Mufti / signatory

Shakib Alam

168 fatawa · Answered 168

Ask Imaam · 168

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Fatawa

  1. Can a kuntha change its gender to which it wants through surgery?Ask Imaam · 2 Sep 2025
  2. How should we determine if a dress is transparent or not?Ask Imaam · 13 Aug 2025
  3. What is the Sunnah of length of keeping ones hair?Ask Imaam · 4 Aug 2025
  4. Is it ok to read Suraj Kahaf on a Thursday night?Ask Imaam · 9 Jul 2025
  5. Nisaab of Udhiyyah?Ask Imaam · 29 May 2025
  6. Is it permissibe to invest in the stock market in the form of buying and selling sharesAsk Imaam · 17 May 2025
  7. Putting fake names for a jobAsk Imaam · 6 Nov 2024
  8. Damages paid by the GovernmentAsk Imaam · 15 Oct 2024
  9. Trimming the back and sides of a ZulfaAsk Imaam · 25 May 2024
  10. Tranquilizing or shooting the cow before slaughtering itAsk Imaam · 15 May 2024
  11. Celebrating the birthday of deceased pious imamsAsk Imaam · 8 May 2024
  12. Who looks after a stepmother if she does not have a husband or children?Ask Imaam · 24 Apr 2024
  13. I only paid for one item and I feel guilty. What should I do?Ask Imaam · 21 Jan 2024
  14. What is Rennet & what is the ruling regarding it?Ask Imaam · 6 Dec 2023
  15. Making supplication in SalahAsk Imaam · 18 Nov 2023
  16. Is wine vinegar Halal?Ask Imaam · 18 Sep 2023
  17. Forgetting to add a Surah in SalahAsk Imaam · 7 Sep 2023
  18. Is Kombucha Halal?Ask Imaam · 30 May 2023
  19. Brushing teeth with toothbrush while fasting - Is this permissible?Ask Imaam · 1 Apr 2023
  20. I applied lipstick while I was fasting - Is my fast valid?Ask Imaam · 25 Mar 2023
  21. Is personal life insurance permissible for a person who cannot get car insurance?Ask Imaam · 24 Jan 2023
  22. Investing in a fixed profit - Is this Halaal?Ask Imaam · 26 Dec 2022
  23. Is surrogacy permissible in Islam?Ask Imaam · 18 Dec 2022
  24. We are expecting twin girls, could you please kindly advise us on what to name them?Ask Imaam · 16 Nov 2022
  25. Walking in a cemetery with shoesAsk Imaam · 9 Nov 2022
  26. Is it necessary for women to wash the inside of the ear piercing when taking a Fardh Ghusl?Ask Imaam · 4 Oct 2022
  27. Is reading namaaz in the car permissible?Ask Imaam · 3 Oct 2022
  28. Adding a Surah in the 3rd and 4th Rakat of a Fardh SalahAsk Imaam · 21 Aug 2022
  29. Is the scholarship given to such students considered permissible for them?Ask Imaam · 24 May 2022
  30. How do I make Qadha of three years Salaah?Ask Imaam · 8 May 2022
  31. Will taking an inhaler break the fast?Ask Imaam · 8 Apr 2022
  32. Can Sadaqah money be used for Social Services?Ask Imaam · 17 Mar 2022
  33. Going to a bakery school where pork and alcohol is used in teachingAsk Imaam · 7 Mar 2022
  34. Can a wife wash the body of her deceased husband?Ask Imaam · 5 Mar 2022
  35. Doing Qirat loudly in an inaudible SalahAsk Imaam · 3 Mar 2022
  36. What are the rights towards my son from my previous marriage?Ask Imaam · 2 Mar 2022
  37. Is it permissible to redeem the cashback and use the benefits from a credit card?Ask Imaam · 14 Feb 2022
  38. Dua in SalahAsk Imaam · 9 Feb 2022
  39. Is the white marble outside the Masjid-ul-Haram part of the Masjid?Ask Imaam · 25 Jan 2022
  40. Process of renewing NikahAsk Imaam · 22 Jan 2022
  41. Facing feet towards the QiblaAsk Imaam · 5 Jan 2022
