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Purity Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
[Q-ID0870] If we have to pray after eating some food, must we first wash our mouth?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب One does not need to gargle nor rinse the mouth out after eating if one wishes to pray salāh later on,…
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[Q-ID0869] Can women pray Eid Salah?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب ’Eid Salāh is not wājib for a woman; evidence should be sought from those who say otherwise. When it isn’t…
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[Q-ID0868] What is Urs?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب ’Urs means to gather on the day of the passing of the blessed saints and send them reward. Also, it is…
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[Q-ID0867] My Husband said ‘divorced, divorced’ to me, has divorce occured?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب It is essential for the words of divorce to be in relation, linked, associated and attributed to the wife…
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[Q-ID0866] Can we pray behind Shiah?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب You should pray salāh at home, and pray Zuhr at home instead of Jum’ah; Allāh willing, you will receive the…
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[Q-ID0865] Is gender change allowed in Islam?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب Sex change – for a man to become a woman and a woman a man – is impermissible & unlawful in Islām. The…
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[Q-ID0864] If a group of people miss Jum’ah, can they pray Zuhr together?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب It is Makrūh for those who live in the city to pray Zuhr with congregation after Jum’ah in the city on the…
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[Q-ID0863] Is believing in the 12 Imams a Shia belief? What is the Sunni stance?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب The belief of the twelve Imāms is an “Ithnā-‘ashariyyah” [twelver] Shī’ah belief, which is false. According…
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[Q-ID0862] Can we keep nicknames?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب There is no problem in keeping a nickname out of shortening, but this should not be done to the names kept…
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[Q-ID0861] Can I dye my white beard hair?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب You may apply orange, yellow, saffron or brown colouring to your beard, however one is prevented from…
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[Q-ID0860] How is it for a woman to travel without a Mahram?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب Your wife cannot travel alone to Pakistan without a Mahram, and nor can she travel with your mother in this…
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[Q-ID0859] Does a new Muslim have to change their name?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب If the first name of a new Muslim does not contravene Islām i.e. it does not consist of any polytheistic…
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