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Prayer Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
[Q-ID0728] Can I repeat the same Surah during my prayer?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is makrūh tanzīhī to repeat the same sūrah in the two rak’ahs of a Fard salāh without a valid reason,…
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[Q-ID0727] Is it okay for me to give money to homeless people?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب One should not give any monetary donations to them because they tend to buy drugs, alcohol, etc. with the…
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[Q-ID0726] Why do many Muslim countries have a moon and star on their national flags?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In Islām, one comes to know of timing [for worldly & religious tasks] and the month from the increasing or…
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[Q-ID0725] What is the ruling on eating oyster sauce, is it permissible?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Oyster is known as a mollusc, seashell & pearl, and molluscs are soft & delicate sea creatures – they are…
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[Q-ID0724] What is the Islamic ruling on playing Snooker?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If snooker is played in the manner that the loser ends up having to pay the fee, then this will be regarded…
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[Q-ID0723] What is the Islamic ruling on men wearing metal watches?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible for men to wear metal watches, because a watch is worn for the purpose of telling the…
Read the answerRamadan & Fasting
[Q-ID0722] I intentionally broke many Fasts during Ramadan, do I have to keep 60 consecutive Fasts for each one I broke as kaffarah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If a person has broken two or three fasts of a single Ramadan and has not offered the kaffarah for fasts…
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[Q-ID0721] Can we follow observatory reports or use calculations instead of physically sighting the Moon for Eid & Ramadan?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The moon for the announcement of Ramadān & ‘Eid is to be sighted physically with the eyes; to merely rely &…
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[Q-ID0720] If I swallow rainwater will my Fast become nullified?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Without doubt, a persons’ Fast will become invalid when rainwater meaning water from the clouds has gone…
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[Q-ID0719] My menstrual cycle finished during the day in Ramadan, must I now Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Such a female cannot keep the fast of that day, because in order to keep the fast of that particular day,…
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[Q-ID0718] If someone swallowed their own saliva or phlegm, will the Fast break?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If someone swallowed their saliva or phlegm whilst it was still in the mouth, then this will not invalidate…
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[Q-ID0717] Can we pray the Tarawih prayer sitting down on a chair?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is Makrūh Tanzīhī to pray Tarāwīh sitting down without a valid excuse, just as ‘Allāmah Shāmī, upon whom…
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