Fasting while having a phlegmy cough
Q: When having a cough and wanting to fast (nafl fast), phlegm has to be spit out of the mouth. Can a person fast in this case?
Performing salaah while sitting due to dizziness
Q:
1. Zaid at times wasn't feeling well when praying his salah so he prayed with ishaara sitting on a chair, before the salah time expired he felt better, his condition was such that he could have prayed properly with sujood etc., is it compulsory for him to repeat the salah prayed with ishaara sitting on the chair?
2 a. Zaid is able to pray properly at home with Qiyaam and sujood etc. but when praying in the masjid he doesnt feel well, he feels dizzy, will his salah be valid if he prays in the masjid sitting on a chair with Ishaara?
2 b. In the above situation is it better for Zaid to pray five times salah and Jummah salah in the masjid with Ishaara sitting on a chair or pray at home with Qiyaam and sujood etc.?
Are children obligated to fulfil a promise made by their parents?
Q: Me and my sister are co-owners of a flat. We agreed to sell it. Following a discussion between two of us over the fact that I will lose money, she said in a WhatsApp chat to me: “u will not lose money. Once it’s sold I will give you most of my share too. It has been my intention to give you the money all along.” Since then my sister has unfortunately fallen very ill and is in a coma. Her husband and children are now in charge of her affairs. Are they required to abide by the promise she made to me via WhatsApp once the flat is sold?
Wife having no place to go after talaaq
Q: What do I do if I got talaaq and I am still staying at my husbands house with my kids as I don't have anywhere to go?
Concealing one's sins
Q: I did a certain sin. Now somehow my friend came to know about it. If he asks me whether I committed the sin, how should I reply to him:
1. Cover up the sin
2. Always speak the truth.
Making musjid property a pathway for people
Q: I am from a small village of Kashmir. We have planned to build a jamma masjid in our village. The land adjacent to the old masjid plot is donated by somebody for a madrasah. Can we use a part of the donated land to make an alleyway i.e. a passage to the masjid so that the street becomes a free passageway for villagers on the other side of the masjid. It will become more convenient for passing.
Wearing a taweez in the bathroom
Q: Can one wear an amulet with Quranic verses on it in the toilet? How can you explain to some one who insists that they must wear it all the time, even in the bathroom?
Temporary ligation
Q: I am in a dilema. In a course of 6 years I have had three c sections. I am now pregnant again with my fourth child within a few months of giving birth to my third. Doctors are insisting I get my tubes tied as a c section is a major operation and the risk gets higher every time. Am I allowed to do this due to the reason of this being my fourth c section in such a short span of time?
Wife allowing the husband to continue with a haraam relationship instead of making nikaah
Q: I met a woman and want to make nikaah but my wife is saying that I must not make nikaah with her. I must carrry on meeting her but dont make nikaah. Is this correct for my wife to say that.
Charging a fee with instalments
Q: I'd like to know if a bank provides a service to purchase things on instalments of 6 months for example at a 0% mark up but charges a small fee for it, would that be considered as interest? Is it halal to avail this offer? Here's what they say:
Instalment Plan
Shariah Compliant
No processing fee
Payback in easy instalments
No extra charges
How it works? Select the product, choose the plan of your choice - 3, 6, 9 and 12 monthly instalment plans available. Apply online.