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Established in 2022 under the guidance of Mufti Ismaeel Bhamjee حفظه الله, Dārul Iftā addresses real questions, providing pragmatic yet authentic solutions to contemporary issues. The answers on the Dārul Iftā website are answered by in-house Muftis and approved by Mufti Ismaeel Bhamjee حفظه الله.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the answers default to being based on the Ḥanafī school of thought.

Finance

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2 months ago

Can an Organisation Pay an Employee with Zakāh Funds?

6829 – 0180 Question: As salaam wa alaykum, the Botswana Muslim Association zakaat committee is currently in the process of

Purification

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2 months ago

Doubts About Urine Drops While Making Wuḍū or Performing Ṣalāh

6829 – 0179 Question: Assalaamualaikum Respected Mufti As of recently I’ve been suffering from a urine problem, after passing urine,

Advice

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2 months ago

What Portion of a Woman’s Foot Should Remain Covered?

6829 – 0178 Question: السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته Wanted to know which part of the foot is

Purification

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2 months ago

Does Washing Impurities from a Child Invalidate one’s Wuḍū

6829 – 0177 Question: Asalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh I hope Muftisaab is well I would like to enquire,

Quran and Hadith

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2 months ago

Did Yaʿqūb عليه السلام regain his eyesight

6829 – 0176 Question: When Yaqub(AS) become blind did he pass away or did gain his eye site after 6

Death, Wills & Inheritance

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2 months ago

Wealth Given to Heirs Post-Dementia – Pre-Demise

6829 – 0174 Question: Assalamualaikum Please advise on the following: a) Female mother/sister- returned to the mercy of Allah on

Advice

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3 months ago

Replying to Birthday Duʿās

6829 – 0173 Question: السلام عليكم ورحمۃ اللہ وبركاتہ Most respected Muftī It has become a common practice nowadays that

Salah

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3 months ago

Which Boundary Should I Use to Calculate Safar Distance?

6829 – 0172 Question: اَلسْلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه Hope ml is well? I wanted to find out what is

Nikah & Divorce

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3 months ago

“Will You Marry Me?” “Yes” Said in Jest

6829 – 0171 Question: Assalaamu alaykum….Respected Muftisaheb .. while joking around a young baaligh girl said to a young baaligh

Advice

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3 months ago

Horse Riding for Women

6829 – 0170 Question: Asalaam moulana Is it permissable for an unmarried Muslim virgin girl to practice the sport of

Nikah & Divorce

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3 months ago

Process of Khulʿ

6829 – 0169 Question: Assalamualaykum mufti – on the topic of divorce, I want a khula but have no idea

Advice

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3 months ago

Adding Stiches to a Garment whilst being Worn

6829 – 0168 Question: Asalamualaikum Warah matullahi wa barakatu Respected Mufti I would like to enquire about a hadith that was told

Hajj

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3 months ago

Using deodorant or powder while in the state of Iḥrām

6829 – 0167 Question: Question: اسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Hope mufti is well In’Sha’Allah Maaf to trouble mufti Someone

Salah

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3 months ago

A Ḥāfiẓah Leading Tarāwīḥ for Females

6829 – 0166 Question: AsSalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh muhtaram mufti sahib. I pray Hazrat mufti sahib is well.

Finance

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4 months ago

Leasing a Horse with the Intention of Reward

6829 – 0165 Question: AssalamuAlaikum I have come across the hadith on the virtues of keeping a horse (https://hadithanswers.com/reward-for-keeping-a-horse-for-allah-taalas-cause/#:~:text=’Whomsoever%20keeps%20a%20horse%20in,on%20the%20day%20of%20Qiyamah’.&text=Imam%20Bukhari%20(rahimahullah)%20has%20recorded%20this%20narration%20in%20his%20Sahih.) Does

Food and Drink

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4 months ago

MMR Vaccine

6829 – 0164 Question: QUERY ABOUT MMR VACCINE. is it permissible? Answer: As salām ʿalaikum wa raḥmatullāhī wa barakātuhu In

Advice

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4 months ago

Cure for Nazr

6829 – 0163 Question: Question: اَلسْلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه So because I’m not married people keep suggesting to me

Worship

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4 months ago

Collective & Individual Qur’ān Completions

6829 – 0162 Question: ʾAs-salāmu ʿAlaykum What would the ruling be regarding online Qur’aan khatams, where everyone picks a chapter

Nikah & Divorce

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4 months ago

Finding it Difficult to get Married – Please Advise

6829 – 0161 Question: Question: I’ve been finding it very difficult to get married. What can I read and is

Advice

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4 months ago

Women Covering Hair within their Homes

6829 – 0160 Question: As-salāmu ʿalaykum I’d like to know the ruling of woman covering their hair within their homes.

Advice

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4 months ago

Voice of a Woman – ʿAwrah?

6829 – 0159 Question: ʾAs-salāmu ʿAlaykum A question is regarding a woman’s voice, is it considered awrah? جزاكم الله خيرا

Food and Drink

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4 months ago

Consuming an Ice-Cream which a Child Purchased

6829 – 0158 Question: If a small child (age 4) went to a shop and bought a chocolate flavoured ice

Purification

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4 months ago

Only Used Wet Wipes – Past Prayers Valid or Not?

