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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 work in a Bank department which does not deal with interest?
Is it permissible to work in the financial crimes department of a bank, in which one does not have to deal with any interest?
What is the ruling on taking a picture/video of a deceased person?
How is it to take a picture/make a video of the deceased on a mobile phone, etc?
Should we cut the nails and remove the pubic hairs of a deceased person?
Is it essential that one removes the pubic hair of a deceased person? Is this part of washing the deceased?
Can I lie to get benefits in the UK?
Can one obtain benefits from a non-Muslim government by lying to them because the government in U.K. gives out many benefits. However, they have a few conditions, so can one lie to attain these…
Do I have to give sadaqah if I miss the Jummah prayer?
If someone misses their Jum’ah, then what should said person do? Someone told me that whosoever misses their Jum’ah, then it is imperative for them to spend something equivalent to two dirhams or the…
Can we eat foods that contain only a small amount of Alcohol?
Is it permissible to eat foods which say there is alcohol inside them as an ingredient, and that actually contain alcohol as well, though one does not lose consciousness from it. Is there also a…
I don’t have a long break at work, can I just pray the Fard and leave the Sunnah/Nafl prayer?
Sometimes we don’t have time to pray sunnah and nafl salāh whilst at work. Are we permitted to just pray our fard and leave our sunnah and nafl; what is it that we are permitted to leave out?
What is the ruling on making cakes for Milad in the shape of Masjid Nabawi or the Blessed Ka’bah?
Is it permissible to make a cake in the shape of Masjid Nabawī or the Blessed Ka’bah on the occasion of the Mawlid at the time of Rabī’ al-Awwal?
What is the ruling on wearing animal leather products such as bags, coats and watches etc?
Which animal leather is permissible to use. In U.K. things are made from the skin of many halāl & harām animals, such as bags, coats, the wrist straps for watches, etc. There is much need for a fully…
During al-’Isra’ wal-Mi‘raj was the Prophet Musa praying at his grave physically or spiritually?
[During al-’Isrā’ wal-Mi‘rāj] is the Hadīth regarding Sayyidunā Mūsā , upon whom be peace, praying Salāh in their grave Sahīh? I heard that it was actually his soul that was praying Salāh and not…
What is the ruling on having multiple congregations for Jummah prayer in one Masjid?
I have heard that there is a difference of opinion with regards to establishing ‘Eid and Jum’ah in various masjids regarding a particular city. I have heard that there is a difference of opinion with…
How many types of Oath’s are there and in which is there kaffarah [expiation]?
If someone swore an oath in the name of Allāh ﷻ, then broke it [i.e. did not fulfil it], so what should said person do. How many types of oaths are there and in which is there kaffārah [expiation]?
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