QUESTION: Do your hands and ankles have to be fully covered when reciting Durood/Zikr? Can you recite with short-sleeves? ANSWER: Yes, you may engage in Zikrullah whilst wearing short sleeves. ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST! ANSWERED BY: Mufti...
QUESTION: Is Neurolinguistic Programming permissible in Islam ? ANSWER: NLP is where they tap into a person and thereby change their mental and emotional behaviour patterns. Part of the treatment includes mild hypnosis giving the patient such freedom that they aren’t...
QUESTION: What is the ruling regarding the burning of Lobaan in the home? Many people do this on a Thursday and they have specific beliefs of chasing out evil spirits. Is this innovation or are there rulings regarding the burning of Lobaan? ANSWER: There is no problem...
QUESTION: What is the ruling regarding exercising between Asr and Maghrib, for example, taking a brisk walk. Some Hakeems advise that Islamically, exercising between Asr and Maghrib holds no health benefits and is futile. Is this correct? ANSWER: We do not find any...
QUESTION: What is the ruling regarding the droppings of Halaal and Haraam birds, including chickens and ducks? ANSWER: The Fuqaha have written that the droppings of Halaal birds are Paak while the droppings of Haraam birds are considered as Najaasat-e-Khafifa....
QUESTION: Is it permissible to start a Zikr/Khatam group with the parents who have children in matric, with the Niyyah that they do well Insha Allah. Will it be regarded as a Bid'ah? please advise what could be read to assist them? ANSWER: Starting a Zikr or Khatm...
QUESTION: Is it permissible to feed dried mealworms to birds? ANSWER: Firstly, we need to define a mealworm. Mealworms are the larval form of the yellow mealworm beetle. Like all holometabolic insects, they go through four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. The...
QUESTION: Some Islamic scholars organize large scale events. People here scream and shout the Takbeer. The audience comprises of both genders with separate seating arrangements. Alhough the purpose of the event is Islamic lectures and motivational talks, the ambience...