Category: Fatawa al-Akabir
Performing Qadha Salah at Tahajjud Time Will Garner its Rewards
Question: If a person performs his life-long Qadha Salahs (missed prayers) at Tahajjud time, will he acquire the rewards of Tahajjud? Answer: One will acquire the…
If a Nafl Prayer was Broken, Can it be Repeated while Sitting?
Question: A person stood and performed a nafl salah. The salah became fasid (invalid). Can he sit and repeat it? Answer: A nafl salah (optional…
The Criterion for The Ruling on any Sport or Game
Hazrat Mufti Taqi Usmani (حفظه الله) writes: As regards to the ruling of entertainment and sports in general, my teacher and my father ‘Allamah Mufti…
Basant (Kite Flying) is Contrary to the Laws of Shariah
The inception of kite flying. Between the year 1707 and 1759, during the reign of Zakariya Khan, the governor of Punjab, a Hindu by the…
77 Branches of Faith In Islam By Imam Baihaqi (r.a.)
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Islam is not only the name of a faith but complete way of life, which was brought into the world from Almighty…
Suspending Divorce on a General Statement but Intending a Specific Scenario
Question: Zaid said to his wife, Hindah, “From tomorrow if you go outside you are divorced thrice,” but his intention was outside at any other…
Two Aqeeqahs in a Large Animal
Question: Is it permissible to slaughter a large animal for the aqeeqah of two boys? Answer: The aqeeqah of two boys is permissible in a…
Saying Salam to a Shia
Question: Are the Bori Shias outside the fold of Islam? Why? Is it allowed to say salam to them? If they say salam, then how…
To Shake Hands with Every Salam
Question: I meet a specific person five times a day every day. Each time he stretches out his hand for musafahah with every salam. How…
Travelling Without a Ticket
Question: If a person travels in a train in India without a ticket, would he be sinful in the eyes of Allah? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما…