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[Q-ID0456] Can I marry a woman whose family has ties to a deviant sect?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If this woman has no such belief that reaches the level of kufr [disbelief] then she is a Muslim and to…
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[Q-ID0455] Is it necessary to have our Father’s name as our surname?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب No that is not the case, it is not necessary to have your Father’s name as your surname. واللہ تعالی اعلم…
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[Q-ID0454] Is the pregnant or breastfeeding woman required to fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If a woman who is pregnant or breastfeeding overwhelmingly perceives the safety of her own or her child’s…
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[Q-ID0453] Are the earnings of a Barber halal?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The earnings from cutting hair are halal but the earnings from shaving beards are haram. It is stated in…
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[Q-ID0452] My foot came into contact with used water, must I wash my feet again?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب When your feet come into contact with used wudu water it is not necessary for you to wash your feet again…
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[Q-ID0450] What is the ruling on work pension plans in the UK?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If doing so is optional, i.e. you are permitted to either invest in the pension plan or not, then doing it…
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[Q-ID0449] Can I enter the Masjid and pray wearing a t-shirt that has images on it?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If the picture of the living object printed on the shirt is so small that the details of its bodily parts…
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[Q-ID0448] Should we respond to the Ayah of Durood by saying ‘Haqq Ya Nabi’?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In the scenario in question, it is fard (obligatory) upon the listeners to remain silent and listen to the…
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[Q-ID0447] What is the ruling on women visiting graveyards and shrines of the pious?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is not allowed for a woman to visit graveyards or tombs of the awliya’. Sadr al-Shari’ah Mufti Amjad…
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[Q-ID0446] Does entering a finger into a female’s private organ necessitate Ghusl?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب No! Ghusl will neither become necessary upon the wife nor the husband due to the man’s entering of his…
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[Q-ID0445] How do I pray in jama’ah (congregation) with my brother and sisters at home?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If the masjid is nearby, then both of you brothers should pray with the jamā’ah at the masjid, as praying…
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[Q-ID0444] Do I have to pay Zakah on the value of my properties or just the rent I receive from them?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In the scenario of the question, the houses have been given out on rent. Therefore, Zakāh will not be…
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