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Is it permissible for a person wearing a urine catheter to enter a Masjid?
A person with a urinary catheter may enter the masjid as long as the urine bag is hidden and secured.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailEveryday LifeI took an oath not to eat chicken and thereafter I ate multiple times? What do I do?
Only one kaffārah is due for each broken oath, however many times the act was repeated afterwards.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalFood & IngredientsAre flu vaccinations permissible? I have heard they contain porcine gelatine?
Medication with haram content, like the porcine nasal flu vaccine, is allowed only on a Muslim doctor's advice with no halal alternative.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleWorshipIf I can’t do Sajdah due to extreme pain, what do I do?
Someone able to stand but not make sajdah may pray standing or sitting with gestures; praying fully seated is best.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleWorshipWill my Uḍḥiyyah be valid in a country where `id is one day before?
The ʿĪd of the country where the Uḍḥiyah is slaughtered counts, so it is valid even if your own ʿĪd differs.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ImpermissibleCommerce & FinanceCan interest money be used to pay parking fines?
Interest money must be returned or given to charity, so it may not be used to pay parking fines.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailWorshipIs it wajib (compulsory) upon women to recite the Takbīrāt al-tashrīq?
The Takbīr al-Tashrīq is wājib for women as well, recited softly after farḍ prayers from 9 to 13 Dhul Ḥijjah.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailCommerce & FinanceWhat is the ruling of deferred change after purchasing an item?
Change owed by a shopkeeper is a trust in his hands, not a currency exchange or a loan.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailWorshipMiscellaneous Rulings of Takbirat al-Tashriq
The Takbīr al-Tashrīq is wājib once after each farḍ prayer from Fajr of 9 Dhul Ḥijjah to ʿAṣr of the 13th, for men and women.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailBelief & SciencesWhere is Sayyiduna Ali Radhiallahu anhu’s tomb?
The location of Sayyidunā ʿAlī's grave is not authentically established; historians report several differing opinions.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalWorshipIs there Qada’ of the Sunnah prayers?
Missed sunnah prayers are not made up, except Fajr sunnah with its farḍ before midday and the four Ẓuhr sunnah within Ẓuhr time.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailBelief & SciencesWhat is the difference between Sunan of Abu Dawud and the Marasil of Abu Dawud?
Both are by Abū Dāwūd: the Sunan collects legal ḥadīth, while the Marāsīl is a separate book of mursal narrations.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleCommerce & FinanceIs a 99 year lease agreement Shari’ah compliant?
A lease must have a defined term; a 99-year lease is valid, while a permanent lease is void.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleCommerce & FinanceAre bonus Skywards Miles given after using Skywards Credit Card permissible?
It is permissible to receive and use incentives such as bonus Skywards Miles issued by a credit card company.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleFood & IngredientsWill crabs and other creatures such as lobsters contaminate fish and meat sold in one place?
Crabs, lobsters and other sea creatures stay pure after death and do not contaminate fish or meat sold with them.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalWorshipCan I sit on a wheelchair to do Tawaf?
Walking in ṭawāf is wājib, but a wheelchair is allowed with no penalty for someone unable to walk or in genuine pain.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalHealth & MedicineCan BioGeometry be used by a person suffering from severe eczema?
BioGeometry treatment is permissible as long as it involves no beliefs or actions contrary to Sharīʿah.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleWorshipIs Qurbani valid if at the time of purchasing it the price was unknown?
The Qurbani is valid, but the unpriced sale was void and sinful; pay the animal's market value and repent.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalCommerce & FinanceI am considering starting a cake business and wanted to know the Islamic ruling on whether I can sell birthday cakes?
Making and selling birthday cakes is permissible as long as the ingredients are halal.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleWorshipCan a dua be recited between the two Sajdah in a fardh prayer?
Reciting established duʿās between the two sajdahs is preferable in both farḍ and nafl prayers, without burdening the congregation.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailBelief & SciencesIs it kufr (disbelief) to reject Ijma’?
Only rejecting a mutawātir ijmāʿ explicitly agreed by the Companions can be kufr; rejecting others is deviance, not apostasy.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleFood & IngredientsAre llamas halal to consume?
Llamas are grass-eating and do not attack with their teeth, so they are halal when slaughtered Islamically.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam Requires detailBelief & SciencesAre Masa’il different and in opposition to the mizaj of Shari`ah?
Follow your own madhhab rather than a mentor's different one; the masāʾil of Sharīʿah do not contradict its mizāj.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleMarriage & FamilyCan I marry my cousin if there is doubt that I was breastfed by her mother?
Breastfeeding prohibition requires certainty that milk was drunk; with doubt, you may marry your aunt's daughter.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam DislikedWorshipWhat is the penalty for carrying a baby with a dirty nappy in Tawaf?
No penalty is due for ṭawāf while carrying a baby with a dirty nappy, but it is makrūh if the baby cannot walk yet.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalFood & IngredientsWhat is the ruling of sugar processed with bone char?
Sugar refined with bone char from a halal animal is halal even if unslaughtered; bone char from a haram animal is not.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalCommerce & FinanceHow can my business of buying and selling books be Shari’ah Compliant?
Selling before possession is not allowed; the book deal is compliant if structured as Salam and Ismail takes possession first.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ImpermissibleDress & AppearanceIs it permissible to use a 14 Carat rolled gold pen?
Using gold objects is impermissible for men and women, so the 58% gold Cross Classic Century pen may not be used.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam ConditionalCommerce & FinanceIs it permissible to buy and sell replica items?
Buying and selling replica products is permissible if it is legal locally and customers are told they are replicas.
Answered by Mufti Faraz Adam PermissibleWorshipWill an internal pelvic ultrasound break the fast?
An internal pelvic ultrasound does not break the fast, as the female private part is not linked to the digestive system.
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