To gain visibility one requires two types of lights: the light of the eyes and the external light of the sun or a lamp etc. Then only will one be able to clearly see what is before him. With the absence of any one of the two one will not …
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Tafseer of Surah Inshiqaaq by Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee Saheb Size: 2.3 MB Format: mp3 [haiku url=http://ihyaauddeen.co.za/audio/tafseer/2011-09-23_Surah_84.mp3] [wpdm_file id=59] Source: Al-Haadi
Read More »Sadaqatul fitr on behalf of one’s wife and baaligh children
Q: If a person discharges sadaqatul fitr on behalf of his wife and baaligh children who are not being supported by him without their permission, will the sadaqatul fitr be discharged? A: The sadaqatul fitr will not be discharged. ولا يجوز أن يعطي عن غير عياله إلا بأمره كذا في …
Read More »Losing one’s wealth after sadaqatul fitr becomes waajib
Q: If one did not discharge his sadaqatul fitr and all his wealth got destroyed. Will the obligation of sadaqatul fitr fall away? A: The obligation will not fall away. One will have to discharge the sadaqatul fitr when he receives wealth. ( فلا تسقط ) الفطرة وكذا الحج ( …
Read More »Discharging sadaqatul fitr on behalf of other people
Q: If a person discharges sadaqatul fitr on behalf of someone other than his dependants (i.e. his wife and children) without their permission, will the sadaqatul fitr be discharged? A: The sadaqatul fitr will not be discharged. ولا يجوز أن يعطي عن غير عياله إلا بأمره كذا في المحيط (الفتاوى …
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عن جابر رضي الله عنه قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: رَحِمَ اللهُ رَجُلا سَمْحًا إذا بَاعَ وَإذَا اشْتَرَى وإذَا اقْتَضَى ( البخاري رقم 2076) Hazrat Jaabir (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “May Allah Ta’ala show mercy to the one who is kind when …
Read More »Discharging sadaqatul fitr on behalf of one’s wife and baaligh children without their permission
Q: If a father discharges sadaqatul fitr on behalf of his wife and baaligh children without their permission, will the sadaqatul fitr be discharged? A: He should take their permission before discharging the sadaqatul fitr. However, if he did not take their permission, the sadaqatul fitr will only be discharged …
Read More »Manner of discharging sadaqatul fitr for previous years
Q: If a person did not discharge his sadaqatul fitr for many years, what should he do? A: He should discharge the sadaqatul fitr for the past years. For each missed year, he will discharge the value of the current year’s sadaqatul fitr. ( تجب )… ( موسعا في العمر ) عند …
Read More »Giving sadaqatul fitr to a poor non-Muslim in a non-Islamic State
Q: If someone gives his sadaqatul fitr to a non-muslim in a non-Islamic State, will the sadaqatul fitr be discharged? A: The sadaqatul fitr will not be discharged. ( ولا ) تدفع ( إلى ذمي ) لحديث معاذ ( وجاز ) دفع ( غيرها وغير العشر ) والخراج ( إليه …
Read More »Giving sadaqatul fitr to a poor non-Muslim in an Islamic State
Q: If someone gives his sadaqatul fitr to a poor non-muslim in an Islamic state (a zimmi), will the sadaqatul fitr be discharged? A: The sadaqatul fitr will be discharged. وأما أهل الذمة فلا يجوز صرف الزكاة إليهم بالاتفاق ويجوز صرف صدقة التطوع إليهم بالاتفاق واختلفوا في صدقة الفطر والنذور …
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