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Suggested names for a Muslim child
Question: Alhamdulillaah, by Allah's Grace I'm going to be a father very soon. Could you help me out with the name of the child? Although I don't know about the sex of the child, but presuming if it’s a girl, I searched Muslim-names site and found a name called Naaila'h. In one site it was mentioned it as the name of the wife of Hazrat 'Uthmaan,.. More -
Months in the Islamic calendar and celebrating a new Hijri year
Question: What are the names of the Islamic months? And what is the Islamic ruling on celebrating the New Hijri Year and reciting Du'aa at the end of the year (before Maghrib prayer) and reciting Du'a at the New Year (after Maghrib prayer). Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship.. More -
Making up prayers missed for many years
Question: Assalamu Olaikum. About making up previous years prayer in our subcontinent, we have a prayer called "Umri Qaza". Question : I am in my twenties and am now trying to pray all my namaaz. Can you please tell me if there is a way for me to complete my previous years qaza namaaz? The reply is "In the name of Allah the most Beneficent.. More -
Zakat on money of the child
Question: Assalaamualaikum. Is zakat due upon children who have been receving gifts of money and jewellery since birth or have inherited wealth? If not at what age do children pay zakat and if children are not of legal age (which is 18 yrs in my country - Trinidad and Tobago) to conduct financial dealings can their parents do the needful on their behalf? .. More -
Wants to know why her husband has changed towards her
Question: My question is I know of someone [female] who thinks something happened with her husband at work. He has changed with her, he doesn't touch her or sleep with her. She knows 99% that something happened as he works in Kafir woman's homes and they wonder around almost naked in their houses. My friend confronted her husband but he didn't tell.. More -
Reciting Al-Faatihah while the Imaam is reciting the Surah after it
Question: Assalam-u-Alaikum. I enterd in congregational prayer while Imam was reciting Quran after Fatiha in first Rakah should I have to listen the Qiraat of Imam or should I say first al-Fatiha, cause I read no prayer done without reading al-Fatiha. now in this case what will be my position should I perform another Rakah after Imam fishes the prayer.. More -
Does seeing others' Awrah invalidate one's ablution?
Question: My question is: 1) Is seeing 'Awrah of another person breaks ablution? 2) Secondly, does seeing 'Awrah of an infant child of 1-2 years of age breaks ablution? 3) What about married couple seeing each others 'Awrah, does it breaks ablution? 4) Does watching all of the above categories on print media, television and Internet also counts to.. More -
Holding festivals to bid farewell to a pilgrim and to welcome him
Question: Assalaamu Alaykum. In some cultures, gatherings and celebrations are held for Hajjis before leaving to Makkah and when they are received back home. Is it the Sunnah of the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam? What do you think of these traditions? I am afraid that such celebrations could be some sort of showing off that may lessen the benefits.. More -
Voluntary fasting in Thul-Hijjah is permissible for the pilgrim
Question: Is it permissible for the pilgrim to observe voluntary fasting in the course of his Hajj? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger. It is permissible for the pilgrim to observe.. More -
The Hajj is when Muslims perform the Hajj
Question: "The Hajj is when Muslims perform the Hajj" this statement by Ibn Taymiyyah, is this a Hadeeth? If it is, then from which Hadeeth source? If this is not a Hadeeth, just an opinion by Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah then I want to know under which subject and what occasion he said so. Also what this opinion means. Please inform me. Fatwa: All.. More -
Can a woman who will offer a sacrifice on ‘Eed Al-Adhha take from her hair?
Question: assalamalaikum sheikh. i recently read in one of the articles on your website that hair/nails should not be trimmed/cut in the first 10 days of dhul hijjah for persons intending to sacrifice.my question to you is abt some women who have problems related to excessive facial hair...like if there upper lip is not threaded..it looks very ugly.. More -
Placing an item on top of the Mus-haf
Question: Can anything be placed on top of the Holy Quran? Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam,is His slave and Messenger. The scholars are of the view that it is desirable when placing the books to put the.. More -
Performing Hajj with a name other than one’s real name
Question: Asalaamu aleykum wahmantullaahi my brothers my question is. my name which my perents gave me when i was born and aqeeqah was done is not the name that i use now. I want to go the Hajj insha allaah next year, and someone recently told me that I can't use this name for hajj because it's not my real name that my parents gave me and this name.. More -
Lives in Makkah, performed Umrah in Shawwaal and wants to perform Hajj this year
Question: I am living in Makkah and I want to make 'Umrah in Shawwaal and Hajj without making Qurban.Please advice me. Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, may Allah exalt his mention as well as that of his family.. More -
Made a mistake during Hajj last year
**Question:*** I performed Hajj last year with my wife, unfortunately we committed a mistake and from then we are worried about it, I hope you will guide me to the right way. The day of sacrifice (10th Thul-Hijjah) we performed Tawaaf-ez-Ziyaarah and due to illness of my wife we delayed Sa'i and returned back to Mina there we stayed till 12th, as soon.. More
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