Question: When paying Zakaat, how do I calculate it? Is it 2.5% of my savings alone? Or is it everything that I own. And what is considered as savings? Also, when is the best time to pay Zakaat? Answer: Zakaat is calculated by paying 2.5% […]
Question: I would like to find out if vanilla is halaal. I have heard that to extract the vanilla flavour from the vanilla bean, alcohol is used. Answer: Yes while extracting the natural vanillin which is the main source of vanilla flavoring, alcohol is used. […]
Question: Can you pay Zakaat on a monthly basis? If yes, then how? Answer: Yes, you can pay Zakaat on a monthly basis. This can occur in two ways. One is that a person, after calculating his goods, stock of trade or any other zakaatable […]
Question: In the english translation of the arabic in the Quraan, there is the word ‘We’ when referring to Allaah swt. Can you please explain the word ‘We’ when referring to Allaah swt.? Answer: In the Arabic, there is a plural for numbers and also […]
Question: Is it permissible to buy toys for muslim children with eyes on them? Answer: Some scholars have mentioned that based on certain traditions reported from Aisha (R.A.) there is a concession for children to play with toys which are made in the form of […]
Question: Recently I have observed many brothers who claim to follow the “Salaf” way pausing after every rakaat in Salaah before they get up for the second Rakaat and after the third Rakaat they also pause a little in the Jalsah position before they get […]
Question: What is the ruling of qurbani? Is it wajib (essential) or is it merely a sunnah? Answer: The qurbani is wajib upon those who can afford to do the sacrifice and are not travellers, and it is not merely a commendable practice. In this […]
Question: Hadith in Bukhari states Iqamah is 1/2 of Azan, then why do we say it two times? Answer: The Hadith in Sahih Al Bukhari states: from Imran bin Maisarah from Abdul Warith from Khalid Al Hazzaa from Abu Qilabah from Anas who said, ‘The […]
Question: Sahih Al Bukhari Volume 3 Book 32, Number 227: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said: “Whoever prayed at night the whole month of Ramadan out of sincere Faith and hoping for a reward from Allah, then all his previous sins will be forgiven.” Ibn […]
Question: Is it permissible or not to wear Lingerie in front of other women. Answer: It is not permissible for a woman to wear lingerie in front of other women. This is on account of the fact that it is not permissible for a Muslim […]