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Visiting one's fiancé(e)

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)

I'm wondering if it is disliked for a girl to go to her fiancé's house to visit the family, even if she is going with her parents. I think this is a cultural thing. Is there any thing mentioned regarding this in the shar…

Segregation between men and women

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)

I have heard that at wedding functions it is obligatory to separate men and women so that they do not mix freely, and so this does not lead to fitna.

Is it important to marry within the family?

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)

My respected elders have accused me of having a false understanding of marriage in Islam and say that my teaching in this is incorrect. Their belief is that Rasool Allah (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) encoura…

Can you tell me something about the value of time?

Sidi Faraz Rabbani

Can you tell me something about the value of time?

Fear of the unseen and to come

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Is it permitted to celebrate birthdays?

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Giving boys name with Abd...

Shaykh Ilyas Patel

If someone has one of Allah's 99 names does one have to put Abdel before the name? An example would be if someone's name is Kareem, does one have to say Abdelkareem?

Is it wrong to wear short-sleeved shirts?

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam

Is it wrong to wear short-sleeved shirts?

Is it permissible to have a business where one sells both zabiha and non zabiha meat?

Sidi Faraz Rabbani

Is it permissible to have a business where one sells both zabiha and non zabiha meat? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, No. It is haram to sell that which is haram to consume.

Menstruating women coming to classes in a masjid

Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, www.whitethreadpress.com

My question is in regard to menstruating women and being in the masjid. If an apartment or small house was made into a masjid and the same room the salaah is performed classes are held, would a menstruating woman be allo…

Hijab readiness

Shaykh Gibril Haddad

I am 13 years old , my dad insists that I wear my hijab to school and commit to it but I don't feel ready yet. I feel when you start wearing it you never take it off to attend anywhere etc only around immediate family me…

I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T SHAKE HANDS!!

Sidi Faraz Rabbani

I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T SHAKE HANDS !! I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T SHAKE HANDS !! Not Just Friends: Protect Your Relationships from Infidelity And Heal the Trauma of Betrayal "I'm sorry, but I don’t shake hands with members of…

Stolen Things: When a kid... how to compensate?

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)

I was wondering say someone took something while they were a kid or before pubescent do they have to return what they took? Secondly does one return something that is equal to the value of that which was taken or the act…

Adhan & Iqama when husband prays with wife

Sidi Faraz Rabbani

My husband and I sometimes pray the salah together and he leads the salah. Should he be the one to do the adhan and iqama or can I say it while no other non-mahram men can hear me?

RE: Proofs for sunnah muakkada

Sidi Faraz Rabbani

You have said previously that someone continuously missing Sunnah Muakkada is sinful and will be deserving of punishment in the Hereafter. What is the reference in the Hanafi works for this?

Special prayer for marriage?

Sidi Faraz Rabbani

I love a boy and I want to marry him Allah is so kind that He accepts our prayer. Is there any special type of prayer regarding this? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, The best prayer is the one made out of need, from the…

Giving salams to someone in the toilet

Sidi Faraz Rabbani

Is it haram/disliked to say salaam to someone in a bathroom. I once heard that one shouldn't say salaam or do dhikr there as it is an unclean place?

Boycott of a family by Islamic Society

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)

We live in India in a community known as Mansuri Jammat. For the welfare of the society. The Mansuri Jammat has framed some stricter laws as regards to the families violating the norms.

MAWLANA RUMI: "A hundred regrets for lost opportunities"

Sidi Faraz Rabbani

MAWLANA RUMI: “A hundred regrets for lost opportunities” The Prophet has said truly that no one who has passed away from this world feels sorrow, regret, or disappointment because of dying but rather feels a hundred regr…

Platinum Rings

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)

Platinum rings In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, For men, only silver rings are permissible. Women have been given the permission to wear gold and silver rings without doubt. However, rings made fo…

Reasons to divorce an errant wife

Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf, www.whitethreadpress.com

I would like to ask what, are permissible reasons to divorce one’s wife. Beginning of the marriage my wife use to pray and do the hijab (Although she never use to before the marriage). She even went for umrah. We have be…

Marriage: How to perform the nikah according to the sunna in the Hanafi school

11. It is then sunna the next day or the day after once the couple have consummated their marriage or entered into privacy together to provide a walima reception. This is provided by the groom and his family and is not a…

Prayers for wanting a child

Just a month ago a couple in a similar dilemma were blessed with a child after ten years of marriage. Hence, everything is possible for Allah. Sara (upon her be peace) and Zakariya (upon him be peace) were blessed with c…

Wet dreams: is wudu enough or must ghusl be performed?

Sidi Faraz Rabbani

When you wake up in the morning and you realize that you had a wet dream is it obligatory to do ghusl before prayer or can you get away with it just by doing wudu?

The sunnas associated with the obligatory prayer

Sidi Sohail Hanif, Amman (Jordan)

Please let me know the sunna prayers before each obligatory prayers and after each obligatory prayer.

Choice of jobs

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What is the ruling of keeping dogs in the Shariah?

Sidi Fadi Qutub Zada, Amman (Jordan)

What is the ruling of keeping dogs in the Shariah? In the name of Allah,the most Compassionate and Merciful Assalamu alaikum, Having a dog as a pet is prohibitively disliked (makruh tahriman).

Earrings for Men

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)

I have been asked by someone who is considering to convert to Islam whether or not it is permissible for men to to wear earrings according to the classical fiqh?

Showering instead of full baths (ghusl) or wudu

Sidi Fadi Qutub Zada (Amman)

Is it enough to have a shower instead of a full bath or wudu?

What is the ruling of cat saliva? Is it filthy (najis)?

Sidi Fadi Qutub Zada (Amman)

Is the wetness of a cats nose, or the saliva of a cats mouth considered to be filth?