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Divorce
[Q-ID0834] Is divorce valid if I said it whilst I was asleep?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب The divorce of a person sleeping does not occur and there is a consensus amongst scholars upon this, and it…
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[Q-ID0833] Can a Hanafi pray behind a Shafi’i Imam?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب If a Shafi’ī Imām does such an action which would void purity or nullify salāh, then the salāh of a Hanafī…
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[Q-ID0832] Why do people fold the corners of the prayer mat after praying?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب After people praying Salāh in Masjids or at home, it is permissible and better to fold the prayer mat but…
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[Q-ID0831] Why are there differences in the Sahoor timings on Ramadan timetables in the UK?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب According to the Qur’ān & Sunnah, the end time for Sahūr is Subh Sādiq [i.e. true dawn]. In the U.K. when…
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[Q-ID0830] Is making a Will according to UK Law permissible?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is impermissible in Islām to write a will for any inheritor [see footnotes for further clarity]*; be it…
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[Q-ID0829] Is it permissible for women to pray in tight clothing?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Though salāh will be valid if prayed wearing tight clothes, however, it is not permissible for anyone to…
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[Q-ID0828] What is the ruling on covering the face with a mask whilst praying?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب To cover the face in Salāh without a [valid] reason is Makrūh Tahrīmī [severely disliked]; however, if…
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[Q-ID0827] If I forgot to wash my nose during Ghusl, will my prayers be valid?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب It is Fard to pour water into the nose and over the entire body in Fard Ghusl, thus it was essential to…
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[Q-ID0826] Can I act against the Isitkhara indication that I had?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Definite knowledge is not attained from istikhārah, rather probable knowledge is acquired and it is not…
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[Q-ID0825] My Husband told people he has divorced me but is now denying he said it, am I still his wife?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب In the above-mentioned case, one irrevocable divorce will have definitely occurred, and the Nikāh…
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[Q-ID0824] When we give Salam at the end of our Salah, who are we actually giving Salam to?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب When the Imām turns towards the right hand side to give Salām, he will intend to give Salām to the muqtadīs…
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[Q-ID0823] Can I use my name as a surname for my adopted son?
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم الجواب بعون الملک الوھاب اللھم ھدایۃ الحق والصواب Yes when this child becomes bāligh it will be necessary for your wife to observe sharī’ah veiling from him…
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