Report · updated 19 October 2026
What South African Muslims asked most in 2026
From 1 January to 19 October 2026, 8 South African Darul Iftas published 1,344 answered questions. Salah & Masjid led with 226 (17%), followed by Business & Finance (170) and Fasting & Ramadan (112).
1,344questions answered
8Darul Iftas
Julybusiest month
99%in English
Questions by topic
A fatwa can belong to more than one topic, so the bars add up to more than 1,344.
The 15 most-asked subtopics
Month by month
By Darul Ifta
Examples from the top five topics
Salah & Masjid
- Ibn Masood19 Oct 2026
Disposing of Waqf Property
How do we dispose of items in the Masjid and Madrassah that aren’t of use or are discarded items that were used for plumbing, tiling, globes,…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online18 Oct 2026
Repeating the salaah performed without wudhu
If I read salaah and then realised I never had wudhu, how should I repeat it? Will I need to read my sunnats again or only fard and waajib?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Oct 2026
Taste coming in one's mouth after burping in salaah
If you burp in salaah and the taste comes into your mouth, does it break your salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Business & Finance
- Ibn Masood19 Oct 2026
Selling Goods Via Yaga
I sell items on an app called Yaga. Yaga offers buyers to pay in installments via Mobicred at 18.25% interest per annum + fees. I am not entitled to…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online17 Oct 2026
Charging a fee for advertising on one's online marketplace
Am I allowed to charge for listings on my online marketplace? The seller purchases the listing, and their store or product appears in a showcase…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN16 Oct 2026
Giving Interest funds to a poor Muslim
Is it permissible to give interest money to a poor Muslim? Or should we give it only to non-Muslims?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui
Fasting & Ramadan
- Mufti Online5 Oct 2026
Using google to determine when sehri time ends
According to Google it says that sehri ends at 4:39am. I asked my grandmother and she told me sehri ends at 4:32am. I didn't know sehri ends at 4:32…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood28 Sep 2026
Unintentionally Inhaling Icing Sugar
Does unintentionally inhaling icing sugar invalidate a fast?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online20 Aug 2026
Shayaateen chained during the month of Ramadhaan
In Ramadhaan, does the shayatin being chained mean that they do not whisper at all, or that they do whisper but it is less, or does it mean that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Social, Media & Ethics
- Mufti Online17 Oct 2026
Listening to nasheeds with drums played in the background
A nasheed was sang with drums at a wedding. Is it permissible to listen at other times to the nasheed because it has drums in it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Oct 2026
Charging a fee for advertising on one's online marketplace
Am I allowed to charge for listings on my online marketplace? The seller purchases the listing, and their store or product appears in a showcase…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood14 Oct 2026
Obedience To Parents
A mother recommends to her adult children that they make Dua for those who selflessly assisted them in years of hardship, making sure to mention the…
Mufti Muhammad Yusuf Sulaiman
Family, Women & Children
- Camperdown10 Oct 2026
Dispute Between the Surviving Partner and the Deceased Partner’s Family
Two brothers were partners in business. One passed away. I explained to them that the partnership is over. However the other brother says there is…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Mufti Online8 Oct 2026
The position and rewards of women in deen
There is an Islamic page on facebook. When I joined this page, I came to know that there are men who insult women based on some Ahaadith. Again and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN7 Oct 2026
Is Separate Accommodation Enough Without Privacy?
To my understanding, a wife has the right to separate accommodation on account of privacy. If her in-laws have unrestricted access to her home, she…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui
How this was counted
This report counts only fatawa that South African Darul Iftas published on their own websites with a 2026 date, as indexed by Fatawa SA. It does not use questions typed into Fatawa SA, search logs, visitor data or anything personal. Topics and subtopics are assigned automatically from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and titles, so the counts are approximate. Darul Iftas publish at different rates, so the totals also reflect how much each one publishes, not only what people ask.
The aggregate numbers are available as a CSV file. You are welcome to quote them with a link to this page.
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