Muajul I. Chowdhury

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Fatawa — page 1 of 2

1. Thoughts of the past, azkaar and ‘ibaadah to manage heart and mindAskImam · 25 Jul 2025
2. Travelling during kaffaarah fasts - What happens?AskImam · 19 Jul 2025
3. Diaper cakeAskImam · 10 Jul 2025
4. Mufti Taqi Uthmani is the mujaddid of our time?AskImam · 8 Jul 2025
5. Zakaah to build a mosqueAskImam · 24 Jun 2025
6. QURBANI JOKESAskImam · 23 May 2025
7. Laughing gas for recreational purposesAskImam · 24 Apr 2025
8. Surrogacy. Permissable or not?AskImam · 13 Apr 2025
9. Are Zaydi's Muslims and part of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama’ahAskImam · 20 Feb 2025
10. Testing on animals for medical research; Using products that have been tested on animalsAskImam · 1 Feb 2025
11. Reading du’aas and praying with the urge to pass wind or urinateAskImam · 29 Jan 2025
12. Doing good to parents after their demiseAskImam · 22 Nov 2024
13. Dream: praying on toiletAskImam · 26 May 2024
14. Seeking khula’AskImam · 5 May 2024
15. Du’aa to make hardships easyAskImam · 21 Apr 2024
16. Offsetting debt through zakaah; zakaah in advanceAskImam · 3 Feb 2024
17. Are these naturally brewed sauces halal or not?AskImam · 3 Dec 2023
18. In vitro fertilization (IVF) - Is this permissible?AskImam · 17 Nov 2023
19. Physical effects of bad dreamsAskImam · 2 Nov 2023
20. Marrying a person that doesn’t prayAskImam · 16 Oct 2023
21. Eating doubtful foodAskImam · 8 Oct 2023
22. Names Nabhaan, Naail and Na’eemahAskImam · 5 Oct 2023
23. Accepting birthday giftsAskImam · 13 Sep 2023
24. Are Masjid trustees are responsible for theft of money?AskImam · 11 Sep 2023
25. Doubt: Did husband give wife tafweedh of talaaq in marriage contract?AskImam · 1 Sep 2023
26. Vows to refrain from sinAskImam · 31 Aug 2023
27. Ghusl or wudhu from liquid exiting upon reading explicit contentAskImam · 20 Aug 2023
28. Bribery when there is no way but through itAskImam · 12 Aug 2023
29. Conditional talaaq to keep wife from cheatingAskImam · 1 Aug 2023
30. Vastu- ancient Indian divine science of architectureAskImam · 30 May 2023
31. Web developer for a football photography companyAskImam · 18 May 2023
32. Beard is not a condition for HajjAskImam · 16 May 2023
33. Renal transplant; kidney donationAskImam · 15 May 2023
34. Bathing naked; performing wudhu bareheaded; ghusl before suhoor; ghusl before doing workAskImam · 13 May 2023
35. Dream that deceased father is not wellAskImam · 11 May 2023
36. Leaving the masjid during itikaaf to ascertain if one has released maziAskImam · 8 Apr 2023
37. Renting out masjid for weddings and other functionsAskImam · 17 Mar 2023
38. Niyyah for Wushu and IstikharahAskImam · 13 Mar 2023
39. Testicular biopsy for Klinefelter SyndromeAskImam · 8 Mar 2023
40. Drinking water from a copper glassAskImam · 6 Mar 2023
41. Developing safety case studies to prevent fire in an alcohol distilleryAskImam · 25 Feb 2023
42. Dream that Allah has blessed me with two beautiful daughtersAskImam · 21 Feb 2023
43. Beard TransplantAskImam · 18 Feb 2023
44. Charging phone in masjid - is this permissible?AskImam · 22 Jan 2023
45. Reusable sanitary pads aka cloth-padsAskImam · 3 Nov 2022
