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Wearing the Hat (topi)

Question: Is it makruh for men not to cover their head ? Is Wearing the Topi the practice of the Prophet SallAllahu Alayhi Wasallam Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Wearing the Topi has been the practice of the Prophet SallAllahu Alayhi …

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Earning money from teaching Quran?

Question: I would like to know whether it is permissible/prohibited/disliked to earn money through teaching the quran to others Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. The teaching of the Quran as well as other acts of devotion should be done …

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Organ Donation

Title: Is it permissible for one to donate their organs if they have been given a death sentence? Question If one is to be given a death sentence by court, then can he give a consent for donation of his/her organs before or after death? Answer In the Name of …

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Using interest for construction of toilets for the Masjid

Question Can I use money generated from bank interest for the construction of toilet in Masjid? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Interest money is unlawful and filthy. Interest money should be disposed of to the poor and needy. It …

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QnA snapshots: Who is a Shaheed?

Cii Radio With a spike in the number of Muslims falling victim to violent crime in South Africa, Sabahul Khair probed the concept of Shahadah(martyrdom) in Islam with Mufti Imraan Vawda of Kwazulu Natal Q: When does a person get the status of Shaheed and when he reaches this status …

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Marriage to a Hindu man

Nasihah (Advice): A non-Believers reward for doing good Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “When a non-believer does good, he is made to taste its reward in this world. And as far as the believer is concerned, Allah stores (the reward) of his virtues for the Hereafter and provides him …

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The Jinn Speaks

Question: An Amil claims that he can trap a Jinn in a person and makes him speak how he has come in to the person and who sent him. Is the information given by the trapped Jinn correct and can such information be relied upon? Sometimes the Jinn even names …

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Can step-children marry each other

  Nasihah (Advice): A sudden glance   Jareer Bin Abdullah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports: “I asked Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam about the sudden glance (that is cast on the face of a non-Mahram). He commanded me to turn my eyes away.” (Muslim)   __________________________________________   Question and Answer:   A woman …

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