I live and eat with people – some of whom do not pray, and others who pray late praying the fajr [prayer] at 9 o’clock [in the morning]. Bearing in mind we all work together, what am I required to do?
Category: Fatwa
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Photographs of others without their permission
It is not permissible to take a photograph of anyone except with his permission, even if you know that this man is of the opinion that taking photographs is permissible.
Dressing modestly
Many women wear skirts and blouses, which tend to be a little tight-fitting, but not see through, and nor short.
Using Zam Zam water for bathing in
Is it permissible to use Zam Zam water for cooking or bathing in following a major ritual impurity (janaabah)?
Dyeing grey hair black
I am a young man at the prime of my age, and I work in the medical field where I need to wear a uniform. Most of the hair [on my head] has turned grey, so is it permissible for me to dye it in black?
She no longer prays nor assumes hijaab
A brother says he has an infant daughter, and an infant son from a woman he divorced some 3 years ago because she does not pray nor assume hijaab.
The prayer of thankfulness
He is asking about the prayer of thankfulness (salaah ash-shukr); about its time and how to perform it?
Performing ‘Umrah Badal on behalf of my parents who are alive
I have parents who are both of old age; my father is 75 years old, and my mother is 70.
Making-up the recommended Sunnah units of the prayer
If we have not prayed the recommended Sunnah units of the Maghrib prayer [for example], are we allowed to pray them at another time?
Prayer in bloodstained clothing
What is the ruling regarding the prayer of the person who has a large spot of blood on his clothing?