Askmufti.co.za RSS feed http://www.askmufti.co.za Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:41:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.askmufti.co.za/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.askmufti.co.za Askmufti.co.za RSS feed index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=685&Itemid=82 Q: Is music with beats Haraam in Islam even if the lyrics are clean?A: Allaamah ibni Katheer records a narration in his Tafseer under verse 6 of Surah Luqmaan: And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks… Sayyidina Abdullah ibni Mas'ood (Radhiyallaahu Anhu) was asked regarding the meaning of idle talks. He answered thrice under oath that it refers to music. (Tafseer ibni Katheer V6 P330). This is also the verdict of other scholars of that time, including Sayyidina Hasan Basri (Rahmatullaahi Alayh). Sayyidina Abu Maalik Al Ash'ari (Radhiyallaahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said: Some people among my Ummah will consume alcohol whilst giving it another name. Their gatherings will consist of music and dancing girls. Allah will let the earth swallow them and some of them will be transformed into apes and swine. (Sunan ibni Maajah V2 P1333). All types of musical instruments are forbidden, irrespective of the type of lyrics. May Allah Ta'aala save us. Aameen. Allah Ta'aala knows best. Moulana Yusuf LaherChecked and approved by: Mufti Siraj Desai Fiqh - Miscellaneous Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:39:30 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=684&Itemid=10 Q: When travelling is it compulsory or advisable to read qasr salaah (shortened prayer) or can one perform the full salaah? A: If one is travelling the distance which makes one a Musaafir, it will be necessary to perform Qasr. The Sunnah can be performed if one wishes. Moulana Yusuf Laher Checked by: Mufti Siraj Desai Ibadaat - Salaah Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:37:24 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=683&Itemid=98 Q: Can we give all our Fitra (from all the family members combined) to only one Sharee Fakir (Poor person who can accept Fitra Islamically)?A: Yes, the whole family's fitra can be given to one shar'ee fakir. This is jaaiz and lawful. Mufti Siraj Desai Fiqh - Ramadaan Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:35:49 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=682&Itemid=8 Q: I am a single divorced mother of a 10 year old son. He isn't baaligh as yet. I am by the means to go for umrah/hajj. I don't have any brothers, uncles or a father and grandfather. Is it permissible to go for hajj/umrah with my son as mahram even though he isn't baaligh yet? A. A boy who is not Baaligh cannot serve as a Mahram on journey. (Fataawa Al Hindiyyah V1 P219). One of the conditions of Haj becoming Fardh on a female is a Mahram. If you do not have another Mahram available, Haj will not be Fardh on you. If no one else is available, you will have to wait until he becomes Baaligh. Allah Ta'aala knows best. Moulana Yusuf LaherChecked by: Mufti Siraj Desai Ibadaat - Hajj Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:32:04 +0100 index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=681&Itemid=7 Q: Can one keep the first Shawwal fast immediately after Eid and then continue the other five during the course of Shawwal or does one need to keep two and then continue the rest during Shawwal?A: You may keep the six fasts of shawwaal any time after Eid, immediately or days later, consecutively or intermittently. All ways are permissible. Mufti Siraj Desai Ibadaat - Fasting Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:30:00 +0100