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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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What is the latest time Fajr can be prayed?
Upto what time can I pray Fajr till? Am I right in thinking up to sunrise?
Can I pray wearing a half sleeved t-shirt?
Can we pray Salah in a t-shirt with half sleeved arms?
Can a woman travel 57.5 miles without a mahram?
Can a woman travel for more than 57.5miles on her own? What if she had a signed letter by a mahram that she has permission to travel on her own?
The Scholars of the past on resembling and imitating the disbelievers [Christmas]
1) Shaykh ul-Islam al-Hafizh ibn Hajar al Haytami (رحمة الله عليه) states while explaining the impermissibility of following and resembling the disbelievers: “Then I saw from one…
Duas and Wazifas to cure spots
I have been suffering from spots/pimples/acne for so many years. It has ruined my self esteem and they don’t go away. I am having so many skin problems, discolouration and pigmentation. Please advise…
The waqt mutlaq (rules in Tajweed)
Whilst reciting the Qur’an if the waqt mutlaq with the ط (Taa) appears in the middle of an ayah – do we have to stop? Or is it permissible to continue reading?
The difference between ikhfa and idgham
Ikhfa has 15 letters where ghunnah is done after tanween and noon sakin. And idgham has 6 letters. Please explain the difference in the rules of ikhfa and idgham in pronunciation whilst reciting the…
What is the correct method of disposing Islamic literature?
Are we allowed to dispose of old Islamic literature especially old worn-out Quraanic texts, Hadith texts, books of scholars, Islamic articles in public newspapers, and what is the correct method of…
Hanafis praying Asr in the Shafi’i time
Is the Asr Salah of a Hanafi valid in the Asr time of the Shafa’i school, which is also the opinion of the Sahibain in the Hanafi Madhab?
Reciting the shahadah on behalf of someone who died as a disbeliever
Personality who claims to be the leader of the Muslim mass, especially after uttering the following words. What does the pure Shari’ah state in this concern? Kindly provide us with a comprehensive and…
Can we hold our spouses hand in public?
Can we hold our spouses hand in public?
The ruling on saying ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Shub Diwali’
What is the ruling on saying ‘Shub Diwali’ to Hindus or ‘Merry Christmas’ to Christians?
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