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[Q-ID0562] Can we keep a long beard, does a beard start below the chin or lip and can we tidy up our beard?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The answer to question 1 The beard starts below the sideburns and it grows on the upper part of the sides…
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[Q-ID0561] How should we distribute my deceased Father’s wealth between 3 Sons, 2 Daughters and our Mother?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In the aforementioned question based upon the fact that the question is exactly how one says it is and only…
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[Q-ID0560] In Tashahud I recited ‘ash-hadu an-laa ilaaha’ instead of ‘ash-hadu al-laa ilaaha’ – is my prayer valid?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, your salāh is fulfilled, because reciting this in accordance to the rule of Idghām [i.e. merging] is…
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[Q-ID0559] What is the ruling on using/eating items/foods that contain human hair?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is prohibited and impermissible to take any form of benefit whatsoever from human hair; be the person…
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[Q-ID0558] Can we recite du’as whilst performing Wudu’ in the bathroom?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If the toilet and bathroom are attached to one another, then one should recite the du’ās of Wudū’ in the…
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[Q-ID0557] The Qur’an says ‘pious men are for pious women’ – so why were the wives of some Prophets not pious?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب You have not understood the meaning and understanding of this noble verse of the Qur’an correctly. The…
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[Q-ID0556] Where is reciting Durud Sharif (Salawat) before and after the Adhan proven from?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible and Mustahabb to recite Durūd Sharīf before the Adhān and Iqāmah. This is because…
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[Q-ID0555] Inheritance: How will my late Father’s wealth be distributed between his Wife, 4 Sons and 1 Daughter?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In the aforementioned question based upon the fact that the question is exactly how one says it is and only…
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[Q-ID0554] What is the ruling on praying Salah on a chair?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, the case of praying salāh on a chair means leaving out qiyām, rukū’ and sujūd [i.e. standing, bowing…
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[Q-ID0553] Is there any proof for Istikharah and Salah al-Hajat?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Istikhārah salāh is proven from numerous Blessed Hadīths, just like it is stated in a Sahīh Hadīth, which a…
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[Q-ID0552] Are Mushrooms Halal to eat?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Mushrooms are a type of vegetable, and thus just like with all types of vegetables, it is also permissible…
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[Q-ID0551] What should I do if my menstruation cycle starts during the days of Hajj?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If a woman starts bleeding due to menses before Tawāf al-Ziyārah, which is a Fard Tawāf, then she should…
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