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Purity Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
[Q-ID0074] Do I have to do Istinja whenever my Wudu is broken by releasing wind (farting)?
That which is commonly understood amongst the lay-people that istinja (washing the private parts) must be performed each time one needs to perform wudu, or due to passing wind or…
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[Q-ID0073] Can women shave unwanted hair under the armpits?
In his encyclopaedic work in the Hanafi Madhab, Bahare Shariat, Al-Imam Amjad Ali al-A’zhami (رحمة الله عليه) has mentioned concerning the removal of this hair: “It is Sunnah to…
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[Q-ID0072] Must I cover my head with a hat during prayer?
One should be aware that covering the head is a sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وصحبه وسلم) both inside and outside of the prayer. Imam Zahid al-Kawthari (رحمة…
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[Q-ID0071] What are the types of the disputes in Islam?
Disputes are three categories. Disputes relating to necessities of the religion (daruriyat al-din). Disputes relating to the essentials of creed (daruriyat ahl al-sunnah). Disputes…
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[Q-ID0070] Traveller scenario [1]: my journey exceeds 57.5 miles including the return, do I shorten my prayers?
وَإِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلَاة “And when you travel throughout the land, there is no blame upon you for shortening the…
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[Q-ID0069] Do Barelwis think it is okay to dance around graves?
وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ ۖ أَفَإِن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا…
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[Q-ID0068] What is the Nisab & how do we calculate Zakah?
Nisāb is the minimum amount of wealth upon which Zakah becomes necessary. It is the threshold above which a person is deemed as ‘Sahib-e-Nisāb’. The Nisāb (threshold) set by the…
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[Q-ID0067] Who are the recipients of Zakah?
It is in Bahār-e-Shari’ah: There are seven types of people who can accept Zakāh 1. Faqīr – poor person – whose wealth and possession does not reach the Nisāb level. 2. Miskīn – a…
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[Q-ID0066] What to recite if I do not know the dua-e-qunoot for the Witr prayer?
It is wajib to read du’a in the third rak’ah of Witr Salah. However to pray the du’a mentioned in the question is not wajib, but Sunnah. So by not praying the du’a though Salah…
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[Q-ID0065] I have the wrong intentions for becoming a Hafiz of the Qur’an
Allah Most High says: “And We have indeed made the Qur’an easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will remember?” [Qur’an 54:17] Indeed the memorisation of the…
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[Q-ID0064] Advice on how to improve memory and concentration
Below are a few Wadha’if to increase one’s memory and concentration. 1. Imam Ahmad Rida Khan (رحمة الله عليه) says, “To increase one’s memory, recite Surah Alam Nashrah 17 times…
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[Q-ID0063] Rejecting muttawatir hadith, disbelief or innovation?
Mass transmitted narrations are categorised as, a) those mass transmitted with meaning, and b) those transmitted with the wording. Rejection of reports mass transmitted with the…
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