*Islamic Rulings

Nasihah  (Advice): Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said: “At the approach of Qiyamah the true understanding of Deen will become non-existent, Ignorance and immorality will become increasingly common; and murder and bloodshed will become rife.” (Sahih al-Bukhari)   __________________________________________________   Can I sleep …

Nasihah (Advice): Kindness to animals:   Sayyidatuna Aa’ishah (Radiyallahu Anha) reports:The Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) used to lower the utensil for the cat so that it could drink water and he would thereafter make Wudhu from the left over water. (Tabrani, Hadith #: 7949)   ____________________________________________________   Question and Answer: …

Nasihah (Advice): Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’oud (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “A believer does not find fault in others, he does not curse, he is not obscene and he does not use vulgar language” (Bukhari) ____________________________________________________   Question and Answer:   Q. my daughter is in …

Nasihah (Advice): Sayyiduna Thaubaan (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Whoever recites the following Dua every morning and evening, Allah will ensure his happiness:   رَضِيْتُ بِاللهِ رَبًّا، وَبِالْإِسْلاَمِ دِيْنًا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا Transliteration: Radheetu Billaahi Rabba wa Bil Islaami Deena wa Bi Muhammadin Nabiyya …

Nasihah (Advice): Whoever trusts in Allah, Allah will fulfill his need   Allah says in the Qur’an: “And whoever places his trust in Allah, He is sufficient for him” (Qur’an, 65: 3)   ____________________________________________________   Question and Answer:   Q. Please can you tell me what in the Islamic perspective …

Question and Answer: Q. I would like to enquire about the ruling of women covering their heads in front of their female domestic workers. I heard a lady say one moulana said we must do so but I have never heard of this. Jazakallah   (Query published as received)   A.The …

  Nasihah (Advice): Ayatul Kursi after every Fardh Salaah:   Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Whoever recites Ayatul Kursi after the Fardh Salaah, the only barrier between him and paradise is death” (Nasai, Hadith #: 9848)   ____________________________________________________   Question …

<QUESTION> Please advise how to write a Will for an older couple who have cash saved for retirement, and their children are well settled? They would want the other to have all their money when one dies. Do the Inheritance Laws of Shariah apply in this case? Or only apply …

  <ANSWER> In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, When a man passes away, his wife (in some respects) is considered to be still in his marriage until the completion of her waiting period (idda) which, in the event of death, is four months and ten days. Thus, …

  Gone are the days when women would chat to their friends about the fear of getting their baby daughter’s ears pierced after six months. It is a well known practice to put baby girls through the sting then rather than when they are older. A more common practice today …