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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.
Purity Jurisprudence (Fiqh)
Show all fatawaIf you change a baby’s nappy does wudu need to be repeated?
I wanted to know, when in a state of wudu and you have to change a baby’s nappy would you then have to do wudu again?
Does a man’s wudu break if he scratches his private organ?
Does a man’s wudu break if he scratches his front private organ? Is it permissible to scratch this part of one’s body unnecessarily?
Becoming a make-up artist, is wearing makeup allowed?
Today I was telling one of my friends that I want to pursue a career in the makeup artistry. I love makeup, but then she brought up how she thinks makeup is haraam in Islam. I hope you can answer this…
Doing wudu at the Masjid instead of at home
Can we use the Masjid facilities to perform wudu all the time even though there is no reason for us not to do it at home?
What is the method of Tayammum?
I would like to know the correct method of performing tayyammum.
Is it true Women can’t leave their house for 40 days after giving birth?
It is said a woman should not leave her home for 40 days after giving birth. Please can you provide a further explanation as to whether there is any truth in the above statement?
Does sweating break wudu?
I would like to know if after exercise is wudu is necessary for prayer or a proper bath or ghusl due to excessive sweating.
Drops of used water falling into a container of water – still usable for wudu?
Whilst doing wudu, if after washing my face, a few drops of used water enter into the water container I am performing wudu from. Is that water still usable to perform wudu?
Is the ghusl for a man and woman the same?
I would like to know the proper way of performing ghusl for females and in which situations is ghusl necessary.
Can I pray Salah whilst wearing makeup?
Is it permissible for women to pray whilst wearing makeup that does not contain alcoholic substances?
Does changing my clothes nullify my wudu?
I would like to know that when a person makes wudu, after wudu if he changes clothes, does he have to repeat the wudu again?
Can I only do the fard of wudu if there is little time left for prayer?
Can a person only do the farz of wudu if there is minimal time left for salah? And will the prayer still be accepted?
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