RECENT FATAWA

TRIBALISM – UNITY

In this day and age, a disease which is rife in our communities – despite it being totally abhorred by Allah Ta’ala and His Messenger ﷺ – is that of tribalism. Just like Non-Muslims, Muslims all over the world, have become prey to disunity and dissension on the basis of ethnic, …

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YOUTUBE ADVERT MONEY

Question: As salamo alaikum I have a channel on a website named youtube.com and i uploaded some Islamic videos there like lectures of Islamic preachers some naats and hamd etc. so after some time YouTube started to pay money behalf of how many people watch videos i also got  some …

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PARTNERSHIP & SALARIES

Question: I am in a partnership with my brother in a business are we allowed to take a salary every month? My brother invested in the business  and we agreed that he finances and i use my effort and time ,for this i will be given a 16.5% profit share …

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THE DYNAMICS OF A FATWA – BY MUFTI EBRAHIM DESAI

A fatwa is a culmination of fiqh (jurisprudence) which has its roots in the Quran, Hadith, Ijmā’ (consensus of the Sahabah), and Qiyās (analogy). The academic content of a fatwa is like the mountaintop that is uplifted by the entire mountain and further supported by the surface of the ground and its underground structures. When a request …

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ADVERSE POSSESSION IN ISLAM

Question: As-salamu alaykum I have read that there is an authentic that, “who ever inherited inherited a waste land and cultivate it for 2 years, then that land is his”. Can we use this hadith to apply the ruling of adverse possession?  If someone has acquired the property and have …

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TYPE OF HAJJ WHICH IS MOST VIRTUOUS

Question: Pls tell me that which type of hajj is virtues hajj-e-tamattu, hajj-e-qiran or hajj-e-ifraat Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. There are three types of Hajj: Hajj-e-Ifraad – To perform Hajj only during the days of Hajj. Hajj-e-Tamattu’ – …

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DRINKING ZAM-ZAM WATER WHILST STANDING

Question: Is it true that drinking of Zamzam water to be only consumed standing up… Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. It is preferred to drink the water of Zam-zam whilst standing. One may drink whilst seated as well. [1] …

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WRITING A VERSE ON THE KA’BAH

Question:   I went for Umrah few days ago (by the grace of Allah). Some people in my masjid said that they heard from Ulemas that wrting the 85th Aya of Surah Qassas on the wall of Kaabah with the finger while taking there names, Allah will call them again …

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