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Imaan / 'Aqaaid
30th January 2025

Question about Representing the Kaaba in a Children's Toy

Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh, I have a question regarding the Islamic perspective on representing the Kaaba in a children's toy. The idea is to create a product that introduces children to Islamic knowledge in a playful way and helps them become familiar with the significance of Makkah. However, there is a concern that the depiction of the Kaaba might be placed on the floor,.....
Inheritance and Wills
26th January 2025

HOW TO DIVIDE INHERITANCE

"Salam, Dear Respected Mufti, I want to ask a question regarding inheritance. We are two brothers and two sisters, i.e., four children of our parents. We had one house which my mother had built with great effort, and part of it was also in my father’s name. The house was in my father’s name. Then, my mother passed away in 1986. After some time, my father received a golden handshake from his.....
Salaah - Performing
30th January 2025

Awra

Assalaamu alaykum. If I wear loose pants under my abaya during the prayer, then the leg holes at the bottom are loose as well, so when I prostrate, if someone stands behind me and lies down and puts their face close to the floor, then they might be able to see a little bit of my leg or all my leg by looking inside the leg holes, would that invalidate my prayer? But no one could see anything from a.....
Marriage - Issues
25th January 2025

Validity divorce

Assalam alaikum, I am a Shia woman, married to a Sunni Hanafi man. Our marriage has always been troubled. I left his home and live in a separate house. Since I left we have tried to reconcile. During that time he has pronounced the word talaaq twice and took it back within 90 days. Then 6 months ago we had a fight at his house in the middle of the night. I wanted to leave and he said: if you leav.....
Salaah - Tahara
25th January 2025

Impurity Tranfer (Carpet)

Before asking my questions I will explain the current situation. Currently I have been dealing with incontinence, to prevent leaking I usually place toilet paper to cover my private areas. Today after I had finished taking a shower I had soaked the toilet paper in water before covering my private area, I wasn't able to put on underwear soon after doing so, due to the fact that they all needed to b.....
Imaan / 'Aqaaid
25th January 2025

Rejecting verses of the Quran

As salam aleykoum, Recently I get a new job in an Islamic bank elhamdoulilah, then my mom went on the bank website and read the verse of the Quran where it was mention that someone who is involve in riba has to take a notice of war from Allah and His Messenger. Then she said that it was not true, but i don’t know if she was aware that this words are from the Quran. When my mom act like th.....
Zakaah and Sadaqah
23rd January 2025

Appropriation of Masjid Funds

Question on the Permissibility of Using Masjid Funds for Hosting Events: Is it permissible to use masjid funds—specifically funds donated for Lillah (charity, not designated for a specific project)—to host events, given that such events may involve costs like paying a hadyah (honorarium) for a scholar’s travel and speaker fees, as well as expenses for food provided to attendees? The inten.....
Salaah - Tahara
25th January 2025

Wudu

As salaamu alaikum, I am having a hard time keeping my wudu even for 5 minutes. I am having constant what I think is madhi discharge so today for each prayer I did a fresh wudu. But when it comes to doing wudu I’ll get discharge after peeing which I assume is wady or madhi so I’ll wash myself and stand up then I feel discharge come out check again see some discharge then sit back down I litera.....
Salaah - Tahara
21st January 2025

Wet Gas From Istinja

Salam, Does the the leftover water from a possibly excessive istinja that exits while breaking wind cause a need for a new istinja? Thank you......
Transactions
12th January 2025

Permissibility of buying pirated resources

Assalamu 'Alaikum! I am a medical student from Pakistan. I wanted to ask a question regarding buying pirates resources. This is my story: I am preparing to sit for the USMLE exams (exams required for starting residency in the US). For this, there are certain books and other resources (video lectures, etc.) that are important. One of these resources is the Kaplan Lecture notes and lectures. Now, th.....
Marriage - Issues
12th January 2025

Marriage trust issues

Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh, I pray this message finds you well. I am seeking your guidance regarding issues in my marriage of four years. My husband and I have two children, and our marriage was good until recently. About five months ago, I found inappropriate pictures and messages on his phone from another woman. When I confronted him, he denied having an affair and claimed she.....
Zakaah and Sadaqah
12th January 2025

Zakat fisabillilah

First of all,this very long post and hope we can have nice and educated discussion on this.. Last year, my country faced a situation where the child of a well-established ex-mufti received a full zakat fisabilillah scholarship. This raised questions for me because I’ve always understood zakat to be primarily for the impoverished. I know there are exceptions for other zakat categories, such as.....
Todays Issues
8th January 2025

Working in IT & Tech at an Insurance company

As Salam O Alaikum. I have been offered a job at an insurance company in the UK and the job is in the IT & Tech department. In the role, I will have no direct link with Sales & Marketing. The Insurance company also offers some Shariah products as well but not all products are Shariah compliant. What is the ruling for someone in such a situation? Should I accept or reject the offer? JazakAllah Kh.....
Imaan / 'Aqaaid
6th January 2025

Kufr or not

My dad says to make fun of my mother “you think you’re doing tachaoud” because she was moving her finger everywhere, and then she laugh. Is this kufr ?.....
Transactions
2nd January 2025

Seeking guidance on using 'Father's Day' for marketing and promoting products through non-Muslim inf

As-salamu alaykum, I have a couple of questions regarding marketing. First, we are considering including the phrase 'Father's Day gifts' in the title of our product to attract more customers and increase sales. However, we are unsure if this is permissible in Islam, given that Father's Day is not an Islamic holiday. Is it permissible to use this keyword for the purpose of generating traffic and.....
Salaah - Tahara
31st December 2024

Struggling with semen coming out

assalamu alaykum i have this difficulty that I have struggled with for a long time which is semen that comes out with little provocation throughout the day. Sometimes I feel a low grade desirous sensation in my private part that remains for a long time. The trigger could be random, stress, seeing something or clothes that i'm wearing. If this happens enough times then a little bit of semen com.....
Tafseer, Hadeeth, Du'aa
2nd January 2025

How can i cancel my bad dua

I want to say firstly i suffer from Religious OCD and have done for over 6 and have spent most part of that time ruminating over thoughts of whether i said something blasphemous, or asked Allah to punish me. I get strong thoughts like this 100 times daily The ocd I suffer from makes it difficult to discern when I have said something or it was just a thought because many times I try to correct t.....
Transactions
25th December 2024

Question about Loss Of Job Insurance in UAE

I live and work in Dubai, UAE. In the UAE, there is a mandatory by law to have Loss-of-Job Insurance, known as ILOE. This insurance pays employee 60% of his salary if an employee is terminated (not resigned himself). In November 2024, I lost my job because my company was moving to another country and closing its Dubai office. Just like every employee in UAE have ILOE insurance I also have it .....
Naseeha - Advice
19th December 2024

Subject: Seeking Guidance on a Friend's Journey to Islam

Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu, I hope this message finds you in the best of health and Iman. I am writing to seek your guidance on a matter that has been troubling me and someone I care about deeply. I would truly appreciate your wisdom on this situation. A close friend of mine, who has been an atheist for a long time, has recently embarked on a journey to learn about Islam a.....
Salaah - Performing
20th December 2024

Praying with support for my knees

Asaalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatahu. I hope you are doing well and that Allah has kept you happy and healthy. I had a quick question about my Salaah. I live in an apartment with a relatively hard floor and find it uncomfortable to be on my knees during sujood. I have decided to put a pillow where my knees would go during this time. I was unsure if this was allowed, and was hoping you.....