Validity of Friday Prayer if the Imam Was Later Found to Be Without Purification
I performed Jumu‘ah/Friday prayer behind an imam. On the following Friday, during the conclusion of his sermon, the imam stated from the pulpit: "Last Friday, I performed Wudu using water from a storage tank. I had some doubts about its color at the time, and later discovered that a decayed dead pigeon had been inside the tank." Does this incident require the congregation to repeat the Friday prayer from the previous week?
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Personal Matters of the Child Are Not Included in the Scope of Required Obedience to Parents
What is the Islamic ruling on parents interfering in a child’s major life decisions — such as choosing an academic major, a spouse, place of residence, career, and other personal matters? Is obeying the parents in such issues considered an act of filial piety, even if these decisions could negatively impact the child’s life?
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Ruling of Islamic Law on Developing Applications and Software Related to Finance
We are a software company working in financial and accounting fields. We have been asked by a company to establish an electronic link with a financing company through an intermediary e-wallet company. This link will be for the purpose of accessing the financing company's service, where the required service is for the client of the financing company to repay their loan installments or withdraw the loan amount. What is the Sharia ruling on this?
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Using Impure Substances and Human Remains in Medical Treatment
What is the Islamic legal ruling on using synthetic bones or tissues derived from deceased human remains, cows, or pigs in dental procedures such as implants or gum treatments? Does the ruling differ depending on whether the patient is Muslim or non-Muslim?
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Sharia Ruling on Personal Financing Products (Tawarruq
What is the Sharia ruling on personal financing products based on purchasing shares, oils, metals, and the like, then reselling them by the one seeking financing (Tawarruq)?
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The Udhiyyah is a Communal Sunna for a Single Household
Does offering an Udhiyah suffice for one household, and does this ruling apply if the one offering it is the wife or one of the children?
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A Cancelled Currency isn`t Subject to the Rulings of Riba and Zakat
Does a cancelled currency take the same rulings as a current currency, in terms of immediate possession (Al-Taqabud) and equality (Al-Tasawi) when exchanging between the two currencies?
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Managing an Orphan`s Wealth is Restricted to his/her best Interest
A partnership company was established between brothers. However, one of them passed away, and his share was given to his wife, who was then exited from the company. However, his daughter's share remained in the company, and the grandfather was appointed as her guardian with the partners' consent. After several years, the partners agreed to exit her from the company after developing her funds. What is the Sharia ruling on exiting her from the company?
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How to Pay Zakat on Shared Inheritance
My grandmother passed away and left gold. This gold remained undistributed for 30 years since her death. Is Zakat due on this gold for those previous years, and how is it to be paid?
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Mudaraba Profits Distributed according to the Shares in the Capital
My brother and sister gave me a sum of money to invest. I used some of this money to operate a dental imaging device. How should I distribute the profit between my brother and sister, and is it permissible for me to deduct (20%) of their profits for savings?
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One must Rely on the Prayer Times Issued by the Officially Recognized Authorities
We live in a non-Muslim country, and there is a difference between mosques regarding the timing of the beginning of Fajr prayer. Some mosques pray based on the 15° angle, while others use the 18° angle. We have noticed that all Arab countries perform Fajr prayer at the 18° angle. So, which angle is correct for Fajr prayer?
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Ruling of Islamic Law on Drawing Verses of the Noble Quran in the Form of Artistic Paintings
Is it permissible to draw verses of the Holy Quran in the form of artistic paintings and murals, and to shape them with mosaic pieces by artists?
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The Ruling on Using the Word "Saḥāʾib" (Clouds) in Supplication
What is the ruling of Islamic Law (Sharia) on using the word "Sahā’ib" (clouds) in supplication, such as saying: "clouds of mercy" or "clouds of curse"?
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Ruling on Leaving the Religion of Islam to Obtain Worldly Benefits
What is the ruling of Islamic law on leaving the religion of Islam for another religion in order to obtain worldly benefits, such as a citizenship?
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The Hijab is an Obligation (Fard) among other Obligations of the Islamic Religion
Is the Hijab considered a religious obligation (Fard Shar'i), or merely a social custom?
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