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I have a bent nose (deviated septum) and dorsal hump. Is surgery permissible to rectify these defects?

Husband said/wrote statement of talaq against the second wife in order to please the first wife. He didn't intend to issue talaq. Is the talaq valid?

If father gave wealth to sons during his lifetime, will they become the owners of it? Can parents give gifts to some children and not others? What to do if brothers don't give inheritance share to sister? 

Can one accept food sponsored by a restaurant that sells alcohol? Can he wear clothing with the restaurant's logo on it for advertisement purpose?

Can a woman travel overseas with her children and brother in-law and his family?

Retaining the security deposit for breaking the contract

Can Aqeeqah be done before the 7th day? And can it be done twice?

Will there be zakāh on a property purchased with the intention of using it as a shop?

How to perform Qada of Salah missed while traveling?

Is it permissible to use products that contain animal fat?

Is it permissible to sign on an agreement of interest for husband?

Can one read Muqatta'aat letters in the Holy Qur'an as Zikr?

Is it permissible to do abortion if the new born is expected to be deaf?

Is it permissible for someone to marry his brother's foster sister?

Sadaqa Fitr (Fitrana): On whom is it compulsory? What amount has to be paid? When should it be paid? Can it be given to multiple people?

Some people offer two rakats salat after witr salat. What is the origin and ruling of this salat?

Is the meat of kangaroo halal? What about the meat of wallaby?

Can I keep a dog to protect my property from robbers? If so, can I keep it in the backyard? Also, can I take it for a walk for its exercise?

Husband said to wife in anger: "You’re better without me, my mother does not want my happiness, just leave me, you’re free now. Talaq." How many divorces took place?

When I do wudu I feel gas (gastric) coming. Sometimes I control it and sometimes it comes out without any sound or smell. I can't control it as it is comes every 3 or 4 minutes. My question is that in that situation will I do wudu again or one wudu is enough for one Salah. Because of this I lose my concentration in Salah.

Can a husband attend his wife while she is giving birth, or is it haram? Or who else can attend the birth, because as we have heard that a woman cannot expose her awrah except to the doctor due to necessity? As here in Australia they give you the option that husband can cut the cord, is it permissible? .... What are the teachings of the Sharia for a woman while she is giving birth in a country like Australia? .... (and other questions)

Are there any duas one should recite for one’s deceased relatives?

At the moment I am sixteen years of age nearly seven teen. I was asked to go to my friends party, only that alcohol is present. I'm not sure if it is right. Should I go? I am quite strict in my beliefs and would never drink alcohol. A few weeks ago I was questioned by the same friend about alcohol. They asked: “How come as a Muslim you do not drink alcohol, yet you believe in Jesus, a prophet, who made and drank wine?” I know alcohol is haram.

I’m in pharmaceutical business. Recently someone asked me to import some meat items, including pork and some other haram meats. Please advise if it’s ok for me to do this business? 

I have heard some people and also some Alims say that don’t give away your Qurbani meat to anyone, eat it yourself. Is it right?

If a person’s year for his/her Zakat starts and ends in Safr for example but he/she would like to give Zakat in Ramadan, when the following Ramadan comes will he/she give theZakaat for a year and a half to account for the six months from Safr to Ramadan or how will he/she pay their Zakaat?

Is income tax I pay to Indian government not equivalent prima facie to zakat? If not, am I not burdened twice being a Muslim?

If one cannot remove the hair from her arms, legs etc. herself, is it permissible to take help of another sister  friend or the girls which are meant for such jobs in locality nowadays? Is it allowed to reveal our body that time to that sister ?

Is it permissible to watch the new year fireworks?

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If someone was to have zakat due upon him but then gives money with the intention of voluntary sadaqa, will the money be counted towards his zakat or voluntary sadaqa or both?

Can we used interest money in our home toilet or bathroom ?

How punctual in a particular deed does one have to be in order to be counted among those punctual in that deed?.....

Can I pay zakat to Muslims of Syria who are suffering and have no food and no clothes ?
Do I have to pay zakat on my home items without which I can easily survive, i.e. items which are for the comfort of my family -- for example: fancy dinner plates which are only occasionally used?

Who is eligible for fitrana (sadaqatul fitr)? I paid some amount as fitrana to a patient who does not have money for his medicine etc. is he eligible?

