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Title: What should one do with clothing with animate objects? Please clarify the Hadith of angels not entering the home with pictures in it? Can we accept greetings on non-Islamic festivals and practices? Question 1. Sometime our relatives present our children clothes with the figures of living beings. When there …

    Question:   a) Where does the concept pir/mureedi come from? Did such a thing, as a Shiekh and being a mureed, (follower) exist in the time of the Sahaba? b) Are “Islaah Majalis” – gatherings in a bid to rectify the soul bid’ah?   Summary of transcript: Answer:   …

m.facebook.com/ShkhAbdulRaheem/posts/ Question: Some people say that among the merits of middle night of Sha’baan is that matters of people’s rizq and life & death etc are determined during this night. Is that correct?? Answer: Yes, there are some dhaeef narrations which support this view. A verse of surah Dukhaan says: …

  Question Is eating prawns halaal or makrooh Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu `alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. There is a difference of opinion pertaining to the permissibility of prawns. One group of Ulama hold the view that it is permissible while another group …

Question 1. I have 2 university going kids whom I take care of financially and I pay Zakaat Alhamdulillah. They have been offered Zakaat based bursaries, and I don’t feel comfortable hence the need for a Fatwa. I have purchased for my kids shares to the value of R 25 000. …

Is the virtue of 15th of Sha’ban proven, or is it a bid’ah (innovation)? Question I am a firm believer that 15th of Shabaan is a blessed night. I have come across many people who claim it is nowhere to be found in Hadith and it is a Bidah to …

Nasihah (Advice): A fixed price for advance payments   Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam said: “He who makes an advance payment should not make an advance payment except for a specified measure and weight (and for a specified period)” (Muslim)   __________________________________________   Question and Answer:   I want to enroll …

What is the Islamic verdict on contraception and birth control in general? Is it only permissible at times of need? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. First of all, it should be known that, one of the main aims of …

Question If one does not have teeth or has very bad teeth is it permissible to get false teeth or dentures And is it permissible to get what is called porcelain veneers(In dentistry, a veneer is a thin layer of material placed over a tooth, either to improve the aesthetics …

Can money be given in charity as Aqiqah instead of sacrificing an animal? Question: Can money be given in charity instead of sacrificing an animal for Aqiqah? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Aqīqah is a feast expressing gratitude to …