Nasihah (Advice): Seclusion of man and woman Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: “No person (man) should be alone with a woman except that there is a Mahram with her.” (Muslim) _______________________________________________ Question and Answer: Can my mother’s sister’s husband be a mahram to us …
Read More »Is corporal punishment allowed and applicable according to Sharī`ah?
Question: Is corporal punishment allowed and applicable according to Sharī`ah? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Corporal punishment refers to physical punishment inflicted on a child by an adult in authority.[1]The concept of corporal punishment has been …
Read More »Disposing of your children’s clothing
Nasihah (Advice): Ayatul Kursi after every Fardh Salaah: Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Whoever recites Ayatul Kursi after the Fardh Salaah, the only barrier between him and paradise is death” (Nasai, Hadith #: 9848) ____________________________________________________ Question …
Read More »Owner of Money and Gifts given to Young Children?
Who is considered the Owner of Money and Gifts given to Young Children?
Are illegitimate children devoid of goodness?
JAMIATUL ULAMA KZN DAILY Q&A Question and Answer: Q. The issue of illegitimate children, which born out of wedlock. Our imams in Russia often say in sermons that there is no grace (barakah) in people who born outside of marriage, from them cannot get good people. Is it true? I …
Read More »Transferring your children’s money into your personal account?
Crisis in Syria The on-going internal conflict in Syria has left a country shattered and millions of lives torn apart. Join the Jamiat KZN in its campaign to bring much needed emergency relief to our suffering Syrian brethren. Jamiat members will personally oversee aid to the refugees in neighbouring …
Read More »Husband Chatting
Question: My husband has many female contacts on Facebook, BBM, and Twitter. He is often on the phone till past mid-night. Once I happened to see the content on his phone, including some smses to women he was flirting with. Ever since, he has locked his phone with a …
Read More »Unique Name For My Child?
Question: My name is “Janeef” and my wife is “Jafnabi” and we call her “Jafna”. None of these names have meaning as far as we know. Do we have to change it? If yes, do we have to change it in official records or can we just use the new …
Read More »Female travelling without a Mahram?
Question and Answer: Q. Is it permissible for a married woman to accompany (with / without husband’s permission) a disabled, wheelchair-bound single female friend on a distant holiday? Both women insinuate that it is actually rewarding for the married woman because she is actually “assisting” a disabled friend. (Query published …
Read More »Teenagers And Pornography
Question: I am a teenager addicted to masturbation. I usually commit this sin while watching pornography. I commit this abhorrent, disgusting sin often and as a result, I am ruining my health. I am well aware of this action’s many harms, psychologically, physically and spiritually, but I just cannot free …
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