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Purity Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
[Q-ID0358] What is the ruling on doing masah (wiping) over water-proof socks?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes, masah can be done on them. If the covering worn on the feet meets the below-mentioned requirements, it…
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[Q-ID0357] Is Islam a homophobic religion?
All praises belong to Allāh, Creator Most Sublime Who is Uncreated. Who created mankind from a single male and female and made them into peoples and tribes that they may know one…
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[Q-ID0356] Where does a man have to start shaving the pubic hairs from?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب A man must start shaving the pubic hair from below the navel and do so until the private parts. He must…
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[Q-ID0355] Is the divorce said via a letter or text message valid?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If a person wants to give the sunnah talāq upon his wife in writing, be it through a letter or a text…
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[Q-ID0354] Are Prawns, Crabs & Shellfish Halal to eat?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is haram (prohibited) to consume anything other than fish from the creatures that live in water. The…
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[Q-ID0353] What is the Islamic ruling on abortion due to rape?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب A foetus gets life when it is nearly four months old. Therefore, Islam considers the abortion of a foetus,…
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[Q-ID0352] Does masturbating nullify the fast and require a kaffarah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب To masturbate, the act which is to use the hand to release manī (semen), in the state of fasting will break…
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[Q-ID0351] I am a newly-wed, my in-laws don’t want me to keep friends or visit my Parents. Please help.
All praises belong to Allāh, the Creator Most Sublime Who is Uncreated, the One Who has created all things in pairs that you may be reminded. Who has made your spouses as a garment…
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[Q-ID0350] Should the dua of Iftaar be recited before or after eating?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The dua of Iftaar should be recited after you have ate something to open your fast and not before this, as…
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Book: Zia ul Bayaan dar Shaan e Ramadan (Urdu)
Author: [Mufti] Mawlana Abu al-Hasan Muhammad Qasim Zia al-Qadri Genre: Fiqh Publisher: Maktabah Zia e Ahle Sunnat Release Date: May 2017 Format: PDF Pages: 274 LIGHT OF SPEECH…
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[Q-ID0349] I have Diabetes & receive insulin injections – do I have to fast?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Fasting in Ramadan is fard qata’i (absolutely obligatory). Allah ﷻ commands us to fast during Ramadan, and…
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[Q-ID0348] Do I pay fidyah for the fasts I missed due to pregnancy?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب You will need to do qada (make-up) of those 17 missed fasts after this coming Ramadan and it is not…
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