Question: Assalamualaykum. I was given a fake note. Unfortunately, I do not recall from whom did I receive it. Will it be permissible for me to give it to someone else as a payment? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. Giving a counterfeit banknote to another person constitutes deception, and fraud. Therefore, it is impermissible to give it to … [Read more...]
Can a women comb her hair in iddah [iddah of third talaq]?
This post has 48 views.
Question: Assalamualaykum Please assist with the following questions: 1) is the iddah for talaq and khula the same? 2) Can a women comb her hair in iddah [iddah of third talaq] to avoid tangles which is causing headache? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum Wa-Raḥmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh 1] The ʿiddah following Khulʿ is the same as the ʿiddah following Ṭalāq. [1] 2] If … [Read more...]
Does Biting Nails Causes Poverty?
This post has 40 views.
Question: As salaamu alaykum Is there anything where…Biting the nails causes Poverty? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ʿAlaykum Wa-Raḥmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh In principle, cutting one’s nails with the teeth is makrūh (disliked). As for the claim that doing so leads to poverty, we are not aware of any reliable evidence to substantiate this claim. [1] And Allah Taʿāla Knows … [Read more...]
Watching Sports & Supporting Teams
This post has 62 views.
Question: Assalamualaykum. Muhtaram Mufti Saheb, The world cup is going on. Kindly advise will it be permissible to watch and follow all the matches? Will me support any team be incorrect as I beleive that is my team. Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. It is not permissible to watch or follow the World Cup matches or to support the teams.[1] As a Muslim, … [Read more...]
Qunoot Naazilah
This post has 55 views.
Question: Asalamualaykum Hope this message finds you in the best of Imaan I would like to enquire regarding Qunoot Naazilah in a masjid where the imaams are Hanafi At the onset of the ghaza war qunoot was Recited and thereafter stopped It was Recited during the war at certain times when the atrocities increased drastically. We have not read it for a while now. Due to the current situation in our country there was a request from a … [Read more...]
Fasting only on 10th of Muharram (Ashura)
This post has 671 views.
Question: salamualaikum Maulana Sahib On Ashura do you have to fast on both days 9th and 10th or is one day enough? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. Respected Brother Consider the following hadith: وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ … [Read more...]

