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Rulings on worship, marriage and divorce, business, food and everyday life — answered by Mufti Qasim Zia and the scholars of Akhuwat-e-Islami. 890 answers so far.
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I divorced my wife but she or nobody else knows, is the divorce valid?
If a person divorced his wife in privacy without any witnesses, then is the divorce still valid?
Must Zakah be given in cash form only or can we give other items instead?
How is to pay Zakāh using something else?
What is the ruling on this internet personality by the name ‘Pir Chuff Chuff’ who claims to cure people by blowing into a microphone?
A person who presents himself as a practitioner or possessor of spiritual power, shows scenes of healing illnesses by blowing on social media, cannot even recite the Quran or the Kalimah correctly,…
I told my wife if she visits her parents house she is divorced, how do I end this condition?
If a husband says to his wife, “If you go to the house of your parents, you are divorced,” now what is the way to end this condition?
I divorced my wife but she did not hear it, has divorce occurred?
When I divorced my wife, she was in Pakistan and did not hear it. In such a situation, is the divorce valid?
If a group of us decide to pray salah individually instead of together will we be sinful?
If a group of some people all have a break at the same time during Salāh time – as is the case in the U.K. – and they hence pray their Salāh on an individual basis, so will they be sinful for this?
Is it permissible to arrange tour services of non-Muslim places of worship? Or rent my shop to someone who sells alcohol?
Zayd is a travel agent – how is it for him to earn a wage from the ticket and hotel bookings arranged for non-Muslims, for instance Sikhs, to travel to Nankānah Sāhib, Pakistān, as this is their place…
Should a grave be level with the ground or above it?
When someone passes away, then should their grave be made level or should it be raised above the ground, and also how should it look on the outside; if you can please grant some guidance.
Will my Wudu be valid whilst wearing false eyelashes?
Will Salāh be fulfilled while having worn false eyelashes or will it have to be repeated, because is Wudū’ fulfilled when wearing these or not?
How many units of prayer do women pray for the Jummah prayer?
Can a woman pray two rak’ahs on the day of Jum’ah during the time of Dhuhr, or will she have to pray a full four rak’ahs Dhuhr salāh?
What if I washed pure and impure clothes together, can I pray in these clothes?
My house maid placed my impure underwear, which had drops of urine on it, in the washing machine with my other clothes and washed them all together alongside each other. I also prayed salāh in these…
How do I pray in congregation with my Wife?
How should congregational prayers and tarawih be offered at home? What is the method of standing in congregation of there is a wife and two sons?
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