Q&A/Fatwas

I have debt on me. Last year i was working without salary for almost a year. Alhamdulillah i joined a different company and my salary is paid on time. But last year had to take help from friends to survive.So now Zakah is due. Can i use my zakah money to pay some of my debts? Is this allowed?

Zakat

13 May

ANSWER: Zakat is owed from you if you have any cash savings for a whole lunar year that reaches the nisab. You can’t use zakat to pay off your debts. If you haven’t had any savings, there is no zakat on you.

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12 May

In our locality there is no advantage for women to attend taraweh salat at masjid. I hifz a very little part of Quran. So is it permissible for me to recite from Mushaf in taraweh salah? If yes, how should I hold this? As our hands should be tied during the recitation.

Prayer

11 May

ANSWER: You can look in the Qur’an or your phone and recite longer surahs during Taraweeh. No problem in holding it in your hands and reciting in your voluntary prayers.

People say in India that for praying namaz you should change your places you will get the reward and that a each place will give you witness that you prayed in these particular places . is it authentic ?

Prayer

11 May

ANSWER: Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam has ordered us to either change the position after fard or to talk with someone to pray the sunnah prayers.

sheikh if a woman prays her salah and forgot to untie her knot which she has tied with her hair while busy with work.does she has to repeat her prayer or do sahu sajda.

Prayer

11 May

ANSWER: Her prayer is valid, she does not have to do sujood as sahu nor repeat her prayer.

In pakistan dhur time is 12:28 according to my prayer apl And the azan is at 12:50 Can i pray at 12:28? And same case in asr And in fajr also is 4:28 and azan is at 4:50 or 5am What should i follow my prayer app?

Prayer

10 May

ANSWER: The most accurate timetable is Umm Al Qura timings. You can follow that and pray

Sheikh i am under debt,and collecting money for it.Am i obliged to pay the zakat from this money

Zakat

10 May

ANSWER: If the money reaches the value of 595 grams of silver or more and a whole lunar year passes on it, you must give 2.5% as zakat.

When does sunnah of fajr finish. Is it 15 minutes before athan of zuhur

Prayer

09 May

ANSWER: The question is not clear. Sunnah must be prayed within Fajr time itself. You can make it up if missed after Fajr prayer or after the sun rises. The Fajr time ends as soon as the sun begins to rise. As soon as you see the tip of the sun on the horizon, the […]

Sheikh someone told me that I cannot pray infront of the mirror as my reflection will also pray.can i pray infront of the mirror or not?

Prayer

09 May

ANSWER: No problem in this, but it is not recommended as it is distracting.

Sheikh I didn’t pay zakaat on my gold for last seven years. I want to pay from now on. Is the old zakat still payable by me? How to pay zakat for my previous seven years? How to account for different gold prices during those seven years?

Zakat

09 May

ANSWER: You must pay the zakat for all those years by estimating the selling price during each year and giving 2.5% of it, if it had reached Nisab, besides repenting to Allah. https://youtu.be/iGjpG08SLWI

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