Q: What is the iddat period for a woman whose husband passed away before consummating the Nikaah? A: The iddat period of a woman whose husband passes away is four (lunar) months and ten days. This law will apply to the case where the husband passed away on the 1st …
Read More »Marrying one’s divorced wife’s sister while the divorced wife is in iddat
Q: Is it permissible for one to marry his divorced wife’s sister while his divorced wife is in iddat? A: It is impermissible. ( و ) حرم ( الجمع ) بين المحارم ( نكاحا ) أي عقدا صحيحا ( وعدة ولو من طلاق بائن) (الدر المختار 3/38) Answered by: Mufti …
Read More »Marrying two sisters at the same time
Q: Is it permissible for a person to marry two sisters at the same time? A: It is impermissible. ( و ) حرم ( الجمع ) بين المحارم ( نكاحا ) أي عقدا صحيحا ( وعدة ولو من طلاق بائن) (الدر المختار 3/38) Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada Checked & …
Read More »Women that are declared haraam in Nikaah
Q: Which women are declared haraam in Nikaah? A: It is impermissible for a person to marry his ascendants and descendants (i.e. his mother, grandmother, great grandmother and so on, as well as his daughter, granddaughter, great granddaughter and so on). It is also impermissible for him to marry his …
Read More »Number of Witnesses for a nikaah to be valid
Q: How many witnesses are needed for the nikaah to be valid? A: It is a condition that two baaligh, sane Muslim males or one baaligh Muslim male and two baaligh Muslim females be present at the time of the Nikah. وأما شروطه… ومنها الشهادة قال عامة العلماء إنها شرط …
Read More »Shar’i requirements for the validity of Nikaah
Q: What are the Shar’i requirements for the validity of Nikaah? A: It is a condition for the Nikaah to be valid that the proposal and acceptance take place between the bride and bridegroom or their representatives in the presence of two Muslim baaligh male witnesses or one Muslim baaligh …
Read More »Delaying marriage on account of studying
Q: Is it advisable for one who has the need to get married to delay on account of studying further? A: It is the Mubaarak teaching of Shari’ah that when a boy or girl reaches the age of marriage and they perceive the need to get married, then they should do …
Read More »Passing away through an accident or a natural disaster
Passing away through an accident or a natural disaster If a person had passed away through some natural disaster or accident and most of the body is intact, then the ghusal, kafan and Janaazah Salaah will be carried out as normal.[1] Passing away through an earthquake After an earthquake, if …
Read More »Touching one’s daughter with lust
Q: What is the Shar’i ruling regarding a person who touched his daughter with lust, will his nikaah with his wife (daughter’s mother) break? A: If a person touches his daughter’s body with sexual desire and lust without there being a veil or cloth in between, if his daughter is …
Read More »Aiding Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) in difficulty
On one occasion, whilst Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) was engaged in performing salaah by the Ka’bah, one of the leaders of the Quraish Uqbah bin Abi Mu’ait approached him with the sinister intention of persecuting him. Uqbah then removed his shawl and began ruthlessly strangling Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam). No …
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