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Using the concept of Fitrah to justify sinful acts

Question: As-salamalekum wa rahamatullah wa hidayatullah wa Barakatu; There are Muslims who use the Concept of 'fitrat' in order to defend their unIslamic acts.They say that if they are flirting then it is their fitrat and they cannot help themselves avoid it.They say it is in them from Allah or as in Blood.(May Allah teach them a good lesson).Please.. More

155917 25/07/2010
Raising the hand while greeting a person with Salaam

Question: Aslkum., I have a Question regarding salam in India there is a retual of raising there right hand and saying salam and if u are greeting an elder person then u are suppose to go closer and bowdown .. Will this act of greeting count as shirk ? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none.. More

152595 25/07/2010
Selling products on which there are indecent pictures of women

Question: Assalaamu'alaikum, I would like to open a shop selling health and beauty products. Unfortunately most of these products have pictures of women in very revealing clothes posing in very provcative manner. The posters to advertise them are more terrible. So I can sell products that have pictures of women not covering their awrah? I can put these.. More

151829 18/07/2010
Purchasing with interest free time limit

Question: My question concerns some shop here in Australia. Sometimes here in Australia shops offer to buy a product with for example 3 years interest free. After the 3 years and if the customer did not pay the full price an interest will apply for the remaining of the price. Is that Riba? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds... More

143556 15/07/2010
Regrets watching porno movies

Question: Sometimes, I watch porno movies. I wonder if there is any way I can prevent myself from such sins. I really feel so ashamed. Know that I pray all times and I am a conservative Muslim. 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.. More

139143 15/07/2010
Deciding on marriage based on the match of names

Question: I approached a girl for marriage and after her family inquired other people about me for more than a month, then one Imaam asked the name of my father and the name of my mother based on the request of the father of the girl. They claimed that they needed their names for Istikhaarah and to match the names, then they refused me because the.. More

152107 11/07/2010
A woman having a miscarriage after the embryo had a human form

Question: My wife had a miscarriage in her second month of pregnancy, when should she perform the prayer? 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. When a woman has a miscarriage and.. More

159206 04/07/2010
Meaning of Tabarruk

Question: Please explain the term Tabarruk and give the Islamic verdict. 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. Tabarruk is an Arabic word which means seeking goodness by virtue of.. More

159204 04/07/2010
Conducting a marriage contract and engagement before assuming Ihraam

Question: I am a young Muslim living in Germany, I am intending to perform ‘Umrah, Allah willing, but I am intending before that to conduct a marriage contract, I mean getting engaged and signing the contract [without consummating the marriage], is this permissible, especially that I heard a narration prohibiting this? Fatwa: All perfect.. More

159205 04/07/2010
Benefiting from a car bought by a usurious loan

Question: Selamu Aleikum Dear Brother. I am writing this e-mail, hoping that you will answer my concern regarding an issue that has taken away my peace of mind. I recently bought a car, I mean financed thru a bank that is intrest based bank. At a time, I didnt have enough money to buy this car, and i was in need of a car so that I can go work, support.. More

159107 20/06/2010
Prayer of the traveler by plane if there is time zone difference

Question: I have to travel to another country which is in another time zone. The flight takes very long hours. When I start the journey in the morning my time, I will arrive there also in the morning according to that country's time and is still in the same day. As such, how can I perform combined and shorten prayers in the flight because the further.. More

159106 20/06/2010
Using some of Allah's names for naming persons

Question: Assalamu Alaikum Is it permissable for a person to have the name "Azeez Razak"? Since These are both Names of Allah , is it Obligatory to Have "Abdul" Before them? If so , Should it be , "Abdul Azeez Razak" or "Abdul Azeez Abdul Razak"? Which one is correct? Would it be a sin to have a name with the.. More

156835 16/06/2010
Selling tickets of airline companies that serve intoxicants

Question: Al sallamu Al laikoum Is it permissible to sell air flights tickets of air lines which serves Alcohol beverages on board on demand? And what if we recommended that they do not serve any Muslim a haram product even if they have requested so? Jazzakoum Allahu khair Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify.. More

151226 16/06/2010
The timing of the Friday Ghusl

Question: Assalamu aleykum dear brothers! My question has to do with the timing of the Friday ghusl. As it is known there are 3 views concerning this: taking Friday ghusl on Thursday evening after Maghrib prayer, taking ghusl on Friday after athaan of Fajr and the third one is taking ghusl after dawn.Sheikh Useymin (may Allah have mercy upon him) says.. More

158316 09/06/2010
The methods of praying the Witr prayer

Question: Is the way of performing Witr according to the Hanafis related from Sunnah or has it some innovated things. Please mention the proof of Hanafi Witr salah in regards of: -That it is 3 rakat with 2 sittings - That in all 3 rakat there is a surah to be read after Al Fatiha -That before qunut the hands must be raised when saying Allahu Akbar.. More

158054 09/06/2010

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