Giving fish to the newly wed couple
Q: Is there any ruling regarding giving fish to the newly-wed or just proposed couple? Like the girl's side must give the boy's side fish once they are engaged or married as this is sunnah? Please clarify?
Bid'ah
Setting a fixed date for sending esaal-e-sawab
Q: Can a specific date be fixed for sending esal sawab for deceased e.g. days of hajj (any of those days..not necessary one specific date/day every year), thereafter the attendees are fed?
Saying 'Jummuah Mubaarak'
Q: What is the status of saying 'Jummuah Mubaarak' in Islaam? Please substantiate the answer.
Listening to "Mustafa Jaanay Rehmat..."
Q: Is it permissible for us to listen to Mustafa Jaanay Rehmat Pay Lakho and Ya Nabi Salam Alayka? Please advise me. Some people say it's bidah but I also know that it's usually read after Eid salaah and sometimes Jummah Salaah at some mosques. What is the correct stance on this matter?
Slaughtering in the name of a buzurg
Q: I live in Jammu and Kashmir India. Here we have a tradition that whenever anyone is ill or has some problem or on the occasion of joy, the people make qurbani (zabiha) of a goat or sheep or any other halal animal and take that to a shrine (a sufi buzurg’s grave) and distribute it among people. However the slaughtering is done according to shariah in the name of the so and so sufi buzarg.
- Is it permissible?
- If yes, is it halal for everyone? Can everyone eat it?
Three day and forty day functions after a person passes away
Q: It is the norm to gather and recite Quraan for 3 days or 40 days after a person passes away. However, I have heard that Dar ul uloom Deoband does not approve of gathering for such recitations, even for 3 days. Please clarify whether it is a sunnah or bidah, and whether or not we should stop doing it?
Superstitions
Q:
- Is there anything in Islam that one should not see his or her face or body in mirror at night?
- Is it necessary for a women to wash her hair or nails which shed off at the time of haidh while reciting kalimah shahadah before disposing of if?
Saying "Jumuah Mubarak"
Q: Is it right to say "Jumah Mubarak"?
Singing naats and singing Durood in a chorus
Q: Is singing of Nath Shareef allowed in Islam? Further is sending Salaam on Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) in standing position and by
singing it in a group allowed?
Saying "Al Madad Ya Sayyidi Ya Habibi Ya Rasulullah (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam)
Q: Is this a bidaat saying "Al Madad Ya Sayyidi Ya Habibi Ya Rasulullah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam"?