Q: Is zakaat compulsory on goods? A: Zakaat is compulsory upon those goods which are purchased with the intention of resale and an entire lunar year passes upon it. (أو نية التجارة ) في العروض إما صريحا ولا بد من مقارنتها لعقد التجارة كما سيجيء أو دلالة بأن يشتري عينا …
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July, 2011
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2 July
Using an Inhaler (pump) while Fasting
Q: Is it permissible for an asthma patient to use an inhaler (pump) while fasting? The inhaler contains salbutamol (liquid medication). If one’s fast breaks through using the inhaler, then will qadha and kaffarah become waajib or only qadha? A: Using the inhaler (pump) while fasting will nullify the fast …
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2 July
Breaking a Fast on the Advice of a Doctor
Q: A person while fasting in the month of Ramadhaan had fallen ill. The doctor advised him to break his fast. Is he sinful for doing so and will both qadha and kaffarah be waajib or only qadha? A: If one is unable to continue the fast, then it is permissible for …
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2 July
Zakaat on Gold and Silver
Q: How will zakaat be paid on gold and silver? Similarly will one take the workmanship in consideration when calculating one’s zakaat on gold and silver jewellery? A: If a person possesses that amount of gold or silver which equals the nisaab i.e. 87,479g of gold or 612,36g of silver, …
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2 July
Nisaab amount of Gold and Silver
Q: What is the nisaab amount of gold and silver? A: If a person possesses gold to the weight of 87,48g or silver to the weight of 612,36g, then zakaat will be fardh. نصاب الذهب عشرون مثقالا والفضة مئتا درهم كل عشرة دراهم وزن سبعة مثاقيل (الدر المختار 2/295) ليس …
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Hazrat Talhah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in the Battle of Uhud
Hazrat Zubair bin Awwaam (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that on the occasion of Uhud, Hazrat Rasulullah …
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The Belief of Islam in Regard to the Origin of the Creation – Part One – The Responsibility of Commanding with Good and Forbidding from Evil – Part Twenty One
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The Lofty Position of Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) in the Sight of Hazrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
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Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Practically Showing to the Ummah the Esteemed Position of Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)
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Fear of Allah Ta’ala
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Receiving Seventy Rewards
Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr bin Aas (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma) reported, “Whoever sends salutations upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) once, Allah Ta‘ala and His angels will send seventy mercies and blessings upon him in return of his one Durood. Hence, whoever wishes to increase his Durood should increase it, and whoever wishes to decrease his Durood should decrease it (i.e. if he wants to earn great rewards, then he should increase his Durood).”
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Increase in Sustenance
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The Reward of Fasting on the Day of Arafah
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The Angel that Stands at the Blessed Grave of Hazrat Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Convey the Durood of the Ummah
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Reciting Durood when Entering the Musjid
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Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 8
20. The people one befriends should be people of piety and taqwa. Through taking such …
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Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 7
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Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 6
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Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 5
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Sunnats and Aadaab which every person needs to adhere to in his individual life – 4
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Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty-One – Being Sent by Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to Level the Graves, Destroy Idols and Erase Pictures
Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that on one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) attended a …
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Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) Approving of the Verdict of Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Forty
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The True Ulamaa – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Nine
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Du‘aa for Assistance in Settling Debts – Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) – Part Thirty Eight
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The Concern of Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) regarding Business being Conducted According to the Islamic Principles – Part Thirty Seven