Q&A/Fatwas

1.Can we Sacrifice animals for the dead? 2. I live in Pakistan. Should we fast the day of Arafah according to Saudi Arabia or Pakistan?

Fasting, Slaughtering

08 Aug

ANSWER: 1. This is permissible, however the Sunnah is to include the deceased in your own sacrifice. 2. Your Arafat is on the 9th of thulhijjah according to your islamic authority in your country regardless of when it is in Saudi Arabia.

I saw you videos on praying in a plane and I have one question. How can we determine if the plane is enough small to pray sitting down. Do we have to ask the crew if they have a place for prayer or when we travel economy class and we stand in front of our chair and feel we are “hanging”against the chair is this enough to know and pray sitting down?

Prayer

07 Aug

ANSWER: I have explained in the video about this. You must enquire if they have some space where you can pray standing up, but if this is not possible then pray standing at your seat but if this is not possible as well and if they don’t allow it then you pray sitting down due […]

Is udhiyah valid if someone clips or shaves his pubic or armpit hair or cuts his hair purposely during the 10 days of dhul hijjah, before his sacrifice is done?

Slaughtering

04 Aug

ANSWER: The udhiyah is valid but he is sinful for doing this intentionally because refraining from removing hair and nails during this time is obligatory upon the person doing the sacrifice.

Sheikh, on our side women follow this practice even when praying at home. After the fajr adhan we pray sunnah and then wait till the iqama is done in majid and then only pray our fardh. Is this correct?

Prayer

04 Aug

ANSWER: No, this is not correct. The iqamah or the prayer at the masjid has no effect on your prayer. You can pray as soon as the time for fajr enters regardless of when the iqamah is given in the masjid.

Which prayers(namaz) can husband & wife pray together…?

Prayer

04 Aug

ANSWER: Night prayers and also fard prayers if there is no masjid within the vicinity (for men)

For the qurbani for eid al adha, is it permissible to give money for it to be brought abroad and given to someone in need. If one feels he does not need it himself or doesnt have the room to store it.

Slaughtering

04 Aug

ANSWER: No problem in slaughtering in another country and to be given to the poor Muslims, however the sunnah is to witness the sacrifice and eat from it.

How many days can you sacrifice the animal for eid al-adha? Is it also allowed to sacrifice it on the 2nd day for example?

Slaughtering

04 Aug

ANSWER: It is allowed to sacrifice the animal from 10th of Dhul hijjah till maghrib of 13th of Dhul hijjah.

I am in Makkah doing my Hajj came from UK do I have to read witr after Isha, some say you must some say you don’t which is right sunnah

Prayer

04 Aug

ANSWER: You should pray witr even while traveling. You should not pray the Sunnah of dhuhr, Maghrib and isha as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam used to skip these while traveling. Other than that, you can pray as many voluntary prayers as you want, including 2 Sunnah before Fajr and Witr as Prophet salla […]

My query is is 1 hissa in big animal sufficient for one family all members who live together and can I do sacrifice on behave of my deceased grandmother as a sadaqah on her behalf will it benefit her.

Slaughtering

04 Aug

ANSWER: Yes, one portion in a big animal (1/7) is sufficient for the entire family living under one roof and you can include your deceased grandmother in this as well.

Is it compulsory to pray the sunnah of fajr prayer?

Prayer

04 Aug

ANSWER: This is not compulsory. However, this is highly recommended as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam said the 2 rakahs before fajr are better than the whole world and what it contains.

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