Category: Fiqh
The Sharee stance on a scheme to purify haram wealth
Question: Some scholars mention the following scheme for making ones haram wealth halal. Take a loan from a Non-Muslim and pay it off using the…
Removing hair and nails during menses and lochia
Question: Is a woman allowed to clip her nails and remove the hair of her underarms and private parts in the state of haidh (menses)…
Punishment for Rape
In principle, a woman who is put in a situation where she is threatened with sexual abuse and rape should call for help and defend…
A Rejoinder to PR/Media Islam & Muslims
BEFORE READING THIS POST: KNOW THAT I DO NOT SANCTION OR ENDORSE, ENABLE, OR ENCOURAGE ANY VIOLENCE OR EXTRA-JUDICIAL ACT THAT HARMS ANYONE IN ANY…
I married without my parents permission and now I'm not happy with the wife. What should I do?
Question: A boy and girl made nikkah without parents’ consent as they both follow hanafi madhab, while the boy was in Jamaat. However, the boy…
Is it permissible to publish an English translation of the Qur’an without the Arabic text?
It is not permissible to publish or sell or purchase or distribute a translation of the Qur’an without the Arabic text. This is the unanimous…
Freedom of Expression?
In light of the Paris shootings and call for “freedom of speech” we reproduce the following: With the latest in-your-face act of the Facebook, the…
Is there zakah on sheep that freely grazes on owners property?
Question: A man has some sheep and his servants tend them on his own land. Is there zakah on the sheep or not? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما…
Zakat on a house that one is building to sell
Question: A man purchased a plot and is building a house on it. His intention is to sell the house. The construction is not complete as…
Belittling a Sunnah
To belittle an established Sunnah of the Messenger عليه الصلوة و السلام is kufr. من لم يُقِرَّ بِبَعْضِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عليهم الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ أو لم يَرْضَ…