FIDYA OF SALAH AND SAUM (FAST) Brief Guidelines If a person has unfulfilled obligations of Salah or Fasts, he should try his utmost best to make Qadha of them. If he is unable to do so due to some reasons, it is Wajib (necessary) for him to make wasiyyah (bequest) …
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Question: Mufti saab are we allowed to build a tomb stone on graves??? It states date of brith and death and name of deceased,its normally made of a fancy stone like marble Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. It is …
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Question: Can we perform janaza namaz twice for one person? The person had relatives in two Villages. With what reasons can we? If prayed in this condition, then what will be the ruling? Makrooh or haram? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum …
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Question: If a person has an adopted son so how best should he do with his wealth? The father wants to look after the wealth while he is alive, so that the adopted son will not misuse the wealth or lose it entirely. Although the adopted son is 40 yrs. …
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Question: Assalaamu Alaikum Kindly enlighten us with regards to meeting the family of the deceased on their first eid. It is a norm in our community that on the first eid of the family after a member of the family has passed away, the family do not show any happiness …
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Question: Assalamu alaykum Today on whatsapp we have family groups where many information is passed on easily. One of the things discussed is making eesale sawab for the deceased eg reading a quraan khatam for a family deceased where the paras are distributed amongst those that are willing to read …
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Question: Version 1: The person who passed away his name was Milos so il just call him Milos in the details. My father and Milos was went together in the boat to birds island for a swim. They got there line alhamdulilah after the swim when they were ready to …
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Question: What bid’a actually is? Is it a bida’a to offer nafal for someone after his death on the day of his death for him? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Bid’ah (innovation) is an act or belief which does …
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Question: Salaams Mufti Saheb: I have questions regarding hospital treatment and whether the below stated are akin to suicide: Is it OK for someone NOW to write down on a health will that they want to deny certain treatments that may be more harmful than beneficial such as chemotherapy, life …
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