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Children & Upbringing
[Q-ID0550] Can Parents spend on themselves the money gifted to their children on Eid or from their savings?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If the depositing of money into the child’s saving account is done so by the father in order to give it to…
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[Q-ID0549] I did not recite the talbiyah when tying Ihram, what is the penalty for this?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If this woman, having made the intention of Ihrām, recited the Talbiyah or read some other words in its…
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[Q-ID0548] Is it permissible to have a games room in the Masjid to play snooker, football etc?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب To offer snooker or football facilities in a Masjid is impermissible and is the changing of waqf [endowment…
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[Q-ID0547] Do I pay Zakah on money I put aside for my Hajj expenses?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If a whole year has passed upon one having ownership of the amount for the nisāb [i.e. threshold for…
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[Q-ID0546] If someone did not give Qurbani in the past when it was due upon him, what should he do now?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If the days of Qurbānī have passed and the person upon whom Qurbānī was wājib was well off but he did not…
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[Q-ID0545] Is it permissible to make a Charity or another individual perform Qurbani on your behalf?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, this method is absolutely correct and is in accordance with the Sharī’ah because Qurbānī is a pious…
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[Q-ID0544] Can a woman wear leather socks during Ihram?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, you can wear leather socks (Khuffain) during Ihrām, just as Muftī Amjad ‘Alī A’zamī (mercy be upon…
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[Q-ID0543] What is the ruling on wishing ‘Merry Christmas’, exchanging gifts and having parties during Christmas?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Christmas is a non-Muslim festival. Wishing anyone or saying “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Christmas” due to…
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[Q-ID0542] Is it permissible to buy items during the Christmas sales?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Purchasing those items—which one never used to buy—on Christmas due to it being Christmas is impermissible.…
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[Q-ID0541] What are the types of Hajj? Please explain the easy methods of performing them.
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب There are 3 types of Hajj of which their details are mentioned below: Hajj Qirān: The Ihrām of both ‘Umrah…
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[Q-ID0540] Can we do dhikr to welcome a Scholar or Pir?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Performing the dhikr of Allah or reciting durūd upon seeing a sheikh or a pīr, with the intention that…
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[Q-ID0539] Coke, Lucozade, Rubicon Mango all contain small traces of Alcohol, can we still drink them?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب We thank you for bringing this research to our notice. When we had issued a verdict on the permissibility…
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