QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, I have a question. I know when a person dies it is advisable to do the funeral immediately but, in a case, where one of the deceased children is out of the country and upon hearing the news wants to come […]
QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, Sitting with wet clothes in a car (such as after rain) where the car seats are made of pig leather and the glosses have pig ingredient will there be a transfer of impurity onto the wet clothes regardless of whether the […]
QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum. Are women allowed to wear rings that are made of other materials besides gold and silver? Jazaakallaah khair. ANSWER: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, Based on narrations of the Prophet (S.A.W), many great scholars and Jurist experts have stated that it […]
QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum, I have seen your response to bowing being prohibited in the mixed martial arts practices, however I wanted to inquire for those involved in it and now learning of this, if there would be any allowance of a nudge, bending of […]
QUESTION: As Saalamu Alaikum I had a dream where I was in my grave and I was being questioned. I would like to know if there’s any meaning to this dream? Jazaakallah ANSWER: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, With respect to what you have asked, […]
Muharram has the great honor of being the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four months which Allah has made sacred and holy from the time he created the heavens and the earth. The Holy Quran points to this and […]
QUESTION: As Salaamu Alaikum Would doing your obligatory Qurbani overseas be permissible? Please advise. Jazaakallah ANSWER: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, It will be permissible for you to do your qurbani overseas, however, it is more virtuous and better to do it in your country where […]
Question: Assalamu alaikum Mufti. Could Hajj Badal be done for someone who is alive? Answer: الجواب وبالله التوفيق Wa ‘Alaikum As Salām, According to the Madh-hab of Imām Abu Hanifah, it is allowed for a person to appoint another to perfrom Hajj on his behalf […]
WHEN SHOULD ONE OBSERVE THE DAY OF ARAFAH The day of Arafah is the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, as identified and established in the sacred shariah. As such, when the month of Dhul Hijjah begins either with the sighting of the crescent (for Dhul Hijjah) […]
A BRIEF HISTORY OF QURBANI We often hear the word ‘Qurbani’ or Sacrifice, but what does it really mean? ‘Qurbani’ comes from the root word ‘Qurban’ which literally means ‘every such thing or act which is a means of taking people closer to Allah. This […]