Miscellaneous

Virtues Of Having Relations On Thursday Night

QUESTION: Is there any Fadhilat mentioned for a couple to have intercourse specifically on a Thursday night? ANSWER: It is mentioned in Ithaafus Saadatil Muttaqeen, which is the commentary of Ihyaa Uloomid-Deen of Imaam Ghazaali Rahimahullah, that some Ulama have...

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Zinah Committed By An Immature Boy

QUESTION: If a boy, who hasn't attained puberty, commits Zinah with a girl who is Baaligha (mature), then what will the penalty be since the boy wasn't Baaligh? Secondly, if they were in a Muslim country and there were 4 witnesses to the incident, then what is the...

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Writing Salaat And Salaam In Full

QUESTION: I would like to enquire regarding writing (S.A.W) instead of ﷺ or صلى ﷲ عليه وسلم. I've heard somewhere that the person who invented writing (S.A.W), his hand became paralyzed. ANSWER: It is Waajib to write the complete Salaat and Salaam when writing the...

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Incident Of Yusuf Alaihis Salaam

QUESTION: When the family of Hadrat Yusuf Alaihis Salaam made Sajdah to him at the end of his incident, which wife of Hadrat Yaqub Alaihis Salaam made Sajdah? Was it the mother of Hadrat Yusuf Alaihis Salaam? ANSWER: There is a difference of opinion regarding who made...

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Difference Between Minor And Major Sins

QUESTION: What is the difference between major and minor sins? ANSWER: There are two categories of sins. Some of them are categorized as major sins whilst others are categorized as minor sins. The one who refrains from major sins has been promised forgiveness by Allah...

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Impermissibility Of Marijuana

QUESTION: Is Marijuana Haram or not? ANSWER: In principle, it is not permissible to consume anything that leads to intoxication; hence, smoking or consuming Marijuana without a valid reason is Haraam. [Re: Ahsanul Fataawa Vol:8 Pg:482-483] The Hadith states, كُلُّ...

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Permissibility Of Tawassul

QUESTION: Please explain Tawassul and Istighaatha according to the Maslak of our Akabireen. How do we explain it to the people and remove the misconceptions that have been created? ANSWER: Tawassul literally means, to make a request or supplicate through some means....

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Calculating Safr Distance

QUESTION: When calculating the distance for Safr, will the starting point be calculated from the point of the person's house, or the boundary of the town? With regards to the destination, will it be calculated at the boundary of the town, or the house at which he'd be...

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