QUESTION: Is it permissible to say "Jumuah Mubarak" or is it a Bid'ah? How should one respond to such messages? ANSWER: The greeting of ‘Jumuah Mubarak’ is not proven from the Quraan Majid or the Ahadith of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Since there is no proof...
Question:- Amongst the many things we learnt growing up, was that making a mockery of the Deen results in Kufr. Regarding this a few questions have come to mind: 1. If a person mocks an aspect of the Deen while he is ignorant of the ruling, and does not know that...
Question:- Is it permissible to say 'Ya Rasulallah' (without believing that Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم is present)? Answer:- It is recorded in the Kitaabs of Fataawa that one should use the words ‘Ya Rasulallah’ to address Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam when...
Question:- What is the status of the īmaan of someone who makes the following statement: "As a Shia, I believe there is no God but Allah, Muhammad ﷺ is the final prophet of Allah, and that Ali ْعَلَيْهِ السَّلَام is the vicegerent of Allah. Meaning, he was supposed to...
Question:- We have seen some ulama in South Africa make Takfīr of the leaders in some Muslim countries (namely due to ruling by other than what Allāh revealed and making the Harām into Halāl e.g. music/alcohol etc. amongst other things). Please can you clarify if...
Question:- Could you please issue a Fatwa on wishing the people of the Christian faith a "Merry Christmas". Many people feel that there is nothing wrong in doing so as it fosters a good relationship with them. Answer:- If a person wishes non-Muslims a "Merry...
Question:- A person named Khalid Sayed is the Head of the ANC Youth League and a MPL in the Western Cape Legislature. On Lailatul Ashuraa at the Ahlul Bait Centre in Cape Town, he made the following comments: "The Khulafa-e-Raashideen and Sahaabah (Radiallahu Anhum)...
Question:- Will a person be responsible for any words or actions uttered in the state of a trance, or, when not being in the right frame of mind due to being affected by Sihr, Jinn or Jadu? Will one fall out of the fold of Islam for uttering words of Kufr or Nifaaq in...
