SADAQATUL FITR Sadaqatul Fitr is a compulsory charity, which is given at the end of Ramadaan to the poor and needy. It is given to help them particularly on the day of Eidul Fitr, and also serves as a purification for the giver against mistakes […]
Assalaamu Alaikum If I arrive for jummah, and the English Bayan (given before the second azan and 2 Arabic kutbah is already in progress and usually some Quran and Hadith is referenced in the Bayan, Do I need to sit and listen or can I […]
Assalaamu Alaikum. If a person suffers from primary hyperhidrosis (meaning that they sweat excessively); it is a genetic and hereditary disease, is fasting still compulsory on them. When fasting, they feel weak and thirsty and dehydrated. Is it allowed for them to skip some fasts […]
Assalaamu Alaikum. I would like to know the exact quote that the prophet said about the best gift a parent could bestow to a child is education. Wa Alaikum Assalaam, The Hadith is, ‘There is no gift a father gives his child more virtuous than […]
Assalamu Aalikum, can I give my Zakaat to the repairs of a masjid? Wa Alaikum Assalaam, No, Zakaah cannot be given to do repairs or maintenance of a Masjid. And Allah Knows Best. Mufti Waseem Khan. 6/6/17.
Asalaamu ‘Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu. My husband has a habit of eating after the time to keep fast. He will finish eating around 4:30 -4:40 when the time to stop is 4:21am. Is his fast still valid? Wa Alaikum Assalaam, Eating at 4:30 – 4:40 am will […]
Is it permissible for cousins to be Nikah? Assalaamu Alaikum, Yes, it is permissible for cousins to marry one another. And Allah Knows Best. Mufti Waseem Khan. 29/5/17.
This question is forwarded from a man in prison: ” A brother is leading ‘taraweeh’ and ‘witr’ but does not wash his feet for salaah but wipes over cotton socks. He is also reading from the book in order to lead the salaah. For the […]
Salaams, Can ones mother brother’s son be a girl’s wakil for her wedding? Wa Alaikum Assalaam, Although it is permissible for him (one’s mother brother’s son – cousin) to be a Wakil (agent on behalf of the girl) for her wedding, it is best that […]
PREGNANT, BREASTFEEDING WOMEN AND MAKING UP FASTS OF RAMADHAN By MUFTI WASEEM KHAN The overwhelming majority of Fuqaha (Jurists) and scholars of Islam from among the Tabi’een and those after them, have ruled that a pregnant woman who misses her fast (on account of pregnancy) […]