46. Mahr of a divorced woman with whom nikaah was not consumatedAskImam · 30 Oct 2022
47. Peacock feather as a bookmark for the mus-haf - Is this permissible?AskImam · 19 Oct 2022
48. Permissibility of producing cannabis based medicineAskImam · 25 Feb 2022
49. Car insurance in a country where it is optional (New Zealand)AskImam · 24 Feb 2022
50. Kaffaarah for returning embezzled moneyAskImam · 18 Jan 2022
51. Elder sibling must get married first - Is there any basis for this in Islam?AskImam · 3 Jan 2022
52. Leaving I’tikaaf for AqeeqahAskImam · 8 May 2021
53. Can a man go for a second marriage while fighting a legal case against the first marriage?AskImam · 2 Jun 2020
54. How does one greet on the day of Eid?AskImam · 20 May 2020
55. Making I’tikaaf at home in order to take care of old motherAskImam · 19 May 2020
56. I am recently married - These are some of the questions i haveAskImam · 7 May 2020
57. What Du'aas can i read to help cure my Eczema?AskImam · 7 May 2020
58. Reciting multiple Qiraat in Taraaweeh Salaah - Is this permissible?AskImam · 22 Apr 2020
59. Wearing a lacchaAskImam · 22 Nov 2019
60. Hajj of an under-age, accepted or not?AskImam · 26 Jun 2019
61. Intercourse with one’s wife after her menses prior to ghuslAskImam · 20 Jun 2019
62. Zakaah on landAskImam · 20 Jun 2019
63. Halaal Investment OpportunitiesAskImam · 11 Jun 2019
64. Ear pierce and nose pierceAskImam · 6 Jun 2019
65. Is it permissable to eat Ostrich?AskImam · 6 Jun 2019
66. Breaking fast due to headacheAskImam · 1 Jun 2019
67. PensionAskImam · 1 Jun 2019
68. Swallowing medicine while fastingAskImam · 24 May 2019
69. Haidh queryAskImam · 12 May 2019
70. Irregular bleeding because of IUDAskImam · 6 May 2019
71. Inheritance question-nieces and nephewsAskImam · 6 May 2019
72. khalwatul sahiyyaAskImam · 2 May 2019
73. Probiotic foods with fermented processAskImam · 2 May 2019
74. Wudhu related queriesAskImam · 2 May 2019
75. Halaal certifying organizations worldwideAskImam · 1 May 2019
76. Tablighi politicsAskImam · 30 Apr 2019
77. Marital issueAskImam · 30 Apr 2019
78. Ejaculating during kaffaarah by view erotic contentAskImam · 30 Apr 2019
79. Working in Jewish community center as a teacherAskImam · 29 Apr 2019
80. Defective eyebrowsAskImam · 29 Apr 2019
81. Counting household expense as monthly rent to receive government benefitsAskImam · 28 Apr 2019
82. Qurbaani distributionAskImam · 27 Apr 2019
83. Medical insurance for expensive and costly treatmentAskImam · 27 Apr 2019
84. Daily prayers on planets where the day length is different than EarthAskImam · 26 Apr 2019
85. One man’s trash is another man’s treasureAskImam · 26 Apr 2019
86. Shi’ah mut’ahAskImam · 26 Apr 2019
87. I am giving you divorce eventuallyAskImam · 25 Apr 2019
88. Joint familyAskImam · 24 Apr 2019
89. Praying in the showerAskImam · 24 Apr 2019
90. Provident fundAskImam · 23 Apr 2019
91. Divorce queryAskImam · 23 Apr 2019
92. Divorce by letterAskImam · 23 Apr 2019
93. When is Qiyaamah?AskImam · 20 Apr 2019
94. Selling beer and lottery in a gas stationAskImam · 19 Apr 2019
95. Narrating half of a fatwaa is kufrAskImam · 19 Apr 2019
96. Lighting lamps in the name of the AwliyaaAskImam · 19 Apr 2019
97. Sunnah of the turbanAskImam · 18 Apr 2019
