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[Q-ID0597] Can I work in a Bank department which does not deal with interest?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب According to my research, this department takes action against matters such as cheque fraud, credit card…
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[Q-ID0596] What is the ruling on taking a picture/video of a deceased person?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to take a picture/make a video of the deceased using a mobile phone, etc; there is no…
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[Q-ID0595] Should we cut the nails and remove the pubic hairs of a deceased person?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Removing the public hairs (i.e. the hair from below the navel), or from any other area for that matter, is…
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[Q-ID0594] Can I lie to get benefits in the UK?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is impermissible to lie in order to obtain benefits because this is something which is untruthful and…
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[Q-ID0593] Do I have to give sadaqah if I miss the Jummah prayer?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Giving a dīnār or half a dīnār as sadaqah [charity] has been encouraged in Hadīth with regards to the one…
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[Q-ID0592] Can we eat foods that contain only a small amount of Alcohol?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is not halāl to eat such foods which contain alcohol because it is harām to drink alcohol. If this…
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[Q-ID0591] I don’t have a long break at work, can I just pray the Fard and leave the Sunnah/Nafl prayer?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Due to there being less time, one is permitted to leave the sunnah ghayr mu’akkadah [non-emphasised]…
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[Q-ID0590] What is the ruling on making cakes for Milad in the shape of Masjid Nabawi or the Blessed Ka’bah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to make a cake in the shape of Masjid Nabawī or the Blessed Ka’bah on the occasion of the…
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[Q-ID0589] What is the ruling on wearing animal leather products such as bags, coats and watches etc?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to use the leather made from any animal other than pig; be the animal halāl or harām,…
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[Q-ID0588] During al-’Isra’ wal-Mi‘raj was the Prophet Musa praying at his grave physically or spiritually?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, this is a Sahīh Hadīth, and it is a Hadīth of Sahīh Muslim that when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ…
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[Q-ID0587] What is the ruling on having multiple congregations for Jummah prayer in one Masjid?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to have the ‘Eid prayer in multiple places in one city, and everyone [among the scholars]…
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[Q-ID0586] How many types of Oath’s are there and in which is there kaffarah [expiation]?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب There are three types of qasam [oaths]: Qasam Laghw Qasam Ghamūs Qasam Mun’aqidah 1. Qasam Laghw Swearing…
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