After the injunction of Hijrat had come down from Allah Ta’aala, most of the Sahaabah migrated to Madina Tayyibah. Similarly, those Sahaabah who migrated to Abyssinia, (after learning that the Sahaabah had migrated to Madina Tayyibah), also moved on to Madina Tayyibah, until such a time that there was nobody …
Read More »Hadhrat Abu Bakr (Radhiallahu Anhu) Intends Migrating to Abyssinia on account of the Hardships
Hadhrat Aa'isha (Radhiallahu Anha) says, “(From my youth) the only religion I found my parents strictly adhering to was the Deen of Islam. Not a day would pass wherein Rasulullaah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) had not visited us in the morning and evening. When the Muslims were being tortured and persecuted …
Read More »The Sign of an Accepted Hajj
Q: What is the sign of an accepted Hajj (Hajj Mabroor)? A: The fuqahaa have stated that the sign of an accepted Hajj is that after one returns from Hajj he reforms his life, he practises the sunnats more punctually and diligently, his desire for increasing good deeds intensifies and …
Read More »Passing Away by Drowning at Sea or Falling into a Well
Passing Away by Drowning at Sea If a person drowns in the ocean and there are no traces of the body, then there will be no ghusal, kafan or Janaazah Salaah.[1] Passing Away by Falling into a Well If a person fell in a well and passed away, then if …
Read More »Spending for the sake of Allah Ta’ala
Before migrating to Madinah Munawwarah, Hadhrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq (Radhiallahu Anhu) set free seven slaves for the sake of Allah Ta’aala. On one occasion, his father Abu Quhaafa met him and asked: “Why are you only freeing those slaves that are weak (as you are aware that they cannot help …
Read More »The Freeing of Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallahu Anhu)
Hadhrat Bilaal (Radhiallahu Anhu) was an Abyssinian slave who entered into the fold of Islam in the early days of Islam. He belonged to a woman of the Banu Jumah tribe. Umayyah bin Khalaf , the worst enemy of Islam, was her agent. He would make him lie down on …
Read More »Taking a second wife without the first wife’s approval
Q: Is it permissible for a man to take a second wife without his first wife’s approval? A: It is permissible for the husband to marry a second wife without the approval of the first wife. However, to avoid complications, it is better that he informs his first wife at the …
Read More »Seeking permission from the girl before getting her married
Q: Is it necessary for the wali (father or any other guardian in the absence of the father) of a baaligh girl to seek her permission before getting her married? A: It is necessary for them to first seek her permission before getting her married. و اما شروطه…ومنها رضا المرأة إذا …
Read More »Registering the nikaah according to the C.O.P contract
Q: Is it permissible to register the Nikah according to the C.O.P contract (community of property contract)? A: The law of Shariah is that each spouse is the sole owner of his or her property. The C.O.P (community of property) contract contravenes the law of Shariah (i.e. the law of …
Read More »Taking one’s wife back after issuing an irrevocable talaaq
Q: If the husband issued one or two talaaq-e-baain (irrevocable talaaqs), will it permissible for him to take his wife back whilst she is in iddat? A: If the husband issued one or two talaaq-e-baain (irrevocable talaaqs) then since the Nikah has terminated, it is impermissible for him to revoke the …
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