Nasihah (Advice): Walimah (The feast after marriage) Anas Radhiallahu Anhu reported that Abdur Rahmaan Ibn Awf Radhiallahu Anhu married a woman, the mahr (bridal gift) being gold equal in weight to a date pit and Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said to him: “Host a Walimah (feast) even if …
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Question: Assalamu’alaikum i wanna ask that : if a girl and a boy did sex and then they want marry together, is their nikah will be valid after their sex done according islam (Question Published as Received) Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salamu …
Read More »Failing to give Mahr at the Nikah
Nasihah (Advice): Deliberate before making any commitments Live your life in this world with moderation and always deliberate before making any commitment. In short, don’t bite off more than you can chew. Hasan al-Basri (Rahimahullah) said: “Beware of the commitments that you make in this world, for the world …
Read More »Can nikah be performed over skype?
Question: Can nikah be performed over skype? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. In principle, nikāh conducted over the telephone/internet or Skype is not permissible since it does not fulfil the criteria of enacting the …
Read More »QnA Snapshots: The wisdom of observing Iddah
by: Mufti AK Hoosen Cii Radio | 05 February 2014/04 Rabi ul Akhir 1435 The meaning of Iddah: In the dictionary the word Iddah means counting in terms of quantity. But for all intents and purposes Iddah in the context of when a husband has divorced his wife or …
Read More »Consequences of the 2nd Talaaq?
Nasihah (Advice): Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam has described Talaaq as the most hated of permitted actions in the sight of Allah. (Abu Dawud) ____________________________________________________ Question and Answer: Q. I have a query regarding divorce. If a person has to give his wife the 2nd Talaaq, what …
Read More »Which side of the bed should husband & wife sleep on?
Nasihah (Advice): Wudhu before sleeping: It is narrated from Abdullah bin Umar Radhiyallahu Anhu that the Messenger of Allah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said, “Purify these bodies, and Allah will purify you. Whenever a person spends his night in a state of purification, an angel spends his night within his …
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Nasihah (Advice):There is no superstition in Islam: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (Radiyallahu Anhu) that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “(In Islam) There is no such thing as contagion, bad omens, superstition and bad luck in Safar” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith #: 5425) ________________________________________________ Question and …
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Nasihah (Advice): The curse of interest: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’oud (Radiyallahu Anhu) narrates: “The Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) cursed the person who consumes Riba, the person who pays it, the two witnesses to the interest bearing transaction and the person who records the interest bearing transaction” (Tirmizi, Hadith …
Read More »Can a Muslim woman marry a non-Muslim man?
Question: Is it permissible and is there any leeway in Sharia for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man? Recently in the UK some Imams and so called ‘Islamic scholars’ have permitted interfaith marriages and claim it is permissible in Islam. Answer: In the Name of Allah, the …
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