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.
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Can we use soaps, gels and shampoos that contain chemicals?
Are soaps, shower gels and shampoos that contain chemicals permissible to use?
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?
Can we mix pure and impure clothes together and then wash them?
Can we mix pure and impure clothes together and then wash them?
Putting a ‘kaala tikka’ (black mark) on a baby to protect it from the evil eye
It is common amongst Asian families to put a ‘kaala tikka’ or a black mark on their babies as a means to get rid of bad luck/nazar. Is it permissible to do this?
Can we take knowledge from deviant sects and attend their gatherings?
I would like to ask these questions with the Niyyah of getting ultimate Hidaya and not of inciting Fitna. a) Is it allowed for us to read books written by misguided scholars; e.g Fazail A’maal,…
This Muslim guy I know is gay, what can I do?
There is a guy who works with me who is gay. He’s a Muslim Pakistani & the name given to him by his parents is Muhammad. I have tried to explain to him that being gay is not allowed in Islam. However…
Is it permissible to fold your beard under your chin?
Is it allowed to fold/tie your beard under the chin?
Is it okay for me to change my surname to my husbands after marriage?
What is the Islamic position on women changing their surname to their husbands after marriage, does this have an Islamic basis? Is it permissible? Please explain.
The Imam at the local Mosque makes many mistakes in prayer – can I pray at home instead?
In one of your answers [Q-ID0002] you stated that praying in congregation is wajib. However in my local area, the Imam who leads the prayer has very bad tajweed, and he also makes many mistakes ie…
What is the bare minimum I must sacrifice during Dhul Hijjah? (Qurbani/Udhiya)
If I am sahib e nisaab, what must I sacrifice as Qurbani during Dhul Hijjah? What is the bare minimum I must sacrifice if I am not in a good financial position?
I accidentally opened my fast before sunset – must I perform the kaffara (expiation)?
I just wanted to ask you is a person required to give kaffara if he or she happened to have opened the fast before sunset thinking that the sun had set but later realising that it hadn’t set? And how…
Mind & Body – two different entities or the same thing?
What does Islam say about the mind and the body? Does Islam say that the two are different or that they are the same thing? Different philosophical ideals emerged which are on both sides of the…
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