February 27, 2018
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Partaking the left overs of a non-Maḥram
Assala mualaikum Muḥtaram Mawlānā, Q) What is the ruling for a male or female to eat or drink the left overs of ghair mahram? If my male cousins eat and drink first, can I consume from their leftovers? Otherwise, so much food will go to waste.
February 27, 2018
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Praying Fajr and Witr behind an Imam from another Madhab
Assalamu alaykum, Is it permissible for a Hanafi to pray behind a Shafi’i in Fajr with qunut or witr in Ramadan in the Haramayn or will his prayer be invalid? A certain scholar said there is ittifaq that it is not valid in our madhhab. I would like to know what is the Hanafi ruling…
February 26, 2018
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Putting locks on shoe racks in the Masjid
Muhtaram Mufti Sahib, Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, Due to the very high and frequent incidents of shoe thefts, we –as the Shura of the Masjid- intend installing locks and doors on the shoe racks, so that people can be at ease that their shoes will not be stolen whilst they pray. For these…
February 26, 2018
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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 his/her back? Also, please answer…
February 26, 2018
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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?
February 26, 2018
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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… Here is story ___________________________________________________________________   After…
February 26, 2018
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