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[Q-ID0311] If I commit a sin during work, does my income become Haram?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If a person earns money by lawful means and committing sins is not stipulated in the work, then the money…
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[Q-ID0310] Can I lightly press my forehead against the carpet during sajdah?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is necessary to firmly establish the forehead in prostration. The meaning of firmly establishing the…
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[Q-ID0309] Should a Muslim who has converted to Islam get circumcised?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If this new Muslim is capable of getting circumcised then he should definitely do so just as it is…
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[Q-ID0308] When should Tahneek be performed on a newborn child and can it be performed by the Parents?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب I have not come across anything mentioning the order between the adhān and tahnīk but I have read in one…
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[Q-ID0307] I already own one house, can I buy another via a mortgage?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب When you are the owner of one house, from which your need is being fulfilled and you want to purchase the…
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[Q-ID0306] I have nose and ear piercings, do I take extra caution when performing the ghusl bath?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If these jewellery piercings are not closed up then pouring water into them is Fard. If these piercings are…
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[Q-ID0305] What is the ruling on those who refer to the sayings of the Prophet ﷺ as ‘oppressive’?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Know this that the Ahādīth of the Prophet ﷺ are also wahī (revelation) from Allāh (Almighty) and Allāh has…
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[Q-ID0304] Can I consume medicine that contains Gelatine?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is not permissible to consume this medication because it contains gelatine (pig fat). The pig in its…
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[Q-ID0303] I will pass my newborn baby to my sister to adopt and take care of, is this okay?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Giving your child to your husband’s sister to adopt is allowed and her breastfeeding the child is also…
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[Q-ID0302] I’ve been divorced and I’m now married to someone else, can I change my child’s surname?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Removing the name of the child’s actual father and replacing it with the new husband’s name cannot be done.…
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[Q-ID0301] What is correct understanding of Bid’ah (innovation) in Islam?
In the name of Allah al-Rahman al-Rahim All praise belongs to Allah and may his peace and salutations be upon our Liege Lord Muhammad and upon his pure family and his righteous…
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[Q-ID0300] What is Ruqyah in Islam? And how is it performed?
All praises belong to Allāh, the Creator Most Sublime Who is Uncreated, the One without equal, the One who sent down in the Qur’ān that which is a cure for the Muslims, and a…
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