Category: Research Articles
Representative Exchanges the Zakat Notes
Question: A person gave me one thousand rand (South African currency) and made me an agent to pass on this zakat to a person in India….
A Request to the Well-To-Do when Paying Sadaqatul Fitr
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri رضي الله عنه said, “We used to give one Sa’ of meal or…
The Benefactor in Zakat should not Accept a Refund
Question: A person who was eligible to receive Zakat was given Zakat money. However, after some time, the eligible person returned the money due to…
Is there Zakat on Qardh Hasanah (loan)?
Question: Is there zakat on the money given as a qardh hasanah (loan) to someone? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما The Zakat will be paid after it…
Saying R.I.P. (Rest in Peace) to the Dead
Question: Is it allowed for a muslim to say RIP (Rest in Peace) for a dead person (both muslim and non-muslim)? Answer: R.I.P. effectively is…
Fast: Orifices and Cavities in light of the Quran and Sunnah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الجوف والمنفذ في ضوء الكتاب والسنة واقوال فقهاء الامة The Ummah agrees that eating, drinking and sexual intercourse causes the fast…
Considering Zakat a Tax and Hajj a Business
Question: What is the ruling of the one who gives Zakat considering it a tax and performs Hajj considering it a business? Answer: Even though…
Sadaqah Fitr on Eid Day or in Ramadhan?
Question: Is it better to give the Sadaqah Fitr in Ramadhan and will it be seventy times more rewarding, or is it best to give…
Rules Pertaining to the Mistakes of the Quran Reciter in Salah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم باب زلة القاري من الإصباح على نور الإيضاح لشيخ الفقه والأَدب مولانا محمد إعزاز علي الديوبندي رحمه الله The…
Distance of Travel in the Four Madhhabs: Mawsu'ah Fiqhiyah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم [The following is translated from the Kuwaiti Fiqh Encyclopedia]: “The vast majority of the scholars namely the Malikiyah, Shafi’iyyah and Hanabilah…