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Purity Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
[Q-ID0858] When washing the nose during Ghusl, how far up the nose do we wash?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب The soft part on the inside of the nose which is known as Mārin in Arabic; the starting point is from the…
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[Q-ID0857] When making a Will can we distribute our wealth equally between our sons and daughters?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب It is impermissible in Islām to write a will for a son, daughter or any inheritor; be it for some amount of…
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[Q-ID0856] How is it to share videos of tragic events?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب Sharing these types of videos depends upon a person’s intention, because if the one sharing intends to…
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[Q-ID0855] If I complete a certain task, do I need to fulfill the vow I made for it?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایة الحق والصواب Yes, absolutely. If a vow is made pending on a certain task which one actually wishes to do, then one will…
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[Q-ID0854] Can I perform the ghusl on my deceased spouse?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If a woman’s husband has passed away, then she is in his ‘Iddah [waiting period] of death, hence from one…
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[Q-ID0853] Me and this guy did our Nikah on Snapchat, is the marriage valid?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب No, your marriage has not occurred because it is essential for marriage that the proposal [offer] and…
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[Q-ID0852] Can I wash my body parts more than 3 times when doing Wudu?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If one repeatedly has doubt again and again, then this is a Waswasah [whisper of the Devil] hence one…
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[Q-ID0851] Can a husband and wife still be together after 3 divorces?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In the aforementioned scenario, as soon as the husband wrote the three divorces on the paper to his wife,…
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[Q-ID0850] Can a man remarry the same woman after divorcing her a few years earlier?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If the aforementioned individual has divorced his wife thrice, then he cannot marry her again until the…
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[Q-ID0849] Can we watch cartoons, films or dramas that portray the lives of the Prophets (peace be upon them)?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is a sin and impermissible to make characters out of the Noble Prophets – upon whom be countless peace &…
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[Q-ID0848] If the Fajr congregation has started, should I join or pray the 2 Sunnahs first?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is not permitted to pray any nafl prayer after the jamā’at (congregation) has been initiated. However,…
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[Q-ID0847] Is it permissible to visit the graveyard between ‘Asr and Maghrib?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, of course! There is no harm in visiting graveyard between ‘Asr and Maghrib. One may visit graveyard…
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