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Meaning of Allah Allah fī aṣḥābī

October 7, 2021

Question: During the Friday khuṭbah, what is the meaning when the imām says: ‘Allah Allah fī aṣḥābī’? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم These words are part of a ḥadīth recorded by Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, and others on the authority of ʿAbdullāh ibn al Mughaffal in which the Prophet ﷺ reminds the believers of the close...Read More

Salah

hadith, khutbah, salah

Debt forgiveness and inheritance

August 9, 2021

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Question A family member wanted to purchase a property and borrow the funds from me. After the property was purchased, I told the family member that the they should accept the property as a gift and not pay the money back. However, they refused to accept and insisted on returning the money to which I...Read More

Fiqh

debt, money, will

What is considered a Shari’ Masjid?

June 9, 2021

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What is considered a Shari’ Masjid? Question: Inshā Allah you are well and in the state of good health and īmān. The masjid committee was hoping for sharʿī clarification on some issues regarding the masjid. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I pray that Allah grants us all the ability to remain on the straight...Read More

Fiqh

masjid

Kaffārah for eating after taking the vaccination

May 16, 2021

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Kaffārah for eating after taking the vaccination Question: I took the vaccine while fasting but assumed that it broke my fast so I ate. I later learned that it doesn’t break my fast. Will I have to give kaffārah? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم The jurists have given several scenarios in which a person began...Read More

Fasting

fasting, kaffarah, vaccine

Breaking an assumed qaḍāʾ fast

December 30, 2020

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Question: A woman thought she had a qaḍāʾ left; however, after starting the fast she realised that she had already done the qaḍāʾ. Can she break the fast? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Yes, it is permissible for her to break the fast if she started it on the assumption that she had a qaḍāʾ...Read More

Fiqh

fasting, qadha

Repeating witr if ʿishāʾ is repeated

November 13, 2020

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Question: If someone makes a mistake in Fard of ʿishāʾ but realises after praying sunnah and witr, does witr have to be repeated with farḍ too? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم According to Imām Abū Ḥanīfah, witr ṣalāh is an independent obligatory prayer and begins along with the time for ʿishāʾ ṣalāh. This being...Read More

Fiqh, Salah

salah

The chains of transmission to the compilers of the six books of ḥadīth

October 5, 2020

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Question: In the chain of transmission from us to Imām Bukhārī, has there been a complete reading of the entire book at every link of the chain or were there partial readings of the book also? What about the remaining five books of ḥadīth? بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Among the distinguishing features and virtues...Read More

Hadith

Bukhari, chains of narration, hadith

Tayammum due to weakness

September 11, 2020

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Question: Due to extreme weakness, an elderly family member is unable to perform wuḍū themselves and is also unable to turn towards the qiblah themselves. Are they allowed to perform tayammum and pray in the direction that they are already in without facing the qiblah? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم By the clear the...Read More

Fiqh, Purity

Tayammum

Transferring inheritance rights

September 6, 2020

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Question: Can the right to inheriting a property be sold to another inheritor or to a third party? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Inheritance is the transfer of ownership of the estate which transfers from the deceased to the surviving relatives at the point of death; it is not a ‘right to a claim’. This...Read More

Fiqh, Inheritance and Wills

Inheritance

Praying ʿĪd ṣalāh on the second or third day

July 22, 2020

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Question: The lockdown in Leicester may be relaxed on the 1st of August. If this is the case, is it permissible to delay the ʿĪd ṣalāh so that rather than praying on Friday, it is prayed on Saturday? If so, what should be done about Qurbānī? Answer بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم If the current...Read More

Fiqh, Salah

Eid, salah

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