Q&A/Fatwas

My husband had taken a loan frm a bank which claims to be share’ah bank and now he wants to clear it asap. I used to earn before marriage and have some amount on which i have to give zakah. Can i and my family give him zakah money. Also, can savings account interest be used to clear this loan. As in india it’s difficult to get current account and we receive interest every 3 months

Zakat

19 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible unless he is poor or needy! If I buy a luxury car on installments and build a house in installments, i am not labeled as poor or need to take from zakat! The loan that can be paid from zakat is a loan that the owner took for an emergency […]

Can we give gold zakat money once we see the moon of the ramadhan month like on 26 april 2020 can i give zakat of gold

Zakat

16 Apr

ANSWER: Ramadan has got nothing to do with your zakat. You must give your zakat when it’s due.

There are some narratives on performing Taraweeh at home. Since my childhood I understand that recitation of the Holy Quran is a must. So, can we recite several surahs during the 20 rakahs of this prayer during the month of Ramadan? Is it a Congregational or individual prayer?

Prayer

16 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in reciting as many surahs and as many rakahs as you want in taraweeh and this can be prayed both in congregation as well as individually but definitely it’s more rewarding if you prayed in congregation. The imam can hold the Qur’an or mobile and recite from it the longer surahs.

Whenever I offer Namaz, many memories come to my mind, then will this prayer be accepted?

Prayer

15 Apr

ANSWER: The prayer is valid as long as you fulfilled the conditions of salah, however it will vary in rewards, the more you have concentration and contemplation in salah, the more the reward.

How should we pray Taraweeh prayer at home in the coming Ramadan? Should we pray immediately after Isha? or Should we pray before FAJR? What should be our policy fr Taraweeh in coming Ramadan?

Prayer

14 Apr

ANSWER: This is upto you. You can start praying after completing isha until just before fajr. The best would be to delay it until the last third of the night.

While in Sujood, should a woman remain close to ground(her arms touching the ground) or should she lift them above the ground? I am confused about it

Prayer

14 Apr

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to touch your arms on the ground while making sujood, Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam forbade this. The prayer of a woman is exactly like that of men, there’s no difference.