Maximum Period of Breastfeeding
Question: What is the maximum period of breastfeeding according to the hanafi madhab? Is it 2 years or 2.5 years? (Question published as received) Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful There is a difference of opinion in the ḥanafī madhhab...
Ṣalāh and Food in the UAE
Question: Country: United Arab Emirates I live in uae. I follow hanafi. Over here according to hanafi, people say that we should not perform Salah in different madhab Masjid such as wahabi it will not be valid. In this case what I should do as jamat is compulsory for...
Placing Headstones on Graves
Question: We thought we’d just put his name and date of death on the headstone but some of the others were saying to put some Arabic on it. I think it’s wrong but I just wanted to ask and also wanted to ask that we shouldn’t plant anything on dadas grave in it....
Giving Zakāh to one’s Mother in Law
Question: Salam Mufti, is it permissible for a person to give zakah to their mother in law? (Question published as received) Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful It is permissible to give zakāh to one’s mother in law provided she is...
‘Umrah and Menses
Question: Country: India Assalamualaikum, I had a question regarding the impurity of menstruation while going to perform umrah, a woman in her periods/impure state is in ihram and crosses meeqat and stays in hotel in makkah as she cannot perform umrah, does she have...
Working for a Software Company Owned by a Bank
Question: I have a software engineering job offer from a company “A” which makes a software product (point of sale) used by small and medium businesses like restaurants and retail stores to make sales transactions and inventory management. This company “A” was...
Entering into Iḥrām before Mīqāt
Question: I plan to visit KSA for Umrah. I plan to fly from UK to Jeddah and stay there one night. Thereafter next day, visit Mecca to perform Umrah. Do I need to wear Ihram before reaching Jeddah or Don the ihraam next day at Miqat since I plan to stay there one...
The Rules of Ramadan
"The rules of Ramadan is a booklet written by Mufti Muhammad Shafi ‘Uthmani (rahimahullah) the first Grand Mufti of Pakistan. I translated and published it in 2004. It is a brief but comprehensive article on the basics of Fasting. One can easily read through it in a...
A Simple Format for ʿIbādah on Auspicious nights
Our Beloved Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) has mentioned: “Indeed your Rabb has reserved certain special moments in time (in which He emits abundant/special mercy). Be sure to avail yourselves for these opportunities.” (Majma’uz Zawaid) We are usually aware of the...
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