98. Fajr after shurooq; holding husband’s hand; praying before azaan is calledAskImam · 18 Apr 2019
99. Name Israa and AsraaAskImam · 18 Apr 2019
100. Family related issueAskImam · 17 Apr 2019
101. Punishment for sinAskImam · 17 Apr 2019
102. Declaring that “I have read and agree with the terms and conditions” without having read themAskImam · 17 Apr 2019
103. Zakaah on houseAskImam · 17 Apr 2019
104. Validity of nikaahAskImam · 17 Apr 2019
105. Leaving one year old child with sister and going for HajjAskImam · 17 Apr 2019
106. Saying Bharath Mata ki jaiAskImam · 11 Apr 2019
107. Protecting oneself from nazrAskImam · 10 Apr 2019
108. Request for divorce because husband cannot provide financiallyAskImam · 10 Apr 2019
109. Uncovering ‘awrah for medical checkupsAskImam · 9 Apr 2019
110. Divorce queryAskImam · 5 Apr 2019
111. They said the property cannot be on his wife's nameAskImam · 5 Apr 2019
112. Iddah will commence from the time of talaaqAskImam · 4 Apr 2019
113. Seeing faeces in a dreamAskImam · 4 Apr 2019
114. Removing unwanted hair and cutting nails while in haidhAskImam · 4 Apr 2019
115. Masturbating while fastingAskImam · 4 Apr 2019
116. Various intimate queriesAskImam · 4 Apr 2019
117. Reciting surahs against tarteeb in SalaahAskImam · 3 Apr 2019
118. Using pig bone ashes for bone china crockeryAskImam · 3 Apr 2019
119. Committed kufr by taking Italian citizenshipAskImam · 3 Apr 2019
120. Washing one’s surrounding after intimacyAskImam · 3 Apr 2019
121. Ml. Ridwan KajeeAskImam · 2 Apr 2019
122. GhuslAskImam · 28 Mar 2019
123. Ishaa is 17 rak’ahsAskImam · 27 Mar 2019
124. Eating eggs from supermarketsAskImam · 27 Mar 2019
125. I will leave you or I will give you TalaqAskImam · 26 Mar 2019
126. Special du’aa for baby girlAskImam · 26 Mar 2019
127. Name AdyanAskImam · 25 Mar 2019
128. Swallowing one’s saliva while fasting; i’tikaaf or jamaatAskImam · 25 Mar 2019
129. Ablution nullified by entering into the bathroomAskImam · 25 Mar 2019
130. Keeping the name AasiyahAskImam · 24 Mar 2019
131. Reciting du’aas that are not established from HadithAskImam · 24 Mar 2019
132. Sinful of zinaa if the couple is unaware that divorce took placeAskImam · 22 Mar 2019
133. Divorce queryAskImam · 20 Mar 2019
134. ContraceptivesAskImam · 19 Mar 2019
135. Sleeping even for a moment breaks one’s wudhuAskImam · 19 Mar 2019
136. Evil thoughtsAskImam · 19 Mar 2019
137. Spirit vinegarAskImam · 19 Mar 2019
138. Imaam leading Jumu’ah twiceAskImam · 19 Mar 2019
139. I place you in the protection of Allaah and His MessengerAskImam · 18 Mar 2019
140. Talaaq queryAskImam · 18 Mar 2019
141. Porcine-sourced injectionsAskImam · 17 Mar 2019
142. IVF with egg donorAskImam · 17 Mar 2019
143. Angry husbandAskImam · 17 Mar 2019
144. Witr salaahAskImam · 17 Mar 2019
145. Inheritance queryAskImam · 17 Mar 2019
146. Meeraath queryAskImam · 16 Mar 2019
147. Visiting a woman who had a miscarriage and bad omenAskImam · 12 Mar 2019
148. Delaying in returning a debtAskImam · 12 Mar 2019
149. Giving zakaah to one who has student loanAskImam · 9 Mar 2019
150. Salatut TasbeehAskImam · 7 Mar 2019
151. Etiquettes of the first nightAskImam · 7 Mar 2019
152. Dividing property during lifetimeAskImam · 4 Mar 2019
