Q. Please advise if a female can visit a gym or a swimming pool which has cctv in its premises. R. Since the pool and gym is under cctv surveillance which can be viewed by males, it will not be permissible for a female to visit such places, especially since she will be wearing tight […]
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Q: I read recently that even after divorce then the wife’s mother remains your mother-in law. My wife died a few years ago but I am still in daily contact with her mother as my son visits her daily. Is my deceased wife’s mother still considered to be my mother-in law and what would the
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Q: Can a person read Quran without a cap? What is the ruling for men and women? A: The Ulema have mentioned that among the aadaab or ettiquette of Quran recitation one is to cover the head. So though it is permissible to read Quran with the head open, it is makrooh (disapproved) because this is
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Q: My husband has a facebook account and on there he has female friends, something which I am not totally comfortable with. He says it’s nothing personal, just time to time messages or something of that sort. Is this permissible and how can I convince him that it is wrong Islamically? A. It is not permissible
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Q: When do I become a traveller? Is it only once I pass 77 km or is it immediately once I set out on my journey (which will be more than 77km)? A: If you are going to travel for 77 km or more, you will start making Qasr (shortening Fardh Salaah) once you leave the
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Q: What is your comment on the statements made by Shaikh Sudais of Makkah in his Ju- mu’ah Khutba, wherein he praised Muhammed bin Salman, the Saudi Crown prince, refer- ring to him as a “man of vision” and a “reformer”. (Question shortened) A: One can only pity the Imams of Makkah and Madinah. They
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Q: Is it permissible for a Muslimah to have her hair done by a hairdresser who is gay? Not cutting, just normal wash and blow? A: Firstly, it is not permissible for a woman to go to a hair salon for any hair treatment, since she is exposing her hair in public,. The hair salon
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Q: Can a widow wear imitation jewellery? A: If the widow is in iddat, she may not wear any jewelry or adornment. If she is not in iddat then the law that applies to all women (widows, divorcees, single, married) is that they may wear any type of imitation jewelry except rings. Finger-rings must be
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Q: If one had to make sajda sahu for a particular salaah, but forgot to do so. What is the po- sition of that salaah? Must qadha be made for it? A: If one realised immediately after the salaah that the sajda sahu was not made, then it is permissible to still make the sajda
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Q: Is masturbation equal in sin to zina? A: Masturbation is definitely a form of zinaa, and is haraam, but is lesser in gravity than the actual zina between male and female. Allah Ta’ala states in the Holy Quran: “And whoever seeks any other fulfillment of desire besides these (the wife and female slaves), they
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