Category «Fataawa»

Kamal in a Shaykh

Question In the entry The Reality of Bay‛ah it is mentioned that the shaykh is like a mine full of jewels. However, the following link Sincerity of the Mureed says that it is possible the shaykh is not perfect. How do you reconcile between the two?

Women in Workforce

Question: In the near future there may be a situation in which I will be forced to work to help the financial situation of my family. I normally would not work nor would my parents allow this, but there is no choice. The job I will have will be in a cashier’s job in a …

Respect for the Quran

Question: Can I listen to the recitation of the holy Qur`an on an audio system? Would it constitute disrespecting The Holy Quran? Answer: Assalāmu `alaikum Warahmatullāhi Wabrakatuh, The Qur’ān is the word of Allah, The Almighty. The very intellect which enables us to listen and comprehend the Qur’ān as a form of speech is but …

Facebook: Yes or No?

Question:  Aslam o’ Alaikum Respected Mufti, I want to ask whether it is OK to use facebook as there are a lot of anti-Islamic pages and groups on it? Some of my friends still use facebook even after that event name “draw MUHAMMAD (S.A.W.) day”. I have told them to quit facebook but they say …

Is there any SUNNAT of Cutting Nails?

Question: Is there any SUNNAT of cutting nails? i.e: Is there any day preferred to cut nails or any preferred order of cutting nails or particular day in which it is prefeered not to cut nails. Answer:  Assalāmu `alaikum Warahmatullāhi Wabrakatuh, Pairing ones nails is a sunnah of Nabi salallahu alayhi wasallam. The nails should be paired whenever the …