Q&A/Fatwas

I’m not in hajj but I want to sacrifice for Allah, I don’t know what day I should sacrifice, is it on eid after I pray or the ninth please kindly teach me

Slaughtering

13 Aug

ANSWER: The sacrifice can’t be made before the eid prayer. The best would be to sacrifice on the day of Eid, however you can also sacrifice on the 11th, 12th and before Maghrib of 13th of Dhul hijjah. https://islamqa.info/en/answers/36432/definition-of-udhiyah-and-ruling-thereon

Which one is more rewarding? Sharing in sacrifice of a cow or sacrificing a goat?

Slaughtering

13 Aug

ANSWER: The best sacrifice is a camel, then a cow, if one offers the whole animal, then a sheep, then a goat, then one-seventh of a camel, then one-seventh of a cow.

During friday qutbah, we are not allowed to say a word but are we allowed to say ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-ʿala āli-hi wa-sallam for Muhammad.

Prayer

13 Aug

ANSWER: This is permissible but you should say it silently.

In the subcontinent there is a habit of bathing the animal applying perfume a day before slaughter then person on who’s behalf the slaughter is done,passes his hand on the animal then slaughter is followed with the recitation of takbira aloud in congregation sometimes the ladies are also present is this allowed

Slaughtering

08 Aug

ANSWER: All what you have mentioned is not from the Sunnah at all and hence innovation. No problem if women witness the sacrifice.

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.

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