Report · updated 25 October 2026
What South African Muslims asked most in 2026
From 1 January to 25 October 2026, 8 South African Darul Iftas published 1,377 answered questions. Salah & Masjid led with 229 (17%), followed by Business & Finance (180) and Fasting & Ramadan (109).
1,377questions answered
8Darul Iftas
Julybusiest month
99%in English
Questions by topic
A fatwa can belong to more than one topic, so the bars add up to more than 1,377.
The 15 most-asked subtopics
Month by month
By Darul Ifta
Examples from the top five topics
Salah & Masjid
- Ibn Masood21 Oct 2026
Method Of Sitting While Performing Salaah
A person has a problem with their knee and is unable to sit in the Tashahud position. Should the person sit on the floor and stretch their legs open…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood21 Oct 2026
Males Experiencing Discharge
I would like to know all the Masaa’il regarding male discharge. For example, if one feels like during Wudhu or Salaah they have discharge, do they…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online20 Oct 2026
Reading the two rakaat nafl after witr
My question is regarding the 2 rakaats after the witr salaah, what is the law regarding it? I have read in you fawta…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Business & Finance
- Mufti Online22 Oct 2026
Landlord charging the tenant a fixed fee for electricity
1. There are three prepaid meters for electricity, installed on a property, the administration cost is for the landlords account. Must the VAT cost…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Oct 2026
Working in a supermarket as one who picks and moves goods
I would like to request a ruling according to the Hanafi madhhab regarding a student job at an ALDI supermarket distribution warehouse in Germany.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Oct 2026
Gifts given by Temu when shopping online
On temu shopping you get a coupon for new users where they get 6 gifts free if they buy something and you have to share the link with someone else.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Fasting & Ramadan
- Mufti Online5 Oct 2026
Using google to determine when sehri time ends
According to Google it says that sehri ends at 4:39am. I asked my grandmother and she told me sehri ends at 4:32am. I didn't know sehri ends at 4:32…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood28 Sep 2026
Unintentionally Inhaling Icing Sugar
Does unintentionally inhaling icing sugar invalidate a fast?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online20 Aug 2026
Shayaateen chained during the month of Ramadhaan
In Ramadhaan, does the shayatin being chained mean that they do not whisper at all, or that they do whisper but it is less, or does it mean that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Family, Women & Children
- Camperdown23 Oct 2026
Waswasa Regarding Promises, Oaths and Curses
Assalamu Alaikum. I am suffering a lot from waswasa regarding promises, vows, oaths and curses, and I desperately need Islamic guidance. I…
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online21 Oct 2026
Teaching a child with a dominant left hand to eat with the right hand
My daughter seems to be dominant in her left hand. I never thought there is anything wrong with this but comments from a few family members have…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown10 Oct 2026
Dispute Between the Surviving Partner and the Deceased Partner’s Family
Two brothers were partners in business. One passed away. I explained to them that the partnership is over. However the other brother says there is…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek
Social, Media & Ethics
- Mufti Online17 Oct 2026
Listening to nasheeds with drums played in the background
A nasheed was sang with drums at a wedding. Is it permissible to listen at other times to the nasheed because it has drums in it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Oct 2026
Charging a fee for advertising on one's online marketplace
Am I allowed to charge for listings on my online marketplace? The seller purchases the listing, and their store or product appears in a showcase…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood14 Oct 2026
Obedience To Parents
A mother recommends to her adult children that they make Dua for those who selflessly assisted them in years of hardship, making sure to mention the…
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Sulaiman
How this was counted
This report counts only fatawa that South African Darul Iftas published on their own websites with a 2026 date, as indexed by Fatawa SA. It does not use questions typed into Fatawa SA, search logs, visitor data or anything personal. Topics and subtopics are assigned automatically from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and titles, so the counts are approximate. Darul Iftas publish at different rates, so the totals also reflect how much each one publishes, not only what people ask.
The aggregate numbers are available as a CSV file. You are welcome to quote them with a link to this page.
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