Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to deal forex, stocks and shares to make money? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for your question. It is permissible to deal in forex, shares and stocks transactions, provided all the Islamic guidelines of business and…
By Yūsuf Badāt The funeral prayer (janāzah) is a communal obligation (farḍ al-kifāyah) upon believers after the passing of a muslim in their community. In other words, if some Muslims of the region conduct the funeral service, the remaining members would be absolved. The funeral prayer is offered after the washing and shrouding of the…
By Shaykh Sulaiman Moola We marvel at our honourable mother ʿĀʾishah (may Allāh be pleased with her). We have the utmost regard for the beloved of the Messenger ﷺ who greatly contributed to Islam through her intelligence and generosity. كَانَتْ عَائِشَة رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا أرْوى النَّاسِ للشِعْر ʿĀʾishah (may Allāh be pleased with her) was…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for women to attend funerals and visit graves? In some schools of thought, women do visit graves freely while in others, women are discouraged from doing so. What is the Islamic ruling on this? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh…
Answered by Muftī Khālid Saifullāh Al-Raḥmānī Formatted to English by Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have come across conflicting suggestions around the religious significance of the number “786”. Does the number “786” hold any significance from an islamic standpoint, or does it not mean anything? If we come across items (sheets of paper, articles, signs etc)…
Answered by Muftī Khālid Saifullāh Al-Rahmanī Formatted into English by Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is the modern method of CAS (Controlled Atmosphere Stunning) applied to poultry during slaughter permissible in Islam? This involves the use of carbon dioxide or argon gas as part of the processing of chickens or other poultry for the production of human…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is Qadr? I have read that it is God’s decree and things are pre-destined. I also heard that this knowledge of decree is only with God. If so, does this mean we as humans are merely ‘puppets’ and that whether we choose to exercise our free will or…
By Yūsuf Badāt What is Istikhārah? Istikhārah literally means to seek the good. – (See: Lisān Al-ʿArab) In a religious technical context it refers to seeking good from the Almighty to make an appropriate decision, through formal prayer and a specified supplication. – (See: Qāmūs Al-Fiqh) What is the Status of Istikhārah? Istikhārah is a…
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By Shaykh Omar Subedar If you intend to sacrifice an animal on the day of ʿEīd, refrain from removing any hair or clipping your nails, starting from the first day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah. Umm Salamah (may Allāh be pleased with her) reported, “Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said, ‘Whoever has a sacrificial animal which he plans to slaughter,…