153. Mustahabb to recite salawaat after qunoot in WitrAskImam · 2 Mar 2019
154. Accidentally saying opposite du’aaAskImam · 27 Feb 2019
155. Offsetting debt through zakaahAskImam · 26 Feb 2019
156. Forced to sign divorce papersAskImam · 25 Feb 2019
157. Ghusl if a few minutes left for salaah timeAskImam · 25 Feb 2019
158. Nikaah through text messageAskImam · 23 Feb 2019
159. Words sharam and hayaa do not constitute zihaar; issuing talaaq in dreamAskImam · 22 Feb 2019
160. Ghusl is not needed if you get aroused and only wetness comes outAskImam · 22 Feb 2019
161. Divorce queryAskImam · 18 Feb 2019
162. Women to be accompanied by a mahram for Hajj and ‘UmrahAskImam · 18 Feb 2019
163. Praying with wallet made from pig skinAskImam · 17 Feb 2019
164. Verbal talaaq under duressAskImam · 17 Feb 2019
165. Talaaq talaaq talaaqAskImam · 17 Feb 2019
166. Zakaah related queriesAskImam · 17 Feb 2019
167. Family disputeAskImam · 17 Feb 2019
168. Name FazilAskImam · 17 Feb 2019
169. Are we allowed to name our newborn baby girl Fatima Al-Zahra?AskImam · 16 Feb 2019
170. Virtues for visiting the grave of Sayyiduna Husain (R)AskImam · 15 Feb 2019
171. is Zakir Naik a Muslim?AskImam · 15 Feb 2019
172. Applying for Australian citizenshipAskImam · 15 Feb 2019
173. Apple cider vinegarAskImam · 14 Feb 2019
174. Can you get your ears pinned back with surgery?AskImam · 14 Feb 2019
175. Charging interest due to law but deducting it at the endAskImam · 13 Feb 2019
176. Thought of divorce when reading verses of divorce in the Qur’aanAskImam · 13 Feb 2019
177. Breast enhancementAskImam · 13 Feb 2019
178. Taking one’s wife back after one divorceAskImam · 13 Feb 2019
179. take your sister and make her sit in iddatAskImam · 11 Feb 2019
180. Hurmah Musaaharah queryAskImam · 10 Feb 2019
181. Depositing money in an interest free accountAskImam · 9 Feb 2019
182. is numerology(ilm ul aadad or ilm e jaffar) allowed in islam?AskImam · 9 Feb 2019
183. Breast implants and breast liftingAskImam · 9 Feb 2019
184. Thousand salawaat on FridayAskImam · 7 Feb 2019
185. Masturbating while fastingAskImam · 7 Feb 2019
186. Making wife owner of 50% of the houseAskImam · 7 Feb 2019
187. Mature women sucking each other’s breast without sexual feelingsAskImam · 7 Feb 2019
188. Unlocking phone through face recognitionAskImam · 6 Feb 2019
189. Dying due to stomach illness; reading Surah Yasin and Mulk 40 timesAskImam · 6 Feb 2019
190. Wife breastfeeding nephew after 2 years of ageAskImam · 1 Feb 2019
191. Husband and wife bathing togetherAskImam · 1 Feb 2019
192. Gatehouse Bank Diminishing MusharakahAskImam · 31 Jan 2019
193. Accruing interest on purpose to give to the poorAskImam · 31 Jan 2019
194. Palm oilAskImam · 31 Jan 2019
195. Hadith on the Prophet leaving behind the Quran and SunnahAskImam · 31 Jan 2019
196. Hadith regarding four rak’ahs after ‘IshaaAskImam · 29 Jan 2019
197. Performing Taraweeh in sets of foursAskImam · 29 Jan 2019
198. Marriage performed over skypeAskImam · 29 Jan 2019
199. Sending wife home and writing reason for possible divorceAskImam · 28 Jan 2019
200. Praying in a masjid that has CCTV CamerasAskImam · 28 Jan 2019
201. Hadith regarding smelling a roseAskImam · 28 Jan 2019
