Definition of Oath: Linguistic Meaning: 'Aymaan' is the plural of 'Yameen', and it means 'Halif' or 'Qasam' (i.e. swearing). It is called 'al-Halif al-Yameen' because when people take an oath (swear to others) or put one to oath, each one strikes his own right hand on the right hand of…
Q: Is it permissible for a person to delay paying the Zakah of his wealth or Zakatul-Fitr in order to give it to one of the poor people who he is not able to get in touch with yet? Answer: If the amount of time is short and not long,…
Question: Is it permissible in Islam to write fictitious novels and stories (i.e. stories that are not true), using made up examples and stories for children for educational reasons (i.e. to take lessons from them)? The Permanent Committee of Iftaa’ answered with the following: “It is forbidden upon the Muslim…
First: Is it legally prescribed to play a recorded Adhan for announcing the Salat? Secondly: Should one respond to a recorded Adhan? The answer for the first question: It is not permissible to announce the Adhan by playing a recorded Adhan; rather the Adhan should be given at…
Is using false (artificial) eyelashes considered Wasl (i.e. hair extension) or not? Using Al-Wasl (hair extension) is one of the major sins, as it is reported by Al-Bukhaari on the authority of Asma' (Radia-Allaahu 'anha): A woman asked the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam): "O Allaah's Messenger! My daughter…
One of the most important contemporary issues in the Book of Taharah is what is called dry cleaning or steam cleaning. This is because certain clothes are spoiled (damaged) by washing with water such as woolen clothes and other certain types of clothes. Therefore, they are cleaned by dry…
Touching the Mus-haf via the Screen of the Mobile Technology has advanced such that the Mus-haf is saved in mobile phones and one is able to read from this electronic Mus-haf. If one who is reciting via the electronic Mus-haf in the mobile intends to flip the pages of…
Fatimah (Radia-Allaahu ‘anha) was the youngest daughter of the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and his favorite one. She married his cousin 'Ali ibn Abi Taalib (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) and was the mother of the great martyrs of Islam, Al-Hasan and Al-Husain (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhuma). She was born in Makkah five years…