Imitating a Qari

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Question: Is it permissible to recite Quraan the way in which quraa are able to recite.As qurra have the ability and knowledge to change the sounds of certain words whiling reciting without changing the meaning.so in this way will it be permissible to recite in the same way imitating the qari's style without changing anything besides those words where the qualified Qari himself changes the sounds of the words. Even though the person … [Read more...]

When can I break my salah?

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Question: Assalamu Alaikum mufti saab. my question is during salah (jama'ah), if the person next to me starts to growl and shake and starts to scream.. what should I do? Can I break my salah and go somewhere else? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. In principle, the ruling for when a person is allowed/not allowed to break his/her Salah will differ … [Read more...]

Is it permissible to play a recording of Surah Baqarah whilst everyone is engaged in their own work?

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Question: Assalamalaykum Mufti, People often say if there is suspicion of being affected by magic or to ward of evil in general to play surah baqarah in the house. Is this allowed? How can one do it but still maintain respect as one will be doing daily tasks around the house with the Quran in the background? Or is there no problem with this? JazakAllah khayr in advance Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most … [Read more...]

Stages of pregnancy in Hadith

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Question: Assalamualaikum In sahih hadith it is stated that the creation of man by Allah is done in such a way that it is nutfa for 40 days and mudhga for 40 days and alaqah for 40 days. 1--Please explain this hadith with reference from the source of hadith. 2-- This question came in my mind because when doctors did the ultrasound for my wife who was two and half months pregnant then the visuals of the baby showed that the baby has … [Read more...]

Islamic will guidelines

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Question: Assalamu Alaikum I am an attorney practising in South Africa. I have been asked by a Muslim client ro draw up an Islamic will. I have briefly looked at questions on your site but they seem to be for a specific set of scenario's. I am looking for the general principles regarding drawing up a will specifically how two thirds of it should be distributed. Could you please point me in thr right direction, I don't want to use any … [Read more...]

Ranking of sins

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Question: Assalaamu alaykum, I would like to whether the ulema of the past have ranked sins in order of seriousness? I know that shirk is the worst, but how are the remaining sins ranked? Is homosexuality worse than murder? Is incest worse than homosexuality? Is riba worse tha zina? And so forth. Jazakumullahu Khair Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi … [Read more...]