Q: I just want to know about the ruling on wet dreams. What exactly we have to do when we have wet dreams. Do we have to take the bath as soon as feel it or it can be taken in the morning after getting up from the sleep. I also want to know that …
Q: Are shell fish such as clams, mussels, oysters, scollops, etc halal? A. A Hadeeth specifies two things that can be eaten without slaughtering. One of them is fish. This Hadeeth specifically mentions the word ‘As Samak’ which means fish. The Hanafi jurists, citing this Hadeeth, say that only that is Halaal for consumption from …
Q: I find that sometimes when I go to the bathroom to urinate, there is a bit of discharge of semen. Should I make ghusl (bath) every time this happens? A. The drops which come out at the time of urinating is Wadi and not sperm (semen). Wadi breaks Wudhu and not Ghusl. Ghusl does …
Q: Please give me the correct spelling of the name Zaynain (or Zainain, not sure) and the meaning. A: The correct spelling is ZAYNAIN. I am not sure if you have the right name because as far as I know a name would be ZAYN, which means beautiful or adornment; whereas Zaynain is actual a …
Q: I have a friend studying science, and will become doctor. This year she did bad in two subjects and her father was so angry with her that he beat her badly till her face became swollen as well as her hand. She fell unconscious, and this effected her mentally. She redid the exams but …
Q: If I saw someone with a beard and turban in my dream advising me to keep a beard, is it necessary that it was our Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam? I’m confused. Does the hadith say that our Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said that shaitan (the devil) cannot take my form in …
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Q: Can the sideburns of a beard be trimmed? I have heard/read that we can trim them, but I’m not sure which exact part of the sideburns can be trimmed? The ones that start one inch below-and-parallel to the ear or that start at the slight protruding bone parallel to the eye? A: Hair above …
Q: Are we allowed to trim the hair between the eyebrows (above the nose)? A: If trimming the hair between the eyebrows is solely for the purpose of beauty then it is not permissible. (Fataawa Mahmoodiyah V19 P442) If there is another valid reason, it will be permissible.
Q: Is it a sin to walk or drive past one masjid to attend salaah at another masjid? The latter masjid being slightly further away. A. It is best to perform Salaah at the Masjid that is nearest to you in your area. If two Masjids are the same distance from your house, preference will …
Q: Would it be permissible to give my son the name Mohhamed Dawood. Or is it better to just give one of those names? A. It is permissible to give both or one name. Note the spelling of MUHAMMAD.
