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Missed final Tawaaf of Hajj due to menses

Question: How does a female pilgrim who skips Tawaaf Al-Ifaadhah due to menstruation make up for the Tawaaf if she already left Makkah for her home country with the Hajj group with which she came before her menses stopped? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah,.. More

155364 13/08/2023
How Islam tackled the problem of poverty

Question: I have asked this question but I could not get the answers that is why I have re-ask. I would want to know the Islamic perspective on the causes of Poverty, its effects and ways of eradicating it according to the Prophet. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except.. More

152597 08/05/2023
Zakat is obligatory every lunar year

Question: We Muslims are giving zakah every year & we know it is obligatory, but one of my friends questioned why we have to give every year, where it is written? As per him It is once in a life. Please give the evidences from Quran & Hadith for supporting that zakah has to give yearly basis. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah,.. More

144832 19/04/2023
Your daughter is obliged to fast since she has reached puberty

Question: I have a daughter who will be 11 years-old at the end of this month and she had a menstruation abut 6 months ago. So, now it is a must for her to fast and she is Al-Hamdulillaah. My question is: Is there any Fatwa which will allow her to rest, if she is really tired and if this is starting to affect her concentration at school following the.. More

152895 03/04/2023
The valid intention of fasting

Question In Ramadan, we performed the Taraaweeh prayer and bought our Sahoor (pre-dawn meal) and prepared it. Nevertheless, we slept and did not wake before dawn. Is that a valid intention, or is our fasting invalid? Answer All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah,.. More

170241 26/03/2023
Opportunities for women to learn her religion

Question: Why is it difficult for women to study their own religion in a Muslim country and it is easy for brothers? I mean it should be easy for every Muslim, so that people could have a knowledge about their religion. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah,.. More

154524 28/08/2022
Fasting on the last Wednesday of Safar

Question: Please can you enlighten me on the importance of fasting and special Nawafil on the last Wednesday of Safar? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. It is not permissible.. More

164217 13/10/2019
Debt may not prevent one from paying Zakah

Question: Dear Brothers in Islam Assalam u alaikum i have read many fatwas on Zakah but could not find answer to my question in any of them, please answer the below question of mine. i have bought a flat by taking a loan from an islamic bank, now i owe the bank about 500,000 Dhs which i have to pay them back in 4 years. i have given the flat on rent.. More

153221 01/10/2019
The Day of ‘Ashooraa'

Question: Teach me about ‘Aashooraa' in detail? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. ‘Ashooraa' is the 10th day of Muharram. On this day Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, fasted in Makkah.. More

142316 01/09/2019
Permissible and prohibited Tawassul

Question: I want to ask about Tawassul (invoking Allah, by means of an intermediary), is it permissible in Islam? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. There are two categories.. More

157717 19/08/2019
Offering Udh-hiyah and Fasting the First Nine Days of Thul-Hijjah

Question: A woman wants to offer a sacrificial animal as Udh-hiyah but she cannot fast the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah fully. However, she can fast the last three days. Will her sacrifice be acceptable without fasting all the ten days? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship.. More

162337 04/08/2019
Mother performing Hajj with gift of daughter, who works in bank

Question A woman is financially supported by her daughter, who works in an interest-based bank. Is the mother allowed to accept this monetary gift in normal conditions? If yes, may she take it for specific purposes, such as to pay for the expenses of the journey of Hajj or ‘Umrah (major and minor pilgrimage, respectively)? May Allah The Almighty.. More

171513 16/06/2019
A woman taking contraceptive pills to fast the whole Ramadan

Question What do you think of taking contraceptive pills in order to fast at the same time with everyone else? Answer All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen,.. More

170345 16/05/2019
When an old person becomes exempted from fasting and praying

Question What age limit is an old man exempted from fasting and praying? Answer All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. There is no age limit by which a person is exempted from fasting.. More

170341 05/05/2019
Al-Hakimiyyah as a branch of Tawheed

Question: Is there 4 branches of tawheed? 1. there is tawheed-ur-rububiyyah 2. there is tawheed-ul-uluhiyyah 3. there is tawheed-ul-asmaai-was-swifaat What about tawheed of legislation? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi.. More

157998 01/04/2019

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