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  • If one’s mother dies and she is not a Muslim, is it permissible toattend her burial?

    August 1, 2012
    Answer The Fuqahaa (jurists) have ruled that if a non-Muslim passes away and thereis no one to attend to the…
  • Some Muslims I know read the Bible and try to find guidance in it. Is such behavior permissible? Please explain?

    August 1, 2012
    Answer Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) replied to a similar question bysome of his Sahaaba (Radhiallaahu Anhum), 'Do you doubt (in…
  • What is the punishment for someone who is born a Muslim and thenapostates in this life? What is the punishment in the hereafter?

    August 1, 2012
    Answer To come out of Islaam after entering it is a mockery of Deen. The punishmentis worse than the severe…
  • Cloning human beings, and their rights.

    August 1, 2012
    The scientist are saying they will be able to clone people in the nearfuture. If they suceed: a. Will such…
  • Relation of adopted child to adoptive mother.

    August 1, 2012
    If a child is adopted by the laws of the ones country, at one month.And then the child stays with…
  • If an elder gives a younger Muslim a ruling, is it permissible to askfor the evidence for such. Or is this a matter of disrespect?

    August 1, 2012
    Answer Rulings of Shari'ah should be obtained from Allah-fearing and competentUlama. If the younger referred to is a student of…
  • Is it permissible to pray with the hands down to one’s side during theentire Naamaz like the Muslims of West Africa?

    August 1, 2012
    Answer To place the hands on the side is the view of some prominent Fuqahaa,including Imaam Maalik ibn Anas Maalik.…
  • I missed several salaats when I was a teenager. Now that I am in my 20’s, I want to make tahajid even though I have not made up all my missed prayers.

    August 1, 2012
    I have not made up all my missed prayers.(Though I am trying.) Is it permissible to make Tahajid in this…
  • Is it permissible to say Khuda Haafiz when departing from a friend?

    August 1, 2012
    Answer The word, 'Khuda Haafiz' is a Du'aa literally meaning 'May Allah protect'.There is no prohibition in mentioning 'Khuda Haafiz'…
  • Is it permissible to use a microphone in Namaaz?

    August 1, 2012
    Answer If the Imaam's voice in Salaat does not sufficiently reach the congregation,a microphone may be used.and Allah Ta'ala Knows…
  • Is there a hadith in existence that says that Prophet Ibrahim(AS) lied?

    August 1, 2012
    Answer Ref. Ibraahim (Alayhis salaam) attached: Click Here and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai Original Source Link
  • At what point should a question being asked by a curious non-believer or a new Muslim be refered to an Alim.

    August 1, 2012
    Is this based on the subject of the question i.e. fiqh, aqeedah, hadith? The difficulty of the question, or simply…
  • Is it permissible to withhold knowledge when from a person, for fearthat they may misuse, misinterpret(unintentional due to a lack of foundationof knowledge), or unappropraitely apply it?

    August 1, 2012
    Is it obligation to give knowledge when asked? For example, if someone asks if it is permissible for a wife…
  • Is it permissible to seek an intermediary between you and Allah? Forexample, one prays to a Saint to seek Allah’s pleasure for him?

    August 1, 2012
    Answer According to the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaa`, Waseela, seeking Allah's helpthrough the medium of saintly persons and visiting their…
  • Is it permissible to do an act of the sunnah if it may be considered dangerous by others.

    August 1, 2012
    For example, if one drinks camel urine mixed with milk or drinks in a bowl of which a cat has…
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