Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-48):A woman had fifty-seven tolas of gold for eighteen years and thirty tolas for six years but did not pay Zakāh upon this wealth. Now she no longer has this wealth in her possession but wishes to fulfill the Zakāh that she failed to pay over the years. Please inform us in relation to ..
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-46)If the burial of a corpse is delayed, must it be washed again? Answer:If there is a delay in burying a corpse then it is not necessary to wash it again. To wash it once is Wājib Al Kifāyah (a collective obligation). It is stated in Al Fatāwā Al Hindiyyah, Volume 1, Page 173, ..
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-45)A person mentioned that he wished for a certain personality to lead his Funeral Prayer (Salāt ul Janāzah). Is this wish to be taken into consideration according to the Sharī’ah? If the local Imām leads the Funeral Prayer (Salāt ul Janāzah), does the closest relative (Walī) have the right to perform the Janāzah a ..
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-44)Is it permissible for Jumu’ah to be performed in several places within the same city? Answer:It is permissible for Jumu’ah to be performed in several places within the same city. The verdict (Fatwā) within the Hanafī school is given in accordance with this statement. It is stated in Al Fatāwā Al Hindiyyah, Volume 1, ..
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-43)After the Friday Sermon (Khutbah), should the Imām listen to the Iqāmah standing up or sitting down? Should he stand at حَىَّ عَلى الفَلاح? At which point should the Imām stand when about to lead other Prayers besides Jumu’ah? Answer:The Imām may remain stood up at the time when Iqāmah is being recited after ..
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuestion (Q-42)Please explain the order of recitation of the Holy Qur’ān within Salāh. Is it permissible to recite from the tenth Juz of the Holy Qur’ān in the first Rak’ah and to then recite from the second Juz in the second Rak’ah? Answer:To recite the Verses of the Holy Qur’ān in reverse order is severely ..
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuestion (Q-41)If someone does not perform the first four Sunnah Mu’akkadah Rak’āt (emphasised Sunnah units) prior to Jumu’ah Salāh due to a valid reason, then is it necessary to perform them after the Fardh Rak’āt of Jumu’ah Salāh or not? Answer:If a person does not perform the four Sunnah Muakkadah Rak’āt (units) prior to the ..
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuestion (Q-40)Is it permissible for a woman to perform Hajj or ‘Umrah with a marriageable male (non-mahram)? Answer:It is narrated in a Hadīth of Sahīh Al Bukhārī and Muslim which is narrated by Sayyidunā Abū Hurairah (رضى الله عنه) who mentioned that the Noble Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالىٰ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِه وَ سَلَّمَ) said, لا ..
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuestion (Q-39)Which colours of clothes and turbans were preferred by the Noble Prophet ﷺ ? Answer:The Holy Prophet (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالىٰ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِه وَ سَلَّمَ) used to like the colour white to a great extent. He (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالىٰ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِه وَ سَلَّمَ) said, البسوا البياض فإنها أطهر و أطيب و کفنوا فيها ..