Fiqh

The precise time when the Iddah period upon death commences

  Nasihah (Advice): The period of mourning the deceased   Ibn Sirin (rahimahullah) has narrated that Ummu ‘Atiyyah’s (radiyallahu ‘anha) son passed away. On the third day [after his demise], she requested [that] yellow dye [be brought for her to apply]. [After it was brought] She then applied it and said: …

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How long after sunset can Maghrib salaah be performed?

  Nasihah (Advice): Performing Maghrib Salaah early   Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij radiyallahu anhu reported: ‘We used to offer the Maghrib prayer with Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and then one of us would go out of the Masjid and be able to see the spot his arrow would fall at. …

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Benefitting from a Company Insurance policy

  Nasihah (Advice): Pay your workers timeously Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Umar radiyallahu anhuma reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Pay the worker his wages before his sweat has dried.” [Sunan Ibn Majah] ______________________________   Question and Answer:   Q. I am working for a company and the company I …

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Making Tayammum if one cannot perform Wudhu

  Nasihah (Advice): When the verse of Tayammum was revealed Sayyidah Aaisha radiyallahu anha said, “I borrowed a necklace from Asma’ and it was lost. So Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sent a man to search for it and he found it. Then the time of the Salaah became due …

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A non-traveller performing Salaah behind a traveller

  Nasihah (Advice): Stand shoulder to shoulder & close the gaps   Sayyiduna Ibn Umar radiyallahu anhuma reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Arrange the rows in order, stand shoulder to shoulder, close the gaps, be accommodating to your brothers and do not leave gaps for Shaytan. Whoever joins a …

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Prohibition of music in Quran and Hadith

Question Please provide proof as to why music is haram.   Answer Proofs from Quran 1) Allah Ta’ala mentions: “There are some who purchase futile discourse to deviate from Allah’s path without knowledge and they mock it [the path of Allah, Islam]. There shall be a humiliating punishment for these …

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Can an adopted child give Zakat to their adoptive parents?

  Nasihah (Advice): Eagerness to give Zakaat grants sweetness of faith Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Muawiyah radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever does three deeds will taste the sweetness of faith: one who worships Allah alone, one who declares there is no God but Allah and who gives …

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Marrying a child from a relationship of Zina

  Nasihah (Advice): The adulterer loses Imaan whilst committing Zina   Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The adulterer is not a believer while he commits adultery. The thief is not a believer while he is stealing. The drinker of wine is not a believer …

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