Category: Fatwa – religious verdicts

Question: Is it permissible for one to break the fast which was (legally) required to be made up? Likewise with the naafilah fast? Response: It is not permissible for a person who intended to fast a day which was legally required for him to make up (i.e. from Ramadhaan) to then break it (the fast). This is […]

Question: The doctor advised me not to fast because it was harmful to my health. After I had not fasted for 15 days, it became apparent to me that the doctor was not a Muslim. What should I do? Response: It is obligatory upon you to make up (the fasts) for the days you did […]

Question: My father is approximately 70 years of age, and for 3 years now, he has been afflicted with sickness that I hope from Allaah is a mercy from Him and an expiation for his sins. This (sickness) has caused him to be incapable of fasting, so much so that if he fasts his hearing, […]

Question: Should the young discerning child be encouraged to fast? Also, is it (the fast) accepted from him if he attains puberty during his fast? Response: When young boys and girls reach seven years of age they are encouraged to fast so as to become accustomed to it; And it is upon their guardians to […]

Question: What is the legislated Sharee’ah method by which the beginning of the month is established? And is it permissible to rely on astronomical observatories in determining the beginning of the month and its ending? And is it permissible for the Muslim to use a telescope in sighting the crescent? Response: The legislated Sharee’ah method […]

Question: Is it allowed for a menstruating woman to read a book of supplications on the Day of ‘Arafah, given the fact that the book contains Qur.aanic verses? Response: There is no harm in a menstruating or post-partum bleeding woman reading the books of supplications that are written for the rites of the pilgrimage. In […]

Question: If a woman has reached 70 years of age, and her (menstrual) blood continues (upon its cycle), should she assume it is still her menses (at such an elderly age)? Response: A woman who has reached 70 years of age and her (menstrual) blood continues (upon its cycle) should not disclaim it, rather she

Question: Is a menstruating woman required to change her clothing after she has [completed her menses and] purified herself, keeping in mind that no blood or impurity has fallen on her clothing?

Question: There are some mistakes which occur whilst making tawaaf, what are those mistakes? Response: Many pilgrims adhere to specific supplications whilst making tawaaf. There are groups from amongst them that take (their supplications) from one designated to read and then they all repeat this as a group in chorus. This is a mistake from two points:

Question: What is the ruling regarding making the talbiyyah as a group in chorus? Response: Some of the pilgrims make the talbiyyah as a group in chorus, so one of them is either at the front, middle or behind and makes the talbiyyah whilst all of them follow him in chorus. This has not been mentioned on the authority of (any of) […]