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Periods of Spotting and Continuous Flow

Periods of Spotting and Continuous Flow

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   May Allah reward you for your sincere efforts to ensure your ibadah is valid, correct, and accepted by Him. Every difficulty you face does…

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Reciting and touching Quran During Menses

Reciting and touching Quran During Menses

السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته   The Mālikī madhhab permits both the recitation and touching of the Qurʾān for female students and teachers during menses, as borne out by the following…

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Can Females follow a Janāzah procession?

Can Females follow a Janāzah procession?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. There is a consensus in our madhhab that it is makrūh for females to follow the Janāzah procession. Makrūh refers to actions that…

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Mother’s Contribution to Wedding Expenses

Mother’s Contribution to Wedding Expenses

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. Let us state first and foremost that the expenses which our community generally tends to associate with weddings tend for the most part…

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Brazilian Hair Treatment

Brazilian Hair Treatment

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. It is undeniable that this treatment causes the formation of a layer around the hair shaft. 2. Layers formed on areas that must be…

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Qada salah and fast stated in a Will

Qada salah and fast stated in a Will

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. As a rule, the Shāfiʿī madhhab does not prescribe monetary expiation for missed ṣalāh. 2. The circumstances for monetary compensation (fidyah) in lieu…

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Ruling On Retail Forex

Ruling On Retail Forex

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   In presenting the ruling on retail forex, a few preliminary points need to be understood. They are: 1. The Shari’ah considers gold and silver…

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Are Hair Extensions Permissible?

Are Hair Extensions Permissible?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. Abū Hurayrah raḍiyaLlāhu ‘anhu narrated from the Prophet ﷺ, “Allah has cursed those who extend hair and those for whom hair is extended,…

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Secret Nikah

Secret Nikah

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. In Islam, when a girl who is of age requests her parents to let her marry a man against whom they have no…

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Fasting The 6 Days of Shawwāl

Fasting The 6 Days of Shawwāl

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. Virtue of Fasting the Six Days of Shawwāl 1.1. The Messenger ﷺ said: “Whoever fasts the Month of Ramaḍān and follows it with…

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The Qunut in Qiyam al-Layl

The Qunut in Qiyam al-Layl

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. Qunūt is divided into two types: General Qunūt and Qunūt Nāzilah. The general Qunūt is prescribed in the last raka’ah of ṣalāh al-Fajr and…

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Zakah on an Access Bond

Zakah on an Access Bond

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته   1. There is no zakāh on the amount available to you in terms of an access bond. 2. Zakāh is levied on money which…

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