Q: During the second rakaat of a sunnah salaah, someone while reading another surah remembers that he forgot to read Surah Faatiha. Thereafter he reads Surah Faatiha and another surah. Must this person perform sajdah sahw or not?
Q: I would like to ask about keeping a name of a baby boy. The name would be Muhammad Wa Sallam, after our beloved Prophet's mubarak name. It is like one keeps a name Musa, or Esa or Ebrahim etc. Is it permissible to keep this name "Muhammad Wa sallam" or not?
Q: Most countries today have set the legal minimum age of marriage at 18 or higher. In light of the hadith commanding obedience to those in authority so long as it is not in disobedience to Allah, does this mean that we as Muslims are required to follow these laws regarding marriage age? What is the opinion of majority scholars?
Q: From my understanding, the hair transplant treatment is permissible. After having it done, one is required not to let water touch the scalp for about 3 days. How then should one do masah?
Q: Is it permissible for a merchant to offer the Payflex payment option to their clients? Similarly, is it permissible for one to use the Payflex payment option when purchasing from a store which offers the Payflex payment option?
Below are the details regarding how the Payflex payment option operates:
A customer wishes to purchase an item costing R2000 from an online store. Instead of paying for the item in full immediately, he has the choice of using Payflex when concluding his purchase.
Payflex allows the customer to split the cost of the purchase into 4 equal, interest-free and fee-free payments. When checking out, the customer completes a quick form and is instantly vetted. Upon Payflex approving the customer’s credit rating, Payflex will immediately pay the merchant in full for the sale at the time when the customer buys the item from the merchant.
The customer will pay Payflex the first 25% of their purchase (R500) at the time of the purchase. Payflex will then collect the other 75% of the amount in three instalments of R500 each over the next six weeks.
Payflex charges the merchant a fixed fee for processing the transaction between the customer and the merchant. Is this transaction permissible in Shariah?
Q: If a lady is reading salaah and she reads a bit loudly on purpose, does her salaah break? Can she read a bit loudly if she concentrates better?
Q: A new trend which we are seeing at the moment is the trend of padel tournaments. Teams pay an admission fee to participate in the tournament, and the winning team receives a prize e.g. plane tickets or a cash amount.
Are these tournaments permissible?
Q: Is it permissible for a lady in the condition of haidh to touch the Quraan Shareef while wearing gloves?
Can she recite the Quraan Shareef in the condition of haidh while pointing to the Quranic verses with a pen?
We attend madrasah and our Apa has implemented this system.
Q: Someone told me to inquire about the incident mentioned in Fazail-e-Durood (story#46) and also ask for its detailed explanation.
Can anyone see Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) in a wakeful state?
Is it okay to put your hand on a deceased woman's stomach? If not, then did it happen in reality, or was it a spiritual state or was it a dream?
Are there any other such incidents where Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) met someone in a wakeful state and solved their problem? Is this incident correct from the point of view of authenticity and can it be narrated to others during taleem hadith session in the mosque?
Q: I was married for about a year I asked for a divorce because my husband used to hug his female cousins and cousins wives despite me telling him Islamically it is not right. He accepted it was not right but did not stop and his family defended it because they always did it so basically 'culture'. After the divorce I did my best to guide him but all doors felt close was Allah protecting me? Also will I get sin for asking for a divorce? I ask because his family did not feel its a big issue to get divorced over.