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Muslims celebrating Christmas
Question: Can a Muslim celebrate Christmas? Is there any scholar who tells that it is Haraam to celebrate? If so who? Is there any Fatwa about celebrating Christmas? Is it written in the holy Qur'an about Christmas? Is it allowed for us as Muslims to congratulate Christians in their Eeds (i.e. Merry Christmas, etc.)? Fatwa: All perfect praise be.. More -
Giving and receiving Christmas presents
Question: I recently heard it is Shirk to give Christmas presents, but is it also Shirk to accept Christmas presents, I work in a school and receive many presents. 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.. More -
Selling Christmas gifts and decorations
Question: I'm working in a gift and souvenir shop. In Christmas season we selling x-mas gifts and decorations. 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. It.. More -
He never prays Fajr on time
Question: A person who prays four times in Masjid but never wakes up for Fajr and prays his Fajr prayer at Thuhr time daily. What is the Hukm on this kind of person and how can I advice him since he lives with me? 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.. More -
The battle of Karbalaa’
Question: I am interested in knowing what exactly happened in the battle of Karbalaa’? 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. Al-Husayn Ibn Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, was martyred in Karbalaa' on the tenth.. More -
Abu Bakr's closeness to the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam
Question: I am a Shia and have this doubt about Ahl ul-Sunnah, and no Sunni Mufti is agreeing to answer a few questions. I have, such as amongst the companions Abu Bakr is viewed as the most superior on account of his closeness to the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam. If this is indeed the case then why did the Prophet not select him to be his.. More -
Explaining the Hadeeth encouraging generous spending on one’s family on ‘Aashooraa’
Question: The 10th of Muharram is coming soon. It is a day on which Allah The Almighty saved His Prophet Moosa (Moses), may Allah exalt his mention, from Pharaoh and his people, so the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, ordered us to fast on this day. My question is about some activities that people do on this day, such as cooking.. More -
Combining the intention to make up for obligatory fasting and fasting Taasoo‘aa’ and ‘Aashooraa’
Question: I had to make up for two days of fasting that I missed in the past Ramadan, and on the 9th and 10th of Muharram I intended to make up for the two days of Ramadan along with the intention to get the blessing of these two days. Is it permissible to combine the two intentions, i.e. making up for the missed days and getting the blessing of the.. More -
The wisdom behind the late prescription of fasting the ninth of Muharram
Question: Why did the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, not order the Companions to fast the ninth of Muharram except a year before his death, despite the fact that the Jews left Madeenah a long time before this? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah,.. More -
Suggested names for a Muslim child
Question: Alhamdulillaah, by Allah's Grace I'm going to be a father very soon. Could you help me out with the name of the child? Although I don't know about the sex of the child, but presuming if it’s a girl, I searched Muslim-names site and found a name called Naaila'h. In one site it was mentioned it as the name of the wife of Hazrat 'Uthmaan,.. More -
Months in the Islamic calendar and celebrating a new Hijri year
Question: What are the names of the Islamic months? And what is the Islamic ruling on celebrating the New Hijri Year and reciting Du'aa at the end of the year (before Maghrib prayer) and reciting Du'a at the New Year (after Maghrib prayer). Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship.. More -
Making up prayers missed for many years
Question: Assalamu Olaikum. About making up previous years prayer in our subcontinent, we have a prayer called "Umri Qaza". Question : I am in my twenties and am now trying to pray all my namaaz. Can you please tell me if there is a way for me to complete my previous years qaza namaaz? The reply is "In the name of Allah the most Beneficent.. More -
Zakat on money of the child
Question: Assalaamualaikum. Is zakat due upon children who have been receving gifts of money and jewellery since birth or have inherited wealth? If not at what age do children pay zakat and if children are not of legal age (which is 18 yrs in my country - Trinidad and Tobago) to conduct financial dealings can their parents do the needful on their behalf? .. More -
Wants to know why her husband has changed towards her
Question: My question is I know of someone [female] who thinks something happened with her husband at work. He has changed with her, he doesn't touch her or sleep with her. She knows 99% that something happened as he works in Kafir woman's homes and they wonder around almost naked in their houses. My friend confronted her husband but he didn't tell.. More -
Reciting Al-Faatihah while the Imaam is reciting the Surah after it
Question: Assalam-u-Alaikum. I enterd in congregational prayer while Imam was reciting Quran after Fatiha in first Rakah should I have to listen the Qiraat of Imam or should I say first al-Fatiha, cause I read no prayer done without reading al-Fatiha. now in this case what will be my position should I perform another Rakah after Imam fishes the prayer.. More
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