Mar 22, 2024 | Sawm (Fasting)
Question Sehri time ended at 4:14, I thought Sehri ended at 4:18, when I actually checked whilst still eating I realised that the sehri end time had finished as it was 4:16, I stopped eating but had a glass of water to quickly flush the food down without thinking,...
Mar 11, 2024 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Assalamu Alaykum The imam was leading Taraweeh and in surah baqarah, ayah 159, he prayed يكتبون instead of يكتمون. Is this a major mistake which invalidates salah? He started the 2 rakat from beginning of 2nd juz so does he need to repeat from there again or...
Mar 10, 2024 | Sawm (Fasting)
Question Asalamualaykum Mufti Saheb? Is it recommended to work In Ramadan? I always hear the example that the Prophet SAW and the sahaba fought in the Battle of Badr on the 17th of Ramadan while Fasting. I cannot attest to that as I am not the most knowledgeable....
Mar 2, 2024 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Respected Muftiyan Kiraam, Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, We pray our Istiftaa find you in the best of all things We are writing to seek your esteemed guidance on a matter concerning the participation of sisters in congregational prayers held in...
Feb 29, 2024 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Assalamu alaykum ww This Ramadan, we have invited a Sheikh from Egypt to lead the Taraweeh prayer. He has informed us that he has recently experienced leg problems, and his doctor has advised him not to do sajdah on the ground. So he can do qiyaam and ruku,...
Feb 28, 2024 | Sawm (Fasting)
Question As-salamu alaykum Sheikh, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to seek your guidance regarding a health matter. Recently, I have been experiencing gastric ulcer symptoms, aggravated by some poor eating habits, particularly due to early pregnancy...
Feb 15, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Question Assalamualaykum, I am asking about what are the limits for non mahram interaction. I know the basic rules of khawla, such as it being forbidden to be alone with a non mahram alone in a closed room. However, I am wondering how this ruling affects technology....
Feb 11, 2024 | Zakat (Charity)
Question السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Respected mufit saheb Please advise me regarding the zakah on jewelry I recently read on a website that the nisaab for gold is 85 grams of gold and silver is 612 grams I was unaware of this and thought that zakaah was due on...
Feb 10, 2024 | Business & Trade
Question I am working in card payment Fintech that provides software for transaction processing. The company has Clients who provide prepaid, debit and credit card to their end users. Prepaid card client constitute majority of clients; but organization is trying to...
Feb 10, 2024 | Sawm (Fasting)
Question السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Mufti Sahib what is the ruling of performing Nafl i'tikaaf in a musalla in which 5 times Salah take place? It's not a shar'i Masjid, it is the only place which the people have in the locality to perform Salah in Answer The fiqh...
Feb 9, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Question As salamou alaikum. I made a statue of a fish and gave it to a girl a few years ago. I started to text her recently to build a relationship with the intention of somehow getting the fish to destroy it. She is a non-muslim and most likely wouldn't understand...
Feb 8, 2024 | Sawm (Fasting)
Question Salaam, would it be possible to get some advice from someone dual trained? ie Medically/ Mufti? Salaam, please would you be able to help with a fiqh question? I have severe OSA which is being treated with CPAP. This is the the only treatment option available....
Feb 7, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Question (1) I know life insurance policies are haram in Islam. I have a disabled/autistic child, and do not want to leave this burden on my other 2 children after my passing. Will it be permissible for me to buy a life insurance policy, so after my death, the sole...
Feb 7, 2024 | Articles
Introduction In the wake of the unprecedented challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Muslim community in the United Kingdom found itself grappling with a myriad of issues that extended beyond the realm of health concerns. This necessitated a...
Feb 5, 2024 | Talaq (Divorce)
Question [Some details omitted] Questions are in this type of situation: 1: can she ask for khula if yes what is the procedure? She also will give back the mahar. 2: if he forgive the mahar do we still give? 3: if husband is not even in the country not communicating...
Feb 3, 2024 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Asalaamu Alaykum, Around Nov or December is when I first started to pray and learn about salah. I learnt briefly how to pray and perform ghusl wudu etc but didn't have much knowledge as i was eager to just immediately start, which i now see is wrong. I made...
Feb 2, 2024 | Salat (Prayer)
Question I recently heard that it is not permissible/makrooh to sit during the khutbah in 'hawbah' where one sits and draws his knees up and holds them also known as ihtiba', is there any basis for this? Answer Some narrations state that the Prophet (may Allah bless...
