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Prayer Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
[Q-ID0633] What is the proof for placing hands below the navel during Salah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Tying the hands below the navel is sunnah according to Hanafīs and it is proven from an authentic Hadīth,…
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[Q-ID0632] What is the method of performing Nikah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Nikāh is the name of offer and acceptance; before Nikāh takes place, the person performing it should…
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[Q-ID0631] Does a woman who is bleeding due to a miscarriage pray her Salah or not?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If a woman has had a miscarriage and if a particular body part of the child that was miscarried had formed…
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[Q-ID0630] Can fully veiled women participate in Dhikr gatherings where men are present?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is not permissible to attend such a Dhikr gathering in which males and females are performing Dhikr in…
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[Q-ID0629] Women pray in the same room behind men in my University – is their prayer valid?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is better (أفضل) for women to pray their Salah in their own designated rooms. If they do not have any…
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[Q-ID0628] Is it permissible to kill insects in Islam?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, it is permissible to kill them in order to gain benefit or remove harm. As it is stated in Badā’i’ wa…
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[Q-ID0627] Can I pray Qada Salah instead of Sunnah and Nafl prayers?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes! You can pray your qadā salāh in place of Sunnah and Nafl but Sunnah Mu’akkadah should not be left out.…
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[Q-ID0626] Is it shirk to say ‘Mawla Ali’?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب To say Mawlā ‘Alī is absolutely correct and is in accordance with an authentic Hadīth; the Noble Prophet ﷺ…
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[Q-ID0625] Must a female divorcee wait for her children to grow up before remarrying?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If your new Muslim husband has actually given you a divorce, then after the stipulated waiting period…
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[Q-ID0624] Are the earnings from selling cigarettes Halal or Haram?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Even though smoking cigarettes is harmful to one’s health, however this is only an opinion, and there are…
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[Q-ID0623] Are Muslims allowed to perform Yoga as a form of exercise?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Exercise in itself is permissible in any way, shape or form, provided that there is no similarity to any…
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[Q-ID0622] Can men wear 9 carat gold?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is not permissible for men to wear a 9 carat gold ring, as according to my research, there is 37.5% pure…
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