Reckoning a Pure Period
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
A partial pure period (even if only a moment) is considered as a complete pure perio...
Regarding the Practice of Shaking Hands after Salah
The following fatwa was given by the Mufti of Egypt, scholar of the Shafi’i Madhhab, Shaykh ‘Ali Jumu’ah:
“In and of itself, shaking...
Regarding the Paternity of an Illegitimate Child
الحمد لله رب العالمين ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، وبالله التوفيق
This fatwa is being edited and reviewed. We apo...
Rennet in Cheese
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Rennet comes from the stomach of cud-chewing animals, like sheep or cows, and is fre...
Ruling regarding Breast feeding a young orphan boy of 4-5 years of age for Adoption
الحمد لله رب العالمين ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، وبالله التوفيق
وشرط الرضاع المحرم رضيع حي لم يبلغ سنتين بالاهل...
Rugs with Depictions of Animals
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
The shariah takes a stern stance against sculpting or depicting animals, as we find ...
Ahl al-Kitab and Their Meat
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In the Shafi’i School, restrictions are found in this regard. They are:
1) The is...
Rulings Regarding a number of Marital Issues: Family Planning, Marital Relations, etc
A female human’s breast milk is pure, lawful to consume, and permissible to buy and sell. Imam Nawawi mentioned,
لأنه مائع يحل شربه فج...
How should I pray tasbeeh salat? From: Sri Lanka
It is recommended to pray Salat al-Tasbih once a day; however, if one is unable then one should perform it once every Friday, once a mo...
Salams Between the Genders
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
To note, Imam Nawawi wrote on the issue of salams in two places. In Kitab al-Adhkar ...