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Leading ṣalāh while sitting

October 28, 2025

Question: Is it permissible for a person to lead ṣalāh while sitting on a chair? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين The imām must be in a better position than the followers to fulfil the obligatory acts in ṣalāh. If he is not in a...Read More

Fiqh, Salah

chair, Imam, salah

Giving adhan from inside the masjid

September 20, 2025

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Giving adhān inside the masjid prayer hall Question: Does the adhān have to be given from outside the masjid hall? Is there anything wrong with giving the adhān from inside the masjid prayer hall? Answer: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين There is no harm in giving the...Read More

Salah

adhan, masjid, salah

Last time to perform ʿumrah for qārin

May 18, 2025

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Last time to perform ʿumrah for qārin Question: From Madīnah, we will be arriving in Makkah on the 7th of Dhul Ḥijjah. If we want to do qirān, when is the last time we can do ʿumrah? Answer: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعين The last time you can...Read More

Hajj

Hajj, Qiran, ʿumrah

Can a mutamattiʿ go to Madīnah after performing ʿumrah?

May 17, 2025

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Can a mutamattiʿ go to Madīnah after performing ʿumrah? Question: We will be going to Makkah for five days. We will be performing ʿumrah and then going to Madīnah for 8 days. We will then get to Makkah on the 7th of Dhul Ḥijjah. However, we may not manage to perform ʿumrah if we get...Read More

Hajj

Fiqh, Hajj, Tamattu'

Zakat on property purchased to resell but leased out in interim

May 3, 2025

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Zakat on property purchased to resell but leased out in interim Question: I purchased a house with the intention to sell it. However, as I am waiting for the right price, I have given the house on rent for one year. Do I still pay zakāt on the property as a business commodity? Answer:...Read More

Fiqh, zakat

Fiqh, Leased property, zakat

Crossing the miqat without ihram

May 3, 2025

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Question: We have been told cross the mīqāt without iḥrām and then come into iḥrām from Masjid ʿĀʾishah. Is this valid? If not, what are the repercussions for doing this? بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In short, it is not permissible for you to cross the mīqāt without iḥrām and then come into iḥrām from...Read More

Hajj

Fiqh, Hajj, Makkah, Miqat

Zakat On Unreceived Pension

February 23, 2025

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Zakāt On Unreceived Pension I understand that zakāt is due on a defined contribution scheme pension. If I choose to pay the zakāt after a few years, what happens if I pass away and never receive that pension? Is the zakāt still necessary? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Zakāt is due on the defined...Read More

Fiqh, zakat

Inheritance, Pensions, Ramadhan, zakat

Repayment of a Loan in a Different Currency

February 5, 2024

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Question: Is it permissible to loan UAE dirhams with repayment of the loan in GB pounds? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم A loan requires that the agreement must be to repay the exact amount borrowed and in the very denomination borrowed.[1] Any agreement contrary to this in invalid and impermissible. If there is a need...Read More

Buying and selling, Fiqh

Bay Sarf, Exchanging Currencies, Islamic Finance, Islamic Loans

Can an ex-spouse inherit?

November 16, 2023

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Among the three agreed upon causes for eligibility to inheritance is marital relations; each spouse will inherit from the other provided there are no causes to be barred from inheritance. Marital relations however, unlike kinship, is not always permanent; marriages can break down with each one of the spouses go their...Read More

Inheritance and Wills

bāʾin, Divorce, Ex-spouse, Inheritance, rajʿī, Talaq

ʿiddah after a divorce through email

November 12, 2023

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Question: A woman has received an email from her husband with the word ‘divorce’ as the subject. She has not yet opened the email but knows what the email is about. Has the divorce already occurred? When will her ʿiddah begin? Answer: بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم ʿIddah begins immediately after a divorce or after...Read More

Fiqh, Marriage

Divorce, Iddah, Talaq, Waiting Period

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