Saturday, 26 September 202615 Rabīʿ al-thānī 1448 AH
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته With reference to your query, please be informed as follows: 1. The mentioned hadith is categorized as slightly weak, indicating that it should not be relied upon in matters of fiqh or aqidah.…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته With reference to your query, please be informed as follows: 1. From the texts of our scholars, it is apparent that anyone engaging in medical treatment should do so with a reasonable…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. As a rule, the Sharīʿah holds children—both male and female—responsible for maintaining their parents where parents are no longer able to maintain themselves. 2. Such maintenance may thereafter be curtailed by factors…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. A woman is not permitted to marry without the consent of her wali (guardian). The Prophet ﷺ explicitly stated, “There is no valid nikah without a wali and two upright witnesses.” (Bayhaqi,…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. In principle, the voice of a strange woman is not considered ‘awrah. 2. As such, general communication is regarded permissible. However, there are specific instances where it becomes ḥarām to listen…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Origami, which is the art of paper folding into shapes and figures, would be considered permissible when making shapes or figures of inanimate objects. With regards to Origami folding of animate objects, consider…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. In light of situations that might and do arise, the need for expert snake handlers in society is readily recognized. 2. Since this need can be adequately satisfied only by the type…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. A woman is permitted to move out of her parents’ or maḥram’s (unmarriageable kin’s) home to live independently or with other women, subject to certain conditions. These same conditions apply if…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. In terms of the Shāfiʿī madhhab, the wuḍū breaks by touching a dead body of a person of the opposite sex who is not a maḥram relative to the person touching. 2.…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته 1. To answer your question accurately, we have had to ascertain the true nature of hypnotherapy, how it is performed, and the manner in which it takes effect. Our research has revealed that…