202. Wishing to divorce wife but afraid of blackmailing from parentsAskImam · 28 Jan 2019
203. 'I can’t carry on like this anymore' 'I am finished with her'AskImam · 27 Jan 2019
204. IT service providerAskImam · 27 Jan 2019
205. Wedding costume for the bride and the groomAskImam · 26 Jan 2019
206. ‘Awrah/Satr of a woman in the presence of another womanAskImam · 25 Jan 2019
207. Forgetfully engaging in intimacy during mensesAskImam · 25 Jan 2019
208. Atheist daughter inheriting her Muslim fatherAskImam · 24 Jan 2019
209. Jokingly saying ‘I’m not a Muslim”AskImam · 24 Jan 2019
210. Deceased father purchased a house with haq mahr amount for wifeAskImam · 24 Jan 2019
211. Sayyid marrying non-SayyidAskImam · 23 Jan 2019
212. Bathing after sensual dreamAskImam · 21 Jan 2019
213. Commenting a heart (<3) under Islaamic postsAskImam · 21 Jan 2019
214. Mother kissing son on the cheekAskImam · 20 Jan 2019
215. Uttering words of kufr without meaning itAskImam · 19 Jan 2019
216. Hadith regarding bathing on ‘AashooraAskImam · 19 Jan 2019
217. Working as an accountant at a casinoAskImam · 19 Jan 2019
218. Marrying a murtaddAskImam · 19 Jan 2019
219. WIC program; recipients of sadaqah; eating eggs, milk, etc in AmericaAskImam · 19 Jan 2019
220. Renewing one’s imaan and nikaah due to evil thoughtsAskImam · 18 Jan 2019
221. Avoiding problematic relativesAskImam · 18 Jan 2019
222. Breastfeeding one’s childrenAskImam · 18 Jan 2019
223. Paying zakaah while having a long-term student debt payable after a whileAskImam · 18 Jan 2019
224. Face in wudhuAskImam · 17 Jan 2019
225. Using a post-it to turn pages of the Qur’aanAskImam · 17 Jan 2019
226. Cosmetics that have alcoholAskImam · 17 Jan 2019
227. Renewing one’s nikaahAskImam · 16 Jan 2019
228. Caught my mom doing inappropriate thingsAskImam · 15 Jan 2019
229. Marriage breakdownAskImam · 15 Jan 2019
230. I solemnly declareAskImam · 15 Jan 2019
231. Using haraam money to fund studies; salary thereafterAskImam · 15 Jan 2019
232. Kaffaarah for breaking a promiseAskImam · 15 Jan 2019
233. Selling bottled water; du’aa to make things easyAskImam · 14 Jan 2019
234. If you ever talk to your family, then divorce will automatically placeAskImam · 14 Jan 2019
235. Getting rid of waswasahAskImam · 12 Jan 2019
236. Going for ‘umrah while being in debtAskImam · 12 Jan 2019
237. Paper marriageAskImam · 12 Jan 2019
238. Foreplay with fingersAskImam · 12 Jan 2019
239. Creating a platform for people to sell home cooked food; evading income taxAskImam · 11 Jan 2019
240. Who to take along for Hajj?AskImam · 11 Jan 2019
241. Marital issueAskImam · 11 Jan 2019
242. Permissible to refuse reconciliation with husband after divorceAskImam · 11 Jan 2019
243. Which language to teach my childAskImam · 11 Jan 2019
244. Zakaah on children’s goldAskImam · 10 Jan 2019
245. Ijara CDC Islamic FinanceAskImam · 10 Jan 2019
246. Repenting after receiving punishment in the DunyaaAskImam · 10 Jan 2019
247. Nikaah without witnessesAskImam · 10 Jan 2019
248. Divorce without consummationAskImam · 9 Jan 2019
249. Using utensils of non-MuslimsAskImam · 9 Jan 2019
250. Waswasah regarding reciting surah correctlyAskImam · 9 Jan 2019