  42. Will one Sajda Sahw suffice for two mistakes?Ask Imaam · 27 Dec 2021
  43. Reading the Quran with the intention of reward the deceasedAsk Imaam · 6 Dec 2021
  44. Until what age does a father has to pay for his children’s clothing?Ask Imaam · 19 Nov 2021
  45. Is it ok to read Suraj Kahaf on Thursday night instead of Friday?Ask Imaam · 12 Nov 2021
  46. He regularly gets nose bleeds, at what point is Wudhu broken?Ask Imaam · 11 Nov 2021
  47. Can interest money be used to build shelters for the needy?Ask Imaam · 10 Nov 2021
  48. What if one of the 3 Muqatids in Jummah already prayed Jummah?Ask Imaam · 5 Nov 2021
  49. How should I pray Salah after an eye surgery and was instructed not to bend forward?Ask Imaam · 2 Nov 2021
  50. How should I pray Salah after an eye surgery and was instructed not to bend forward?Ask Imaam · 21 Oct 2021
  51. Hadith authenticity on feeding poor peopleAsk Imaam · 17 Oct 2021
  52. She is in Iddah and wants to travel to her daughters home in AustraliaAsk Imaam · 12 Oct 2021
  53. Funding my studies with an interest bearing loanAsk Imaam · 5 Oct 2021
  54. Wudu with water-resistant sunscreen on the bodyAsk Imaam · 3 Oct 2021
  55. Can a Hanafi perform Asr and Isha Salah after a Shafi’ Adhan?Ask Imaam · 13 Aug 2021
  56. Blood that remains in meat after it is cookedAsk Imaam · 26 Jul 2021
  57. When can a person leave Salah in Jamaat?Ask Imaam · 14 Jun 2021
  58. Water did not reach the nose during Fardh GhuslAsk Imaam · 11 May 2021
  59. Can a person give Zakat to his uncle?Ask Imaam · 4 May 2021
  60. Taraweeh of a Ma’zurAsk Imaam · 19 Apr 2021
  61. Will one’s fast break by taking a vaccine?Ask Imaam · 12 Apr 2021
  62. What is the criteria of Halal and Haram in Islam?Ask Imaam · 9 Apr 2021
  63. Do I have to repeat my salah because I forgot Sajdah Sahw?Ask Imaam · 3 Apr 2021
  64. Is it permissible for women to get multiple ear piercings?Ask Imaam · 31 Mar 2021
  65. Excuses to leave the Salaah JamaatAsk Imaam · 27 Mar 2021
  66. Zakat on JewelleryAsk Imaam · 19 Mar 2021
  67. Is lipase Halal?Ask Imaam · 19 Mar 2021
  68. Visiting the graveyard without WudhuAsk Imaam · 16 Mar 2021
  69. Will the Jummah be valid if the Imam sits for KhutbahAsk Imaam · 13 Mar 2021
  70. Is it permissible for a husband to wash the deceased body of his wife?Ask Imaam · 13 Mar 2021
  71. Inheritance of a husband who leaves behind a wife, two daughters, one sons, and a fatherAsk Imaam · 10 Mar 2021
  72. Lying in a resume and getting a job from itAsk Imaam · 10 Mar 2021
  73. Is it permissible to clean the eyebrows?Ask Imaam · 6 Mar 2021
  74. Is it Makrooh to wear a fake ring in Salah?Ask Imaam · 5 Mar 2021
  75. Is it permissible to use perfumes that contain alcohol?Ask Imaam · 4 Mar 2021
  76. Washing clothes in Washing machineAsk Imaam · 4 Mar 2021
  77. Giving Zakat to one’s brotherAsk Imaam · 1 Mar 2021
  78. Managing a Forex account and getting paid for itAsk Imaam · 26 Feb 2021
  79. Praying Fardh Salah in a moving vehicleAsk Imaam · 25 Feb 2021
  80. Is it Halal to eat Eels?Ask Imaam · 23 Feb 2021
  81. Nature Fresh Agnus Castus - Is it permissible to consume?Ask Imaam · 17 Feb 2021
  82. Working for Uber EatsAsk Imaam · 16 Feb 2021
  83. Do hard surfaces such as tiles and slabs become clean if left to dry?Ask Imaam · 7 Feb 2021
  84. Using Hand Sanitizer during HajjAsk Imaam · 5 Feb 2021
  85. Microbial Enzymes in CheeseAsk Imaam · 3 Feb 2021