A woman makes a vow that if this thing happens then she will keep fasts for a month. She did not mention that she will keep the fasts consecutively. Now that thing has come to pass; but she is unable to keep the fasts. What should she do now?

I am in a situation where I am kind to my family but they are not to me. I came across this hadith; however I do not understand. Would you please be able to explain this hadith to me ......

I have read from numerous Islamic sources that say carmine is haraam to consume; however, I wanted to ask if it is permissible to use makeup like eyeliners, eye shadows and blushes which you are not ingesting and are applying to skin and are for external use on the skin. 

I have a loan and I have to pay it off by one week.... Can I borrow the money from Commonwealth Bank as fixed rate personal loan?

In Australia, almost all sheep have their tails docked (removed) in order to reduce the build-up of faeces which can encourage fly strike (wool maggots). Now, in the Fiqh books it is mentioned that if an animal has a third or more of its tail removed, it is not permissible to use such an animal for qurbani (udhiyya); otherwise the qurbani will be invalid. The question is: Does that mean that it is not permissible to do qurbani of sheep in Australia?

The Mahr at the nikah of a couple was stipulated to be a hajj trip specifically where only the husband and nobody else could take the wife for hajj. Now the couple have divorced and the hajj trip has not been fulfilled, i.e. mahr has not been fulfilled. How can the husband fulfil his obligation of mahr now that he and the woman are strangers?

Is there qada for nafl and sunnah salats? Does Tahiyyatul Wudu salat have to be performed immediately after wudu? Is making iqama before even choosing the imam permissible? Can the intention of Tahiyyatul Wudu salat be combined with other salats?

If I wear my khuff (leather socks) or socks after my ablution, I know that I am allowed to wipe the top of my feet for 24 hours as a resident. Please tell me the conditions that vitiate such ablution. In particular, is my ablution spoilt merely by my removing the khuff or socks? 

When leaving from a gathering or meeting, is it sunnah to only give salam to the people or to make musaafaha (hand shake) too?

Husband said in an argument with his brother "Just after 15 days of marriage, I left (or separated from) my wife, went to earn to the Middle East and supported the family for many years" .... Did divorce take place between him and his wife due to those words?

I want to know if someone has only gold and no silver, but value of gold is equal to silver nisab then is Zakat is compulsory on that gold? What will be situation if someone has some gold and some silver how to calculate zakat on these items?

Who has to pay zakat on borrowed money, the borrower or the lender? And how will zakat be paid on it?

Is blood test permissible while fasting? Does taking one's blood out break the fast?

Does vomiting and swallowing vomit break one's fast? If yes, does he have to do kaffara? Can he eat and drink for the rest of that day?

If a non-baligh (immature) child says something that normally would take a person out of islam is it counted?

Is wearing a topi (hat) sunnah or a mere tradition? One person says that it is a mere tradition. He also says that nowhere in the Hanafi Fiqh books is it mentioned that wearing a topi is recommended when praying. Is he correct?

Is it permissible for a pharmacist to sell or supply a medicine that contains haram ingredients? 

When something bad happens to me I lose my temper and say very very bad things about Allah(SWT), like He is not merciful, He is cruel; and I also curse Allah (Nauzubillah). Do I become a Kafir by saying this? Are all my good deeds wasted by saying this? If I don't become a kafir, can I repent for these sayings?

Kindly give details of the sunnah hairstyle and combing.What is the sunnah method of keeping the lower garment above the ankles (i.e. just above the bones or significantly far above the bones?) What is meant by the ankle?

If a mature boy and girl took an oath on the Quran after their engagement and then made Allah SWT, Mohammed S.A.W witnesses and thereafter did the nikah with ijaab and qabool (proposal and acceptance) on their own (i.e. without anyone’s presence), and then announced in their family the whole act; are they considered husband and wife? Was their nikah valid?

Are all cheeses and yeast-containing breads halal?

Should a person leave out the Sunnah Mu'akkadah salats in order to finish his qada salats?

Is it permissible to use dry cleaning and coin operated washing machines to wash one's clothes?

Zakat calculation question from a retail company

Various questions on salat and purity

How to purify impure tank water, and other tahara related questions.

Five questions about janaza.

During pregnancy, is it permissible to expose one's awrah to the doctor for regular check-ups?

Will a person be questioned about sins he repented from?

Did the bed and car seat become impure in this case?

Does oil on the skin prevent wudu and ghusl? By touching an impure substance with an oily hand, does the hand become impure? Does mopping the floor purify it?

