Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: When my grandma was at home, I used to transfer credit from her phone to mine without telling her. Also, I used my sisters’ stuff, like her creams without asking her and never told her about it. How should I absolve myself?...
puberty
Using a Menstrual Cup
Shaykh Jamir Meah is asked about the permissibility of using menstrual cups. I would like to ask a question regarding menstrual cups and if a Hanafi women can use one while on her period. Menstrual cups are inserted into the vagina to collect blood and can be re-used...
How Is Puberty Reached According to the Shafi’i School?
Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, How is puberty reached according to the shafi’i school? Answer: Wa alaykum al-Salam Thank you for your question. The signs of puberty (bulug) are three. Two apply both to a young male and female and the...
Is It Permissible to Give My Zakat to My Daughter? (Shafi’i)
Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum I am an unemployed housewife. My husband is stingy. I have been using my savings to buy food and other necessities. I also pay my daughter’s Islamic School fee. I spend around $800 a month. Now my savings had...
Does Breastmilk Produced Through Artificial Means Bring Shari’a Rulings Into Effect?
Question: A one-year-old baby was given breastmilk that came through consuming tablets. Is baby now the foster daughter of the woman who breastfed her? Do other rulings apply? Answer: Wa ‘alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh. I pray you are well. The Mother’s...
What Is the Difference Between Discernment and Puberty?
Question: What is the difference between the age of discernment and puberty? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Discernment (tamyiz) would be the child’s ability to understand right from wrong. The older a child grows, the more discernment...
Is It Permissible for a Woman to Travel Accompanied by Her Young Son?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question: Is it permissible for a woman to travel accompanied by her young son? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Conditions of a Chaperone It is permissible for you to travel with your...
Can an Uncircumcised Child Handle the Holy Qur’an or Read It?
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Assalamu alaykum My child who is 7 years old has not been circumcised. Can he handle the holy Qur’an or read it? Answer: Walaikum assalam, I hope you’re doing well, insha’Allah. Non-circumcision doesn’t prevent a...
How Should I Make up Prayers?
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum 1 – From what age is one accountable for missing prayer and must make them up ? 2 – For a period I stopped believing. Must I make up only the prayers I missed when I was a believer? 3 – When I first began...
Qadha Umri Salaah Calculation
Question:I would like to know how do I go about reading my Qadha Salaah if: I don’t know how many salaah I have missed since I became baligh? Answer: You should try and estimate the number of Salaah missed since puberty and perform the Qadha accordingly. If for...