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Miscalculating menses and tawaf al-ziyarah

Question: A woman thought her menstruation was complete so did her tawaf al-ziyarah, however she started bleeding again and realised her menses had not ended. What should she now do? Can she repeat her tawaf or will she have to pay a penalty? (1) Answer: In...

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Fear and Confidence

Question Assalamu Alaykum Q1) I have fears that whenever I do something I have the fear that something bad will happen to me if I do something. What is the solution in Islam for this. How can I remove fear from my life. How can I do things in my life and not have the...

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Is a Husband More Superior

Question I understand that islam gave men and women different responsibilities due to their nature. And that polygamy is only allowed for men because of their nature. But my question is since islam allows men to practice polygamy and have multiple wives , does this...

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Inheritance After Investing In Estate

Question We are trying to sort out our inheritance from our mother and fathers house, which was owned by both (50/50). My father has passed away. We are looking to split the house share between myself, my mother and 4 sisters. Recently had a full house renovation,...

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Company Life Assurance

Question The company my husband works for, has a life assurance policy that you are automatically enrolled to. This means that if he dies while working for them, his beneficiaries are entitled to 2 x annual salary. Will this money be halal? Please see attached file...

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Finger prick for Diabetics break fast?

Question Salam’s I wanted to know whether finger prick reading to determine blood glucose levels is considered as breaking wudhu. I would have assumed that as this is for medical reason and that some patients need to prick their fingers routinely, there wudhu wouldn’t...

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Laser Treatment For Facial Hair

Question Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu I have excessive hair growth on my face and lately it has started to become thicker and more prominent. So, I am planning to get it removed by laser treatment.I would like to know the permissibility for getting it...

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Protection from all evils and hardships

Question Assalamu Alaykum Q1) How do I protect myself from all evil, sins, problems, calamities, dangers, tests, tribulations and hardships. Q2) How do I remove all evil, sins, problems, calamities, dangers, tests, tribulations and hardships from my destiny and how do...

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Definition of Animate Objects

Question Assalaamualaikum I am an artist and i try to stay within the bounds of my religion when it comes to drawing. I understand the we are only allowed to draw inanimate objects. However, I would like to know what constitutes an inanimate object? What if it is a...

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Women in the workplace

Question Assalamu Alaykum The questions below are my response to the answer that was provided to my previous questions. Q1) How do I ensure that there are always other men around me in the workplace and how does having other men who will most likely be non muslim help...

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Forex Trading with Proprietary

Question Assalmualiakum wah rah mahtullah. I hope that you could answer this question I have. I dont want to partake in this if its Haram and its quite important I do see if its Halal or not. There is a compnay called My forex funds. Essentially, it allows you to...

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Inheritance

Question Asalamualaykum, My question relates to inheritance The facts are as follows The parents have 4 sons and 2 daughters. The assets owned were a house and some money in the bank. The father passed away 40 years ago. When alive it is claimed by the 3 of the sons...

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Women staying at home in Jannah

Question Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, I hope you are in the best of health and Imaan inshaAllah. Recently, i have heard that some female scholars have been telling women in their bayaans that even in Jannah, women have to stay at home and have to...

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Is the chin ‘awrah and announcing weddings

Question Hijab: I found out recently that the part under our chin is awrah, i wanted to know if this is true and if it must be covered ?? It is a little difficult to cover that area that’s why Question 2: I found out recently that marriages should be announced. Our...

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Support for Chronically Ill Adult Son

Question Asalaamualaikum Shaykh, My question is regarding the obligation of a father to support his adult son who is not capable of supporting himself due to various chronic medical conditions. Their father has four sons A, B, C, and D as well as two daughters. Son B...

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Repeating Surah Ikhlas in Salat

Question As salamu alaykum. Iv recently learnt that the prophet (pbuh) said that surah iklas is equal to one third of the Quran. So if I pray fard sunnah or any nafl prayers and recite surah iklas 3 times in one rakah would I get the reward of reciting the whole Quran...

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Irrevocable Divorce

Question As Salamu Alaykum, About 6 months ago during argument an "Talaq-kinaya (ambiguous talaq)" was said several times with the intention of talaq. So one talaq ba'in took effect and no new nikah contract was made. The husband was unaware of the effect of the first...

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Permanent Contraception

Question My wife is expecting our 3rd child mashallah. Our other 2 children were born via an emergency c-section therefore she is planning on having a further c section this time as she is unable to deliver naturally.l medically. At a hospital appointment the...

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Entering contracts with Late payments

Question As salam alaykum, my question is regarding late payments. I wish to purchase an item through an interest free loan, I will pay by instalments every month until the item is payed for. However most company’s have a late payment rule, is it permissible to buy...

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Do Hardships Expiate Sins for Everyone

Question Assalamu alaykum, I know there are many hadith on the subject which seem to indicate it covering all Muslims, but I also know that it could be a mistake to interpret a hadith at face value without an alim’s commentary, so I just wanted to ask to be sure. Is...

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Is it permissible to insult a public sinner?

Question A Muslim was supporting sin openly. Over this, my friend used derogatory words insulting that Muslim. He used strong vulgar swear words. Others defended my friend saying it was permissible to insult open sinners like this. Are they correct? Answer The Prophet...

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Gifting House and Land

Question Assalamualaikum I have a question on hiba below. My father gifted a piece of land to my mother by transferring the file which was originally bought in his name to my mother’s name. This transaction was with my mother’s consent as she was happy to become owner...

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Giving Loans in Different Currency

Question 3 years ago a person loaned money to his friend in Pakistan. He sent pounds via money transfer and the friend received it as rupees. The amount then was 200,000 Rupees Now the friend is paying the loan back but the exchange rate is different today than 3...