I am making intention of keeping sunnah beard but due to unequal growth I end up trimming it much less than one fist length. My question is can I shave it twice or thrice with intention to have equal growth on both sides and then have sunnah beard InshaALLAH.

Is it permissible in my circumstances to use black hair dye?

Does pulling up one's pants during salat invalidate the salat? What is the definition of "amal katheer" (excessive movement)?

Is pre-coital fluid impure? How to purify underwear if it has a impure spot? Can one sleep on impure bed?

Does one have to offer salah which was missed before a boy had his first ejaculation? At what time should qada salats be offered? If one missed salah when travelling and now is in his hometown, should he offer full salah or qasr?

How can the screen of mobile phones be purified? When washing clothes by hand, is there a need to wash one's hands during the process? How does the ground become pure?

Questions about mazi and purifying area around burst pimple

Is there any dua for my parents so that they love each other, especially my father?

We are encouraged to do Amr-bil-Maa'roof and Nahi anil Munkar, i.e. calling towards good and stopping from bad. How do we do the latter?

Questions about giving ghusl to body of deceased

If a Muslim says to a Christian, “I will accept your religion if it is better than mine (i.e. Islam)”, will he become a kafir? He said this for the sake of inviting him to Islam in a debate without intending to commit kufr.

Is it permissible to offer salat behind a Shia Imamiya? Will the salat be valid?

Is Bundaberg Ginger Beer halal? It is made by brewing and fermentation process and contains 0.2% alcohol.

When someone is about to die, what should we recite in his presence? When placed planks of wood in the grave, from which side should we start? Can we walk in the graveyard with shoes on? Can we take fruits from trees in a graveyard? Can we plants trees and plants on graves? Can Janazah salat be offered during the makrooh time? Should perfume be applied to the body of a deceased female?

What is the difference between an Mu'min and a Muslim? .... Does the rule of haraam and halaal also apply to toothpaste as well? .... Is it permissible to look at women without desire and lust?

Is clearing of upper lip hair allowed in Islam for a woman?

When I make istinja, sometimes the smell of my back doesnt go away even if I use two litres of water. I started using shampoo .......

I am a computer science engineer. But now I want to be alim or mufti and sacrifice my whole life only for islam. But my parents want me to be addicted to this worldly life ...... Can I be an alim or mufti without their permission? .....

If someone does the nikah in an Islamic way in the presence of two witnesses but without the permission of her wali, although her wali gave permission after the nikah; will this nikah be valid?

Were Surahs or sections of the Quran revealed in previous books? Also as the Quran is in Arabic, what language was the Torah revealed in and what language was surah al-Mulk in when revealed in the Torah?

For hajj to be valid, is it necessary to have completed qada of all missed salats?

Are my uncles mahrams to my wife?

I am saving money for a medical operation for myself over the last one year. The operation is planned by end of this year. Do I have to pay Zakat on this saved amount?

I love a girl and she loves me. We stopped talking on the phone but we can’t stop chatting. ... How can we manage our situation considering we cannot stop chatting? How much sin is it to chat?

Can I buy and use perfume from the chemist?

What should I do with a calculator that someone left behind in the exam room?

I want to buy a car for an auction and then I will sell to some private owner.  Is this is permissible? And do i need to pay any zakat money on this car?

Is it ok to make drawings of flowers and plants? What about jewellery that has shapes of flowers or plants? 

I recently heard that Durood is presented to the Nabi of Allah (SAW) in 10 formats. Is this correct?

I am perplexed about my istikhara .... For one moment I feel it to be positive....

Now I know proper rulings of wudu and ghusl but before I did not......So in this case, how do I make up past salah? Should I pray lots of nafl or what? Especially because I don’t know the number of salah I missed.

Can one take Allah's name in a toilet/bathroom? Can children touch the Qur'an without wudu? If someone breaks his wudu while following imam in salat, what should he do?

Is the nasal mucous after waking up from sleep (at night) pure, since I remember reading a hadith about satan staying in it? Also is it necessary to clear the mucous for water to reach the inner nasal lining during wudhu or ghusl?

My son is 5 years old and is sometimes disobedient and violent. Is there any dua for such a child?

Do we have to pay zakat on superannuation savings?

If I buy a car from auction and then sell it to a private owner, how do I calculate a zakat on it? For example, if I buy a car for $1500 and then sell it for $2300, how much zakat do I need to pay?