Feb 2, 2024 | Business & Trade
Question There's a shop with multiple products. The minimum product there is of $100. Also on every product there is a 1% extra service charge. I only have $50 right now. The shop owner gives me a loan on the condition that I can spend it only in his shop. Can I take...
Feb 1, 2024 | Business & Trade
Question Assalamu Alaikum Firstly , is it kufr to listen to music with kufr lyrics Secondly, if one formed a partnership with someone who had completely haram money and a portion of it but not the majority of it was stolen and mixed with the savings ns they used money...
Feb 1, 2024 | Taharah (Purity)
Question I had surgery after which I do not have erection and no semen (no ejaculation) but feel the sensation of orgasm when simulated. Do I need to take a bath in this case? Answer A ritual bath (ghusl) is only required if semen exits the body. If an orgasm is...
Jan 31, 2024 | Business & Trade
Question Assalamualaikum, I hope everyone is well. My Wife is a qualified lash technician, we recently have gotten married and she wanted to open up her own fake lash business. From what we have understood from reading from Some of the fatawas is that as long as the...
Jan 31, 2024 | Aqidah (Belief)
Question Alsalam u alaikum wa rahmat ullahi wa barakatuhu. Respected Scholars, My humble query is regarding estimated age of the greatest grand ancestor of all human beings that is the great Prophet Hazrat Adam (Alaihis salaam). According to geneticists and DNA...
Jan 30, 2024 | Food & Drink
Question Are Haribo jelly sweets from Turkey that say Helal on them, authentically halal, can we eat them? Answer You would need to contact the manufacturers to be sure. If they state that animal-based ingredients are sourced only from animals that are lawful to...
Jan 29, 2024 | Aqidah (Belief)
Question Salam Mufti I have a question on matters of faith In order to qualify as a muslim is it essential to believe with absolute certainty that islam is completely true and religion ordained by the One true God ? Do doubts in islam make muslim a kafir? If a muslim...
Jan 28, 2024 | Business & Trade
Question I managed a web project for a client, agreeing to hire a full-time team for a fixed monthly fee. I spent less on salaries and hired less people than promised (but I had an intention to hire more when needed). The client was unhappy with progress and stopped...
Jan 25, 2024 | Women’s Fiqh
Question Due to no/limited knowledge, I did not track my period for the majority of my life so I am very confused on what is/isn't my period. My normal discharge is often yellow, sometimes occasionally/white clear. Based on what I have researched; I have seen two...
Jan 23, 2024 | Food & Drink
Question It is a byproduct of the alcohol making process, but is not intoxicating in and of itself. Used in baking. Answer Cream of tartar (E334, also known as tartaric acid or potassium bitartrate) is considered haram if sourced from wine production. However, if it...
Jan 22, 2024 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Salam Alaykum, I have a question regarding the Tashahhud in Salat, particularly 'as-salamu ‘alaika ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatAllahi wa baraktuhu' I don't understand why during Salat when we are worshipping Allah, we specifically say Peace be on you, O Prophet,...
Jan 21, 2024 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Assalāmu Alaikum My question is as follows: During November, Asr Salah time begins at 3:53 pm as per the Hanafi opinion and sunset is at 5:32 pm. Would there be any dislike or considered undesirable if we performed Asr Salah at 4:50 pm and Maghrib begins in...
Jan 21, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Question Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmat Allahi wa barakatuh dear members of the Fatwa Centre team, I hope my email reaches you in the best of health. My question is about how to dispose islamic literature correctly. I have these categories: Category 1: Paper on which...
Jan 20, 2024 | Sawm (Fasting)
Question Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu, I have two concerns regarding missed fard fasts. Among my three children, I have accumulated 261 days of missed Ramadan fasts. Over the years, I have attempted various plans, such as fasting on Mondays and...
Jan 19, 2024 | Salat (Prayer)
Question Assalamu alaykum w w This query is to do with salaah but I do mention OCD (which I know you don't deal with) as my question relates to an effect of it. I am not asking for help regarding the OCD. I just found out recently that blowing in salaah to the extent...
Dec 24, 2023 | Nikah (Marriage)
Question I’m a 24-year-old sister. After a few years of medical school, where we shadow doctors as students, I realised that medicine causes me great mental distress and decreases my imaan, and involves lots of freemixing. I never want to become a doctor and hate it...
