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  • Love as a Condition of the Shahadah

    I've read about the 7 conditions of the Shahadah, with Love being amongst them. What is meant by love, as I've heard different explanations? The evidence for it from the Qur'an.. More

  • Ruling on the Validity of Ẓuhr Prayer Before Jumuʿah for One Obligated to Attend Friday Prayer

    Assalaamu Alaykum, is Zuhr prayer still valid if someone prayed Zuhr (at home or the Mosque) before (not after) Jumu’ah prayer (Friday prayer) but their Jumu’ah prayer was invalid due to breaking Wudu during Jumu’ah prayer or missing it according to the 4 Madhabs?Note: I asked this question before but it was misunderstood. I was asking about the.. More

  • Ruling on Acting as an Agent Without Disclosing the Principal

    I understand real estate wholesaling can be permissible. My question is about disclosure. If a purchase agreement clearly includes an assignment clause (e.g., “Buyer and/or assigns”) and the seller signs it, is this sufficient disclosure Islamically? Or must I also verbally inform the seller I may assign the contract? Is it permissible to say truthful.. More

  • Ruling on Wearing Work Uniform Containing a Cross

    As salaam akIs it haram for me to work under a Saint John Ambulance banner as I'm a first aider trainer and have to wear a uniform that bears a amalfi cross on the front and back it's quite large print I'm worried about shirk the organisation its catholic but teaches first aid is wearing the uniform haram.Jazhak-Allah.. More

  • Ruling on Forcing a Daughter to Marry Someone She Does Not Want

    I am a 24-year-old woman who has completed my graduation. My parents have long been trying to arrange my marriage. For the past two years, I have been in a relationship, but my family rejected him due to his job. Now they are forcing me to marry someone I do not like, despite my clear refusal. He's working in a bank.If this marriage happens without.. More

  • Praying on Time Despite Dizziness Caused by Anesthesia

    Assalamualaikum , if i pray after having done surgery and i still feel the effects of the anesthesia, when can i pray? do i ask the docter when the effects will go away , or do i just go based on how my body feels? Do i have to wait till i feel 100% normal or if im a little dizzy can i pray? What if time of the prayer runs out and i still feel a little.. More

  • Ruling on Editing Videos That Involve Viewing Indecent Content

    Peace be upon you,I work as a video editor. Sometimes I edit vlog videos in which women appear with incomplete hijab (without a headscarf or showing hair, neck, or lower legs). The videos do not contain obscene content; they only show daily life. I view the footage only as required for editing and without any desire.Is editing such videos permissible?.. More

  • Ruling on Commercial Insurance and Its Exceptions

    Assalamu Alikum. I am a UK psychiatrist seeking a Shariah ruling on medical indemnity. While the NHS covers some duties, certain roles (e.g., MHA assessments, locums) require additional coverage. Currently, no Takaful-based (Shariah-compliant) options exist in the UK.Key Questions:Is there a Shariah-compliant alternative?If not, is conventional indemnity.. More

  • Ruling on Reciting Post-Prayer Adhkār After Leaving the Place of Prayer

    Assalamualaykum, I wanted to ask if after each fard Salah, we can make the post-salah adhkar even after we have left our sitting position and are standing or walking,etc... More

  • The Ruling on Expiation for an Oath by Feeding the Poor

    How to pay kaffarah(broken oath) and fidya. How much are they and is it permissible to pay a charity to feed a poor person a meal even if i am unsure what type of food/how much they will give, as the ayah says feed them with what you would feed your self/familys... More

  • Ruling on Late Payment Penalties and Obeying Parents in Such Contracts

    In my country, the scholars (may Allah forgive them and us) here follow the opinion that late payment fees are allowed. I don’t follow this opinion, however my family do due to their following of reliable scholars. Due to this, and my ignorance, I am in a contract that has this clause. Is it sinful and committing riba if I help my father in this.. More

  • Ruling on Informal Relationship and Validity of Marriage

    6 years ago (me 16), I met a boy from another country over the internet. We were in contact via text and audio calls for a long time. We never had video calls, nor have we ever met in person.We exchanged sex messages and pictures ( not nudes) and used to address each other as husband and wife.I have a vague memory—though I am not certain—of whether.. More

  • Ruling on Being Forced by Parents to Marry Against One’s Will

    My parents wish that I go to abroad and settle thereby with my spouse they are searching a guy if this kind who will settle abroad but I don't want to live my life in a foreign country but they are not listening to me instead they think that I'm becoming disrectful and admant and I'm a bad child it is as if I can't have an opinion regarding my own.. More

  • Ruling on Handling and Selling Gelatin and Food Additives with Impure Origins

    Assalamu Alaikum,I work in a UK petrol station with a Muslim-owned shop. We don’t sell any alcohol, pork, or lottery, but some candies, snacks, and chocolates are clearly haram (pork/non-halal gelatin) or ambiguous (E-number ingredients). Most items are halal. About 88% of total daily income is from fuel, 12% shop, of which 3.5% to 4% involves these.. More

  • The Length of Tasbīḥ in Bowing and Prostration

    I try to model my prayer on the hadith of Al-Bara ibn Azib, who described the prayer of the Prophet Muhammad as balanced. In Fajr I recite 4–2 pages and say tasbi? 10 times; in Dhuhr 3–2 pages with 8 tasb??s; in Asr and Isha 1.5–1 page with 6 tasbi?s; and in Maghrib half a page with 4 tasbi?s. A report from Anas ibn Malik says Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz.. More