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Incorrect Inheritance Distribution

Question Asalamualaikum Mufti Saheb: I have the following question with regards to inheritance. When my grandfather passed away, he left behind 3 sons and 1 daughter. The estate comprised of 2 shops, 1 house and personal belongings. The shops were bought over by the...

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Witness and Agent in Marriage

Question there is a massive concern, my wife’s tether recently told me that the witness only need to be present when the girl gives her consent and not when you do the ijab and Qabool I found this out yesterday. Because of his ignorance and lack of knowledge I am now...

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Kaffarah for Breaking Fasts

Question Kindly guide as what is the Kaffarah for 1 fast being broken by a couple who performed intimate acts during daytime in Ramadan while fasting? Is it obligatory for both man and woman to do kaffarah? It had been a long time ago and I don't remember how many...

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Playing Qur’an During C-section

Question If someone is to have a pre planned c-section. And is a bit nervous about it. Can quran be played on some device whilst the operation is in process ? Answer There are certain etiquettes regarding reciting and playing the Qur'an that must be adhered to. The...

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Security Engineer For Liquor Company

Question Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu My question is i am a security engineer(IT engineer) and my company is service base so one of my client is popular liquor company and i have been given to them for IT related projects. So my questions is my...

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Accounting For Company with Unlawful Funds

Question I live in Bangladesh. I wanted to work in a company as an accountant or internal auditor where their main business is selling & purchasing products, but the company also takes loans & deposit money at the bank. So as an accountant or internal auditor,...

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Chemical Castration for Men

Question Is chemical castration permissible for men struggling with sexual desires and who are struggling to get married ? Answer It is not permissible for a man to castrate himself due to sexual desire. One should try their best to get married and in the meantime...

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Giving Gold to Children

Question I got gold from my husband and my parents. I kept tht gold for 10 years n paid zakat. I m not wel off person. I wanted to do charity rather thn paying zakat as sadqa ll save in akhairyat. So i dedicated my gold in children. N i don't use that gold nor have...

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Gynecomastia

Question Salaam, I hope this message finds you well. Essentially, I suffer from Gynecomastia, which is excess breast and fatty tissue. I've had it for many years and it gives me anxiety and stress thinking about it, to the extent where I get embarrassed to even take...

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Pharmacy Calculating Zakat

Question Assalaam alaikum Mufti Sahab I have a pharmacy shop. How will calculate the zakat on my medicine which comes and goes and also has a expiry date. Answer Any items purchased with the intention to sell will be zakatable. Hence, on your zakat date, you will take...

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Forex Trading

Question Salam aleykum w rahmatullah taala barakatuh Bismillahi rahmani rahim. Salat w salam ala ashrafil mursalin sayidina w mawlana w habibina Muhammed salallahu alayhi w salam. I would like to know what is going on with Forex trading via the FTMO propfirm. They...

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How to assess temperaments

Question Al-salāmu `alaykum, It has become clear that finding good matches in temperaments can be beneficial between potential couples. The traditional science of temperaments seemed to rely on the 4 Temperaments as described in Unani medicine and other middle eastern...

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Nikah Wording

Question I got married recently and in my marriage the molvi said to my husband. H/N daughter (name), with her fathers permission and mahr of 5000 I have given in Nikkah according to sharia etc etc, do you accept this But the thing is he didn’t say I have given her to...

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Playing Video Games

Question Bismillah ar-rahman ar-rahim Asalamu Alaykum Sheikh I've a question about shooting video games: As you know in our religion it's haram to burn living creatures or to hit the face (in reality), so do we apply these (Ahkam) with characters of video games also...

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Madhur (excused) One

Question Salaam I have been struggling for 2 years with excessive gas and/movement in my back passage that makes me doubt the validity of my wudu. I know my wudu will only be broken if I am certain that gas has passed but this has been very difficult for me. As a...

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Reciting Qur’an Along With Another Reciter

Question Asalam Alaykum. During the month of Ramadan, I was listening to and following the imam (live, over zoom) reciting one chapter everyday in the hope of completing one Quran. While he was praying, I prayed silently but by moving my lips. However, because he was...

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Istinja process

Question Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu I really need help with Istinja as it takes me sometimes over a hour and i am not sure if what i am doing is necessary as i don't really know the best way of istinja (I am mixed Race). And it's affecting my...

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Intimacy With Wife Who Follows Hanbali Fiqh

Question Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I've hope this enquiry reaches our Mufti in the best of health and imaan. My wife and I follow Hanafi fiqh. My wife follows fiqh of menstruation according to the Hanbali madhab for all rulings (determining...

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Issues regarding marriage issues and divorce

Question Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be with you Me and my wife have been married for 7 years .. we had initials issues where i was abusive and "Praise be...

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Urine Leaking After Istinja

Question I leak urine after istinja so I put a tissue to absorb any urine drops in my underpants. If I see a urine drop on the tissue , do I need to do istinja again? When I do, the process repeats itself . Answer Wudu will break each time urine exits the private...

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Marriage and Divorce in Azerbaijan

Question We live in Azerbaijan where religion is separated from government management - a country which is not ruled as per Islamic Shariah rules). We need to perform a government nikah at governement institution and a religious nikah (separately) at a mosque by Imam...

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Subject: Forex Currency Trading

Question اسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Question: Is online currency trading permissible in islam? 3 steps involved in online currency trading: 1) Entry Price. 2) Exit Price. 3) Stop Loss Price Trading Methodology: One enters into a trade with two different currencies...

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