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QUESTION: I gave zakat to a friend in Bangladesh to distribute. He stated he used some of it to build a hand pump for people in a village who have to work miles for water. Is this allowed? I did not ask for this or have my name on pump

Zakat

16 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible and the zakat is not valid. This would be considered as voluntary charity and you must pay that much amount again to complete your zakat money. Zakat should be given in cash to poor & needy Muslims in their hands for them to do whatever they want with it.

QUESTION: Since Saudi Arabia used Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal’s direction of teachings primarily and because Saudi is the Land of Tawheed or the Land where the Tawheed’s purity is kept is this mean his teachings is more Authentic/Sahih and righteous compare to other Imams?

Schools of Thought

16 Jul

ANSWER: We can’t say that it is the most authentic but it is among the most authentic in a lot of rulings due to the fact that he had travelled to different countries and met a lot of scholars more than any of the other 3 previous Imams and he was the last one of […]

QUESTION: If a betting company pays people to sign up on their platform, you don’t have to bet anything, you just need to join. . Would it be halal to join and take the money without staking anything?

Halal/Haram Matters

15 Jul

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited and it is haram money

QUESTION: If I make dua to Allah, can my former husband receive hidayah guidance? Is it possible for Allah to change someone’s heart and guide them?

Supplications

15 Jul

ANSWER: Of course! Guidance is in the hands of Allah

QUESTION: A sisters asks is it permissable to purposely allow her child to suckle from her sister (baby’s aunty) in order to make the baby mahram with her own cousins (aunty’s children) and uncle (aunty’s husband)

Breast Feeding

15 Jul

ANSWER: If the child is below 2 years of age and he or she suckles 5 or more meals, this is permissible and it makes him/her a child of that woman whether she is your sister or any other woman.

QUESTION: When someone has a fractured leg and has difficulty in doing wudhu and performing salah, can they combine Dhur Asar & Maghreb Isha without shortening the prayers? And can they so masa over the plaster?

Ablution (Wudhu)

15 Jul

ANSWER: If there is real hardship for them and they truly can’t pray on time due to their injury, combining is permissible. Wiping over the plaster or cast is permissible when washing underneath it is not possible.

QUESTION: If I cant make the 1st jumuah, and for the 2nd jumuah the khatib extends the khutbah until a few minutes after dhuhr time or right at the end, is the jumah valid? I think hes a hanafi so he thinks dhuhr ends later. Im not sure i’m just speculating. What should I do

Prayer, Schools of Thought

15 Jul

ANSWER: No, it is not valid.

QUESTION: In my govt medical clg BSc students are treated as unpaid hospital workers than learners with little proper teaching. I skip abt 90% of my postings by saying I have classes practicals or academic work only to selfstudy using library books I cant afford to buy I also work partime so I dont have enough time to study at home Is this lie haram?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters

14 Jul

ANSWER: If these tasks assigned to you are part of your study that you must accomplish and finish, you are sinful for skipping them and lying about it.

QUESTION: I have a game where i get in-game coins for doing tasks. There is a mystery box which costs 100 coins, but i don’t know what i will get – i feel like this is the same concept as gambling. So is purchasing that mystery box allowed given that it is a game? (I know that it is haram in the real world)

Sports, Entertainment and Music

14 Jul

ANSWER: Even if this is a game and you got the coins for free and it is all inside the game, this is still not permissible

QUESTION: ‎If I want to meet some old friends after a while and I am one that plans the meeting in a cafe or invites people but there are some who will probably not ovbserve the proper hijab, will I be sinful for inviting/planning?

Halal/Haram Matters, Women clothing

14 Jul

ANSWER: Yes

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