6829 – 0157 Question: Are my past prayers valid if I only used wet wipes for istinja and not flowing

Food and Drink

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4 months ago

Muslim Slaughtering an Animal which was Shot by a Non-Muslim

6829 – 0156 Question: If a non-Muslim shoots a hunting animal, then the Muslim farmer goes to the animal, takes

Nikah & Divorce

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5 months ago

No Physical, Financial, and Emotional Support from Husband

6829 – 0155 Question: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُه. mufti I would like an in depth discussion on the purpose

Purification

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5 months ago

Continuous Bleeding – How will I Calculate my Ḥayḍ

6829 – 0154 Question: Assalaamu Alaykum I need help figuring out when will it be my Haidh. My last valid

Nikah & Divorce

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5 months ago

Married Under False Pretenses – Recourse for Wife

6829 – 0153 Question: Salaams mufti ! What is the Islamic opinion on a woman marrying someone of a much

Finance

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5 months ago

Cost of Living – Wife Working

6829 – 0152 Question: As-salāmu ʿalaykum I would like to enquire about women going out to work, many argue that

Finance

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5 months ago

Submitting a Section 18A Tax Certificate for Tax Rebate

6829 – 0151 Question: Slms please advise whether it is allowed to submit a Section 18A tax certificate received from

Nikah & Divorce

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5 months ago

Female Remaining in the Same Town After ʿIddah

6829 – 0150 Question: Assalamualaykum Respected Moulana Is it permissible for a female after her iddah to remain in the

Zakat

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5 months ago

Mother Paid Zakāh on Behalf of Her Daughters

6829 – 0145 Question: Question: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Respected Mufti Recently enquired from our mum about a bangles

Salah

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5 months ago

Forehead Only Touched the Ground for 2 Seconds

6829 – 0149 Question: Is my salaah valid if my forehead only touched the ground for 2 seconds ? Answer:

Salah

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5 months ago

Qaṣr at Work City 200km Away

6829 – 0148 Question: Asssalamwalikum WRWB, I work over 200km from my home (where my family stays), so I stay

Nikah & Divorce

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5 months ago

Wedding Rings

6829 – 0147 Question: As-salaamu ‘Alaykum I’d like to find out about the ruling of rings at the time of

Masjid and Waqf

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5 months ago

Female Facility in the Masjid Complex

6829 – 0146 Question: From a shari perspective is it permissible to have/or not to have a female facility in

Purification

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5 months ago

Removing Impurity from one’s Clothes Before Performing Ṣalāh

6829 – 0144 Question: If I have urine incontinence do I have to change my pad for every salaah even

Purification

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5 months ago

Wiping Najāsah with a Wet Tissue

6829 – 0143 Question: Is my past prayer valid if there was najas on my body and I wiped it

Purification

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5 months ago

Yellow & Brown Discharge Throughout the Month

6829 – 0142 Question: How would I calculate my cycle ? I have yellow and brown discharge on and off

Misc Fiqh

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5 months ago

Engaging in Dhikr without Ḥijāb

6829 – 0141 Question: When a women is at home and is doing some sort of work, example washing the

Misc Fiqh

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5 months ago

Males Removing the Unibrow

6829 – 0140 Question: Are men allowed to remove the unibrow? Answer: As salām ʿalaikum wa raḥmatullāhī wa barakātuhu In

Purification

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5 months ago

Discharge before Ḥayḍ

6829 – 0139 Question: I usually get discharge (yellow / Brown ) before I see actual blood of haidh sometimes

Death, Wills & Inheritance

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5 months ago

Gifting Property to Children but Keeping the Income

6829 – 0138 Question: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Respected mufti I’ve been asked regarding the permissability of the following

Misc Fiqh

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5 months ago

When is Plastic Surgery Permissible?

6829 – 0137 Question: Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh would like to know what is the fiqhi matter regarding

Advice

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5 months ago

Keeping the Trophy of a Hunted Animal

6829 – 0136 Question: Aslm mufti saheb, after shooting an impala or some animal, is it permissible to have it

Aqidah

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5 months ago

Shīʿah Doctrine of Imāmah – Is it Kufr?

6829 – 0135 Question: Are the Shia who believe in Imamah–and not the other misguided beliefs of the Shia like

Purification

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6 months ago

Does Najāsah Transfer From a Wet Cloth

6829 – 0134 Question: Does a wet towel with impurity transfer if it touches the body ? Answer: As salām

Salah

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6 months ago

Sajdah Sahw

6829 – 0133 Question: Assalamulaikum Respected Mufti Saheb 1. If one makes a mistake during salaah, such as being unsure

Aqidah

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6 months ago

Barelwī and Salafī Sects

6829 – 0132 Question: Are the Barelwi sect and the Salafi sect part of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama`ah? Answer:

Aqidah

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6 months ago

Taqdīr

6829 – 0127 Question: I would like to know the depth of Taqdeer(destiny) Answer: As salām ʿalaikum wa raḥmatullāhī wa

Advice

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6 months ago

Using a Walking Stick

6829 – 0131 Question: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Is it sunnah for a young person to use a walking stick Answer: As