Sat 29 Rmd 1438 - 24 June 2017
New Fatwas
Ruling on doing righteous deeds with the aim of worldly gain.
Can a divorced woman pay zakaat al-fitr on behalf of herself and her children to their father?.
Is one niyyah (intention) sufficient for making up missed fasts if one intends to do them consecutively?.
She did not fast because she was unaware that fasting was obligatory for her; does she have to make up the fasts?.
Guideline on moving from fasting to feeding the poor in the case of expiation for intercourse during the day in Ramadan.
Is it permissible for a charity to give out zakat al-fitr before receiving it from donors?.
The addition of the word “kareem” in the du‘aa’ of Laylat al-Qadr is not proven.
If there is an error in the moon sighting, and it is proven that we did not fast on one day of Ramadan, do we have to make it up?.
His deputy gave the zakaah of his wealth in the form of foodstuff; is that acceptable or does he have to give it again?.
Is it permissible for one who is sick to have intercourse with his Christian wife during the day in Ramadan?.
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Selected fatwas
To whom should zakaat al-fitr be given?.
Seeing Laylat al-Qadr.
The rate of zakaat al-fitr.
What can a woman who is menstruating do on Laylat al-Qadr?.
How should we observe Laylat al-Qadr and when is it?.
When zakaat al-fitr should be paid.
Staying up on Laylat al-Qadr and the ruling on celebrating it.
How much zakaat al-fitr is and when it should be paid.
Ruling on praying tahajjud on Laylat al-Qadr only.
They are living in the west and do not know about any poor people –can they send their zakaat al-fitr to another country?.
Paying zakaah al-fitr one week before Eid.
Is it permissible to give dates and dried yoghurt for zakat al-fitr to people who do not regard them as staple foods?.
Does the father have to pay zakaat al-fitr on behalf of his children if they live with their mother?.
Giving zakat al-fitr in the form of sugar, tea and canned goods.
The addition of the word “kareem” in the du‘aa’ of Laylat al-Qadr is not proven.
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• Basic Tenets of Faith.
• The Quraan and its Sciences.
• Hadeeth & its Sciences.
• Rulings on Jihaad.
• Fiqh of the family.
• Islamic history and biography.
• Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.
• Pedagogy education and upbringing.
• Psychological and Social Problems.
• Islamic politics. more
• The virtue of fasting ‘Ashoora’.
• prohibition on songs and music.
• Honouring Parents.
• Rulings on witchraft, the evil eye and destructive envy.
• Paradise & Hell.
• non-Muslim Celebrations.
• whispers from teh shaytaan and the remedy for them.
• Rulings of Dreams.
• Rulings of wiping over socks.
• Travel and tourism (siyaahah). more
Jurisprudence of Muslim Minorities
Ruling on her sitting with her non-Muslim parents when they are drinking alcohol
She is suffering because of problems in the relationship between her and her husband, and she wants advice
If the husband refuses to spend on his wife’s maintenance, is it permissible for her to refuse to share his bed?
Who has the right to decide the amount of mahr to be given by the husband to his wife? How much is the mahr supposed to be? Is a marriage valid without it?
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Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship
Counselling
What is the best approach to provide a proper Islamic education?
How can a person protect himself from fitnah with regard to his religious commitment?
Advice to someone who has a stammer and wants to seek knowledge and teach it to people
The mother of a seeker of Islamic knowledge is asking him to focus on his university studies; how can he combine both goals?
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Basic Tenets of Faith
If his non-Muslim relative says to him I love you, can he respond in like manner?
Is it permissible for him to take Canadian nationality because of persecution in his own country?
Ruling on one who is not able to see the wisdom behind one of the rulings of Allah and thinks himself to be more knowledgeable and wiser than Allah
Does saying “Yaa Muhammad” or “Yaa Muhammadaah” constitute shirk?
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