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July 2nd, 2009

	Q : 1.My question is, if it is haraam to have a television in your house & also if you use it just to watch the weather forecast only . 2. Is one allowed to predict the weather for example the climatologist would say there is a 30% chance of rain or it
	Can you please tell me if this hadith is found in any of the hadith books. Rasulullah (saw) said to hazrat Ali (ra): oh ali: 1) give 4000 dinar in sadaqa daily, 2) read a whole quran..
	I am a soccer fan. The shirts for the teams that I like are sponsored by beer companies. Is it ever permisable for me to wear these jerseys in support of my teams?
	Argument took place before Jummah over cloths and food. After that wife made intention not to spend the little free time (3-4 hours) to be intimate and rather use that to cook and clean cloths.

June 30th, 2009

	I would like to know about the issue on the rainbow/earlybird chickens is it halaal or not? Cos ive heard that sheik ul hadith hazrat mufti moulana radha-ul-haq...
	Hazrat my mother passed away on 7th of june (may Allah bless her with eternal peace). A couple of questions arose at the time of the funeral.

June 29th, 2009

	1. A person can keep a sum of money in bank in a special account frozen for a period of a year with rent percentage of for example 5 %.... 2. If a person can keep his money at a bank with 0 % rent, should he choose this rather then take rent and give
	1. a friend of mine wants to go to safr of 40 days in the rah of allah (in tabligh jamaat). he is of nearly 28 yrs old and married. but his parents are not allowing him to do so as....2. many deobandhi scholars have declared dr. zakeer naik as fitna. a
	I missed continously more than 3-4 jummahs and i am very ashamed of it.
	I was interested to know if participating in Auctions such- either in the actual physical ones or via the Internet like through EBAY is allowed in Islam ?
	Would it not be the true Islamic way that should a Muslim fall in love with a non-Muslim and desires to marry the non-Muslim, marry the person and via the Muslim person's lifestyle the non-Muslim converts to Islam. I believe that converting to Islam fo
	I m realy ashamed of myslf. i wanted to comit suicide but too is haram in islam. i m very restless. i did tauba n promised maslf never to do it again. please kindly tell me what should i do. i just wana die...i m so scared af azab e qabr and azab

June 24th, 2009

	1. I have US $17,000 in Credit Card debts for which I have been paying minimum monthly repayments which are interest based. ... 2. I had made an intention of naming our new born child, if a boy, by the name of first caliph (R.A) of Islam, ... 3. i am i
	I have received a box of chocolates as a gift. One of the ingredients is Alcohol....
	Could you explain clearly the hadith of Bukhari Volume 4 book 54 chapter 4 number 441 page 283. do these verses contradict science .

June 23rd, 2009

	My question is about making sajdah. Is a person allowed to make sajda outside of salaah? I am quite sure I have heard/read that a person can make dua in sajda whilst out of
	My mother passed away a few months back I have a few photos of her as remembrance. I don't know if I should destroy the photos or not. Does the deceased person receive...
	I have read many fatwa's regarding hair transplantation, but i can't get the clear idea whether its permissible or prohibited in islam...
	What is the difference between waajib and fardh ?

June 22nd, 2009

	I just wanted to know if it is permissible for children to play with dolls and keep them in your house, as i have heard from someone that when Hazrat Aisha R.A was a child she played with dolls. if it is not permissble then please can you state why?
	My right toe was dressed due to some injury, and I had intercource with my wife, How do I shall be able to offer prayer? I mean what is the right way to have "Ghusal-e-Janabat"?..
	Please advise the correct way of reading fard salaat behind the imaam (hanaafi) do i recite my own surah's or is the imaams salaat my salaat? is there a diffrence between fajr, zohr, asr, maghrib and esha. Also, in my sunat salaat, do i recite a surah

June 21st, 2009

	I would just like to know what the view of the Ulama is regarding Civil marriages. As it is based on Christian and secular ideologies and the rights...
	I refer to the long hadith below. Is it authentic and what is the source of the narration?

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