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Show all fatawaWhat is the ruling on wishing ‘Merry Christmas’, exchanging gifts and having parties during Christmas?
What is the ruling on wishing Christians on Christmas or saying “Merry Christmas” to them? What is the ruling on exchanging gifts with them? Muslims living in the UK hold parties among their families…
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.
Can I read a medical text book inside the Masjid?
Can I read a medical text book inside the masjid?
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?
Can I ask for my height to be increased? Is there such a dua I can recite?
Am I allowed to ask for my height to be increased or could you tell me an invocation that I could recite for this?
What is the Islamic ruling on performing CPR to save a non-Mahram’s life?
Is it permissible or impermissible for one to give CPR Support to a non-Mahram woman? – This entails when one is suffering from a heart attack, so one must place his mouth on the patients mouth to…
What should be done with fruit that has the name of Allah on it?
If there is such a fruit which has the name of Allah written/engraved upon it, how should we treat it, as pictures/images of these types of fruit are regularly sent on social media, so if one has any…
Can a sayyidah woman marry a non-sayyid man?
Can a sayyidah (descendent of the Prophet ﷺ) woman marry a non-sayyid man? Is doing the vice-versa of this (i.e. a sayyid man marrying a non-sayyidah woman) permissible? Please elaborate in detail.
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).
What does 786 mean? Where is it from?
786 is written in some places. What does this mean?
Can a Pub be converted into a Mosque?
Can a pub be converted into a masjid? Is it permissible to pray in a masjid that was previously a pub? Please explain along with proofs.
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