Latest Fatwas
OCTOBER 2023
Shortened questions:
I have a 14 year old daughter. For a while now, she is refusing to stand up in prayer and/or refusing to pray with the family. Should we be pushing her constantly to pray appropriately or should we just be happy that she is praying at all?
My ex-wife is in Australia with my two daughters who are now 11 years and 8 years and 4 months old. I live in Pakistan but come to Australia to drive taxi for 3-6 months and then go back to Pakistan. What are my obligations towards my daughters and how do I fulfill them. I have elderly parents in Pakistan and I am sole carer for them.
If ghusl becomes fard upon me and I brush my teeth/rinse my mouth with water and then perform ghusl some time later, will I need to gargle during the ghusl again or will the rinsing of my mouth I did earlier suffice?
My ex-wife is in Australia with my two daughters who are now 11 years and 8 years and 4 months old. I live in Pakistan but come to Australia to drive taxi for 3-6 months and then go back to Pakistan. What are my obligations towards my daughters and how do I fulfill them. I have elderly parents in Pakistan and I am sole carer for them.
If ghusl becomes fard upon me and I brush my teeth/rinse my mouth with water and then perform ghusl some time later, will I need to gargle during the ghusl again or will the rinsing of my mouth I did earlier suffice?
I bathed my baby daughter and wrapped her in a towel from head to toe. I noticed that she urinated on the bottom of the towel. I re-washed her body but not her hair. Was this sufficient to remove the impurity from her?
I am an engineer who has to analyse things using software to get reportable data. Can I do personal work and business when the analysis is running?
I have been breaking my fasts several times in several years. How do I do kaffarah?
I work in aged care home. Can I join two salats? Do I need to wash my body and clothes before offering salat?
I am an engineer who has to analyse things using software to get reportable data. Can I do personal work and business when the analysis is running?
I have been breaking my fasts several times in several years. How do I do kaffarah?
I work in aged care home. Can I join two salats? Do I need to wash my body and clothes before offering salat?
I have a condition called IBS where I’m usually always in the washroom having to pass stool or pass wind a lot. While praying, I always get the sensations of gases .....
My brother was given money by his company to give to certain workers as reward. Before he gave the workers their due, he migrated to another company. Now he is unable to contact the workers or the company. What should he do?
I'm just finishing my period at work. In another three hours is zhuhur salat. How will I pray, as I need to perform ghusl before I can pray?
I am a veterinarian. Is it permissible to work in non-halal chicken plant? I am assigned by the government to work there and check the lorry of live chicken, that they are free of disease.
Is it permissible to eat chips from a take-away shop if the oil it was fried in was used to fry calamari rings or non-halal chicken?
Husband said "I was just about to say one talaq" and "Bring me a man who will marry you, then I will divorce you". Husband asked wife to promise that if she hurt him again, their marriage will be nullified. Wife said "If you marry her, I will be haram for you". Did talaq take place ?
I have been noticing that my money is getting stolen from my house I was confused and started blaming my family about it but one day I saw the maid who has been working in our house for more than 7 years stealing the money from my bag....
Is this loyalty reward program permissible?
Can I marry a woman I committed zina with and impregnanted? Will I be regarded the father of the resultant child? Will aboriton be permitted?
Could you please kindly share the fatwa / ruling for fixed deposit in an Islamic Shariah Bank? How would I calculate my Zakat for these Fixed Deposits & Investments? Are all these profits haram for me?
Before consummating the marriage, the husband said "I'm divorcing you. I'm divorcing you. I'm divorcing you." Then he sent her two divorce notices. How many talaqs took place? Can they remain together?
Is income of airline cabin crew halal? Can I enter into business partnership with him?
Can fast be broken while taking the injection in the knee?
If sadaqatul fitr should be given to poor person before Eid Salah, then why do masjids collect it on the day of Eid and what happens to it?
Can a woman get an abortion if she is unable to rear the child and has had 3 c-sections previously.
Can I give up wearing face veil (niqab) because I find people staring at me and giving me dirty looks when I do.
Can a girl get married without permission of her wali? Can they get married without registering it? How can they get married if they are in two different places?
A man died and left behind a wife, 3 daughters a brother and a sister. How will his estate be divided among his heirs?
One man gives azaan at home and prays sunnah then he goes to the masjid and gives azaan there as well -- he’s a muazzin there. Is it okay for him to do so? What would be the best option for this person? Should he carry on in this manner or should he stop giving azaan in one of the places? His home and masjid are in different suburbs.
Is it permissible for a woman in iddah after an irrevocable divorce to attend classes at madrasa? She is in her final year of alimiyya and set to graduate soon. Would she be allowed to go to class and then straight back home?
Does the practice of blowing on water after reading certain duas contradict with the hadith of not blowing into one’s drink or the utensil?
Husband said "You're haram on me. Until your family seeks forgiveness, you're haram on me. Get out from here, you're now haram on me". Did talaq take place? If so, how many?
