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Combining prayers due to Illness
Q: If someone is battling with covid and due to extreme tiredness and pain while struggling to keep up with salah is it ok for them to combine all their prayers as its easier that way? A: No, it is not an excuse to combine. They can sit if they find difficulty...
Photos on display
Q: Is it acceptable to hang family photos in the house?If so can you pray in the room with photos displayed?Is it true that angels don’t visit a place where photos are displayed? A: The ruling pertains to images that can "possess a soul" if half of the body, head, or...
Gifts at Christmas
Q: I have a non Muslim friend who always buys me gifts on both Eids, as we are approaching Christmas is it ok to give presents back, as a goodwill gesture? A: Yes, you can. Not with the intention to venerate Christmas but you should avoid giving it on Christmas day....
Divorce by post
Q: If a husband leaves the family home , and in his absence sends the first Islamic divorce paper in the post signed and witnessed , and then the wife has sat the three months iddah / and the wife has never heard from the sharia council or the courts why the marriage...
Ghusl with Braided hair
Q: When making ghusl after intercourse, does a woman need to wash all of her hair, or is it sufficient to just get the scalp /roots wet? Can she braid her long hair and just wash the scalp? A: If the hair is braided, then it is sufficient to wash the roots and scalp...
Gender Interaction
Q: Is it permissible to be friends with a male ( a classmate ) where we talk abt studies as well & like friends as well but without any wrong intention? A: What is meant by "friends as well"? We need to be careful here, if there is any fear of falling into...
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