I have also lot of waswasa on my state as a believer i.e. I have doubt whether I have committed shirk by thinking evil thoughts, and also when I bend or crouch I get under tension due to fear of committing shirk. What should be my approach?

Is eating Prasads of Hindus permissible?

Some farmers give their cows wine to drink in order to improve the quality of their meat. Is it permissible to eat the meat of such cows?

My friends often say or text "Salam" instead of "Assalamu alaikum". Is it ok to say "salam" only? Do we have to reply if someone says "salam" only?

Is it permissible to lease one's property to a non-Muslim who will sell pork and liquor in it and to church groups and to betting business?

Is it permissible for a woman to address her husband by his name?

How much of her body can a woman expose in front of her husband and mahrams? Can she wear half-sleeved clothing in front of her husband?

Lately, I have not been punctual in my salat. Many times, I do not offer qada of the missed salat also. I feel very guilty about this and want to be punctual in offering the 5 times daily salat. Please give some naseehat (advice) so that I become regular and punctual in offering salat.

If someone is sick in Ramadan and is unable to fast therein, what is the ruling?

By wiping off urine from a child's body, does her body become pure? If she is thereafter put in a bath tub with water, will the water become impure?

If a non-Muslim does one's laundry, will the clothes become impure because a non-Muslim touched them when they were wet? What if we know that she did not touch pork, alcohol etc. before doing the laundry?

To trim one's beard shorter than a fist in size: is it a major sin or minor?

In the hereafter, if my father is in a higher level of jannah than me, will he be able to ask Allah Ta'ala to raise my level to that of his, so that we can be together?

Can we use perfume with denatured alcohol in it? .... Do we have to pay zakat on sterling silver?

Can we pay the hospital bill with interest money?

Is it permissible to buy a Toyota on finance with 0% comparison rate. The terms and conditions of this deal is as follows....

Is it obligatory to do ghusl straight after sexual relationship with spouse? Can you eat, drink, and cook in the state of janabah?

One of my friends said, "I am a Christian". On another occasion he said, "Zina is halal". But he said this jokingly and playfully without intending to commit kufr (disbelief) and leaving Islam. He doesn't believe in what he said and he doesn't know that saying what he said is kufr. Is this kufr in this case? Is it compulsory on him to renew his iman (faith) and nikah (marriage) and to repent? 

If a married woman inadvertently marries someone without being divorced from her previous husband, then what is the ruling?

When washing the face in wudu, what is the ruling on washing the beard? What about the beard under the chin?

In the 5 days of Haj, if one is in Mina, Arafaat or Muzdalifa and the day falls on Friday, is Jum'ah prayer compulsory?

A Hindu friend of mine invited me to his wedding. Can I go?

Can Muslims wish "Happy Diwali" or "Merry Christmas  or "Happy new year" to their non-Muslim friends?

Is it permissible for ladies to offer their salat in a ladies congregation (jama'ah)?

If by mistake someone has sworn (taken out a bad word from one's mouth) and that is done very softly or silently or by mistake, does that break wudu? 

I am looking for some casual job and found that one survey firm is hiring people to do survey on shoppers at Coles and Woolworths. The survey is on pork. I'm not yet confirmed what exactly the questions will be but probably on buyers' buying habit. Please tell me if they offer me the job, will it be permissible? 

Ruling on having anal sex with wife.

Taking children to the masjid. Talking in the masjid.

Can I do istikhara on behalf of someone else?

Can you please advise the status of efsol.com.au in regard to shariah complaince and halal solutions for home loans? If it is permissible and according to shariah or is it non-islamic.

I know it is not allowed that you wear your hijab in such a way that it looks like a camel's hump outside because it is very attractive. But what about inside for your husband?

I would like to know why aren't women allowed to cut their hair on their head? ...Who has the responsibility of naming a child? ... I am newly married and at times my husband and i fight very badly...

Is it permissible to eat eels (Hindi/Urdu: baam)? Some people say that it is not permissible to eat them because they live in burrows in sand or mud in the oceans or streams/rivers. 

Is it permissible to give qurbani meat to non-Muslims?

We hereby would like to clarify some uncertainties in the wages being paid to the employees. We have around 135 employees and each of them have different variance in punching time out. This variance covers 15-20 minutes...........

I am a tutor in accounting at a university in Fiji. I teach accounting. The university teaches various number of courses. Some of these include, graphic arts in computing and in other departments, they teach film making, etc. Please advise if my income is halaal. 

