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Show all fatawaCan we keep a long beard, does a beard start below the chin or lip and can we tidy up our beard?
3 issues: Q1: Is the hair above the jawline regarded as the beard also and what is the ruling regarding keeping it neat? Q2: Is the beard length four fingers below the chin or four fingers below the…
Can we do dhikr to welcome a Scholar or Pir?
How is it to perform the dhikr of Allah upon the arrival of a scholar or a pīr? Please clarify this matter with evidences.
What is the method of visiting a shrine of a pious saint and a graveyard?
What is the correct method of presenting oneself at the mazār [shrine] of a pious saint as well as the graveyard?
Which litanies can we recite to protect our homes from devils, jinn and other calamities?
We are moving into a house, so which litanies should we recite so that our house is protected from devils, jinns and other calamities?
Should we respond to the Ayah of Durood by saying ‘Haqq Ya Nabi’?
I have been observing since long time that in the Sunni masjids, when the verse اِنَّ اللہَ وَمَلٰٓئِکَتَہٗ یُصَلُّوۡنَ عَلَی النَّبِیِّ is recited, people say “Haqq Ya Nabi” (True, O Prophet!). What…
What is the ruling on women visiting graveyards and shrines of the pious?
What is the ruling regarding women visiting graveyards or tombs of the awliya’ (Friends of Allah ﷻ)?
If someone has a deceased parent who had missed prayers/fasts, what can their children do for them?
If a person has passed away and he had missed many salahs (ritual prayers), then what should his children do for him? Do they have to offer salah on his behalf, or give sadaqah (charity)? If they do…
My In-Laws are doing black magic on me, how can I protect myself?
How can we protect ourselves from black magic? My in-laws are doing black magic upon me. How can I save myself from their magic? Kindly advise me a litany or a method (to protect myself).
Do the souls of the deceased visit homes every Thursday?
Some people perform a Khatm Sharif (recitation of the Noble Qur’an) on every Thursday and gift its reward to their deceased ones. These people believe that souls of the deceased ones visit their…
Should we plant trees and grass on graves? Do they help the deceased?
Is it permissible to plant trees on graves, and what should be planted on graves so that it can recite tasbīh (glorification of Allāh) on behalf of the deceased?
Should we avoid putting lights up for Mawlid because they resemble Christmas lights?
Case; should putting on lights during Rabi’ al-Awwal in happiness at the birthday of the Prophet (صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم) be avoided, so that there is no resemblance with Christmas of the…
Should a Muslim who has converted to Islam get circumcised?
A Hindu has recently accepted Islām and he is 30 years of age. Is it necessary for him to get circumcised or can he remain in a state where he is not? Also, for this act, is it permissible to reveal…
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