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Q. MY PARENTS WHO ARE NOW LATE USE TO PUT NISHAN ANNUALLY AT OUR FAMILY HOME. WE THE CHILDREN ARE CONTINUING WITH THIS TRADITION AS OUR PARENTS DID IT FOR SIXTY YEARS. THE COLOURS ARE WHITE, GREEN, RED, YELLOW AND PINK. OUR RELATIVES ARE TELLING US TO STOP AS THEY SAY THIS IS WRONG. PLEASE… read more »
Q. My mother passed away. The only person my brother and I had was my mother. We cannot eat, drink and sleep properly since she passed away. Will we meet our mother after we die? A. After the demise of a person, the soul of a person meets other souls of people who passed away… read more »
Q. Is it permissible to give Zakaat to ones father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-laws, daughter-in-laws? Can one give Zakaat to ones brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts? A. It is permissible to give Zakaat to ones In-laws i.e. father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law’s, daughter-in-law’s and so on. It is also permissible to give Zakaat to ones brothers, sisters, uncles and… read more »
Q. Respected Mufti Saheb. Is it prohibited for the Mayyits family to make food for the people attending the Janaazah? Who should make the food? I’ve been told that it is prohibited for the Mayyits family to make food for the people attending the Janaazah? A. It is not prohibited for the household of the… read more »
What do the Ulama and Muftiyan kiram say about the following matter? Q. It is very common in our area that those, who offer sacrifice at the occasion of ‘Eidul-Azha’, distribute the meat in three portions. One, they keep for their family and second is given to their relatives and third to any Madrasah…. read more »
Ref. No. 38/862 As salamo alaikum wr wb. I often see a same mosque in my dream where people donot stand in the saf , rather they stand here and there accordingly. I also see that the Imam always makes a mistake in the salaah.Sometimes he prays 5 rakat instead of 4.Last time, I saw… read more »
salam, When the child is born, relatives and friends give the child money as a gift. So my question is, can parents use that money for the child’s Aqeeqa or to pay medical expeance of delivery? Answer: Ref. No. 1317/42-688 In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful The answer to your… read more »
I have four sons. Two son always want to fight and are asking to give them their share in my property in my life. I don’t want to give them a rupee from my property. I want to bedakhal both of them from my property. How can I do. Answer: Ref. No. 953/41-000 In the… read more »
Q. Can a person perform an aqeeqah with an animal that is gifted to them from close relatives or do the parents have to buy it themselves? A. Yes, it is permissible to do an Aqeeqa with this animal. There is no need for the parents to purchase another one. And Allah knows best.Mufti Waseem Khan… read more »
Q: Asalamualaikum,,i wanted to know that if a person has missed many years of prayers and ramadhan fasts and then died without offering a qadha for them in his lifetime,so after his death what can be done to compensate for those missed fardh prayers and fasts ? His relatives wish to know if they could… read more »