Fatawa
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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.
Islamic Practices
Show all fatawaIs wearing a taweez shirk or permissible?
Is wearing a taweez (amulet) around your neck allowed?
Asking help from the Prophets and Awliyah
Please provide me with some proofs from the Holy Qur’an and Hadith shareef where it says we can make dua at mazaar shareefs and ask dua from the pious who have passed away? Of-course our belief being…
Kissing the thumbs during the Jumm’ah adhaan and khutbah
Can we kiss our thumbs and recite durood shareef during the jummah azaan and khutbah?
Why do we kiss our thumbs when hearing the Prophet’s name?
Ever since we younger, my parents have taught us to kiss our thumbs when praying the first kalimah, or saying La ilaha illallah Muhammadur RasoolAllah. I was wondering why we some people believe we…
Do Barelwis think it is okay to dance around graves?
There is a group of people who dance at the graveyards with musical instruments tied around their wrist and ankles. Their videos are being uploaded onto YouTube where they are being addressed as…
My possible future husband disagrees with Khatams – should I be concerned?
Can disagreements in issues like Khatams be considered minor when thinking of marriage? I have had a proposal, whose family members are Sunni but he himself is learning about Islam and has a lot of…
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