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27 Jamadi al-Awwal 1441  ,  22 January 2020

Inspirations from Hijrah Date Added: 16-09-2018

General Iftaa` Department ... Date Added: 06-09-2018

The Month of the Pious Date Added: 31-05-2018

"From the Sacred Mosque to ... Date Added: 15-04-2018

Mawlid: Revival of the ... Date Added: 19-11-2018

Glimpses on the Birth of ... Date Added: 19-11-2018

Lessons from the Birth ... Date Added: 19-11-2018

The Day of Ashura' Date Added: 19-09-2018

All Fatawaas

Changing an Endowment isn`t Permissible A Zakat committee intends to use a mosque`s accommodation (Which isn`t fit for living as indicated by the report of the Ministry of Awqaf). Thus, it was suggested that the committee rents an accommodation for the Imam at its expense, or pays a rent in return for using that accommodation in delivering its various activities, or that a doer of charitable actions rents a house for that Imam. The reason for this is that the Zakat committee is precisely against the mosque itself, serves the people of that neighborhood in specific and there aren`t vacant flats near that mosque. What is the Islamic ruling on this? • Read More
Ruling on Spending Orphans` Revenues in Favor of others We are a charity that cares for orphans and their families. We own a school and a medical center. They yield revenues and profits, for the charity, from tuition payments and patients. Is it permissible to spend these revenues (school and medical center) on activities and programs targeting groups other than the orphans themselves? • Read More
A Waqf must be Confined to the Purpose for which it was Endowed What is the ruling on enlarging a mosque at the expense of a graveyard? • Read More
Burying the Deceased in a Land Endowed for the Mosque What is the ruling of Sharia on burying the deceased people in a land endowed for the benefit of the mosque? • Read More
Performing Ablution with Water Endowed for Drinking isn`t Permissible What is the ruling of Shari`ah on performing ablution with water endowed for drinking? • Read More
An Endowment is a Binding Contract Is it permissible for a person to take back what he donated as a family Waqf(endowment), knowing that this has been documented by legal and official proof? • Read More
Ruling on Allocating a Section of the Mosque for Teaching the Quran Is it permissible to use the upper floor of the mosque as a place for teaching the Holy Quran? • Read More
In Principle, all Items Placed in a Mosque are an Endowment for all Muslims I have prayed in a mosque in which there were handbooks and leaflets, so I took some of them. Is that permissible? • Read More
Ruling on Establishing a Family Hall for Charitable Causes Are the donations given in favor of establishing a family society considered a continuous charity? • Read More
Difference between a Masjid and a Musalla and Rulings Pertaining to each What is the definition of Musalla according to Sharia, what is the difference between it and the Masjid, and what are the rulings that differ between them such as Friday prayer, and is it permissible to add new floors to the Musalla ? • Read More
No Zakah is Due on Money Endowed for a Public Party My brothers and I are staying in Italy. Over three years, each one of us has paid fifty Euros per month to buy an estate to be endowed as a Masjid . Until now, we have gathered twenty eight thousand Euros. Is Zakah due on this amount? • Read More