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Prayer Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
[Q-ID0514] Can I pray out aloud in the Witr Salah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, it is permissible for one to recite the Qir’at in the Witr salah aloud, in fact such a method is…
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[Q-ID0513] Are Octopus, Cuttlefish, Tattler and Shrimp halal to eat?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Other than fish every other animal in the sea is (Haraam) forbidden for us to eat. Only fish is permissible…
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[Q-ID0512] What is the ruling on praying Qada’ prayers (those prayers I have missed during my lifetime)?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Qada’ Umri salaah is not a separate prayer rather these are all the previous prayers which were not…
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[Q-ID0511] A Sunni Scholar has said that a Charity is deceptive, should it now be boycotted?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is impermissible to call a Muslim deceptive without legal evidence, so without legal evidence how will…
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[Q-ID0510] Does entering medicine or oil into the ears nullify the Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The ear has three segments; outer, middle and inner, between the outer and middle there is an eardrum.…
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[Q-ID0509] Can I ask for my height to be increased? Is there such a dua I can recite?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Those duas which are impossible or close to impossible should not be asked for, hence the dua of a person…
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[Q-ID0508] What is the Islamic ruling on performing CPR to save a non-Mahram’s life?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب With the intention of saving the life of a non-Mahram woman, it is permissible for one to perform CPR…
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[Q-ID0507] Does using cotton buds to clean the ears nullify the Fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Whilst fasting, cleaning the ears with a cloth, straw or cotton buds is permissible and will not break the…
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[Q-ID0506] What should be done with fruit that has the name of Allah on it?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If any fruit or anything other than that has the blessed name of Allah written upon it then we should have…
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[Q-ID0505] What is the Islamic ruling on playing card games?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is impermissible and sinful to play card games because usually in this game, it’s a condition that…
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[Q-ID0504] What is the Islamic ruling on smoking Shisha?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Smoking shisha is harmful for one’s health. According to research done by the World Health Organisation…
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[Q-ID0503] If I break a Fast that I was making up for Ramadan, is kaffarah due upon me?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is not necessary to give kaffarah for invalidating any fast except the fast which was broken in Ramadan,…
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