RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE
Questions & Answers ON DAY-TO-DAY MASAIL OF MUSLIMS
By Mufti Jaseemuddin Qasmi | Coordinator, Online Darul Ifta www.markazulmaarif.org Email: jaseemuddinq@gmail.com
Forbidden Fasts On which days, one cannot keep fast? Kindly describe in the light of Quran and Sunnah.
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A. Mannan, Rajasthan. A. Narrated Abu `Ubaid: the A. freed slave of Ibn Azhar that he witnessed the Day of `Id-al-Adha with `Umar bin Al-Khattab. `Umar offered the `Id prayer before the sermon and then delivered the sermon before the people, saying, "O people! Allah's Messenger (saws) has forbidden you to fast (on the first day of) each of these two 'Ida, for one of them is the Day of breaking your fast, and the other is the one on which you eat the meat of your sacrifices." [Sahih al-Bukhari 5571] Anothr hadith reads: Nubaishah Al-Hudhali (ra) narrated that The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “The days of Tashriq (the three days following 'Idul Ad-ha, i.e. 11th, 12th and 13th of Dhul Hijjah) are days of eating and drinking “[Sahih Muslim 1141] The above mentioned hadiths make clear that fasting is forbidden and haram in five days in a year that is in the 1st Shawwal, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Zilhijja.
More than one wives Can a Muslim man marry a second, or third or fourth wife if talaq to first wife has not occurred, and the man has not provided housing or
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shelter and maintenance to his first wife? Mohammad Anzar India.
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According to Islamic law, a man can get married to four women at a time. The holy Quran allows marrying more than one woman till four if one can do Adl or justice among them. But if one fears to commit injustice then it is Wajib and compulsory to suffice to marry one woman. So, a man is not providing first wife’s maintenance then how can he keep justice between more than one wives?
arrangements, paying debt of deceased person and executing the will if made for non-heir from one third of the total property) if there is no other inheritor other than you have mentioned then the property will be divided into 72 shares. Out of them 9 shares (12.5%) would be given to his wife, 12 shares (16.67%) to each of his daughters, 10 shares (13.89%) to his brother and 5 shares (6.94%) will go to his sister. And brother-in-law will get nothing.
Notice on the wall of Qibla-side and Announcement in Masjid
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(1) Is it permissible as per Islamic law to put the notice or message on the wall facing Qibla in a masjid?
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Brother-in-law will get nothing
Husband of deceased's sister (brother in law) was alive at the time of deceased' death. Deceased's sister i.e. brother -in -law's wife was not alive at that time. At the time of deceased' s death the following were only survivors. One wife, 4 daughters, 1 brother, 1 sister and 1 brother in law. Parents were not alive at that time. The deceased had no son and except above no other surviving heirs were at that time. What would be share of each heir according to Islamic law? K. A. Khan India.
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the above mentioned case, after the due rights preceding the inheritance (Expenses of funeral
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(2)Is it allowed or not as per Islamic law to make the announcement for the donation or charity in the masjids. Ibn Aslam Quraishi Mumbai. A. It is makrooh and disliked to A. write anything or put any message or notice on the wall of Qiblaside in the masjid as it may divert the attention of the Musalli. [Raddul Muhtar: 1/616] 2. In common situation it is not allowed to announce for the donation in the main area of the masjid, because masjid is not built for it. If there is any dire need of charity or donation then the announcement can be made in the masjid provided that those who are performing salah are not disturbed and