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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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Show all fatawaIs Islam a homophobic religion?
Can the Scholars of the mighty religion Islam please advise on the following issue: I have colleagues at work who are homosexual and they ask me about the Islamic viewpoint on homosexuality. I tell…
What is the Islamic ruling on abortion due to rape?
What does Islam say about abortion? If the foetus was formed as a result of rape, and the family does not agree to the birth of the child, then can it be aborted?
I am a newly-wed, my in-laws don’t want me to keep friends or visit my Parents. Please help.
I am newly married and trying to understand my role as a wife, daughter and daughter in law. I have a few questions. Basically, my husband’s parents are in that mentality that a daughter in law should…
I have Diabetes & receive insulin injections – do I have to fast?
I live in England and I am suffering from diabetes, due to which insulin injections need to be administered to me in short intervals of time. Is fasting fard (obligatory) upon me? The doctors here…
What are the legally valid excuses of not fasting?
What are the legally valid excuses of not fasting?
What does Islam say about forced marriages? Are such nikahs valid?
If our parents force us to marry someone whom we do not wish to marry, can they conduct our Nikāh forcefully? Is it permissible for us to marry someone by our choice, even if our decision to do so…
Should I propose directly a woman for marriage or ask my parents to ask her parents?
What is the Islamic method of proposing to a woman for marriage? Can I directly propose to a woman asking her to marry me, or should I ask my parents to contact her parents? Is seeing a woman whom one…
Performing the Janazah prayer in England and then in Pakistan, is this allowed?
Case: Is it allowed to repeat the ghusl and read two funeral prayers for the deceased? In England when a Muslim passes away, he/she is given ghusl there and the funeral prayer is read. Afterwards,…
Does Shariah Law require 4 witnesses to prove Rape? What is the punishment for a Rapist?
Is it true that according to Shariah Law there must be 4 witnesses of a rape before the culprit can be found guilty? Isn’t this almost impossible and unfair on the woman? Please could you shed some…
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…
What other easier way is there to perform Istikhara?
Is there any other method of Istikhara which I could perform to guide me in matters, that is easier and more convenient than the traditional way?
Which dua can we make and not make, for a non-Muslim?
Which type of supplication can we not make for a disbeliever and which type of supplication can we make for a disbeliever?
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