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Divorce
[Q-ID0882] I divorced my wife but she or nobody else knows, is the divorce valid?
What do the scholars of the Dīn and muftīs of the Sacred Law state regarding the following issue: If a person divorced his wife in privacy without any…
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[Q-ID0881] Must Zakah be given in cash form only or can we give other items instead?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب It is not essential to use only money to pay Zakāh. One may give some food to a poor person instead or one…
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[Q-ID0880] What is the ruling on this internet personality by the name ‘Pir Chuff Chuff’ who claims to cure people by blowing into a microphone?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب A person possessing the aforementioned characteristics is, according to the Shariah, a fake practitioner, a…
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[Q-ID0879] I told my wife if she visits her parents house she is divorced, how do I end this condition?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب When divorce is suspended due to being dependent upon a condition, so the condition cannot be revoked; the…
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[Q-ID0878] I divorced my wife but she did not hear it, has divorce occurred?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب When a husband divorces, it takes effect exactly at that very moment in time, whether the wife is in…
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[Q-ID0877] If a group of us decide to pray salah individually instead of together will we be sinful?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب If no one amongst them is qualified for Imāmah [leading the prayer], then there is no problem in them…
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[Q-ID0876] Is it permissible to arrange tour services of non-Muslim places of worship? Or rent my shop to someone who sells alcohol?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب It is permissible for a travel agent to earn a wage/livelihood from booking tickets or hotels for Sikhs,…
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[Q-ID0875] Should a grave be level with the ground or above it?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب A grave should not be level with the ground; rather, it should be one span[1] above the ground, or some…
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[Q-ID0874] Will my Wudu be valid whilst wearing false eyelashes?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب After having received your question, I researched somewhat regarding the wearing of eyelash extensions; as…
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[Q-ID0873] How many units of prayer do women pray for the Jummah prayer?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب Jum’ah salāh is not fard for a female, therefore she will pray Dhuhr salāh at home i.e. four rak’ah Sunnah,…
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[Q-ID0872] What if I washed pure and impure clothes together, can I pray in these clothes?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب If there are such washing machines in India which rinse the clothes and drain the water a few times, just…
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[Q-ID0871] How do I pray in congregation with my Wife?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب If the sons are adult and sane, they must make a row behind you and the wife must stand behind them.…
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