Question: Is it allowed for a person to give his Zakaah to his own mother? Response: A Muslim may not give his Zakaah to his parents or to his children. But, in fact, it is obligatory upon him to spend on their behalf from his own wealth if they are in need of it and […]
Author: Dr.Naji-Bin-Waqdan
There is no harm in her paying her Zakaah on jewellery to her poor or debtor husband
Question: Can a wife pay the Zakaah on her jewellery to husband given that he receives a salary of about 4,000 riyals is in debt 30,000 riyals? Response: There is no harm in a woman paying the Zakaah of her jewellery or other Zakaah to her husband if he is poor or is in debt […]
Can my husband pay my Zakaah for me? Can one give Zakaah to one’s nephew?
Question: Is it allowed for my husband to pay the Zakaah on my wealth on my behalf, given that he is the one who gave me the wealth? Is it allowable to give the Zakaah to my nephew, whose wife passed away and he is a young man who is thinking about getting married? Response: […]
I sold the gold before I paid Zakaah on It, what should I now do?
Question: I sold gold [jewellery] that I used to wear for some time but I did not pay Zakaah on it. I would like from you to make it clear to me what I should do about its Zakaah, given that I sold it for four thousand riyals. Response: If you did not know that […]
Zakaah on jewellery with stone inlays
Question: How does one pay Zakaah on jewellery that is not simply gold but is gold with precious stone inlays? Does one also include the weight of those stones since it would be very difficult to remove the gold and weigh it by itself? Response: Gold is the thing upon which Zakaah must be paid, […]
Using Zakaah funds to finish building a masjid
Question: What is the ruling on using zakaah monies to finish builidng a masjid that is almost completed, and its construction may be halted (due to lack of funding)? Response: What is well-known to the scholars, and it is the position of the vast majority of them, so it can be considered like ijmaa’ (a scholarly concensus) of the scholars of […]
Praying behind a traveller .
Praying behind the Traveller Question: What should the resident do if he prays behind the traveller? Response: If the resident prays behind the traveller [leading the prayer] – who has shortened his prayer, then the resident’s prayer behind him is correct; So when the [traveller] imaam completes the prayer, then the resident must stand and […]
Ihram On An airplane
Not knowing exactly when to enter state of ihraam whilst in an airplane Question: A man wanted to perform the Hajj or ‘Umrah and put on the ihraam clothing on the airplane. Then he did not know the place of the meeqat, so should he delay entering the state of ihraam once he reaches Jeddah or not? […]
Fasting and Your Biological Rhythms
Allah (all glory be to Him) tells us in the Holy Quran about Ramadan that, “(He wants you) to complete the prescribed period (of fasting), and to glorify Him in that He has guided you; and perchance ye shall be grateful.” (2:185) Many benefits, in addition to the spiritual, result from completing this prescribed period of […]
Ablutions (Wudu’)
Ablutions (Wudu’) 1.137: Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “The prayer of a person who does Hadath (passes urine, stool or wind) is not accepted till he performs the ablution.” A person from Hadaramout asked Abu Huraira, “What is ‘Hadath’?” Abu Huraira replied, ” ‘Hadath’ means the passing of wind.” 1.138: Narrated Nu`am Al−Mujmir: Once […]