Month: February 2015
Selling Romance Novels
Question: Aslamualikum, we have a book shop selling urdu and international Novels. As you know there is romance in every novel. i want to know whether it is permissible to sell Novels or not in islam. Kindly reply in accordance with Quran and ahadith or some early Scholars. Answer: In the Name of Allah,...
Continue ReadingQuestions on Khutba
Question: Salam 1. Upon the commencement of the khutbah, is there is a preferred position to be in? I have seen people in tashahud position with hands on their thighs and others with hands folded. 2. Should we be looking at the khateeb or looking downwards? 3. Finally in...
Continue ReadingIs Caviar permissible to consume?
Question: Is Caviar permissible to consume? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Caviar is the roe or eggs taken from freshly caught fish, sturgeon for true caviar.[1] It is unanimously agreed upon by the Fuqaha (Jurists) that it is permissible to consume fish...
Continue ReadingSunnah Salah after Jumu’ah
Question: Salam Is it true that if someone wants to pray the post-fardh Sunnah prayers of Jumuah at his house then he should only pray 2 Rakahs and if he wants to pray at the mosque then he will have to pray 4 rakahs. Please elaborate with references JazakAllah Answer:...
Continue ReadingQasr (Shortening prayers) query
Question: Assalamu Alaikum, My wife and I came to Illinois, US in 2012 for studies. I graduated first and got a job in Indiana. My wife is yet to finish her studies. My wife now lives in Illinois and I work in Indiana. Therefore, I stay in an apartment in...
Continue ReadingDispensing Zakah towards Fi Sabilillah activities
Question: Can Zakāh funds be used for all “Fī Sabīlillāh activities such as building Masjids, schools and bridges etc.? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. At the outset, Zakāh is one of the pillars of Islām and a command...
Continue ReadingRepeating Fajr Salah
Question: Assalamualykum say Fajr finishes at 7:15am..I started the fard prayer at 7:11am...while I was in the prayer maybe at Tashahud time, the time ended. Do I have to repeat the salaat after the sun rise? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh....
Continue ReadingRepaying loan in foreign currency
Question: Suppose a person takes a loan in foreign currency say $1000 and promises to return it in one year. The person who is taking the loan lives in Pakistan and will of course have to pay it back in rupees. At the time of repayment of debt will the...
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Question: Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim As salamu Alaikum I am working in a Company. In my company, there is a rule to give the share of Annual profit (5% of total) to the employees. But from the profit share, company hands over a certain portion to the employees and the company...
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