Dec 21, 2023 | Taharah (Purity)
Question I was unaware of the ruling when I was younger that one must clean himself after urinating, as I thought that was only for defecating. Would I need to redo those prayers where I did not clean myself after urinating? Answer If after urinating or defecating,...
Dec 20, 2023 | Miscellaneous
Question BISMI ALLAH AL RAHMAN AL RAHEEM, Alsalum Alaikum, I need to ask you about a serious issue that is happening here in USA. A section of people who are claiming to be islamic scholars are guiding others to Allah by putting them in a hallucinogenic stage under...
Dec 19, 2023 | Women's Issue
Question If a person has vaginismus & doctors recommend using dilators, will this be permissible? Can a woman use it on herself or will the husband have to use it on her? Answer It is disliked (makruh) to insert anything into the internal part of the vagina, and...
Dec 18, 2023 | Women's Issue
Question Asalam Walaikum As a girl in early teens i suffer from chronic vaginal discharge causing challenges every day in keeping wudu for zuhr at school. The yellow discharge (/slightly yellow) which I get everyday at school and is normal leaves me with no choice but...
Dec 18, 2023 | Business & Trade
Question Al Salem Alaykom, I have a question about ALMT (Asset Liability Management Treasury :liquidity management, Foreign Exchange Risk management, compliance and risk, etc ) and I would like to get your insights because I got a job offer as a platform engineer...
Dec 18, 2023 | Nikah (Marriage)
Question We've been married for 26 years, generally healthy marriage but recently my husband has said he's not been satisfied for the past 20 years or so. Carrying on but not satisfied. He used to be addicted to porn, he's now stopped watching etc everything. Problem...
Dec 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Question I observe my hijab properly. But my friends made through my life are Muslims who don’t wear the hijab properly or don’t wear at all, which is normal in the west but of course haram. I go out with them but only like once in a while just to catch up with them...
Dec 16, 2023 | Food & Drink
Question I live in a house where my family eats haram foods such as non zabiha foods. Often pizza boxes are placed on the tables and the oils from the pizza with non zabiha meat gets on the tables. My question is because my family eats non zabiha do i have to wash...
Dec 16, 2023 | Taharah (Purity)
Question People with diabetes are able to monitor their blood glucose levels continuously with continuous glucose monitoring devices. A sensor is placed on the upper arm which has small needles which pierce 1mm into the skin and monitor the glucose levels in the...
Dec 16, 2023 | Inheritance
Question Salamu Alaikum Warahmatu Allah Wa Barakatu Our family has an inheritance issue. The parents purchased the family home and paid the mortgage for 10 years then they retired. The two sons then took over the payment of the mortgage for 20 years until the death of...
Dec 16, 2023 | Food & Drink
Question Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh Dear Sheikh, I am asking to inquire whether the following food additive (E471- Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids) is halal or not. This additive is used as an emulsifier in many foods and as a fruit coating...
Dec 15, 2023 | Aqidah (Belief)
Question Is it kufr to deny Something that is haram and claim it to be halal. For example Lying is a major sin and is haram but if a person claims it to be halal is he a kafir? Also is it kufr to deny Something that is halal and claim it to be haram? And what if...
Dec 15, 2023 | Business & Trade
Question Assalamu Alaykum, I am doing e-commerce, and I have now found a company that provides a service of shipping, customer support, and product sourcing (and they can buy the product for you if you want, and then you give them the price they paid at the end of the...
Dec 10, 2023 | Women’s Fiqh
Question Salamu alaikum, I was wondering what the ruling is on hair extensions for women. I have been told that they are not permitted if they are of synthetic material such as false hair added to real hair I.e. wigs but are permissible even if one uses extensions...
Dec 2, 2023 | Aqidah (Belief), Business & Trade
Question As Salamu Alaikum I'm a music composer and sound effects creator, and I mostly do freelance work in music and sound effects design. I will leave this field permanently after I learn some halal skills such as programming. but for now, I'm holding music because...
Nov 30, 2023 | Salat (Prayer)
Question As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum wa-Raḥmatu llāhi wa-Barakātuhū Mufti Saab, I hope you‘re doing well. May Allah accept your salihat. With your permission, I‘d like to ask the following question about menstruating women and people in the state of janaba entering mosques....
Nov 29, 2023 | Taharah (Purity)
Question Assalamu Alaikum My dad told me to contact you in regards to a skin care product i have been using as he believes it isn't allowed however i have not seen anything saying it wasn't and just though it would be safer to contact you. it is called snail mucin it...