Category: Fatawa al-Akabir
A Congregational Recital of the Quran at the grave of a Pious man
Question: Is it permissible to have a congregational recital of the Quran Majeed at the grave of a pious man with the intention of gifting…
Taking a Quran Majeed to the Graveyard with the Deceased
Question: How is it to take a Quran Majeed to the graveyard with the deceased? Answer It has no basis. And Allah knows best (Hazrat…
Counting 40 Foot-Steps When Taking a Maiyit (corpse) for Burial
Question: When lifting up the Janazah (corpse) of a deceased, the people of out locality have this custom of counting 40 footsteps and then gifting…
Performing Salah Sitting Due to Obesity
Question: Should women stand or sit and perform salah? If they sit, will salah be valid? If it is difficult for someone to stand and…
Is the Nasal Mucus of a Dog Pure or Impure?
Question: My father is in Nairobi, Africa at the moment. Over there a man asked him a question. He travelled to London and at the…
Salah in a Bus
Question: If the bus-driver does not stop the bus on the road to perform salah, will one sit and perform salah in the bus or…
Spending on the 10th of Muharram
It is mentioned in a hadith that the person who spends freely on his family and dependents on this day (10th of Muharram), then the…
Teaching a Non-Mahram Woman
Question: If Zaid doesn’t get any evil thoughts when a non-mahram woman comes face to face with him, nor is there any fear of fitnah…
Passing Hands Over Chest after Musafahah (Shaking Hands)
Question: After musafahah (shaking hands) most people pass their hands over their chest. What is its ruling? Answer: Musafahah means to attach one’s hand (palm)…
Islām & Modern Economic Theories
A Translation of Justice Mufṭī Ṭaqī Uthmānī’s Prolegomena to Kiṭāb al-Buyū¸ in Ṭakmilah Faṭḥ al-Mulhim Majority of the authors in the [field of] fiqh and ḥadīth…