Question: Man performed Umrah but did not cut or shave his hair, then he returned to his country. What should he do? Same is the case with a woman who did not cut her hair in Umrah and exited Makkah. Summary of Answer: If a person missed shaving or cutting hair during Umrah, he/she does not have to …
Read More »Reconciling between hadith that prohibits completing Quran in less than 3 or 7 days and actions of salaf
Question: Is completing Quran in one night permissible? As few ahadeeth recommend not to complete full recitation in less than 3 or 7 days, while there is a narration that Uthman bin affan completed it in one night. How do we reconcile these reports? Answer: Praise be to Allah! In a hadith narrated by Abdullah bin Amr that the Prophet …
Read More »Is Lanolin Halal? Ruling on consuming foods and using products containing it
Question: Many food products use ‘Lanolin’ as an ingredient in them. Is Lanolin halal and consuming such food products halaal? Answer: Praise be to Allah! Lanolin is a fatty yellow substance that is extracted from sheep’s wool; it is also known as wool wax or wool grease. So is Lanolin halal in Islam? There is nothing wrong with consuming food …
Read More »Islamic center preaches wrong beliefs, should Muslims be warned against it?
Question: There is an Islamic Center in Australia whose students have testified that they have wrong beliefs (deviant Sufi teachings) and they have serious issues in their Aqeedah also, by saying things about Allah that He never said about Himself. This Islamic Center was approached in a respectful manner and were asked a few questions to seek clarification in case …
Read More »Touching Quran without wudu & its rulings
Question: What are the rulings related to touching Quran without wudu? Answer: Praise be to Allah The following are some of the rulings related to touching Quran without wudu: 1) It is “NOT PERMISSIBLE” to touch the Mus-haf of Qur’an without wudu according to the majority of scholars. This is the view of the four imams, and this was the …
Read More »Is eating in hotels, restaurants & marketplaces permissible in Islam?
Question: Is eating in hotels, restaurants & marketplaces permissible in Islam? I read a hadith that says “Eating in marketplace is meanness/degrading”. How true is this? Does this mean it is prohibited to eat in marketplaces, hotels and restaurants? Answer: Praise be to Allah Eating in hotels, restaurants and marketplaces is permitted in Islam. There is no prohibition or dislike …
Read More »Is torment of grave (azaab ul Qabr) true? Is there punishment in grave?
ِAnswer: Praise be to Allah! Yes the torment of grave (azaab ul Qabr) is true and is proven by Quran & Hadeeth. The belief of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaat is that there is torment and punishment in the grave and life in Al-Barzakh (the interval between death and the Day of Resurrection). There is also blessing and pleasure, according to the …
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