Nasihah: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “There is a polish for everything, the polish for the heart is the Zikr of Allah” (Kanzul Ummal) ____________________________________________________ Question and Answer: Q. Can Zakaat be given to Shia families? (Query published …
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Question and Answer: Q. Is it permissible for a person who is giving ZAKAT for the marriage of a girl to attend the dinner at the girls wedding ? (Query published as received) A. Yes. It is permissible. Once Zakaat funds have been given to eligible recipients …
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To view Zakaat Q&A, Please click on the link below: ZAKAAT Q&A LINK Q. Please give us the last and final word on this issue: should we or should we not give change to beggars Answer: Whilst some beggars may be genuinely in need of assistance, many street corner beggars …
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JAMIATUL ULAMA KZN DAILY Q&A Notice: The Sadaqatul Fitr amount has been determined for the year 1434 for the Johannesburg and KZN regions as follows: KZN region: Hanafi: R16.00 or more Shafi-ee: R21.00 or more Gauteng region:* Hanafi: R17:00 or more Shafi-ee: R21.00 or more *Courtesy of Jamiatul Ulama SA …
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Question: I was given a large amount of gold as part of my Mahr in which my ex husband stole from me whilst I was married to him. He then pawned it to a shop gambling all the money away, this gold was then bought back from the shop by …
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Visit the sick : Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said, “Heaven calls out to anyone who visits a sick person: ‘You are good and your path is good. May you enter your residence in Paradise.” (Fiqh-us-Sunnah) _________________________________ Question and AnswerQ. Can Zakaat be distributed in alternative forms?, ie blankets, food, …
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Question: I was divorced recently. All my belongings (clothes, jewellery, household materials, etc.,) are still with my ex-husband and his family. We never asked them to return my belongings nor did they tell us to take it back. I have nearly 70 gms of gold. My question is that all …
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Nasihah (Advice): Sheikh Ibn Ata’illah al-Iskandari (Rahimahullah) used to say: “Allah is greater than to allow his servant to make an immediate deal with him only to reward him with delay”. In other words, when a person does something for the pleasure of Allah or abstains from something that is …
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