Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah Islamic Q&A and Islamic Finance with Mufti Ebrahim Desai

QUESTION: Are Muslims allowed to read an English copy of the Quran without Wudhu?   ANSWER: Muhtaram Ulamā, Muftiyān Kirām. In the attached document, the issue of touching a translation of the Qurān without wudhu is researched. The word فارسية used by the Fuqahā has been carefully analysed; does it …

QUESTION: My question is that if someone says something like “I don’t believe in Allah” then what are the consequences for that? That person falls out of the folds of Islam or no? What should they do to make up for saying such a statement? ANSWER: Belief in Allah is …

QUESTION: I am confused about the numbering system. I had an incident when I got married when my wife got scared of something when she was alone at home at around Fajar time. Someone told us that there is a problem with the house spiritually so move to a diffferent …

QUESTION: My friend asked me a question that “muslims say that no muslim is a muslim until they believe jesus christ(pbuh) and follow him……..if that is true why muslims didn’t get baptized? ANSWER: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu `alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. As Muslims, …

Question: It is permisible to touch  or read quran from a phone or I Pad without Wudu. Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Qur’an is the divine word of Allah Ta’ala hence it deserves utmost respect. It is for this reason many jurists have …

Question: If I make an intention to make the sunnah fast of Monday or Thursday the night of, but I do not wake up for suhūr, can I choose to not fast, even though I believe I could still fast? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the …

Question: What is the reason behind the order of the chapters of the Qurān? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Why has the Qurān been ordered in the way that it has been ordered?  The chapters of the Qurān have …

Question: Is zakah payable on dues, if I purchased a car or house and paid the seller 70% with balance 30% due at the time of registration/agreement, is zakah payable on this 30% or will it be considered as debt? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful …