Q: Abu Hurairah and Jabir (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “War is deception.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Is it permissible to deliberately spread a false rumour accusing the wife of a prominent political enemy of the Muslims of adultery, with the intention of discrediting him, causing turmoil and distress in his personal life, and thereby hoping to gain a strategic advantage for the Muslims?
Q: I wanted to ask some things related to the payment of zakaat. They are as follows:
I was unaware that I had enough gold previously and now I have to pay zakaat for the last 2.5 years. So will the zakaat of each year be calculated according to the gold value in that year, or according to the current year's gold value?
If I won't pay it all at once, and do it in installments will I be sinful in delaying it further?
Q: Is the following Hadith authentic or is it a fabrication?
It is reported in the Hadith that whoever passes by the graveyard and recites Surah Ikhlaas eleven times, he will receive reward equivalent to the number of the inmates of the graves.
Q: I have a friend who walks with a stick. He told me it is sunnah to use a stick. The stick he uses is a knobkerrie.
Learning this I also bought the same stick, because I liked how it looked. I bought it from a traditional Zulu store as that is the most common place to find that type of stick.
Recently I was concerned if the stick had any religious connotations within the Zulu kingdom. I researched it on Google and found that it symbolises leadership amongst Zulu clans etc and is also a symbol of manhood and was used as a weapon in old ages.
Is it okay to continue using the stick for walking or does it count as imitating another nation?
Q: Will my wudhu be valid if I use earseeds? It involves placing adhesive pellets on the ear pressure points for 3 to 4 days at a time.
Q: My 7 year old asked me is thuma aameen made up by people or a sunnat?
Q: I am a 33 year old woman. I am the maternal aunt of my 12 year old nephew. Is it permissible for the both of us alone to perform umrah?
Q: A woman who is taking a plane to Johannesburg from Durban will become a musaafir once she leaves the town’s boundary. So does that mean a mahram needs to be with her from the time she exits the town or can he meet her at the airport?
Q: In a fire that burnt down the house, some Quraan Shareefs were partially burnt. Some pages are blackened but the whole Quraan Shareef is smelling like smoke and ash.
Although most of the pages are usable, in view of the above state, can this Quraan Shareef rather be buried?
Q: Is the salaah valid if one part of clothing was very slightly see through, but the salaah was prayed in the dark where an onlooker would never be able to notice, and the woman praying didn't even notice either? The colour of the skin was seen but only slightly to the point where it wouldn't be apparent unless one looked a little more closely (in normal lighting)?