Posted in Fardh (Zakat)

To pay off the debt of a poor person using Zakat

If a person is very deep in debt and another person upon whom zakat is wajib wants to help him but fears that if he/she…

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Posted in Articles Daughter Modesty Mother Motivators Pious Women Salah Wife

Women’s Mosque? Women’s Empowerment?

By Khalid Baig The Women’s Mosque of America has started operations in Los Angeles. It is not a mosque per se, but the name of…

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Posted in AY 3 Taharah

Touching or Reading the Translation of the Quran in Ritual Impurity

The Hanafi Fuqaha have stated that a person in the state of major ritual impurity is prohibited from touching or reciting the translation of the…

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Laughing at a statement of Kufr is kufr

There is no doubt that if a person makes a statement of kufr in a form of a joke, he becomes a kafir. But did…

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Posted in AY 3 AY 4 AY 5 Biographies History

Arabic Biography of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi a'lihi Rahmah

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Posted in AY 5 Hadith

Shurooh (Commentaries) on Shamaail Tirmithi

 شروح الشمائل المحمدية   شرح الشمائل لملا علي القاري شرح الشمائل للمناوي Download here.             لمواهب اللدنية على الشمائل المحمدية…

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Posted in Talaq (Divorce)

The wife did not hear the words of divorce

Question: Due to the disobedience of his wife, her nasty words, questionable behavior, and domestic fights, and after losing hope Zaid visualizing Allah’s presence in…

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Posted in Articles Etiquettes of Studying Misc Modesty Pious Women

Women speaking on microphones

Questions: In gatherings of women they speak on the microphone. Their voices are heard from far off. Are women allowed to speak on the Deen over…

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Friendship with Non mahram

Question: We learn from the hadith that severing ties is disliked by Allah. Does friendship also come under this? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما The words of…

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Women in front of Peers or Shaikhs

Question: Is it allowed for women to become mureeds of a peer of tariqah (shaikh of tasawwuf)? Will the peer then become her mahram? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما…

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