Is there any dua for stopping my parents from fighting and quarreling with each other? 

My sister has taken away my wife's jewellery which was kept with her as amanat ... She is not returning the jewellery and says that it is lost and she will return it once she finds it. Do I have to pay zakat on that jewellery?   

Can you fast on a Friday during Shawwal without fasting in a pattern (e.g. Sawm Dawudi or continuous 6 days together) or fast on a Friday without fasting a day together with it?  

My mum has been fasting all her life. Unfortunely she is quite ill this year and could not fast. Someone has told her that paying the fitrana twice the sum will reward her for the missed fasts... 

What is the ruling in Shariah regarding a person who pays allegiance to his king by bowing before him? Is he a Muslim? Is his salat and fasting accepted by Allah?  

If someone trims his beard, can we offer our salat behind him? How important is keeping a beard in Islam?  

How is zakat calculated? On what things is zakat compulsory?  

What is the proper way for me to do qada of my missed salats?  

Is selling cigarettes halaal or haraam?   

Can I give more amount of zakaat than the calculated amount to cover any mistakes in estimation....Also, can I give zakaat earlier than one year if I intend to do it in the month of Ramadan?  

Is kosher meat halal?   

Can the committee of a masjid buy insurance policy for the masjid? Can money paid by insurance company be used to buy carpets for the masjid?

Is it halal to eat mussel?  

Is it halal to eat tripe (animal stomach)?  

Is there any dua for taming an extremely naughty 2 year old boy. Infact i understand that it is their age for notorious stuff, but he is just so hyper that it makes it hard to control sometimes 

Is it permissible to make the Australian citizenship pledge in order to be granted Australian citizenship?   

My sister is about to start a business as a nail technician..the job where they will be putting on false nails for women for fashion..is this type of business halaal??  

Is zakat compulsory on me? I earned $34,000 during the last financial year working as a security guard in Melbourne. I'm also a full-time international student. My two years tuition fees is more than $18,000. 

If a girl is considering someone for marriage, and she does istikhara, is it necessary for her to see a dream? 

Will it be permissible for a girl and boy considering marriage to meet and talk to one another - for a few minutes for the sake of doing the Sunnah of meeting prior to nikah - without the girl's wali being present in the room? For instance, the wali is nearby (i.e. next room) but not necessarily sitting in the same room? 

How should a tafseer book that is unusable be disposed? What about other literature that contain the name of Allah, His prophets etc?

We have a bath tub made of plastic, in that when our daughter was little we were used to bath her. Sometimes she used to urinate while having bath. We were used to clean her afterwards. Now the question is we want to use that tub again. What is the procedure to make it “pak” or clean again so we ourself can take a bath in that?  

My father passed away last week and my mother is in Iddah at my sister's place. My son's wedding is on next week. I can't postpone the wedding. My question is can I bring my mother to my place during the wedding time?  

Is it permissible for a woman to go on pills to stop her menstruation during the month of Ramadan so as not to disturb her fasts and daily amal?  

I am working in a company where I am dealing with lease cars for my company under guidance of my supervisor ... After the lease expired, the bank asked our company to give them the salvage value of the cars ... My supervisor sold the cars, kept most of the profit and gave me the remaining amount... Is this amount halal for me?

I heard that we can give zakat to our family members who are in need of financial support. I have a sister in-law who is a divorcee with two children.... Can I giver her zakat without telling her it is zakat money?

My husband has a second wife who was not staying in the same town as we do. Now she moved to the same town and demands that he lives with her for the full period that she was not living in this town...Is it permissible? What does the Shariah state about that? 

During the recent floods which hit Fiji, everyone (people of all religions) was affected....Is it permissible to use Zakaat funds to help these non-muslims who have been affected by the floods as well?

Is there any hadith or mention if us normal people can possibly reach Jannat al Firdaus? It seems almost impossible. 

Can we dye our hair with black colour? At what age can we dye our hair?  

My children don't listen to me. They answer me back and are rude. What shall I do?  

Recent study confirmed that Coke and Pepsi contain minute traces of alcohol – around 10mg per liter, or .0001%. Can we drink coke, sprite and pepsi etc?  

Is it permissible to have a feast on the occasion of nikah? Will such a feast be regarded as walimah? If not, will it be permissible to attend such a feast?