  86. Contacting a woman for information on a courseAsk Imaam · 2 Feb 2021
  87. Is it permissible to dissect a pig?Ask Imaam · 27 Jan 2021
  88. Hadith on Purity being half of ImaanAsk Imaam · 27 Jan 2021
  89. Husband doesn’t like wife wearing NiqabAsk Imaam · 23 Jan 2021
  90. Money from the GovernmentAsk Imaam · 21 Jan 2021
  91. Is it permissible for an unmarried woman to shave her head?Ask Imaam · 19 Jan 2021
  92. Women wearing fitting clothing but with a HijabAsk Imaam · 19 Jan 2021
  93. Should I visit my sick father during the pandemic?Ask Imaam · 11 Jan 2021
  94. Waswasa regarding Aqeedah and NikahAsk Imaam · 8 Jan 2021
  95. Is it permissible for men to hang a rumal or a scarf around the neck in salah or let it hang off the head?Ask Imaam · 6 Jan 2021
  96. Is Nutritional Yeast Halal?Ask Imaam · 6 Jan 2021
  97. Is it permissible to wear a smartwatch or a smart band?Ask Imaam · 2 Jan 2021
  98. The action of Takbeer in SalahAsk Imaam · 1 Jan 2021
  99. Can a woman use a menstrual cup?Ask Imaam · 1 Jan 2021
  100. Does the car still belong to me after the death of my father?Ask Imaam · 29 Dec 2020
  101. Purification of Carpet soiled with ImpuritiesAsk Imaam · 17 Dec 2020
  102. Attending the invitation of the one who unlawfully took inheritanceAsk Imaam · 13 Dec 2020
  103. Can a person praying alone do Qirat audibly in Zuhur and Asr Salah?Ask Imaam · 13 Dec 2020
  104. Can a khunsa change its gender to which it wants through surgery?Ask Imaam · 5 Dec 2020
  105. Cakes and biscuits in the form of Quran and Ayats written on it - Is this permissible?Ask Imaam · 2 Dec 2020
  106. How is a woman’s menstrual habit determined?Ask Imaam · 23 Nov 2020
  107. Is it permissible for women to dye their hair?Ask Imaam · 20 Nov 2020
  108. Is it permissible for men and women to shape their eyebrows?Ask Imaam · 20 Nov 2020
  109. Is a bequest valid if the deceased did not leave a will?Ask Imaam · 5 Oct 2020
  110. Praying on a place soiled with dried urineAsk Imaam · 10 Sep 2020
  111. Talaq Mugallazah - Permanent irrevocable divorceAsk Imaam · 8 Sep 2020
  112. Are Herbalife products Halal?Ask Imaam · 31 Aug 2020
  113. Student loan queryAsk Imaam · 24 Aug 2020
  114. Is Ataa bin Abi Rabah a Sahabi or a Tabi’ee?Ask Imaam · 22 Aug 2020
  115. Will an open sinner be forgiven if they repent?Ask Imaam · 17 Aug 2020
  116. Will committing sins wipe out past good deeds?Ask Imaam · 8 Aug 2020
  117. What should i look for when buying a goat/sheep for Qurbani?Ask Imaam · 28 Jul 2020
  118. Employer not paying wages - how do i resolve this?Ask Imaam · 27 Jul 2020
  119. Does saying “Cracked it” count as Talaq Kinayah?Ask Imaam · 10 Jul 2020
  120. Is a woman to be blamed for being raped if she dressed provocatively?Ask Imaam · 9 Jul 2020
  121. What if it is not known if the deceased paid Zakaat or not?Ask Imaam · 16 May 2020
  122. Is it permissible to perform Salah in Jama'ah with a face mask on to prevent contracting Coronavirus?Ask Imaam · 10 May 2020
  123. Can dua be made in other languages in Salah?Ask Imaam · 5 Apr 2020
  124. Should we buy Jubbas that are till our shin or ankles?Ask Imaam · 5 Apr 2020
  125. What should be done or read if I am in dire need of a job?Ask Imaam · 3 Apr 2020
  126. Is it permissible to pray with wireless earbuds in the ear?Ask Imaam · 22 Mar 2020
  127. Is it permissible for women to wear high heels?Ask Imaam · 16 Mar 2020
