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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 pray out aloud in the Witr Salah?
Is it permissible for one to recite the Qir’at in the Witr Salah aloud?
Are Octopus, Cuttlefish, Tattler and Shrimp halal to eat?
As we know, Fish is Halaal (allowed to eat), other than this which other sea animals are Halaal. Are Octopus, Cuttlefish and Shrimp Halaal? Also, what is the ruling on Tattler and Shellfish? Could you…
What is the ruling on praying Qada’ prayers (those prayers I have missed during my lifetime)?
What is the shari’ ruling regarding Qada’ Umri (performing qada [makeup] for all the missed prayers in your life time) and where is it proven from? – Is this proven from either Qur’an or Sunnah?
A Sunni Scholar has said that a Charity is deceptive, should it now be boycotted?
A UK based charity that is named SKT Welfare, fundraises from people and gives to the Muslims of poor countries. A Sunni Scholar has spoken against the charity saying they are deceptive in peoples…
Does entering medicine or oil into the ears nullify the Fast?
Will the fast break by inserting medicine or ear drops etc. into the ear, there is a lot of confusion in this regard. It is requested that an answer is provided with clarity.
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…
Does using cotton buds to clean the ears nullify the Fast?
What is the ruling on the one who cleans his ear in the state of fasting? Will this act break his fast?
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…
What is the Islamic ruling on playing card games?
Is it permissible to play card games?
What is the Islamic ruling on smoking Shisha?
What is the ruling on smoking shisha?
If I break a Fast that I was making up for Ramadan, is kaffarah due upon me?
Zaid missed some Fasts during the month of Ramadan, for which he was compensating (doing qada). One day, his friend invited him for some lunch, if he broke the fast which he was compensating from…
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