*Islamic Rulings

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Nasihah (Advice): The special mercy of Allah on Thursdays and Mondays   Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “Deeds are presented on every Thursday and Monday and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, grants pardon to every person who does not associate anything with Allah except the person who has hatred …

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Asking heirs to forfeit their inheritance

  Nasihah (Advice): Continuous Goodness for the Believer Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam) has said: “The position of a Mu’min (believer) is unique; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allah Ta’ala and that is …

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What to Recite in Graveyard?

Question Asalamualaikum dear Mufti Sahb, 1) Can you please advise what the best thing to read at the graveyard for the deceased is?   2) where should one be positioned at the graveside i.e. at the feet, head, away from the qabar or facing the kaaba and is it okay …

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Test Tube Babies

Title: It is impermissible to insert a fused egg from another couple into ones womb to get pregnant Question I want to ask about test tube babies. My husband is unfit and we can’t go for test tube baby even. So if I get a fused egg from a married …

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The Ashari & Matureedi Aqeedah

Hanafi Fiqh > Askmufti.co.za Q: is the Ash’ari’a sect bid’aat (an innovation)? Are its aqeedah (beliefs) not in accordance with the teaching of the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam? A: With regards to Aqeeda there emerged two great figures during the third century hijri, viz Imam Abul-Hasan Ash’ari and Imam Abu Mansoor …

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Can a husband perform his deceased wife’s Ghusl?

  Nasihah (Advice): Make every day a Day of Eid Hasan Al-Basri (Rahimahullah), said, “Every day in which Allah is not disobeyed is a day of Eid. And every day the believer spends in obedience, remembrance, and gratitude to Allah is a day of Eid.” (Lata’iful-Ma’arif) ________________________________________________ Question and Answer: …

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Forgiveness for Backbiting (Gheebah)

Nasihah (Advice): Quranic Warning on Backbiting Allah Ta’ala states, “O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, for some suspicions are a sin. Do not spy on one another, nor backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, you would abhor it, …

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What is the Sunnah clothing?

Question   My question is regarding what is Sunnah clothing and what isn’t. Many people say that since the Prophet (SAW) did not particularly mention any clothing as Sunnah, we should stick to the culture around us, as long as the requirements are being met. Some shuyookh say that the …

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The Morning-After Pill

By Shaykh (Mufti) Muhammad Ibn Adam (HA) Question: I have been under the impression that in Islam it is forbidden to use the morning after pill as it is an abortive method of birth control. A friend recently argued that it was not, and that it is permissible to use …

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