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Q. An eight-year-old child is in school. The parents cannot afford the school fees for the child. Can we assist them by paying their child’s school fees with Zakaat money? A. In normal cases, parents enroll their child at a school and parents are responsible for paying the school fees on behalf of their child…. read more »
Q. A child was born with a hole in the heart and has to undergo an operation. The mother doesn’t have an income. The father has an income but cannot cover the expenses of the operation. Can Zakaat be used to pay for the expenses of the operation? A. In terms of Zakaat eligibility, a… read more »
Q. I give my child spending every day to buy from the school tuckshop. Is it correct for my child to transact with an adult at the tuckshop? I heard that only transactions of adults are valid in Islam. Please advise. A. In principle, maturity (Buloogh) is not a pre-condition for a transaction of sale… read more »
Q. Muhtaram Mufti Saheb, A womans husband passed away while she was in the nifaas period after giving birth to his child. Is there iddat for her ? A. If a woman became widowed after she had given birth and whilst she was experiencing post-natal bleeding (Nifaas), she will observe the Iddah period of death… read more »
Q. As salaamualaikum, I am an adopted child, I grew up learning that adopted children do no inherit after the demise of the parents who adopted them. I was recently told something else which brings me to my question below. Question: If a couple has no children of their own and adopts children, is it… read more »
Q. What is the ruling when a woman is following the Imaam in the Haram for Salaah and after performing one Rakaat with the Imaam, in the second Rakaat, she breaks her Salaah to secure her child who has ran off whilst she is performing Salaah. Then, she joins the Imaam in the same second… read more »
Q. Can u explain fully one, two and three divorces and the conditions resulting from them. kindly give a detailed explanation. A. According to Shariah, there are three types of divorces: Talaaq e Raje’ (revocable divorce) Talaaq e Baain (irrevocable divorce) Talaaq e Mughallazah (permanently irrevocable divorce) TALAAQ E RAJE’ Talaaq e Raje’ is a… read more »
Q. If a child is playing on a chair and could fall, if I say “don’t do that, you will fall” then is that a bad dua that is being made and Allah could accept it? A. The statement “don’t do that, you will fall” to a child is not a bad Dua or curse…. read more »
Q. My mother who is divorced is not happy with me meeting my father’s sisters and his other relatives. At first she refused to let me meet them, then she left the decision on me. I know she won’t be too happy if I meet them. In this case, am I supposed to maintain my… read more »
Ref. No. 37/1179 Assalam alaikum, I am a Muslim Brother. (1) Is my mother mahram or non mahram to my step daughter’s husband? (Both perspectives man and woman.) (2) Is my mother mahram or non mahram to my foster daughter’s husband? (e.g. child that was breastfed while under the age of two.) (Both perspectives man… read more »