I was less than two years old when one day my grandmother let me suck her breast 5 to 6 times to stop me from crying...Is it permissible for me to marry my cousin? 

A specific inheritance case (deceased left behind: wife, 2 daughters, grandchildren, nephew, nieces. He also made various bequests).

If a car salesman does this, is it considered as assisting in sin?

Does a woman have a right to nominate her own executor? (And other questions related to inheritance)

Is it permissible for woman to wear saree (traditional Asian dress)? What if she fully covers her body with it?

One of my friends works in a pharmacy as a pharmacist. Sometimes people come to buy emergency contraception pills. Is it halaal to sell? What should he do when he gets a request?


Pious children are saqada jariya (continous charity) for the parents. However, do the pious children need to make intention of isaal thawab/bakshish (sending rewards) to their parents in order for their parents  to receive rewards of their children's good deeds?

Husband said to his wife in an argument "I divorce you" (just to scare her). Then he said "I give you talak" and "Are you happy I gave you Talak?". How many talaks took place?

Will my siblings inherit this house from my father? The house is under my father's, mother's and my name?

Our father left behind some land in India...What are our shares?... Do the brothers have to distribute the land, or can the sisters do it on our behalf?

Can the name "Hassan" also be spelt as "Hassaan"?

My father has to make his will. Can you please advise what is the share percentage he should allocate in the light of Shariah...

What should a person do if intended to offer witr prayer during tahajjud but could not get up? 

How is witr prayer offered? 

What happens if someone did not reply to another person's salam? 

While fasting, can I use toothbrush & paste or miswak? 

Can I use tax deductible receipts for my zakat to reduce my taxable income? 

Is it permissible to eat vegetarian food cooked and served by non-Muslims? Although they say it is vegetarian, I have no way to confirm there is no contamination with something else. 

Husband lives in Country A. Wife is from Country B. While husband is in Country A, the wife is visiting Country C. In this situation, the wife is given talaq al bain (irrevocable divorce) by her husband (through the internet)...Where should she have completed her iddah (waiting period)? 

If someone gives 3 talaqs (divorces) at once to his wife when she was in menses without knowing that it is haram to give talaq in condition of menses, do the talaqs take place? Or does the husband have to do rujoo (i.e. take her back)? 

If a husband clearly sent a text message pronouncing talaq (divorce) on his wife, is it valid? 

Is it permissible for a car salesman to buy a customer's old car for himself, instead of buying it for the car dealership for whom he works? 

Vinegar is halal, but I read in one hadith....

What is the degree we should use for Fajr and Isha salat in Melbourne? Last year in October or so, _________  from _________ changed the timings for summer for Isha based on a different calculation to what the calendar is printed ... this not only affects the Isha prayer but also the Fajr prayer and the timings for Sahur (Sehri) for fasting as well.

I intend to start a superannuation management business. The nature of the business will be such that my clients will transfer their super to me, and then I will invest it for them ... Between my clients and I, can we agree on a profit sharing ratio, e.g. 70-30?... Is it permissible for me to charge my clients with various fees?...

Is there a ruling stating that it is disliked or makruh for men to wear the colour red? In terms of clothing for men, what are the permissibilities and impermissibilities (e.g. against Sunnah)? What is the most appropriate/preferred?

Please tell me about ghaib janaza: Did the Prophet (s.a.w.) offer this? If so, how many times and in which situations? Can we offer ghaib janaza?

I am working in the IT department at a coca-cola bottler company. Is it halal to work in this company, because its formula is kept a secret? Health authorities have tested and said that there is no alcohol and animal fat in coke. Also my company will soon be purchasing a beer company. I will have to assist in IT setup and other relevant setup. Is it halal to continue working for the company? It is hard to find good job in this country.....

My husband sent the following messages to my mobile phone ...... Did divorce take place?

In Surah Mujadalah, Allah (swt) speaks about zihaar. Can you please explain to me the conditions of zihaar? My husband once got angry with me and told me that he cared about his mum more than me. Was that zihaar? Jazakallah Khair.

My house is built on a very old grave yard, and we use hand pumps at home. Sometimes, a stringy stench comes out from the water of the hand pumps. Is the water coming out of the hand pump pure or impure?

My mother is having problem sitting down. So thats why she prays her salat while sitting on a chair. So while she is praying like this, does she have to stand up for Qayam or she can do it while sitting? and also what are the ruling for Sujood?

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