Question: Is it permissible to pour oil in the ears while fasting? Answer: No, it is not permissible. This will invalidate the fast. And Allah knows best. Mufti Waseem Khan
Question: I want to know about “Shabeena”. We are in USA and for the last few years we are doing Shabeena in the last few nights of Ramadan. The way that we pray is the Imam (who is also reciting in Taraweeh) leaves a few […]
Question: A woman’s husband passed away and she is presently in the iddah (waiting period) due to the death. However her sons are undertaking the Hajj pilgrimage and wishes to take the mother with them. Three months have already passed in her iddah and she […]
Question: A person performs the sunnah of Fajr at home and comes to the masjid and performs wudhu, then enters the masjid and performs the salaah for entering the masjid. He then joins the jamaat to perform the Farz Salaah. Is this or any other […]
Question: A person reaches in time for Fajr Salaah to join the Jamaat but did not perform his Sunnah and joined the Jamaat. Immediately afterwards he then performed his Sunnah after the Farz, is this permissible? Is there any proof or Hadith that proves that […]
Question: A person owns a mechanical business and has stocks packed up for a few years (which he considers as old stocks) and also other stocks (which are known to be new stocks), does he have to pay Zakaah on every thing or not? Answer: […]
Question: A person’s children has jewellery, does she have to pay Zakaah on it? The children are not baligh, what about if they are baligh? Answer: According to the Mazhab of Imam Abu Hanifa, if the children are not baligh (have not reached the age […]
Question: A person has money in the Unit Trust / Bank for her children on her name. Does she have to pay Zakaah on it? Answer: Yes, this person must pay Zakaah on the money which she has in the Unit Trust / Bank when […]
Q. When persons apply for Zakaat, the Zakaat committee usually investigates the case. Is this permissible? A. There is no harm in investigating a case to know whether the person is deserving or not. Q. People apply for Zakaat and they are given Zakaat to […]
Question: Is that possible to give my Zakaat for building a mosque? Answer: Zakaat cannot be used for building a mosque, nor can it be used for other works that are connected to the functioning of the mosque such as maintenance, water bills, electricity bills, […]