Fatwa Answers

Is it compulsory to pray salah in the Masjid

Question Assalamalaykum dear scholars, I hope you are well. Would like to know if it is obligatory for men to pray at mosque every prayers? When missing prayers at mosque are we committing a sin? Jazzak Allahu khayran Jawad Answer In relation to your question, there...

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Late Fees and PCP Contracts

Question As salamu alaykum. I have a two part question which would really help me. Firstly, I want to purchase something on 0% finance which I understand to be halal, but most companies have late payment fees, is it permissible to agree to late payment fees? I intend...

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Parents choosing spouse

Question I am 16 and my parents want me to marry a girl from Pakistan when I turn 18. I do not want to marry this person and I am not sure what to do. Answer This is a difficult predicament to be in at your age. Alhamdulillah you are looking at your future options and...

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Protection from Jail

Question Assalamu Alaykum Q1) Is there a Authentic Dua from an Authentic Hadith in Islam that will protect a person from jail. Q2) Can you please give a Authentic Dua from an Authentic Hadith in Islam that will stop a person from going to jail. Answer There is no du'a...

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Healing with Names of ALLAH swt.

Question Asslamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu, I would like to know which shar’i resources are there to support the practice of Healing with 99 Names of ALLAH. Specifically, I have been going through a tough time for a few years and have been advised by...

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Repeating asr due to praying at disliked time

Question Assalamualaikum, Sometimes I pray Asr 10-20min before maghrib/sunset (makru time) as I get home from school late. I just heard a mufti say that the prayer will be valid, but I'll have to repeat it nonetheless. I don't know how many prayers I have accumulated...

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Osteopathy and kinesiology

Question I once took my child to a homeopath practitioner. She was also a kinesiologist My child was having bad dreams at the time Every other night We didn't go for the dreams we had gone due to a physical medical issue but the questions of dreams were asked So the...

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Revenge

Question Salaam in a situation where a outsider has sent explicit messages to a sister, how should the situation be dealt with. This situation occurred recently and the person got beaten up badly. However the beaten boy denied he did anything like that before and...

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Purchasing stocks – detailed

Question Salaam brothers I’ve been wanting to invest some money into shares but I’m uncertain which companies I’m allowed to invest in. I know that I’m not allowed to invest in companies that indulge in haram acts such as banks and gambling companies. However I’ve...

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Tayammum

Question Assalamualaikum wa Rahmatullah I like to ask you about who can do tayammum. 1) This person is bedridden, he is very unwell. He barely able to go to toilet. He doesn't have strength to do anything. Can he do tayammum? 2) Second person is suffering from mental...

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Inheritance

Question 1)Mum owns 50% of the house she lives in . The other 50% was inherited by us children when dad died. The question we have is - Are we allowed to waive the share we inherited from dad and basically ‘gift’ it to mum? 2) If mum decides to gift her house/ assets...

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Understanding the outcome of my istikhara

Question I like someone and he promised to marry me and asked me to wait until he had a job. We do not talk nor interact afraid of transgressing the limits of Shariah. I did istikhara for marrying him for I believed him to be religious and of good character. After...

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Scents and cutting hair in ihram

Question Salaam, I hope all is well. On completing my wajib umrah, I went to the barbers to cut my hair using a razor blade. Before using the blade, the barber applied watery soapy spray to wet the hair and then applied the razor blade. Does this result in an...

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Ruling on pirated courses

Question question is related to Buying Cracked Courses With Copyrights Fatwa No: 384226 plz check this fatwa it is written in that fatwa that "Firstly, it is not permissible to buy stolen property, and it is not permissible to deal with the aggressor because the...

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Celebrating National Days

Question Teachers in Turkey participate in the event organized for national days and encourage students. if he does not do this, problems will arise and the teacher will be condemned and put in a difficult position. In terms of the content and meaning of the...

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Do I have to be a female forever?

Question Unfortunatly, i am super unlucky as I am a female. I hate being a female, because even though I see some claiming women are honoured but I do not find this to be true and even when it is true it is for things that are temporary. I know you will say that the...

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Adhan and Iqamah when praying alone

Question Assalamu Alaykum Q1) Does a man who is praying Fard Salah by himself in the workplace or in a university or somewhere else outside of a mosque in a non muslim country does this man who is praying Fard Salah by himself have to say both the Athan and the Iqamah...

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Property distribution and Inheritance

Question Assalaamu’Alaikum I have a single daughter(married) and my wife. Both my parents have died and i have 2 brothers(1 alive,1 dead) and 5 sisters(3 alive, 2 dead). Both my brothers and their children are well to do. Both my wife's parents are also dead.My wife...

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NHS Pension Scheme

Question I work in NHS where by default there is an option of getting NHS pension by contributing around 10% of salary and employer adds its own contribution. On reaching pension age, one can get pension every month based on average earnings through all working years...

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Forgiveness if you are not ready to forgive

Question Sheikh, I need help. There is this guy “U” who convinced me months to believe that he loves me. I was 14 years older than him & got divorced after an abusive marriage. I multiple times asked the person that we have an age gap & I’m a divorcee, and...

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Celebrating National Days

Question "Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, Ataturk's Revolution and Principles, Turkish I will stick to your nationalism; Impartiality in Service to the Nation, Laws of the Republic of Turkey and I will abide by the principles of equality; The Turkish Nation...

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Inheritance shares

Question Assalamualaikum. My father in law has 5 sons and 1 daughter. He brought 500 sq yard land for 5 sons. First elder 2 brothers build ground floor and 1st floor on 300 square yards. My father in law told my husband and 5th brother to build ground floor plus 2...

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Benendon Health Cover

Question السلام علیکم و رحمت الله وبركاته Respected ulama, students of Deen, I want to ask if the cover provided by Benendon is halal, they claim they are not an insurance company but a mutual co-operative and provide cover for health related costs. I think they may...

