Umrah with Student loan debt

If someone has student loan debt and repays the loan through wages and is eager to perform Umrah, is this permissible? even though its interest...

Is it more beneficial to pay for a poor person to complete Hajj or give the money as charity?

If a person has sufficient funds to give to the poor (after zakat and having completed their own Hajj), should it be given to pray...

Was Imam Bukhari a hanafi?

Was Imam Bukhari a hanafi?...

Accepting Islam and becoming muslim

I want to accept Islam and become a Muslim, how do I do this?...

How to give Dawah

A non-muslim friend is going through difficult times and I started informing her about Islam and how it could help her change things around by...

Performing Hajj whilst in iddah

Is it permissable for a woman to go to hajj whilst in her iddah period with a mahram (e.g.her brother)?...

Should we follow a Madhab

I follow the Hanafi School of law, people nowdays feel that because of the different school of thoughts their is a lot of contradictions in...

Does changing ones clothes break the wudu

Does changing ones clothes break the wudu? What if you had to check your underwear for any signs of discharge does this break the wudu?...

Ruling on using the term "Hadhrat"

I want to know what is the ruling on saying "Hadhrat" before a respectable persons name. Do we have to say Hadhrat before every Sahabi's...

Giving sisters dawah

I wanted to start giving all the sisters il my university dawah and I do not know how to start it and what exactly to...

Becoming a Muslim

I heard it is necessary to shave your head once embracing Islam, is this true?...

Mashari by Ibn Nuhaas

Is the book Mashari' al-Ashwaaq ila Masaari' al-Ushaaq wa Mutheer al-Gharaam ila Daar as-Salaam by Ibn Nuhaas (ash-Shaheed Ahmad bin Ibrahim an-Nuhaas ad-Damishqi) a reliable...

Is smoking cigarettes allowed?

Many Muslims smoke, but what does Islam say about it?...

Umrah and cleanliness of Ihram

I am due to go on umrah next week, the journey itself will take me approx nine hours. As you are aware one must be...

Istikhara for marriage

I am a muslim women and I would like to get marrried to a muslim man. I would like to know that whether we can...

Did the Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu alaihi wasallam) ever commit any mistakes

Did the Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu alaihi wasallam) ever commit any mistakes because this is a topic often fought on by many muslims? He is the...

Inviting non-Muslims to Islam

If a person has a chance to invite a film star like Robert De Niro or Eddie Murphy to Islam, should he do so as...

Applying make-up prior to wudu

I apply make up & creams, not waterproof, after having done wudu for zuhr salah. Several hours later I do wudu for Ashr salaah but...

Can I still peform Umrah?

I've completed 2 years in university Alhumdulillah. For the last couple months I've had intention to do Umrah in Ramdhan. The problem is that I'm...

Hajj - Day of Sacrifice order

Whilst on Hajj, on the day of Eid, I was given a card by my group leader as confirmation of my sacrifice on the day...

Isaal e Thawab

I would like to know that does the reader still get reward when doing isaal-e-thawab for someone else? I've heard some people say the reader...

Crossing The Pul Siraat & Virtues of Reading Durood

Please tell me the virtues of reading durood and what will make crossing the Pul Siraat easier?...

Adaab with scholars regarding agreed upon rulings

Is it inappropriate, if someone has done something which, by consensus of the scholars invalidates their prayer for one to say to them "May Allah...

Reading the Qur'an in different languages

Is it same if we read Al Quran in other languages besides the Arabic language? If it is not the same what is the benefit...

Rights of Hajj

My father in law has passed away, my husband wants to go to hajj mashallah, does he have to take my mother in law before...

Dkhir / Zikir in different languages

Does Zikr have to be done in the Arabic language and not other languages?...

Paying for someones Hajj

Can someone pay for your Hajj without taking out a loan from the bank or owing the person who is paying for the hajj?...

Hair of newborn

If you hold a baby which has not had the birth hair shaved off would your wudu be valid and your salah be accepted or...

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