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Children & Upbringing
[Q-ID0657] If I give my wife divorce who should get custody of my 3 year old daughter?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب (1) The girl will stay with her mother until the age of 9, during which the expenses of the child will be…
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[Q-ID0656] What kind of jobs are permissible to work here in the UK?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب I will request the general rule of thumb, which is actually the answer to thousands of issues like this.…
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[Q-ID0655] Must I ask my employer whether the wage he pays me is from Halal or Haram money?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is not wājib for you to ask from your employer whether he pays your wage from harām or halāl wealth, and…
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[Q-ID0654] Can I rent my building to someone will use it as a shop to sell Alcohol or Pork?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The goal for the store owner is the actual rent, thus it is permissible for the store owner to give the…
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[Q-ID0653] What are some of the minor and major signs for the coming of the Day of Judgement?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The earth and the skies, the Jinns, mankind and angels will all finish one day; this day is known as the…
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[Q-ID0652] How is it to address Allah by the name ‘Rām’ [term used by Hindus]?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب That Muslim who knowing the meaning of ‘rām’, calls Allāh (Most Transcendent) rām becomes a disbeliever and…
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[Q-ID0651] Is it appropriate to use the term ‘Hazir aw Nazir’ for Allah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Without doubt everything is unveiled in relation to Allāh (Most Transcendent) and He Sees everything.…
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[Q-ID0650] Can the pious people of Allah perform Karamat (Marvels)? What is the correct belief regarding this according to Sunni Islam?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The manifestation of phenomena, which break the habitual norm, without an accompanying claim of…
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[Q-ID0649] Is the meat of rabbits and peacocks permissible to eat?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, both the meat of peacocks and rabbits is halāl. It is mentioned in Fatāwā Alamgīrī: “There is no harm…
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[Q-ID0648] Is it permissible to recite a Naat in the tune of a Bollywood song?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is prohibited to recite Naats on well known song tunes, thus one should avoid this. Yes, if a Naat…
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[Q-ID0647] Is it permissible to place artificial flowers on a grave?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to place real flowers on the grave because they perform tasbīh for the deceased for as…
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[Q-ID0646] Should we give money to those who beg for money?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If the people begging are deserving of it, then there is no problem in giving, however it is prohibited to…
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