Q. I am suffering from chronic pain in my neck, the aggravating factor of which is bowing or flexion of my neck beyond a certain degree. Because of this I am unable to perform my sajdah in salaat and so I bend only a little […]
Q. What is fanaticism in Islam? Why do the awwam (people) consider those who teach their children that for example “there is no santa claus, or no toothfairy etc” to be FANATICS? Why should we fool our children? They say we should teach our children […]
Question: I wanted to know if it is allowed to keep a peacock feather (brought from a zoo) on the wall of a living room for decoration purpose? Answer: Yes, it is permissible to do so. And Allah knows best. Mufti Waseem Khan
Questions: We are told in the quran to follow the ulema that is..those in authority. So I am really confused because some ulema say a certain thing is sunnah and then others claim it to be weak and then sometimes concerning ahadith some say to […]
Q. If you have wronged someone and the person is not around for you to ask their forgiveness, what can you do (what is the proper way of making tauba)? A. If the person is alive then you should try your best to get in […]
Question: ASSALAMOALIKUM MUFTI SAHIB IF A PERSON IS A MUSLIM BUT AFTERWARDS STARTED TO HARAM LIVE HARAM EAT HARAM ETC, DOING EVERYTHING AGAINST ISLAM,BUT THAT PERSON SAYS I AM A MUSLIM, KNOW SURAS KALIMA ETC, AND SAYS IF I DIE BURY ME AS A MUSLIM. […]
Q. What type of sins bring about the curse of Allah? How long does it last? What can someone do to take away Allah curse? A. The sins that bring about the curse of Allah are those which have been highlighted in the ahadith of […]
Q. Imam Bukhari (RA) narrates a hadith that Saaiduna Abdullah Ibn Masud Radiallahu Anhu would recite in the last rakah of witr Qulhuwallahu Ahad and then raise his hands for Qunut before the ruku. Furthermore, Imam Bukhari (RA) also brings a hadith from Saaiduna Umar […]
Question: I also have a question. I remember being told in school about the two types of hypocrisy, the real one which is mentioned in the Qur’an and the one that is just a person having some qualities of a hypocrite in him. And I […]
Taqleed literally means to follow, and according to the technical meaning used in the Shariah, it means ‘to follow someone in what he says, considering it to be the truth, without looking into the evidence for it’. (Baghwi) Based on the above meaning, we find […]