251. Picking up shoppers’ receipts from the floorAskImam · 9 Jan 2019
252. Self-proclaimed grand Mufti of America, Mf Muneer AkhoonAskImam · 8 Jan 2019
253. Divorce query: “okay fine, take it” in response to request for divorceAskImam · 8 Jan 2019
254. Thought of divorce and oathAskImam · 8 Jan 2019
255. Taking interest bearing loans for college/universityAskImam · 8 Jan 2019
256. Masturbating for one’s husbandAskImam · 8 Jan 2019
257. Contemporary FataawaAskImam · 7 Jan 2019
258. Ostensive civil divorceAskImam · 7 Jan 2019
259. Nikaah over social mediaAskImam · 7 Jan 2019
260. Divorce in head or words; waswasah; stopped going to masjid because prayers won’t be acceptedAskImam · 6 Jan 2019
261. Engaging in intimacy after a wet dreamAskImam · 6 Jan 2019
262. Praying behind a child molester, reporting to adminAskImam · 6 Jan 2019
263. Nikaah over skypeAskImam · 5 Jan 2019
264. Selling alcoholAskImam · 5 Jan 2019
265. Aqeeq, yaqoot, neelam and other precious stonesAskImam · 5 Jan 2019
266. White vinegarAskImam · 5 Jan 2019
267. Ijara CDCAskImam · 3 Jan 2019
268. Tablighi politicsAskImam · 2 Jan 2019
269. Being in the nude when alone in the bathroomAskImam · 2 Jan 2019
270. Hanging a wreath at the front doorAskImam · 1 Jan 2019
271. Can i use Facebook?AskImam · 31 Dec 2018
272. Uncovering ‘awrah in front of non-Muslim to remove unwanted hairAskImam · 29 Dec 2018
273. Correct wording of eating du’aa; du’aa for drinking milkAskImam · 29 Dec 2018
274. “I am finished with her”AskImam · 28 Dec 2018
275. Signed in the wrong place in the marriage contract. Is my Nikah valid?AskImam · 27 Dec 2018
276. Tahiyyatul WudhuAskImam · 27 Dec 2018
277. Will i be sinful for not feeding my aunt?AskImam · 24 Dec 2018
278. Du’aa to become debt freeAskImam · 24 Dec 2018
279. Making coffins for non-Muslim funeralsAskImam · 23 Dec 2018
280. Trimming and shaving one’s palm and chest hairAskImam · 23 Dec 2018
281. Zakaah on inherited plotAskImam · 21 Dec 2018
282. Accepting a marriage proposalAskImam · 20 Dec 2018
283. Ghusl after masturbationAskImam · 19 Dec 2018
284. Praying salaah before its timeAskImam · 19 Dec 2018
285. Suitable for vegetarian does not necessarily mean halaalAskImam · 18 Dec 2018
286. Wearing of shoes is not gender specificAskImam · 18 Dec 2018
287. Washing feet in wudhu, tawliyah, dalkAskImam · 15 Dec 2018
288. Virtues of the Holy Qur’aanAskImam · 14 Dec 2018
289. May Allaah darken his face who hears my hadith and does not conveys it to othersAskImam · 13 Dec 2018
290. Divorced lady staying in her ex-husband’s house after ‘iddahAskImam · 13 Dec 2018
291. It is not obligatory for man to marry more than oneAskImam · 12 Dec 2018
292. Getting away from debtAskImam · 11 Dec 2018
293. Keeping the name MuhammadahAskImam · 7 Dec 2018
294. Returning money when you can’t find its owner- Wusooli in Tabligh JamaatAskImam · 6 Dec 2018
295. Applying for a jobAskImam · 6 Dec 2018
296. Incorrect attribute to Ml. Saad regarding da’wah being fardh ‘ainAskImam · 5 Dec 2018
297. Seeing stool in a dreamAskImam · 5 Dec 2018
298. Kinaayah divorce queryAskImam · 5 Dec 2018
299. Salaatul IshraaqAskImam · 4 Dec 2018
300. Marriage valid without intimacyAskImam · 4 Dec 2018

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