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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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Can I give Zakah to my brothers and sisters?
Can someone give Zakāh to their own brothers & sisters?
Is there any Wazifa (Litany) can I recite so that Allah bestows a child to me?
What action should I do so that Allāh Almighty bestows a child to me?
After finishing leading the prayer, in which direction should the Imam face towards – right or left?
In which direction should the Imam turn his face after Salah, should he turn his face towards the left side or the right side?
I joined the Imam in prayer whilst he was reciting Tashahud, must I recite it all too before standing up?
When an individual joins Jama’at in the Qa’dah (sitting) position and upon starting the Tashahud (attahiyat..) the Imam stands for the 3rd Rak’ah. Does one finish the Tashahhud or stand up upon the…
Due to health reasons I cannot keep the long fasts in Summer, can I make them up in Winter instead?
If someone cannot fast due to his health deteriorating because when Ramadān falls in the summer, such person fears his illness further worsening due to the heat. The doctor has also said that if such…
Is it permissible to charge a fee to arrange marriages between people?
What do the noble ulamā say concerning those people who arrange marriages i.e. they run marriage bureaus and they take money in exchange for this service. Is it permissible for them to take money for…
Does missing the prayer make you a munafiq (hypocrite)?
If we abandon any Salah without a reason, what would be the sin for this and will doing this make us hypocrites?
When carrying the deceased to the graveyard, in which direction must the head be?
What is the Islamic method of taking the deceased to the graveyard? Some people say that the deceased’s head should be in the direction of the Qiblah, some others say the deceased’s head should be in…
What is the ruling on buying a property from someone who originally bought it with Haram money (such as a drug-dealer)?
How is it to buy a property, etc from a Muslim who earns money by selling alcohol, also taking interest, and other harām jobs, because it is possible that this person initially bought it with this…
In which month must Zakah be given? Is it in Ramadan?
Is it necessary to pay Zakāt in the month of Rajab al-Murajjab or should it be given in the month of Ramadān?
My ex-wife is requesting more mahr (dowry) than agreed – what is the ruling?
A person got married but the situation has reached to such an extent that he must give talāq (divorce). The woman’s family are saying that because life has become more expensive double the mahr…
Who is classed as a Hashimi or Sayyid and can we give Zakah to them?
We have heard that it is forbidden to give Zakāt to a Hāshimī or a Sayyid, what is the difference between a Hāshimī and a Sayyid?
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