QUESTION: A Madrassah is built above a Masjid. Can the Madrassah be used for hosting a Walimah? ANSWER: When a Masjid is built, whatever is above and below it falls under the ruling of a Masjid. If in using the parts of the Masjid that are above and below will be of...
QUESTION: Is it our duty to spend time in the effort of Tabligh, or should we rather give preference to giving Da'wah to non-Muslims? Tabligh Jamaat focuses on Muslims while seemingly overlooking including the non-Muslims in informing them about Islam. ANSWER: The...
QUESTION: My sister will be graduating and at the ceremony, sometimes there is music played in the background. If I don't go, it will cause grief to my mother. Please advise me with the best way forward. Would wearing headphones suffice to block out the music? ANSWER:...
QUESTION: Is there anything wrong in going away on holiday to foreign places? Is this found in the practices of Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam or the Sahaba Radiallahu Anhum? ANSWER: It is not established that the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam or any of the...
QUESTION: Would it be permissible to attend a mixed gathering and resign one's self to interact with only the males in order to maintain family ties? ANSWER: No, it will not be permissible to attend such functions as there is no proper separation between the genders....
QUESTION: Is it permissible to host a matric dinner, taking into account that there will be separate seating for males and females? ANSWER: If one reflects upon the origins of such base activities, it becomes evident that they stem from practices introduced by...
Q1. If a breastfeeding mother nurses her niece/nephew, does the child become Mahram to all the children she bore, or only the child that was also fed during that period? A1. The fed child will become Mahram to all of the children of the foster parents. Q2. How much...
QUESTION: Please advise on the importance of Khilaafah in Islam, and what is its status? ANSWER: It is Waajib to have a Khalifah and establish an Islamic Khilaafah, due to the consensus of the Sahaaba Radiallahu Anhum. However, in order to be Khulafaa (successors) ...