I have a brother who is eligible for receiving Zakah. Is it permissible for me to pay all of this year’s Zakah money to him? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is permitted to give all the Zakah money to a single person. However, care should be taken that the amount given does not become
Question: Is it permitted for a non-baligh (minor) to be an Imam in Taraweeh Salah? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب The general rule is that the Imam of adults and Baligh people (who have reached the age of majority) must be an adult and Baligh male, regardless of the types of Salah, i.e. Fardh, Sunnah
Question: What is the Fidyah (Redemption Charge) of a fast for the person who is seriously sick and unable to fast during and after Ramadhan? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب In general, those who are sick during the month of Ramadhan are permitted not to fast. However, they should make up for the days they
Question: Does a person have to raise his hands in every Takbeer of Janaazah Salah? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is not required to raise hands in all the Takbeers of Janaazah prayer, except for the opening Takbeer. However, if a person raises his hands in each Takbeer, it will not invalidate his Janaazah
Question: Two people are praying in congregation and the Muqtadi (follower) is standing on the right-hand side of the Imam. Afterwards, another person joins them in congregation. What should they do? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب When two people are praying in Jama’ah (congregation) and then another person joins them in Salah, provided that they
Question: Is it permissible to recite the Holy Qur’an during menstruation period (Haidh)? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب When a woman is on her menstrual cycle, she is not permitted to perform several Islamic rituals. One of these rituals is reciting the Holy Qur’an. However, it is impermissible for a woman who is on her
Question: Is it permissible to touch the Holy Qur’an and recite from it with Tayammum? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب If a person has a valid justification for performing Tayammum, such as severe illness which prevents him from using water, then Tayammum is the substitute for Wudhu (ablution) and Ghusl (bath). This means that, everything
Question: Does a woman have to pray during post-partum bleeding? Answer: الجواب باسم ملهم الصواب It is not permissible for a woman to perform Salah during post-partum bleeding (also known as ‘Nifaas’ in Shariah). In general, there is no minimum period of Nifaas. Therefore, as soon as the bleeding stops, a woman must start performing
Question: I have two daughters. One is eleven year old, and her menstruation has already begun. The other is only eight and has not yet reached puberty. I have created bank accounts for each of them separately. Every month I transfer some money to both accounts. Both accounts now have enough money that meets the
