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Use of a razor blade for ladies
Q: Is a woman allowed to use a razor to shave pubic hair? A: A woman is allowed to use a razor to shave hair under
Divorced after home contribution; Who is entitled?
Q: If a man purchases a house and his wife assists him with half the capital. He registers the house under his name and pays
Calculating menstrual cycles for past Qadha Salaah
Q: Since I became baaligh I have not read any salah. Now I want to make Qadha but I do not have the first 8 months
Multiple Qadhaa Salaah at once
Q: Can I read more than one qadhaa of one particular salaah at one time such as three qadhaa of Fajr or four qadhaa of zuhr
Reading for a mayyit of suicide
Q: If a person committed suicide can one go and read quran by the dead body? A: Yes, to read Quran by a deceased who died
Disposal of amputated limbs
Q: If I had an operation, must I bury the skin they cut off or can it be burnt with the rest of the body parts?
Conversing with males in pardah
Q: If a woman is in pardah (wearing a niqab) is it permissible for her to converse freely with a non mehram male? A: Wearing a
Raising hands in dua during khutba
Q: Is it sunnat or permissible to raise the hands in dua during the Juma Khutba? A: To raise the hands in dua during the
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Person forgets to make sajda sahu.
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?
Masturbation in comparison to zina in sin.
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
Talaaq given whilst wife in haidh,Validity of three talaaqs given at once,Marrying of stepmother
Q: Is talaaq given while the wife is in haidh, valid? And are three talaaq issued at once valid? Can a man marry his stepmother?
Practicing of other religion rituals and customs at a muslim nikaah.
Q: Recently the daughter of a prominent politician got married to a Hindu boy who em- braced Islam. At the wedding there were Hindu rituals