Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-77)We are renovating a hall for our Masjid and wish to set the rows in such a way that they face towards the front wall of the building so that there is room for more rows thus allowing more people to congregate in the hall during congregational prayer. This will lead to the rows ..
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Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-64)A scholar purchased a pub and converted it into a Madrasah (Islamic School) and a Masjid and took charge of it himself. Are we allowed to perform Salāh and Jumu’ah there, and make donations? One man is saying that performing Salāt ul Jumu’ah there and donating money to it is impermissible. Answer:Having evil opinions ..
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-62)Is it permissible to use the equipment or furniture of one Masjid inside another Masjid? Answer:It is Harām (impermissible) to pass on the equipment or donations of one Masjid to another Masjid even if the equipment or donations are only passed on as a loan. The reason for this is that it is impermissible ..
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-61)Is it permissible to use donations given to a Masjid for the maintenance and other costs of a Madrasah (Islamic School), and vice versa? Answer:It is impermissible to use Masjid donations for a Madrasah and vice versa. In fact, even using the money of one Masjid for a different Masjid is not permissible. This ..
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion (Q-50)What happens if a person performing I’tikāf enters the Finā ul Masjid (the vicinity of the Masjid)? What is the definition of Finā ul Masjid? Are the Masjid courtyard, walls, side rooms, Funeral/Eid halls and classrooms, part of the Finā ul Masjid? Also, can a a person performing I’tikāf have a bath and use ..
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuestion (Q-47)If a piece of land was donated specifically for the purpose of building a Masjid and the Masjid has been constructed, is it permissible to build a Madrasah on that same land? Answer:If a piece of land was donated specifically for the building of a Masjid then, to cancel the status of anything built ..
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuestion (Q-37)Does the Hadīth in which it is stated, “Anyone who builds a Masjid will have a Palace in Paradise” refer to building a complete Masjid or does it also include the contribution of a small percentage towards the total construction costs by a poor person? Answer:It is narrated in a Blessed Hadīth, من بني ..
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-23):What do the Respected Scholars say about the following issue?A blind man attends the Masjid with a guide dog, and there is nobody available to assist him besides the dog. He ties it outside the Masjid. This is what the visually impaired do when they go to shopping centres and other such places. Is ..
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-22):If someone is praying Salāh with Jamā’ah and his Wudhū is invalidated due to which he walks out of the row leaving a gap, will it be necessary for the person behind him to fill the gap? If someone enters the Masjid after Jamā’ah has begun and the row in front of him is ..
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion (Q-18): A child urinates on a Masjid carpet and remains seated there for ten to fifteen minutes after which he is sent home. The Masjid hall is quite spacious and the carpet consists of a few layers that have been joint together. We have a few questions in this regard; 1. What is the ..