Is it allowed to take children to the masjid? Is it safe to take a toddler for Maghrib salat to the masjid? A friend of mine says that jinn roam around Maghrib time and this is dangerous for small children.
Can a person leave a will saying all his/her children (boys and girls) should share his belongings equally after his death or should Sharia still be followed?
Can I accept a Christmas gift card from my employer? Can I spend it for personal use?
If I dive into sea water or a swimming pool, will my wudu be done?
A person claims that the varient readings of Quran are basically due to two reasons....
Can we say regarding a specific person that he is a dweller of jannah?
Can I offer salat in a nightie? Can I appear in front of my father and brothers in a nightie?
Is it permissible to wipe on these socks that are not made of leather? What if they contain zipper or other material on the side?
How do I sell my property in installments? When does the buyer become the owner? What if he doesn't pay the money? Can I keep something as collateral?
Dream interpretation: Being inside a building when there's storm and darkness outside.
Dream interpretation: Travelling to the Haram in Makkah without seeing Masjid al-Haram and Kaba.
My brother was given money by his company to give to certain workers as reward. Before he gave the workers their due, he migrated to another company. Now he is unable to contact the workers or the company. What should he do?
I'm just finishing my period at work. In another three hours is zhuhur salat. How will I pray, as I need to perform ghusl before I can pray?
I am a veterinarian. Is it permissible to work in non-halal chicken plant? I am assigned by the government to work there and check the lorry of live chicken, that they are free of disease.
Is it permissible to eat chips from a take-away shop if the oil it was fried in was used to fry calamari rings or non-halal chicken?
Husband said "I was just about to say one talaq" and "Bring me a man who will marry you, then I will divorce you". Husband asked wife to promise that if she hurt him again, their marriage will be nullified. Wife said "If you marry her, I will be haram for you". Did talaq take place ?
I have been noticing that my money is getting stolen from my house I was confused and started blaming my family about it but one day I saw the maid who has been working in our house for more than 7 years stealing the money from my bag....
Is this loyalty reward program permissible?
Can I marry a woman I committed zina with and impregnanted? Will I be regarded the father of the resultant child? Will aboriton be permitted?
Could you please kindly share the fatwa / ruling for fixed deposit in an Islamic Shariah Bank? How would I calculate my Zakat for these Fixed Deposits & Investments? Are all these profits haram for me?
Before consummating the marriage, the husband said "I'm divorcing you. I'm divorcing you. I'm divorcing you." Then he sent her two divorce notices. How many talaqs took place? Can they remain together?
Is income of airline cabin crew halal? Can I enter into business partnership with him?
Can fast be broken while taking the injection in the knee?
If sadaqatul fitr should be given to poor person before Eid Salah, then why do masjids collect it on the day of Eid and what happens to it?
Can a woman get an abortion if she is unable to rear the child and has had 3 c-sections previously.
Can I give up wearing face veil (niqab) because I find people staring at me and giving me dirty looks when I do.
Can a girl get married without permission of her wali? Can they get married without registering it? How can they get married if they are in two different places?
A man died and left behind a wife, 3 daughters a brother and a sister. How will his estate be divided among his heirs?
One man gives azaan at home and prays sunnah then he goes to the masjid and gives azaan there as well -- he’s a muazzin there. Is it okay for him to do so? What would be the best option for this person? Should he carry on in this manner or should he stop giving azaan in one of the places? His home and masjid are in different suburbs.
Is it permissible for a woman in iddah after an irrevocable divorce to attend classes at madrasa? She is in her final year of alimiyya and set to graduate soon. Would she be allowed to go to class and then straight back home?
Does the practice of blowing on water after reading certain duas contradict with the hadith of not blowing into one’s drink or the utensil?
Husband said "You're haram on me. Until your family seeks forgiveness, you're haram on me. Get out from here, you're now haram on me". Did talaq take place? If so, how many?
Is it allowed to take children to the masjid? Is it safe to take a toddler for Maghrib salat to the masjid? A friend of mine says that jinn roam around Maghrib time and this is dangerous for small children.
Can a person leave a will saying all his/her children (boys and girls) should share his belongings equally after his death or should Sharia still be followed?
Can I accept a Christmas gift card from my employer? Can I spend it for personal use?
If I dive into sea water or a swimming pool, will my wudu be done?
A person claims that the varient readings of Quran are basically due to two reasons....
Can we say regarding a specific person that he is a dweller of jannah?
Can I offer salat in a nightie? Can I appear in front of my father and brothers in a nightie?
Is it permissible to wipe on these socks that are not made of leather? What if they contain zipper or other material on the side?
How do I sell my property in installments? When does the buyer become the owner? What if he doesn't pay the money? Can I keep something as collateral?
Dream interpretation: Being inside a building when there's storm and darkness outside.
Dream interpretation: Travelling to the Haram in Makkah without seeing Masjid al-Haram and Kaba.