QUESTION: Ther is a Sunday street market where people sell cheap household items, especially electronics. Some say sellers may include stolen goods, though most items are scrap. I bought things like game consoles and computer mice cheaply. Now I am unsure: should I use them, give charity, or discard them, since they might be stolen and cannot be returned? I cannot return them as I bought them 1-2 years ago

Halal/Haram Matters
22 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in buying them unless its 100% known that they sell stolen goods.

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QUESTION: Someone does sujud with his toes in vertical position even if he is able to bend them. Is his salah valid?

Prayer
22 Apr

ANSWER: Its valid but he is missing on the sunnah and its rewards

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QUESTION: When the Imam is in Sujood, some people wait for him to stand before joining salah. Is this recommended?

Prayer
21 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not correct. They should join him in whichever position he’s in

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QUESTION: Can we sell or buy rare coins that are still in circulation

Halal/Haram Matters
21 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible if they are still in circulation as that would be riba. You can sell it in a different currency if the transaction is done simultaneously, hand to hand 

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QUESTION: i know its not permissible to have stuffed toys as angels dont enter a room with figures etc but is it ok if i keep it in a box or somewhere hidden? This stuffed toy duck i have belongs to someone that has passed and i would like to keep it.

Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making
20 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible for young children and haram for adults as these are statues and you must get rid of them. If you tuck it away so that you would give it to another child later on or to your own, this seems permissible

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QUESTION: If someone eats ice cream and has little common cold, is it permissible?

Other
20 Apr

ANSWER: I am not a doctor!

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QUESTION: Can an imam hold and recite from the Qur’an while leading prayer?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
20 Apr

ANSWER: This is permissible in voluntary prayers only such as taraweeh.

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to allow my mother’s boyfriend to pay for my college fees, i told them i would be okay if they didnt, but they insist its okay and want to pay for my education

Other
20 Apr

ANSWER: This whole scenario is a big mess!! What kind of a man are you that is not only ok with your mom having an affair and asking about him paying your fees?!

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QUESTION: As we know we can shave the middle part of eyebrow above nose. How can we determine till where we can shave. Is it okay if i make a line from farest point of my eyelids till my eyebrows above and shave what’s in between?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters
20 Apr

ANSWER: You can only remove the unibrow which is the hair on the area on top of the nose which is not part of the eyebrows and nothing else. 

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QUESTION: Since I live in a hanafi country and asr timing here is wrong, I follow um ul qura for asr. Can I follow um ul qura for the rest of the prayers too? It would make me break my fast a little earlier than others. Is this okay?

Prayer
19 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, you must follow Umm al qura for all prayers except Isha as Umm al qura is wrong in its calculation for Isha. Follow University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi for Isha timings.

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