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Sheikh, After the ghusl of a deceased lady is given, when wrapping her body with the funeral cloth… should her hair be tied at the back or should it be left along on each side of her so it covers her chest.

Funerals

28 Sep

ANSWER: It should be braided into 3 braids; two on the sides and one on the middle and then all are thrown to her back.

Suppose during aqd nikah mahr is written as 200000 tk, but with the intention that 70000 is obligatory to pay (as husbands capacity is low) and the remaining are optional for the husband, its totally up to him will he pay it or not? Is this type of condition allowed?

Dowry, Fiqh of Marriage, Marriage Contract

28 Sep

ANSWER: No, this is ambiguous. He must write down what he would actually pay.

Taking young children or babies to Umrah and Hajj – Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem

Articles, Hajj and Umrah, Q&A/Fatwas

27 Sep

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Please correct me if I’m wrong. I believe there is nothing wrong with eating a birthday cake. (Providing it is halal) Q) What is the ruling on putting “candles” on top of cakes? Is it imitating the kufar/fire worshippers? Sometimes people do this and they blow the candles to celebrate their own birthday.

Halal/Haram Matters

27 Sep

ANSWER: It is not permissible to celebrate one’s birthday as this is imitating the disbelievers whether by putting candles or not. If someone offers you birthday cake, there is no problem in eating it providing you did not partake in their celebration.

Is it halal to work in an insurance company?

Jobs, Riba

27 Sep

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it involves facilitating in two major sins: Gambling and Riba.

Do we need to wipe our face with hand after reading last 3 surah after magirb and fajr. Like we wipe before going to sleep. Also what should be the way of wiping. Do we need to wipe even our legs which is far away from our hand when we lay down. Or we should sit and touch our leg from bed.

Supplications

27 Sep

ANSWER: Cupping the hands and wiping is done only before going to bed. Doing that in the morning and evening is an innovation. You only recite them.

Sheikh i wanted to know whether in a democracy it is okay to be a lawyer (private or gov). Would becoming a lawyer mean to rule by law other than the one decreed? I want to be a lawyer and not a judge.

Jobs

27 Sep

ANSWER: If one is working against Islam and Muslims, their salary is haram. Also, if they are taking cases and applying the rule of secular states, this is forbidden as one can only rule with the Islamic law except in cases that he is defending the rights of the oppressed and the likes.

What is the rule of keeping quran in one’s residence? Where should i place it? I knew that i have to keep it in the highest place of a room,but in my dorm i don’t have such a place so i keep it on the highest shelf, but there are a few more things too on that shelf, what should i do?

Reading/Reciting the Quran

27 Sep

ANSWER: You don’t need to place it in the highest place in the room but you must not disrespect it.

We live in Jedda.My daughter Went into ihraam in Jedda WITHOUT condition as I forgot to inform her about it.Got to hotel in makka she started her menses which usually last 10days.We were adviced that she can remove her from the state of ihraam and there is no blame on her.No penalty applies due to her NOT being aware of having to had stipulated a condition attached to her niyyah. Is this correct.

Hajj and Umrah

27 Sep

ANSWER: No, this is not correct and totally baseless. She must remain in her state of Ihram until she is pure, have ghusul and then go back and make her Umrah without a new Ihram as she is already in Ihram.

A person asked me a question regarding why Allah created us if he new we would end up in heaven or hell. I gave the answer Allah does not decree it before but rather based on their deeds.They asked me that ournt our deeds also based on allah’s decree. I answered that it is based on how we choose right and wrong. Is this correct or have I answered anything wrong.

Divine Will and Decree

27 Sep

ANSWER: Allah had written all what is going to happen till the day of judgement and that was 50,000 years before He created the creation. Everything is written down but we don’t know what Allah had decreed! We can’t blame the divine decree for our sins and shortcomings. It is we who make our own […]

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