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Debt owed to a deceased person
First, you should make every possible effort to locate the heirs or relatives of the person to whom the debt is owed. If you are unable to locate the creditor a...
Can hajj be delayed for childcare?
It should be noted that once Hajj becomes obligatory, delaying its performance without a valid Shar‘i excuse is sinful. However, if a child is so young that he/...
Islamic rulling of SIP
It should be clarified that the basic procedure of the prevailing Islamic mutual funds is as follows:The investor, acting as a principal (Muwakkil), provides hi...
Keeping snakes as pets in islam
Walekumussalam,According to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, keeping a ball python merely as a hobby, for decoration, or as a pet is not permissible. Althoug...
Qasr prayer when visiting a second house
If the said second house is 77.5 kilometers (approximately 48 miles) or more from your first house, and you travel there intending to stay for less than 15 days...
Reciting Surah Yaseen 40 times for the deceased
Walekumussalam,The main point in this matter is that it is permissible to recite the Qur’an for the deceased and convey the reward to them. However, reciting Su...
Why do muslims keep rulers’ pictures?
Whether something is permissible or forbidden is not determined by how many people are doing it. If something is Islamically forbidden, the fact that people com...
Do non-muslim children go to paradise?
If a child from a non-Muslim family dies during infancy or before reaching the age of religious accountability, and the child was never introduced to Islam, the...
Is using an electric mosquito killer permissible?
In the situation described in the question, using an electric mosquito-killing machine for protection from mosquitoes and flies is permissible according to Shar...
How to pay missed qurbani
Walekumussalam warahmatullahi wabaraktuh,In the situation mentioned in the question, if the person was financially eligible for Qurbani in the previous years an...