Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: Sheikh my parents bought gold jewellery for my sister to give her as a gift on her wedding so do we have to give zakat for those jewelry because here some people said that you don’t have to give zakat for gift because this is not your you will not use it. Is it true Sheikh?

Zakat

19 Apr

ANSWER: As long as its above nisab and in your mother’s possession for over a hijri year, she must pay zakat on it every year, until she actually, physically gives that as a gift to her daughter.

QUESTION: I hv alwys seen my fathr pay my mothr’s gold zakat diligently. I didn’t knw b4 dt wife is sinful. My hsbnd hs paid zakat 4 last fw yrs. Ds yr i kept remnding him. Nw he tells me he forgot d weight of gold at my home. 4 days left in Eid. No time to sell n give all zakat. My deadline is Eid. Cn u suggest a solution? I don’t want 2 be sinful. I didn’t knw he wud not pay this year.

Zakat

18 Apr

ANSWER: No problem if the husband gives his wife’s zakat out of love and compassion (when she authorises him). If he’s not going to pay it on your behalf, you must pay it immediately by selling some of the gold if you don’t have cash. Few days after eid won’t matter.

QUESTION: Sheikh I’m a woman and when we are praying taraweeh in women section and a women passes in front of me while praying does my prayer breaks Or she has to go in front of imam so the prayer breaks

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

15 Apr

ANSWER: As long as you are praying in congregation, your prayer is not broken as Imam’s sutra is sutra for all behind him.

QUESTION: Can a woman perform Eid namaz (prayer) at home?

Prayer

14 Apr

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: Taraweeh is prayed at a local hotel where the men and women are in the same room. The women are in the rows located in the back, but there is no barrier between the last row of the men and the first row of the women. Is it permissible to pray in this setting?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

14 Apr

ANSWER: This is the sunnah and this is how prayers were held during the times of the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam.

QUESTION: Does a woman have to wear socks if her abaya is long enough to cover her feet ?

Prayer, Women clothing

13 Apr

ANSWER: As long as her abaya is long enough to cover her feet and would not expose her feet when changing positions during salah then no problem, otherwise she must wear the socks.

QUESTION: When a woman prays, if her hair is wet( because of ghusl), can her hair on the back be seen or does she have to cover herself in the front and the backside? Will she be sinful for letting her hair be exposed on the back?

Prayer, Women clothing

12 Apr

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited and if done intentionally, her prayer is invalid! She must completely cover herself from head to toe, except for face and hands while praying and a very loose abaya over your normal clothes and a scarf that covers all your hair and chest area does the job perfectly.

QUESTION: To get the reward of performing umrah, should we stay in the same position that we prayed Fajr until ishraq time? Can we get up and take the Quran or do dhikr walking in the masjid?

Prayer

09 Apr

ANSWER: You can walk around if you wish.

QUESTION: Sheikh, is it true that if we pray 1 rakah before the end of the time of prayer that means we have prayed on time?

Prayer

08 Apr

ANSWER: Correct.

QUESTION: In order to get the reward for staying in the prayer mat after praying, do we have to stay in tashahhud position or can we change it as it’s difficult to sit with right foot held upright on the toes for long.

Prayer

08 Apr

ANSWER: You can change the sitting position and sit in a relaxed way.

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