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Interest based savings account

Question I have got some interest money from my saving bank accounts as well as from my father’s account.But Due to not practicing islam my father do not know how to use this interest money as well as i can not make him understand at this stage.What should i do? …

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Mahr Query.

Question I have a question with regards to the value of the mehr which should be stated for the nikaah: Eg. If I purchase an item of jewelry for R20 000, but the actual gold value of the item  is only R10 000 (in terms of the item weight multiplied …

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When is the Rooh(soul) blown into the foetus?

Question A certain aalim mentioned in a bayaan that after 120 days the rooh is blown in the foetus,after the bayan a brother approached the aalim and told him that he had heard from a sheikh that after 40 days this procedure takes place. Answer In the Name of Allah, …

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Method of Visiting the Graveyard

My question is in three parts 1) I would like to know the Sunnah method of visiting graveyards to offer Fatihah, what duas should be recited etc 2) Secondly I have made it a habit to visit my father’s grave after some time. Over the course of time I have …

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Replying to a recorded Azaan

  Nasihah (Advice): Shaitaan at the time of Azaan   Rasoolullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “When the call for Salaah is made (Azaan), Shaitaan takes to his heels passing wind so that he may not hear the Azaan; and when the Azaan is finished, he comes back; and when …

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Ownership without transferral

  Nasihah (Advice): Usurping land   Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “Whoever usurps someone’s land unjustly, his neck will be encircled with it down the seven earths (the earth will swallow him).”(Bukhari)   __________________________________   Question and Answer:   My brother gifted his flat to me in his lifetime. …

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Is using tasbeeh a bidah

Question: 1 Is using tasbeeh a bidah & is this an imitation of christianity. 2. Giving tasbeeh as a hadiyah is it permissible in islam. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullāhi wa barakātuh. It is permissible to use a “tasbīh” or …

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Is Wudhu Needed to Read Qur’an on Computer?

Question I understand that it’s compulsory to do wudhu for touching the Qur’an but is it necessary to do so while reading as well – even on the iPad or phones? As I am not physically touching it? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum …

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Aqeeda Ash’ari / Matureedi

Q: is the Ash’ari’a sect bid’aat (an innovation)? Are its aqeedah (beliefs) not in accordance with the teaching of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam? A: With regards to Aqeeda there emerged two great figures during the third century hijri, viz Imam Abul-Hasan Ash’ari and Imam Abu Mansoor Matureedi. Most …

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What is Waseela and Tawassul? Is it Allowed?

 tafseer-raheemi.com Question Is it bidat to make dua to Allah through the waseelah of Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam? Introduction Praise be to Allah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our own nafs and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever …

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