Question: A person comes to masjid at such a moment that if he performs a full Wudhu, with its Sunnah acts, he will definitely miss the Jama’ah (congregational prayer). Does he have to perform the Sunnah acts of Wudhu, or performing just Fardh (compulsory) acts is sufficient? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is necessary
Question: What is the ruling if a person forgets to rinse his mouth or pass water into his nostrils during taking a bath? Does he have to repeat the whole bath again? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is not necessary to repeat the whole process of bathing again. Just rinsing the mouth or passing
Question: I had lent a sum of money to one of my relatives. He is poor and eligible to receive Zakah. Now I want to write off the debt he owes me and deduct that sum as my Zakah payment for this year. Is it permissible? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب The general rule is
Question: Is it permissible for a wealthy person to receive Zakah? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب According to Islamic law, a person is considered wealthy if he owns the Nisab amount – in addition to his necessities, e.g. house, car, computer etc. The Nisab is the minimum threshold of wealth a person must own, for
Question: Is it permissible to consume rabbit meat? Does touching a rabbit nullify Wudhu? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is permissible to consume rabbit meat. Touching a rabbit does not nullify Wudhu. However, if there is Najaasah (filth) on the body of the rabbit, in the case of touching that part, one’s hands should
Question: Is it allowed to give one’s one child more than the others when it comes bestowing gifts? In other words, is it allowed to treat one’s children unequally when giving gifts? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب The general principle regarding distributing gifts amongst one’s children is that a person should not discriminate between them
Question: Is it mandatory to give Fidyah for Sawm (fasting) only to the poor who are fasting? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is not a mandatory requirement. Therefore, Fidyah can be given to the poor who are not able to fast for some valid reasons, such as illness, travelling etc – that are regarded
Question: Is it mandatory for a person to have performed a Fardh (obligatory) Hajj in the past before being able to perform Hajj on behalf of another person? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is not a mandatory requirement for a Hajj on behalf another. Rather, a person who has never performed Hajj may perform
Question: Is it mandatory to be in the state of Wudhu when entering a graveyard? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is not mandatory to be in the state of Wudhu when entering a graveyard. However, it is preferable (mustahabb) to be in the state of Wudhu when entering a graveyard. Only Allah knows best.
