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I heard on umdatul ahkaam you saying that women can’t enter masjid in menses. I live in New Jersey. I volunteer on every Sunday to teach children about Islamic teachings. In our masjid we teach the children in basement were we don’t perform salah only we give the classes so is it ok for me to go there only in basement to teach the children wheni have menses

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding

24 Dec

If it is a separate place and it is not part of the masjid, this is permissible. But if is part of the masjid and that they use it to pray in it on Fridays or Eids, this is not permissible.

How do we pay zakat on buildings that we own and keep for rent?

Zakat

24 Dec

There is no zakat on it.

I am a medical student preparing for post graduation exams. So is there any relaxation in terms of praying only fard prayers or praying at home only. Like a man that comes to the Prophet (saw) and said that I will do only the bare minimum and the Prophet (saw) said that the person will be in Jannah if he spoke truth.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

24 Dec

Your must pray in the masjid with the congregation. As for the sunnah prayers, this is up to you. The more you follow the sunnah, the more Barakah you will get in your life.

I was given a gift of a hand drawn portrait of my son. I know it is haram to draw anything that has a soul. So my question is, what should I do with this portrait? Can I keep it or should I dispose of it?

Images and image-making

24 Dec

Dispose it off.

Will the following payment of money qualify as zakat? A son-in-law paying for the medical expenses of his aged father-in-law (age over 80 years). The father-in-law has some financial assets but they are not enough to pay for medical expenses

Zakat

24 Dec

If he doesn’t have enough to pay it, this is permissible.

My question is can we wipe over our socks and if it has a little hole in it, will it be valid?

Purity

22 Dec

This is permissible providing the other conditions are fulfilled.

Do you know if in imam muhammad ibn saud islamic university they accept students from Europe?

Knowledge & Propagation

22 Dec

Yes, they do.

I work in the children nursery. My colleague gave me a present and a card said thank you for your help and happy holiday but it just before Christmas Am I going to sinful for that I took present from her

Religions

22 Dec

No, you are not sinful.

The ghusl should be made with the intention of coming back to islaam? After making ghusl, is there a specific dua i should make or like make the declaration of the shahadatayn? Also, about all the salah i have missed, is praying the prayers from now on and trying to pray nawafil prayers enough or do I need to make them up all up?

Apostasy

22 Dec

1.Yes. 2. Say the shahada 3.The prayers that you missed are not counted as you weren’t a muslim that time.

When a muslim who hasnt been praying for a number of years even after reaching the age of puberty, eventually starts practicing the deen alHumdulilah. my question is did they need to do a ghusl because i heard if a person apostates, they have to do ghusl to return back, not sure if a person is classified to be an apostate

Apostasy

22 Dec

One is not an apostate if you have been praying on and off or few times every now and then! However, if you have not prayed at all, then this might be apostasy. However, your coming back to practicing Deen is a good news Alhamdulillah. Repent from your acts sincerely in addition to performing your […]

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