Carrying out aqeeqah for one's child who passed away
Q: My son, aged 17, passed away last February. I still did not perform his aqeeqa. Can I do aqeeqa for him now?
Qurbaani & Halaal Slaughter
Making qurbaani for oneself first before making qurbaani for others
Q: I am doing qurbani this year. Please advise whose name I must slaughter on.
Qurbaani animal getting injured or dying before the days of qurbaani
Q: If a qurbaani animal gets injured after purchasing it to the extent that it does not meet the requirements for qurbaani anymore or it dies:
1. Does another animal have to be purchased?
2. Does the new animal have to be of the same value and size, etc.?
3. If a person cannot afford to buy another animal,what should he do?
Making qurbaani on behalf of the deceased
Q: Can qurbaani be made for both the living and the deceased in sacrificing one animal, i.e. a cow or a buffalo?
Using slaughtering equipment from a non-Muslim butchery
Q: I would like to know whether the meat will be halaal or not. After investigating at a specific butchery (which is not halaal as normal), they use seperate blades and machines for pork and other meat e.g. cow, sheep. What if a Muslim borrows their machine and blade (slaughtering tools) and slaughters according to Islamic way; what will be the state of that meat?
Serving aqeeqah meat in a walimah
Q: Can we do aqeeqah in walima? I mean, we will do the aqeeqa and serve its meat in a walima to the guests.
How to calculate seven days for aqeeqah
Q: I have two daughters and their aqeeqah were missed. Now I want to perform this sunnah. Please guide me regarding the day suitable for that purpose.
1. First daughter was born at 2:15 am on Tuesday.
2. Second daughte was born at 10:15 pm on Monday.
I am confused regarding which day will be the the seventh day.
Eating a fish that was bitten by a shark
Q: Is it permissible to eat a fish that a shark has bitten half the body off whilst reeling it in?
Aqeeqah for a child born out of wedlock
Q: Can a aqeeqah be done for a child born out of wedlock as the mother is Hindu and the father is Muslim. The father wants to name the child and give him his surname as well and has done all things necessary as to the rights of the child born. Can aqeeqah be done and can the child carry the fathers name?
Eating the meat of the Ahle Kitaab
Q: I live in Denmark and it is very difficult to find halal food here. My question is that can we eat the food of Ahle kitaab, like chicken, goat, etc. which is actually halal in Islam but Christians have cut them?
The question is that, is fish halal in all contexts?