  128. If my phone rings in Salaah, can I turn it off?Ask Imaam · 12 Mar 2020
  129. Can a father use the money he gifted his son when in need?Ask Imaam · 12 Mar 2020
  130. Is there Iqamah for Sunnah Salah?Ask Imaam · 9 Mar 2020
  131. Can one cut their nails or hair in the state of Janabah or Haidh?Ask Imaam · 8 Mar 2020
  132. Will committing sins wipe out past good deeds?Ask Imaam · 3 Mar 2020
  133. Is wudu valid with sunscreen on the body?Ask Imaam · 2 Mar 2020
  134. Is there any recommended Islamic treatment for Vitiligo?Ask Imaam · 1 Mar 2020
  135. Can I marry my maternal aunt’s granddaughter?Ask Imaam · 29 Feb 2020
  136. Can a person sign up for an interest-based bank account, not for the benefit of the interest?Ask Imaam · 22 Feb 2020
  137. Making Talaq conditional without being married - Is this permissible?Ask Imaam · 21 Feb 2020
  138. Is Rosemary extract Halaal?Ask Imaam · 14 Feb 2020
  139. Haidh query - When do i make Ghusl?Ask Imaam · 8 Feb 2020
  140. Will a person be a kafir for denying the existence of Jinn and Sihr?Ask Imaam · 1 Feb 2020
  141. The ruling of Mazi - How to cleanse oneselfAsk Imaam · 29 Jan 2020
  142. The effect of a Mother’s DuaAsk Imaam · 26 Jan 2020
  143. Should I marry this person?Ask Imaam · 26 Jan 2020
  144. Entering a country under false pretences - Is this permissible for a MuslimAsk Imaam · 26 Jan 2020
  145. Can a ten-year-old son be a Mahram for a woman to go for Umrah or Hajj?Ask Imaam · 25 Jan 2020
  146. I wish to start a leather Business - How do i do a Musharakah transaction?Ask Imaam · 23 Jan 2020
  147. Verifying the FNB vehicle finance model by Mufti Ebrahim DesaiAsk Imaam · 21 Jan 2020
  148. Is it necessary to recite Bismillah before Wudu?Ask Imaam · 17 Jan 2020
  149. Can a student work in a store as a cashier that sells pork & alcohol?Ask Imaam · 11 Jan 2020
  150. The left side of the chest hurts when start to read Quran or recite Durood. What is the reason?Ask Imaam · 20 Dec 2019
  151. Is it permissible to have a cloth or scarf for men that hang in salah?Ask Imaam · 17 Dec 2019
  152. In the enquired situation, Is the marriage still valid?Ask Imaam · 11 Dec 2019
  153. What are the Sunnah du'as in Wudhu?Ask Imaam · 10 Dec 2019
  154. Is the wife the guardian of the child after husband dies?Ask Imaam · 10 Dec 2019
  155. Is it necessary to recite Bismillah before Wudu?Ask Imaam · 9 Dec 2019
  156. Is a woman’s voice Awrah?Ask Imaam · 6 Dec 2019
  157. Will gargling for Ghusl while fasting break the fast?Ask Imaam · 18 Nov 2019
  158. Can a sleeping partner take more than what he invested?Ask Imaam · 17 Nov 2019
  159. Can one not wear Sunnah clothing out of fear of pride entering the heart?Ask Imaam · 16 Nov 2019
  160. Is it permissible for a young Muslim woman to live on her own?Ask Imaam · 6 Nov 2019
  161. Wudu before sleepingAsk Imaam · 25 Oct 2019
  162. Gargling while fastingAsk Imaam · 17 Oct 2019
  163. Interest in a non-Muslim country and Getting rid of interestAsk Imaam · 9 Oct 2019
  164. Shaving the head without reasonAsk Imaam · 30 Sep 2019
  165. Can i work in a place where pork is sold?Ask Imaam · 16 Sep 2019
  166. Salah and adhan behind a Fasiq (open sinner)Ask Imaam · 8 Sep 2019
  167. Fulfilling Zakat by relieving a person of their rent.Ask Imaam · 4 Sep 2019
  168. Will committing sins wipe out past good deeds?Ask Imaam