Marifah Answers
Non-refundable Deposits
Q: I own a car dealership and sometimes I take a non-refundable deposit from the buyer to ensure the time spent on reserving the car for the potential buyer is not wasted, is this type of deposit permissible? Hanafi: Umar bin Shu'ayb narrated from his father who...
Property Ownership Dilemma
Q: My father bought the property and added my name and my sister’s. When my sister got married and left, he removed her name. When he died, only his name and mine was on the property. The mortgage was payed by my father, a little by my sister, and I payed the...
Is a marriage performed over Skype, Zoom, or online valid?
The first thing to note is that the witnesses only need to hear the offer and acceptance, they do not need to see and can even be blind. Also, a marriage can be performed by the proposer writing to the woman and her reading out the offer and acceptance in front of...
The Misconception of the 20-minute Rule
One of the voluntary prayers that entails a great reward is the forenoon prayer, known as the ḍuḥā’ prayer, the ishrāq prayer, the subḥah prayer, and the awwābīn prayer in Arabic. Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Every...
Written Divorce
Hanafi: It is well-known in the books of hadith that the Prophet ﷺ wrote to various kings and leaders and the message was binding upon them.[1] Imam Abdullah al-Mawsili (d. 783 AH) says: "Writing is from the allusive statements. So if someone writes the divorce of his...
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