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  • Using smoking patches during Ramadan

    I would like to ask about the patchs that are used for people who want to stop smoking. Are those ok to use during Ramdan or will they break the fast?.. More

  • Taking photos of animate figures

    Assalamu Alaikom I wanted to add something to a question I previously asked. I asked :''I know it is allowed to make photos of humans because there is no human emulation in it,so is it allowed to make photographs of images drawn by hand,i.e cartoons that are seen on television,so not drawing the images by hand,but just making photos of images that are.. More

  • The methods of praying the Witr prayer

    Is the way of performing Witr according to the Hanafis related from Sunnah or has it some innovated things. Please mention the proof of Hanafi Witr salaah in regards of: -That it is 3 rakat with 2 sittings - That in all 3 rakat there is a surah to be read after Al Fatiha -That before qunut the hands must be raised when saying Allahu Akbar after completing.. More

  • Using the bio disc

    salaam alaikum, is the use of bio disc allowed in islam? doesnt it have a connection with our aqeedah? there are soo many people propogating its use. kindly answer. more of its details can be found in this link http://www.quest.net/pdf/BioDisc.pdf jazakallah khair .. More

  • New Muslim women having old passports with their heads uncovered

    Before embracing Islam some women in our country had their pictures taken for passport with their head uncovered. So this picture was put on their passport. Now after some of them embraced Islam they still carry these passports with the pictures of uncovered head and show this passport in some institutions where necessary. I would like to ask what is.. More

  • Performing forty prayers in Al-Haraam Mosque during Hajj

    I have not read much about Hajj as yet, and intend to go this year insha Allah. Many people tell us that in order to perform Hajj, we must read 40 Salaah in MAsjid al Haram. Is this true. I have 3 children and donot have anyone to tend to them for such a long time. Allah (SWT), is the best of planners but we would like to know if this is only traditional.. More

  • Reading chapter al-Masad during the prayer

    Can you tell me the ruling on reading al-Masad during prayers? I heard some people saying it is makruh, whilst most of my teachers say it is not... More

  • Giving service fees for borrowing money from a company

    I believe that interest is haraam whether it small or bigger. But my concern is regarding our cooperative which we barrowed for example 1000 to be paid equally every 15 days, through salary diduction. We give a minimm amount of 20 upon reciept of the money as service pay. Is this service pay considered riba? Sukhran and Allah Bless Us... More

  • New non-Arab Muslims reading Quran and making Du’aa in English

    AssalamuAlikum. I'm a convert, and not able to read Arabic right now. Will I get the same reward if I read the English version of Koran?Will my supplication have the same effect if it is made in English?.. More

  • Ruling on letter of credit

    aslamu alikum warahmatullah wa barakatuho, 1- is letter of credit or documentry credit permissible in islam?. what are the muslim seller responsiblities in letter of credit?. .. More

  • Performing the prayer a few minutes before the time of the following one

    Sir my question is about the Qazaa Prayers sir recently i read a newspaper in which a Ulma said abt the timings of prayers in which he said a person can offer isha prayer even before the time of Fajr prayer starts means 3 mins before similar that all prayers like Magrib prayers we can offer magrib prayers before the azaan of Isha he said it is better.. More

  • Shortening the prayer for the one who travelled and returned home within a few hours

    Assalamalikum Hope this finds you well. Could you please tell us if qasr is obligatory even if we travel a 100 km by car and come back home within a few hours. And what if we could not pray during the journey and come back home. Thanking you.. More

  • Obligatory Ghusl suffices one from having to perform ablution

    As Salamu aleykum! Dear brother(s), as it is known after taking Friday ghusl it required to take ablution (wudoo) and after janabah ghusl it is not required to take ablution for acts of worship (e.g. prayer). Now I would like to ask but what if I combine my janabah (ghusl after sexual defilement) and Friday ghusl then am I required to take ablution.. More

  • The narration ‘Two groups from my Ummah will be saved from Hellfire….’

    Assalamualaykum wr wb, Dear Shaykh may Allah be pleased and have mercy on you and all the Muslim Ummah, may allah swt increase your knowledge and Muslim Ummah knowledge. Dear Shaykh i have heard and hadith and I wanted to enaquire that, is this hadith Authentic. Book "Alaamaat-e-Qayamat Or Nuzool-e-Masih" Page-58 Per Hadees No.9 Its reported by Thoban.. More

  • The timing of the Friday Ghusl

    Assalamu aleykum dear brothers! My question has to do with the timing of the Friday ghusl. As it is known there are 3 views concerning this: taking Friday ghusl on Thursday evening after Maghrib prayer, taking ghusl on Friday after athaan of Fajr and the third one is taking ghusl after dawn.Sheikh Useymin (may Allah have mercy upon him) says that the.. More