Month: November 2016
Ibn Abbas: Ruqyah to Ease Child Birth (Delivery)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ibn Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said, “If child birth becomes difficult on a woman, then write these two verses and words…
Pointing Finger to the Heavens After Wudhu
Question: Some people lift their index finger (shahadah finger) towards the heavens after wudhu and read a dua. Is this dua authentic? Answer: باسمه سبحانه وتعالى…
Kaffarah for Breaking an Oath
The Kaffarah (Expiation) for breaking an oath is: Free a slave, or Feed ten poor people an average two meals, or Clothe ten poor people…
Curse of Ham
He [Ibn al-Jawẓī] wrote, “As for that which has been narrated that Nūḥ’s privates were uncovered and Ḥām did not cover it due to which…
Benefits of the Divine Law
Taken from Ḥujjatullāh al-Bāligha It may be thought that Divine laws have no benefit, that there is no connection between actions and their recompense, and that…
Reward or Loyalty Points on Credit Cards
The use of a credit card is allowed in the Shariah, regardless of whether the card is issued by a banking institution or some other…
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…
Reserved Parking in Masjid Compound
Question: Assalamu alikum mufti, the masjid compound and the masjid are waqf, so is it correct to have reserved parking spaces for special musallees? Trinidad….
Caution in Narrating Hadīth
The following is taken from pages six hundred and one to six hundred and two of the muassas al-risālah print of Sīyar ‘Alām al-Nubalā: Yahya…
Shias and Hadhrat Muawiyah Radhiyallahu Anhu
Foreword by Mufti Ebrahim Desai Sahib (Hafidhahullah) A loyal child is ultra-sensitive to the dignity of his father. If his father becomes a victim of…