Category: Fatawa al-Akabir
Accounting and the Rulings of Shariah
Questions and Answers submitted to Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Saheb (دامت بركاتهم) of Pakistan from sixteen accountants: ‘Respected Mufti Saheb, Ássalaamu Álaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa…
Dua For the Newly-Wed: Mufti Ahmed Khanpuri
Below is the translation of one of the Duas that the Remnant of our Akabir, the Sublime Spiritual Leader, Sultaanul Aarifeen, the Grand Mufti, Allamah…
How many Poor People can Fidyah be Distributed to?
Question: Is it permissible to give many people the fidyah of one salah or should it only be given to one person? Similarly should the…
Agent Switches the Notes of Zakat
Question: One person gives another person notes of zakat or any other wajib sadaqah to pass on to the poor. This agent changed the notes….
Will Hajj become Fardh by Performing Umrah in Shawwaal?
Question: If a person, upon whom Hajj was not Fardh, goes to perform Umrah in Ramadhan Mubarak and after performing Umrah in Ramadhan, in the month…
Will Hajj become Fardh by Performing a Nafl Umrah?
Question: My Umrah is simply voluntary. It is not wajib or manzoor (of an oath). It is simply that in my heart I wish to…
Undervaluing Merchandise to Evade Sales Taxes
Question Concerning Sales Tax: A. Zaid sold a product to a customer and took ten dollars in taxes. For example, an item which cost $100,…
Selling the Right to Supply Merchandise in a Particular Locality
Question: Generally there is a custom in many cities that, in a certain area, only one particular person has the right to distribute merchandise in…
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…
Using an Inhaler while Fasting for Asthma Patients
Question: People that have asthma sometimes need to use an inhaler. By the inhaler a minuscule amount of air and medicine, in the form of…