Fiqh

Second marriage without Talaaq

Question and Answer: Q. I married the second time without getting a divorce from the first husband. We fell apart and decided not to see each other anymore, but he didn’t give me a talaq. In half a year I married another man. After that I became unsure whether the …

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Qadha after Fajr and Asr

Question and Answer: Q. Is it permissible to read Qadha Umri after Fajr and After Asr? I am confused because some people say you cannot read any Salaah after Fajr and Asr and some people say you can read Qadha. Please explain   A. It is Makrooh to perform Nafl …

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Issuing Talaaq in the mind

Q. My Husband and I were having an argument so left the room because the situation was getting a bit intense. Later on, we apologized to each other. My husband then informed me that after I had left the room, he had told himself in his mind that he has …

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How to determine the Fidyah payable as an executor of the deceased

  Nasihah (Advice): Beware of oppressing one’s heirs   Rasulullah sallahu alaihi wa sallam said, “Sometimes a man and a woman live in the obedience of Allah for sixty years, then before they die, they cause such harm in their bequests that Jahannam becomes warranted for them.” [I.e., they cause harm …

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Usage of the leather socks whilst travelling

  Nasihah (Advice): The duration for making Masah on the leather socks   Sayyiduna Ali radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) permitted wiping over leather socks for three days and nights for the traveller and one day and night for the resident. [Sahih Muslim] ______________________________   Question and …

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Changing the intention for fasting after dawn

  Nasihah (Advice): The gate of Rayyan   Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said, “There is a gate in Jannah called Ar-Rayyan through which only those who fast will enter on the Day of Qiyamah. None but them will enter it. It will be asked, ‘Where are those that would fast?’ …

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Shawwal – Fasting on the days of Eid

Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “Do not fast in these days (Eid) for they are days of eating and drinking.”(Tirmidhi)   __________________________________________ Question and Answer:   Assalamualaikum Just a quick question, a lot of people say that we cannot keep the shawwal fasts from the 2nd of Shawaal as …

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Completing the Fasts of Ramadaan & Observing Eid in another country

  Nasihah (Advice): The importance of sighting the moon   Sayyiduna Kuraib Radhiyallaahu Anhu reported that Ummul Fadl, daughter of Harith, sent her son (Fadl) to Mu’aawiya (Radhiyallahu Anhu) in Shaam. He (Fadl) says, “I arrived in Shaam, and fulfilled her (his mother’s) needs and the month of Ramadaan commenced. I …

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