From the Fatwa Department
Q: What can a person do with tattoos applied to the skin out of ignorance?
Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim male or female to insert and fix gold, silver or platinum fixture in the mouth?
Q. My brother was accredited for Hajj last year and again this year but refuses to go for Hajj - despite having the means. Can someone perform Hajj Badal for a living person who is able to perform Hajj?
Q: Is it allowed for a Muslim female to reveal her hair to a prospective proposal for marriage? Shukran
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Q: Is using make-up products, lipstick and other similar items allowed for women?
Q: There's a question that has been bothering me for a while. If Allah Ta'ala is so merciful that when we turn to Him in sincere repentance, He forgives us and there is forgiveness for everything.
Abu Umar Hafs bin Sulaiman ibn Mugheerah ibn Abi Dawood Al Asadi Al Kufi Al Bazzaz. Commonly known as Hafs, the student of Imam Asim. He is also his adopted son, being the son of his wife.
Q: A woman is in Haidh or Nifaas or man is in a state of Janabat, if they hear live Ayat for Sajdah Tilaawat, is it Wajib upon to do so when they become paak?
Q: A trend these days is being part of a ‘stokvel’. There are different kinds of groups for this and one of them is you join for R200 and make R1200 according to the number you are appointed to on a list of names. Is this permissible?
Q. My husband and I have been through multiple separations, sometimes for months. Currently we have not been together and not seen or spoken to each other for an entire year. We have not been together physically. Does it mean our marriage is terminated?
Q: What is the ruling with regards to using the verse of the Quran, the Azan, Zikr, etc. as a ring tone on the mobile phone?
Q: Kindly advise if participation in bodybuilding allowed in Islam?
A: Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is reported to have said: “To Allah belongs what He has given, and to Him belongs what He has taken. Everything has an appointed time by Him. Therefore adopt patience and have hope for reward.”
