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Prayer Guidance
[Q-ID0526] Is it permissible to pray Salah in a shower room?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If it is possible then it is better to have another place prepared to perform salaah because performing…
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[Q-ID0525] Which litanies can we recite to protect our homes from devils, jinn and other calamities?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب You should go to the new house and read Surah Baqarah and read Ayatul Kursi, both of these should be read…
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[Q-ID0524] I did ghusl and prayed after my menses bleeding stopped, it has now started again. Do I still pray?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If she has a habitual pattern (i.e normal number of days of menses) and the blood discharged for longer…
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[Q-ID0523] What is the Islamic ruling on using contraception?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Birth control is impermissible on the basis of fearing lack of sustenance/provisions. As Our Merciful…
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[Q-ID0522] Is it permissible to have a credit card? Can I use one to pay for my Hajj pilgrimage?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to have a credit card made when the one whom it is for has a firm intention that he will…
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[Q-ID0521] Why are Muslims forbidden to eat pork in Islam?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The primary reason for Muslims not consuming pork is the command from Allah ﷻ and His Messenger ﷺ. Pork is…
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[Q-ID0520] Is it permissible to visit Madinah Munawwarah before performing the Hajj pilgrimage?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is permissible to do this. However, it is best for one to perform their Hajj and then to present oneself…
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[Q-ID0519] What is the Islamic ruling on wearing a tie?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب To wear a tie nowadays is permissible. Wearing a tie is no longer a specifically religious symbol of…
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[Q-ID0518] What is the logic behind doing wudu (ablution) before praying Salah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The reason why wudu is important for performing Salah is because Salah purifies the heart. Hence, prior to…
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[Q-ID0517] Can someone else pay for the expenditure of my Hajj pilgrimage?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, it will! If a person is gifted some money and with this he performs the Hajj pilgrimage, it will be…
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[Q-ID0516] Who has to pay Zakah? Is it payable only on that wealth we have held for year? Please explain.
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Conditions for the Zakaat to become obligatory are that the person is: Sane Mature Muslim Free In…
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[Q-ID0515] Does the release of seminal discharge whilst watching indecent videos nullify the Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is a grave sin to stare at women intentionally or watch indecent movies, and more severe in the month of…
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