Fatwa Of The Week

62 fatwas

  • Permissibility of Admiring a Person or His Qualities Depends on the Person Admired and His Qualities Date: 8-12-2020

    can you admire male/female and want the same things as them but not like them romantically ? What I mean by that is, can you admire someone for their work, ideas, personality, hobbies etc. and not like them romantically, and if you wanted the same things as them such as if you wanted the same kind of car, same kind of clothes etc. and want to do the.. More

  • Not Incumbent on Spouses to Sleep in the Same Bed but Wife Is Obliged to Answer His Call to Bed Date: 8-12-2020

    I have heard that wife and husband do not have to sleep in the same bed the only thing that is compulasry upon the husband to do for his wife is intimacy. But, if the husband wants to share beds with his wife she has to obey him, but if she wants to share beds the husband can refuse even if she is not Nashaz and he has no excuse or if he refuses purely.. More

  • She Knew a Man on Instagram Who Has Financial Problems and Is Sceptic About Marrying Him Date: 5-12-2020

    Alsalam AlaykumI have a non-mahram friend who I have met through the social media app, Instagram. We are getting to know each other as friends. He's currently living in Mali, my homeland because of money problems on coming back to America. We always kept it friendly and halal. Now being 5 months into the friendship, I feel like this can be the guy I.. More

  • My Mother-In-Law Committed Suicide Because of Disgraceful Acts by Father-In-Law Date: 5-12-2020

    My father in law was committed in prostitution and alcoholic because of this my mother in law committed suicide, at this scenario father law asking for forgiveness, and his son and daughter not willing to accept because he is not a trustable person he may not stand his word and he may commit sin in future. Kindly guide us on the right things against.. More

  • Definition of Khilaafah and the Ottoman Empire Date: 5-12-2020

    Is the Ottoman empire a valid caliphate? I have heard a preacher who says that there ottoman empire is nothing about the ottoman empire that is deserving to be called a caliphate. There is also a preacger who says that the ottoman empire is a “ sufi khilafah” which has nothing to do with the actual religion of islam. Is this correct? .. More

  • Nabeeth Is Lawful to Consume Provided It Is Fermented for Less Than 3 Days Date: 5-12-2020

    Assalamu’alaykumWhat is the ruling on consuming nabidh from soaked grapes/dates/any other fruit that has been fermented for over 3 days? We usually soaked some fruit with water and let them to be fermented for several days until a foam/froth formed on top of the fluid, then using it as a natural yeast for bread leavening agent (as a substitution for.. More

  • She Became Muslim and Is Embarrassed How to Refuse Parents’ Request for Buying Pork Date: 2-12-2020

    Firstly, I am a revert so my parents are not Muslim they are Catholic. I want to know the ruling on buying pork for my elderly parents when asked? I politely refused to do it and bought the other shopping she requested. But , she asked "why wouldn't you do this for your elderly mother?". It felt wrong to buy the pork but I also feel guilt not helping.. More

  • Giving Up Alcohol Gradually for Alcohol Addict Patients Date: 2-12-2020

    When patients are addicted to alcohol and then decide to stop drinking alcohol, healthcare professionals have to advise them to not stop drinking straight away because stopping drinking straight away can cause a condition called delirium tremens which can be fatal. Of course healthcare professionals have to advise them to continue drinking until they.. More

  • Confused on Which Madhab to Follow Date: 2-12-2020

    I'm confused on what madhab should I follow. As far as I know most of the books on Sahih Hadith was written after the 4 imams had died. Doesn't it mean that Abu Hanifa and other imams didn't get access to a lot of Sahih Hadith? What should I do? .. More

  • Bowing the Head Down in Tasleem Has No Basis Date: 2-12-2020

    When finishing Salah (at the end of the prayer) is this the salam supposed to be done by bowing the head in the middle then looking right and bowing back in the middle and looking left or is it bida'ah to bow the head at all? Hope to get a reply soon. Thanks. Jazakallah khair.Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wa barakatu. .. More

  • Fasting for a Patient with Russell Silver Syndrome Date: 2-12-2020

    I have feeding difficulties so I can only eat one meal a day due to Russell Silver Syndrome and due to this I have hypoglycaemia and heart issues. Do I still fast for Ramadan or am I exempt?. .. More

  • Leading the Family in Prayer Including Female Cousin and Her Husband Date: 2-12-2020

    As salamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu I have a question regarding the ruling on leading prayers in my house hold for the last few months my cousin and her husband have been living with our family they live in the basement we all eat together and watch tv from time to time i lead the prayer in my house my cousin who is a female has never been.. More

  • Terms Like: ‘A Woman Worships Her Husband’ or “A Mother Worships Her Son’ Must Be Avoided Date: 2-12-2020

    “You alone we worship and you alone we ask for help”Worship in English can mean different things, is it haram to use it in the second meaning when addressing someone?“transitive verb1: to honor or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power2: to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion”Eg. People say this mother.. More

  • Wealth Earned by the Deceased Through Selling Alcohol Is Unlawful for the Heirs Date: 2-12-2020

    Salam aleikum.A family lives in house wich was inherited from their relative and when he died, he was not praying and the source of his sustenance was illicit(sale of alcohol). The family decides to sell their house, can they accept these money? Are the money halal or haram? .. More

  • Reasons for Reporting from Contemporary Scholars Rather than Very Early Ones Date: 5-12-2020

    Dear sheikh I have a question with regards to Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen, Sheikh Al Albaani and Sheikh Ibn Baaz. They were great scholars, but why do we rely on them so heavily when there were 1400 years of other scholars before them? .. More