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[Q-ID0669] Do I have to pay Zakah if I have a £30,000 Student Loan debt?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is correct in saying that such a loan which is demanded from a person, whether it is required to be…
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[Q-ID0668] Is it permissible to take out a student loan in the UK?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب According to my research, Muslim students may apply for a student loan from the government, and to take out…
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[Q-ID0667] Can a Pharmacist administer injections to females that are non-Mahram?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible for you to administer injections to females as one has to look at and touch non-Mahram…
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[Q-ID0666] Is it permissible to wear eyelash extensions?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible for women to wear eyelashes made of silk, however eyelash extensions made of human hair…
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[Q-ID0665] Can we show our hand to an astrologer to try and find out about the future?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If someone asks an astrologer about Destiny with the belief that whatever the astrologer informs is…
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[Q-ID0664] What is the ruling on having trousers kept below the ankles during Salah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Men should keep their trousers & lower garments above their ankles, as leaving one’s trousers, etc hanging…
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[Q-ID0663] Does repeating an ayah during Salah nullify the prayer?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If one makes a mistake in pronunciation, then there is no problem in reciting the verse again; salāh does…
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[Q-ID0662] What is the ruling of praying Salah with the sleeves folded?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Praying with the clothing folded i.e. rolled up, has been forbidden in the sacred hadīth and any prayer…
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[Q-ID0661] What intention should the Imam have at the time of performing the congregational prayer?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب There is no specific intention mentioned in the books of Fiqh for the Imām, he should just have the…
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[Q-ID0660] Traveller scenario [3]: I am travelling to Pakistan, do I shorten my prayers?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If someone has made their home in the U.K. their watan aslī [permanent place of residence], just as is the…
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[Q-ID0659] Can I pray Salah on a prayer mat which has the name of Allah on it?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب You will not be sinful for such because this occurred without you knowing. Anyway, you should cut out the…
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[Q-ID0658] Me and my wife have divorced, who should have custody of our 12 year old son and 10 year old daughter?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In the case in question, the children will be given into your custody. This is because a boy remains under…
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