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Is it shirk to sign and read secular oaths?

Question Is it shirk for teachers to sign the oath "I swear on my honor that I will protect, develop and abide by secularism and Ataturk's reforms"? Every teacher and civil servant in our country has to do this. Otherwise, they cannot become teachers. Can the National...

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Is Mina part of Makkah

Question: Is Mina now considered part of Makkah al Mukarramah? If a person stayed in Makkah al Mukarramah for twelve days before hajj then went to Mina for the five days of hajj, will they pray full salat or shorten their prayer? Please explore both arguments in...

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Vinted – Buyer Protection Fee

Question Salam I use an app called vinted to buy things occasionally and rarely to sell. Its an app quite similar to ebay besides you pay buyers protection fee automatically I'm wondering if this is permissible. Answer Based on the information provided on the website,...

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Reading Qur’an Inside Your Grave

Question There are numerous narrations that I cam across regarding Scholars and Awliyaa, that they dug their own graves and sat inside to recite Quran Khatms inside. I know there is permissibility of digging one's own grave in the Hanafi madhab. However, is sitting...

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Gold Bars With Images

Question As-salamu alaykum … I have been collecting gold bars and coins … Alhumdulillah the ones I have do not have any animals and human prints on them however these are limited editions… The question is going ahead am I allowed to invest into gold bars and coins...

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Mortgage Refinance – Call Centre

Question Al-salam Alaikom! I work as a call centre agent for a mortgage refinance company.. I connect the home owners that already have a mortgage and they are interested in refinance with lower interested rates with the investors or lenders. The company's name is...

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Women in Islam

Question Thanky you for your answer. But I really do not understand the concept of paradise and it actually makes me very uncomofortable. Ok fine with Hooris I understand why only men get them. I am agree women like to have only one husband. But with the Friday Market...

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Is Islam against women?

Question Unfortunately lately I have been feeling pscyhologically traumatised by Islam. The only thing I am finding is fear and so much hate towards women which makes me feel miserable and is giving me really bad thoughts including suicide because I just cannot handle...

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Writing Articles Online About Sensitive Matters

Question Assalamalaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu I have been through marital rape 20 years ago. My health and family relations are quite chaotic, and I can see it is because of the overall disruption of health status that affects all other spheres of life. I want...

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Islamic rights in a shared household

Question Assalmualykum Firstly i would like to apologise if the message is long but i deem it necessary to give as much details as i can. I have been married 11 years and 3 years ago my father in law passed away. Due to this my husband (being a only son and having 4...

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‘Iddah and magic

Question My parents and partner believe in these massive Aamils that can do ilaaj for black magic and can do istakhara. They ask for duaghters name and mothers name and I have told them that this is haram because the guy is a magician but they dont beleive me because...

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Ma’dhur Changing Clothes

Question Assalamualaikum From 2016, I’m continuously secreting feces from both sides of passages. I was told by a doctor that I was injured in that area. Secretion happens just after 10 mins of walking, my liner is always messed and sometimes my clothes. There’s...

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Innovations and Disbelief

Question Salaam Muti Abdur Rahman I just have a few questions 1)My parents are my partner follow innovations off the disbelievers ignorantly such as birthday parties bridal showers Etc I have been told hat if you follow these beliefs off the disbelievers you are one...

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Customer Support – Holiday Packages

Question Assalamu Alaikum, Please could you clarify if this job will be halal and not tainted in anyway. I have included below a brief of the job description. The company is Jet2.com who offer package holidays, the hotel's they offer will include alcohol and haraam...

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Is Swearing Sinful? How to Express Anger

Question Salam My question is related to anger. I wanted to know when we are anrgy is it permissible to swear? What is recommended to do when angry? I try not to express my anger as i dont want to get sins but because of that i feel like the anger it builds up inside...

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Bell Canada – TV Department

Question Bismillaher Rahmaner Rahim Assalamualikum, I worked at Nordia Inc. as a customer service representative for Bell Mobility. (Nordia Inc. provides agents for Bell.) I found that Bell has TV services that I know are not halal. My question is if I am not part of...

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Which ihram is better?

Question As-salamu alaikum, I understand that Qiraan in generally mention as the most virtuous iḥrām according to the Hanafi school. However, I was recently shown a quote from the Muwaṭṭaʾ of Imām Muahmmad where he states that if you have done Umrah in the year of...

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Recruitment Agency

Question Assalaamu Alaikum I wanted to find out if working for or owning a Recruitment agency is allowed? The main responsibility or role is to 1. find halal clients/companies who are looking for employees ie security company or bus driving etc doing halal work 2....

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Praying Salah With Boils

Question *السلام عليكم و رحمة الله وبركاته* May Allah bless the Fatwa Center Team. I have recently been reading and watching scholarly content that clarify the rulings in regards to a Ma'zoor, but some questions remain. Firstly, how much pus needs to leak out from a...

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Microblading due to alopecia

Question: Is microblading allowed for someone suffering for alopecia universalis? She is in her mid-twenties? Would it not effect wudhu or ghusl? Answer: In the name of Allah, the Inspirer of truth. Assalamu Alaykum Alopecia universalis a medical condition – generally...

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Discussing Marriage Directly With Girls Family

Question Assalamunalaikum, I’m not too old, nor too young. I’m graduated and earning via professional job from almost an year, Alhamdulillah. My question is, Can I meet with the girl family? (My to to-be in laws) The girls family know about me, and her dad/brother...

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Teeth Whitening and Composite Bonding

Question Assalamualaykum, is composite bonding and teeth whitening permissible as part of dental treatment? Jazakallah Answer Treatments and enhancements related to the body fall into one of two categories. Either the objective will be to correct a defect and return...

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