QUESTION: My local mosque does not accept zakat ul fitr in the form of food, is it permissible for me to give my mosque money?

Fasting and Ramadan, Zakat
27 Mar

ANSWER: If the masjid buys and gives food items to poor Muslims with that money then no problem. But if they only hand them cash, this is not valid.

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QUESTION: If it rains or will making wudu some water goes on my lips and I put them in my mouth to remove them does this count as drinking and does it break my fast?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
27 Mar

ANSWER: If you intentionally swallow such rain water or any type of water like this, this breaks your fast.

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QUESTION: In my family we have lots of debt. But the jewellery we have at home is above nisab, but we are middle class. What we earn in a month spent in the same month, is zakah fard to us?if yes then what we do? But we don’t want to sell the jewelleries

Zakat
27 Mar

ANSWER: If the jewelry reaches the nisab (threshold) or exceeds it, you must give zakat on it every year, whether by using your cash or by selling parts of it if you don’t have cash.  Failing to do so would admit you to hellfire where the same jewelry you are refusing to sell would be […]

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QUESTION: If i stole a drink or food while im in the time of fasting and then had it for iftar would this break my fast? If it does would i have to fast the days i did robbed even if i didnt know this.

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
27 Mar

ANSWER: You have committed a major sin that would reduce the rewards of your fasting to almost zero.

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QUESTION: A couple trying to conceive, decided to skip the fast one day for Intercourse during the day in Ramadan as husband had to travel to join duty in KSA. They intended to make up the fast. Are both sinful for leaving fast, or for the intercourse. And what is the expiation other than compensation of fast.

Fasting and Ramadan
26 Mar

ANSWER: You are both sinful and must expiate it by fasting 60 consecutive days each. 

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QUESTION: My brother is an independent/financially independent adult but does not fast or pray. Is it acceptable for my mother to pay zakat al fitr on his behalf without him knowing?

Fasting and Ramadan, Zakat
26 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in this! However, if he doesn’t fast nor pray, this wouldn’t benefit him as he might be a disbeliever for not praying at all! She should be more worried about that than worrying for zakatul fitr

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QUESTION: Some people observe their fast according to Saudi Arabia’s schedule, even while living in Pakistan, where there is a one-day difference. Is their fast valid? I have heard that we should follow the fasting schedule of the place where we reside.”

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
26 Mar

ANSWER: Their fast is not valid as they must observe the fast with the majority of Muslims where they live. 

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to give female influencers that aren’t abiding by the hijab to advertise our products even though they’ll only post the pictures of our products on their page without showing their faces in our own advertisement?

Halal/Haram Matters, Social Media
26 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible as you would be endorsing their sin and normalising it

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QUESTION: Last year I gave on the zakat deadline my zakat to my mother and aunt to distribute around in my hometown to the poor. They did this but they distribute partly every few months. Is this allowed or do I need to give my zakat to charities to do this?

Zakat
25 Mar

ANSWER: Zakat must be given on its due date and must not be delayed for this long. You can take a couple of days extra but not months like this.

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QUESTION: Will people like n*t*nyahu go to jannah if they accept islam someday

Paradise and Hell
25 Mar

ANSWER: As long as someone dies on Tawheed & Islam, they would eventually enter Jannah with Allah’s permission and Mercy regardless of their heinous past as Islam erases all evils that was committed before it.

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