Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum If I buy 1000 pieces of trade goods for 1€ each, do I have to pay zakat on the market value? Let’s say the sales price is 7€. Does it mean that I have to pay zakat on 7000€ ? How should I count the sales tax […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum During the prayer in the fourth verse of Surah “al kafirun” I used to read ‘walaa ana’ as ‘wala anaa’ . Recently only I came to know that the alif in ‘ana’ is not pronounced. Do I need to repeat my prayer? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question: Assalamu alaykum In a mortgage, the bank buys a house in my name and I pay the bank the principal plus interest for using their money. On the other hand, in rent to own, the bank buys the property in their name and I pay them rent which includes […]
Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum I have send you a link to ans internet video dealing with magic. Is it authentic and permissible to act upon? Answer: Wa’alaykum assalam. Thank you for your question. There is no shariah basis for the method outlined in the video to find out who has cast […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum When person travels by plane, can he still shorten his prayers when the plane lands at the runway if the Airport is within one’s home city limits? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, No, you cannot shorten your prayers within your home city. A traveller continues to […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum What is, according to the Hanafi school, the legal reason for interest? I’m referring to the interest with money, not the interest with the six items mentioned in the hadith. Also if the legal reason (‘illa) isn’t present then will the prohibition still remain? And if so, […]
Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum Is it permissible to hire a nanny? Answer: Assalam ‘alaykum. I hope you’re well inshallah. It is permissible to have a nanny look after one’s children, and there is no dislike in it. In fact, the Prophet ﷺ had a foster-mother/wet-nurse in Halima al Sa’diyah in his […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum I have recently been told that my nose must touch the floor when praying. Do I need to repeat my previous prayers in which I didn’t do it? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, No, you don’t need to make up any prayers in which you didn’t […]
Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum Whenever a person takes a taxi from Sharjah to Dubai, there is a 20 Dirham toll that the taxi company charges the customer (in addition to whatever the journey itself costs). To avoid this charge, customers often take a taxi to the border of Sharjah & Dubai, […]
Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum My mother just passed away but hasn’t left any sort of will to her name. She verbally said a few things to us her children but nothing written. How do we correctly deal with her finances in light of the Sharia? Answer: Wa’alaykum assalam. My deepest condolences […]
