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As salamu alykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu, I had taken a loan to purchase a plot/house for personel use about 1 yr and 2 months ago from the bank and i deposited that amount in savings bank account of another bank in my hometown. unfortunately, till now, i’m unable to purchase it.Anyhow,I’m in debt… read more »
who was Hazrat thuwaiba ( R.A) tell me exact commentary of the hadith mentioned in Sahi Bukhari book of nikah regarding the dream of one of the realative of abu lahab Narrated ‘Ursa; Thuwaiba was the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had manumitted, and then she suckled the Prophet. When Abu Lahb… read more »
My mother every year without fail holds a gathering where family and some friends pray Quran/Yaseen for my deceased grandmother around the time she passed away. These gatherings have almost become a celebration where most of my relatives do not even participate in prayer but rather come for the food. I have on many occasions… read more »
How can we find out the religion of dead woman body? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh If the religion of a deceased person is unknown, efforts should be made to locate any relatives, friends, members of the deceased person’s community, or anyone else who may… read more »
Assalamualaikum, 1. Is it permissible to sell a product classified as Video phone but can be used to talk and browse the internet. People may used it for many applications like any mobile phone. 2. Who are people male members of the family who can see the girl for marriage apart from parents. Example: Can mother’s brothers… read more »
Insha allah i will be married to a girl in a few months. I believe i cannot wait that long as my work environmment is so seductive that i am likely to fall into Sin. i want to kow that if there is any excuse in shariah to perform nikkah with the same girl twice. The girls… read more »
I am living in a small rented house with my family and do not have a house of my own. I am trying to save some money for the last couple of years to buy a house for my family. Do i have to pay Zakat on this money that I am saving to buy… read more »
i am a new Muslim recently took Shahadah last Ramadan Al Hamdulilah and i was just reading a response you gave to a brother regarding reciting Quran in a graveyard for the decesead and i was wondering if it was permissable for me to do this for my decesead relatives even if they died kafirs?… read more »
we are hanafi sunni muslims, my mother in law died last month (inna llilah e wa innallillah e rajeeoon), my question is how we distibute her wealth & property among the following relatives. A. husband (didnt remarried yet). B. two (2) married daughters 1st daughter has 1 husband, 1 son, 1 daughter. 2nd… read more »
There is a common perception that the brtoher of the husband is “death”. However, the husband of the sister is generally not viewed in the same category since4 the wife cannot marry her sisters husband while she is in his nikah. Therefore, on many occassions, the wife will argue that her sisters husband is like… read more »