Question: In relation to the hadeeth relating to spending on ones family on the day of Ashoora, does one purchase on the day of Ashoora itself or can one buy few days before due to work commitments, so he may give on the day? Answer: In the Name of Allah, …
Read More »Why is the udhiyah/qurbani of one sheep not sufficient for the obligation of an entire family?
http://www.al-miftah.com/category/scholars-hive/ In the recent past, there has been an article circulating electronically which has spread confusion regarding the Hanafi position on the slaughter of one animal per eligible person during Eidul Adha. This brief article seeks to clarify the matter and to remove the confusion from the minds of the Hanafi followers. …
Read More »Why is Homosexuality Prohibited?
QUESTION Salam! I am a teenager from pakistan. I am 17 and doing my a levels. Several people around me are supporters of the lgbtq community. As much as I try to condemn it is hard doing so overtly as it ends up in me being ostracised. In a honesty …
Read More »Homosexuality and the Biological Argument
Question How should we respond to people who say that there is a biological basis for homosexuality? Answer Allah Ta’aala says in the Qur’aan: الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا Today I have perfected your deen for you, completed my favour to you and chosen …
Read More »Attending school church mass
Nasihah (Advice): Ask Allah for the love of Imaan Sayyiduna Rifa’ah ibn Rafi’ Radiyallahu Anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, “O Allah, make Imaan beloved to us and beautify it in our hearts, and make unbelief, wickedness, and disobedience hateful to us, and make us among the …
Read More »Nikah in the Month of Safar
Question and Answer: Q. I would like to know if it is permissible to marry in the month of safar as i am planning a nikah in the month of Safar, i have been told that it is not permissible to marry in those months, please could u clarify this for …
Read More »Who was Yazeed ibn Mu`aawiyah?
Question Please enlighten us on who was Yazeed ibn Mu`aawiyah? He was once the Caliph of Muslims? In which era did he live and was he considered righteous? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Yazid`s full name is Yazid ibn …
Read More »Fast of Aashurah
Question: Could you explain the Day of Ashura, the fast etc? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Rasulaullah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam encouraged fasting on the day of Ashurah. The following hadith explains the …
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Question: My question is that should we believe in horoscopes and signs, because sometimes I read things about my sign and the prediction that is written for my sign upsets me, if it is something scary. I want to know whether this information is true or useless. Please clarify this. …
Read More »The Day of Khalas; The Day Madinah Munawwarah is Cleansed of Hypocrites
Question Is there any narration regarding Dajjal camping outside Madinah and pointing towards Masjid of the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) to his followers and addressing it as the Palace of Ahmad? Answer Imams Hakim and Ahmad (rahimahumallah) have recorded the following narration: Sayyiduna Mihjan ibnul Adra’ (radiyallahu …
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