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[Q-ID0681] Can I give Zakah to my brothers and sisters?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes! It is permissible to give Zakāh to one’s own brothers & sisters, provided that Zakāh is applicable to…
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[Q-ID0680] Is there any Wazifa (Litany) can I recite so that Allah bestows a child to me?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب There are many wazhīfahs [prayers & incantations] for this, but I will request a few: 1 – Recite “یَا…
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[Q-ID0679] After finishing leading the prayer, in which direction should the Imam face towards – right or left?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب After salam, for the Imam it is sunnah to turn his face to the right side or the left side. As is in the…
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[Q-ID0678] I joined the Imam in prayer whilst he was reciting Tashahud, must I recite it all too before standing up?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is stated in Bahaar-e-Shari’ah and many other Islamic books that the individual must complete the whole…
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[Q-ID0677] Due to health reasons I cannot keep the long fasts in Summer, can I make them up in Winter instead?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The saying of a non-Muslim, deviant or sinful doctor is not accepted in the eyes of Sharī’ah, nor can one…
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[Q-ID0676] Is it permissible to charge a fee to arrange marriages between people?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to take money for arranging marriages and suitable matches i.e. this work is permissible,…
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[Q-ID0675] Does missing the prayer make you a munafiq (hypocrite)?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The person who misses a single prayer without any (Shari’) reason would become a transgressor (Fasiq) and…
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[Q-ID0674] When carrying the deceased to the graveyard, in which direction must the head be?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب When the janāzah is lifted keeping the deceased’s head forward and the feet behind is the Islamic method.…
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[Q-ID0673] What is the ruling on buying a property from someone who originally bought it with Haram money (such as a drug-dealer)?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to purchase properties from such Muslims so long as the agreement is not contracted with…
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[Q-ID0672] In which month must Zakah be given? Is it in Ramadan?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Zakāt is not connected with the noble month of Ramadān nor the month of Rajab al Murajjab. Rather it…
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[Q-ID0671] My ex-wife is requesting more mahr (dowry) than agreed – what is the ruling?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In the pure Sharī’ah the minimum dowry amount is at least 10 dirhams i.e. 2 tolas and 7 and a half mashas…
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[Q-ID0670] Who is classed as a Hashimi or Sayyid and can we give Zakah to them?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is correct that Zakāt cannot be given to Banū Hāshim, nor can a Hāshimī give another Hāshimī Zakāt. The…
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