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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. Medical aid is an insurance product. 2. Insurance, however, operates in two modes: 2.1 Commercial insurance: 2.2 Co-operative insurance: 3. There is broad concurrence…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Scholars differ on the validity of marriage contracted over means of communication in which the contracting parties are not physically present in the same place,…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته The obligation to perform ṣalāt al-janāzah sets in when it becomes known that a person has died. When it is merely suspected that he…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1.Principles 1.1 In principle, it is not permissible to change any body structure permanently without a valid sharʿī reason to do so, as this…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته In Islam, marriage is a contractual undertaking from which certain consequences flow. Some of these consequences are duties and others are rights. The wife has…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته A valid divorce requires one to address his wife saying, “You are divorced” or “I divorce you,” emphasis on “you.” In the detailed report you…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته The presence of both males and females in the same space is permissible. Interaction between individuals of the opposite gender is impermissible if it involves…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته The opinion that permits the payment of traffic fine with interest is based upon the contention that the levying of traffic fines is an injustice.…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Regarding your question on the permissibility of burying two persons in one grave, with one above the other and a barrier of sand between them,…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Any form of yoga that incorporates religious elements from its Hindu and Buddhist origins, be they contemplative, spoken or practical, would be unambiguously ḥarām. Opinions…
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته It is important to clarify that in Islam, an individual’s biological sex remains unchanged regardless of any alterations they make to their body. A male…
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An orphan is not eligible to receive zakāh solely based on being an orphan. The eight categories of recipients of zakāh are clearly mentioned in Sūrah al-Tawbah, verse 60. However,…
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