We joined one of the Karate clubs in America and the trainer said [to us]: “It is required of you to take an initial bow when you are bowed to” [at the start of the karate dual]…
Category: Fatwa
A father and son dispute over medical surgery
If the father of the patient disputed with his son (patient) in the matter of undergoing medical surgery, who’s decision takes precedence?
When to make the istikhaarah supplication
Is the istikhaarah supplication to be made in the prostration [position during the istikhaarah prayer] or after completing the [istikhaarah] prayer?
The two Angels and the questioning of the deceased
If the deceased is placed in a freezer for any period greater or less than a month, is he questioned [by the two angels]
Urinating in the urinal
I advised an individual [against urinating whilst standing], and he said: The Messenger ﷺ has not prohibited us from [doing] that.
Regarding the one who has both male and female organs
Is the one who has both male and female [sexual] organs to be treated as a female, bearing in mind his affair has not yet become clear [as to whether he is male or female]?
Stopped praying after Hajj
A person performed the obligatory hajj and afterwards he abandoned the prayer – and refuge is sought in Allaah – he then repented and began to perform the prayer.
He had stolen a camel and instructed his son to return it after his death
A bedouin man stole a camel, and when death approached him he instructed his son to return it [to it’s owner], however, his son does not know who the owner is.
Looking at women during the Hajj
What is the ruling regarding looking at women during the Hajj?
Saying “صدق الله العظيم” after finishing reading the Qur.aan
What is the ruling regarding saying “sada-qAllaahul-‘Adtheem” after finishing reading the Qur.aan?