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  • Can recite the Holy Quran and do Zikr and pass on the merits to a dead person?

    July 29, 2012
    Answer It is permissible to perform acts of virtue, for example reciting the Quran, making Zikr, giving charity etc. and…
  • Are you allowed to put anything on your lips during fasting, such as lip balm or vaseline to help them from burning?

    July 29, 2012
    Answer It is permissible to use a lip balm in the state of fasting. And Allah Ta'ala knows best Mufti…
  • Have we done anything against the Shariah? The Masjid here runs under a fee system. It was requested that all parents whose children attend the madrasa should pay fees by a due date.

    July 29, 2012
    None of the parents paid the money. Constantly ther were asked for it. The committee members of the Masjid decided…
  • I am software engg I got a project which is to put the films of international film festival on internet? The earnings from this is permissilbe or it is Haram ?

    July 29, 2012
    I am software engg I got a project which is to put the films of international film festival on internet?…
  • I am software engineer, I got a project which is to put the films of international film festival on internet? The earnings from this is permissible or it is Haram ?

    July 29, 2012
    Answer Almighty Allah Ta'ala says And do not assist in sins. (MAAIDAH) The purpose of placing the festival on the…
  • What are the clearly defined functions/job descriptions of: 1) Rasools (Messengers)Nabis (Prophets).

    July 29, 2012
    It has been our learning in Madressa that every Rasul HAD to be a Nabi (Prophet) but every Nabi (Prophet)…
  • Halal food mixing with haraam food.

    July 29, 2012
    My 2nd question about food,as I say we work for oilfield and eating is can not be alone we have…
  • I work in Russia these days,here I don’t under stand about sunrise and sunset. We don’t have any local Muslim here. So what we do for fasting just our guess for sehri and aftar.

    July 29, 2012
    Please let as know if we are doing right or not. Answer You should enquire the time of dawn as…
  • For African women, is a hair relaxer jaiz. It straightens the hair to make it easier to take care of. Request for du’a.

    July 29, 2012
    Answer It is permissible to use the hair relaxer in order to straighten the hair. And Allah Ta'ala knows best…
  • What is the Islamic ruling if a lady dies, and her children want to build a masjid in her name, does that count as sadaqa jaree an and does she still get hasanaat for the masjed her kids built?

    July 29, 2012
    Jazaak Allah khair Answer Rasulullah (saw) said, when a person passes away, all his actions terminate but three; knowledge through…
  • What is the ruling on reading quran if one does not know how to read quran? Does it count to read it in English? Is the reward the same as reading it in English?

    July 29, 2012
    Answer To learn to recite the Quraan in the Arabic language is compulsory and more rewarding. and Allah Ta'ala Knows…
  • If you are attracted to someone one who is non-Muslim, is it wrong to make dua to Allah to guide them, such that once they are Muslim you could marry them?

    July 29, 2012
    I understand that becoming Muslim should not be done for the sake of marriage in itself, yet what is the…
  • I believed that I have bought a leather jacket of pig skin. How to clean myself and also my clothes and anything else that I touch with, and don’t remember?

    July 29, 2012
    Answer The leather jacket of pig-skin does not make anything ( clothes etc.) impure. However, it is not permissible to…
  • Is it allowed for woman to use electrical epilator for removing hair from limbs.

    July 29, 2012
    Answer Yes, it is permissible to use the epilator to remove hair. And Allah Ta'ala knows best Mufti E. Desai…
  • If you have parents in old age that do not have an income as children are you liable and allowed to pay zakaat on their jewellery and fidya for their rozas

    July 29, 2012
    Answer It is permissible for children, to pay the zakat and fidya on behalf of their parents with their consent…
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