Question:- Many people put up Ramadaan and Eid Mubaarak status etc.. Most of them have a picture of lanterns or candles.. Is this permitted? Answer:- The greetings described in your query is similar to non-Muslim greetings on their religious festivals such as Diwali,...
Question:- Recently I was by family and the ladies were at home listening via livestream to a programme from the Masjid. These relatives are Sunni/Barelwi. After the programme the speaker started reciting salaam, so everyone stood up. I remained seated while they did...
Question:- Is lying to avoid doing something that is Haraam permissible? Answer:- In such a case, one should avoid speaking an open lie, rather one should act on Towriyah. For example, Ibrahim was invited to a festival of Kufr and he said, “I am sick.” The people...
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...
