Regarding the expiation of an oath (kaffaaratul-yameen), could you please advise us about the manner in which the obligation of feeding the ten poor and destitute [must take]?
Category: Scholars
Transplanting hair
The transplanting of hair of those who have suffered from alopecia, is done by taking hair from the back of the head and transplanting it in the affected area.
The differing amongst the Scholars in the authenticity and weakness of ahaadeeth
I read a hadeeth which has been authenticated by some of the contemporary scholars, whilst [some of] the scholars of the past have declared it as weak. So what should I do?
Whilst praying the sunnah, the iqaamah is called
Is he required to [promptly] terminate his prayer in order to join the imaam [and congregation] in [the obligatory] prayer, or should he complete his prayer [first]?
I don’t have the willpower to give up smoking
I don’t have the willpower to give up smoking, [so] what is your advice?
The four rak’ahs before the ‘Asr prayer
In the hadeeth it mentions: «Allaah is merciful to the one who prays four [raka’aat] before the ‘Asr [prayer]» is this to be done before or after the adhaan?
Cannot remember having had a wet dream
What is the ruling regarding the one who wakes up from his sleep and finds dampness [on his clothing], yet he does not remember having had a wet dream?
The ‘awrah of an infant
If a woman touches the ‘awrah of an infant, does this invalidate her ablution?
Washing the deceased’s body
When washing the deceased, and before shrouding [the deceased’s body] the bathers place his right hand over his left upon his torso – like in prayer. Is this act legislated?
Discarding Qur.aan and Hadeeth cassette recordings
Is it permissible to dispose of cassettes, which have verses of the Qur.aan and some ahaadeeth recordings on them, in a waste basket?