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Bid‘ah & Customs
245 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Bid‘ah & Customs, part of Beliefs & Aqeedah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Bid‘ah & Customs fatawa — page 2 of 7
- Ask Imaam1 Nov 2018
is it allowed to follow shoora tartheeb of tableeg allowed in Isamic ruling? Is it a bidath?
Asalamu Alykum Mufti Saab, I'm a worker of tableeg in Kerala, India. In the current senerio of iktilaf, i don't like to criticise or quarrel with…
- Mufti Online13 Oct 2018
What is eid-e-ghadeer?
What’s the sunni view on eid e ghadeer?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Sep 2018
Celebrating the birthday of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)
1. According to the hadith, immitation of kuffar is haram. So if I eat a birthday chocolate someone gave me and went away, is it harasm? Because its…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Sep 2018
Celebrating moulood
What if I do not celebrate the mawlid but my mother and father celebrate the mawlid. Also my father is a sufi but I only follow Allah and his…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN15 Jul 2018
What is Bid’a Hasanah in Islam?
What is Bid’a Hasanah in Islam?
Muhammad ibn Adam - Mufti Online26 Jun 2018
Special ibaadah and fasting on Miraaj
I want to ask if there is special ibaadat that we should do like fasting and prayers on Isra and Miraj?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN25 May 2018
Are Weekly Group Dhikr Gatherings a Reprehensible Innovation (Bid`a)? (2/2)
Someone threw the following narration at me a couple of days ago, do you happen to know it or have any commentary upon it at all? This is [said to…
- Jamiat KZN25 May 2018
Are Weekly Group Dhikr Gatherings a Reprehensible Innovation (Bid`a)? (1/2)
Is it wrong to gather weekly, on a specific day, for a group dhikr including the sending of salat and salam on the Prophet, as some followers of…
- Mufti Online23 Apr 2018
Ibaadat for night of Mi'raaj
I want to know about the nafl ibaadaat of shab e miraj.. and its benefit
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Apr 2018
Visiting a dargah
Today I seen a new dargah which is made in my city named Gadhinglaj. One of the maulavi has burried some old Qu'ran Sharif inside the ground and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Mar 2018
Kissing the thumbs when the name of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is mentioned
Should we kiss our thumbs and apply them on our eyes when Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)'s name is mentioned?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Mar 2018
Is Taleem bidah?
Is Taleem bidah? Reading hadith from a book after isha then making dua and doing salam to all and then going.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam10 Feb 2018
Is saying mashaallah on a good sight bidah?
Is saying MashaAllah bidah? Kindly provide evidence of Quran and Hadith of saying Mashallah and when you see some thing good
Ridwaan Ibn Khalid Esmail [Kasak] - Mufti Online15 Jan 2018Roman Urdu
Faasiq aur bid'ati ke peeche namaaz parhna
Kya faasiq or biddati ke peeche namaaz padhna saheeh he yani kya namaaz hojati he ya nahi?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Dec 2017
Wishing someone eid meelaad
Is it correct to wish someone Eid meelaad?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Dec 2017
Celebrating meelaad
Is celebrating mawlood permissible?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Nov 2017
Marrying a sunni biddati boy
I am 23 yrs old female. I have recently met a guy through a mutual friend who is 7 yrs elder to me. We have met only once and he told me he has a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Nov 2017Roman Urdu
Marrying a bid'ati
Can a Sunni girl get married to a bid'ati guy(dariqah).
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Oct 2017
Saying 'salam ya Allah' and 'Salam ya Muhammad'
Is it permissible to say 'salam ya Allah' and 'salam ya Muhammad'?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Muharram ke maheene me khaas khaana banaana
Muharram ke month me log chawal bana kar bant te hen, sharbat bant te hen, halim bana kar bant te hen, kya ye sahi hy ya galat?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Aug 2017
Gyaarwi Shareef
My friend has question that how garwisharif is jaiz. Is there any evidence relating to Quran and hadis?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Aug 2017
Gyarwi Shareef
Is gyarwi Sharif (Hazrat Gouspak niyaz) jaaiz or not? If yes or no, please prove from Quran & Hadis.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Aug 2017
Building mazaars
The following verse from Surah Kahf which is verse 21 ,The English translation is as follows : "And thus We made their case known, that they might…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jul 2017
Shared waleemah
I have an important concern in which I need a clarification from you please. I will explain you the scenario first for your understanding. Two…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 May 2017
Marrying someone involved in bid'ah practices
My family follow deobandi practices strictly and refrain from all bid'ah but I want to know whether it is allowed to marry my daughter in a family…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Mar 2017
Kheer puri niaz
Is it permissible to perform kheer puri niaz?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Feb 2017Roman Urdu
Sayyidah ki kahaani
Kya 16 syeda ki kahani aur unki roza rakh sakte hai?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Feb 2017
Aayatul Kareemah khatams
What is the status of Aayatul Kareema Khatams? The Aayatul Kareema zikr is recited many thousands of times at these khatams. Sometimes a hall is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam7 Feb 2017
Bid’ah and offering Nafl for deceased
What bid'a actually is? Is it a bida'a to offer nafal for someone after his death on the day of his death for him?
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim - Mufti Online7 Feb 2017
Ta'ziyah (sharing condolences with the bereaved)
My uncle passed away few months ago and I would like to know after burial what needs to be done. Some people have gathering at home for 3 days and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jan 2017
Dua after Janaazah Salaah
Should a Dua be made after the Janaazah Salaah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Dec 2016
Imaam preventing the janaazah of a certain person from being performed in the sehn of the Musjid
Can the imam of a masjid prevent a janaza of a musalli being performed in the sehn of the masjid because the marhoom belonged to a different school…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Dec 2016
Celebrating mowlood
What is ruling of celebrating the prophet's birthday. There is a authentic hadith that Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was born in rabiyul awal…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Dec 2016
Celebrating Meelaad
Is making Eid Milaad-un-Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) correct in Islam since celebrating birthdays are haraam in Islam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Nov 2016Roman Urdu
Angooto ku choomna
Kia Muhammad (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) ke naam ane per darood ke saath anghoote chumne ki koi hadees ya riwayat he aur mazeed yeh keh witar ki…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Oct 2016
Ajmer tabarruq
Is it haraam to eat Ajmer tabarruq?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Oct 2016
Gadats
Are 'gadats' which are commonly performed in (cape town , south africa) part of our Islamic religion and is it mentioned in the Quran. Is it a good…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Sep 2016
Applying surma on the day of Aashura
Some people say that it is recomended to apply surma on the day of Aashura. Is this proven through the Sunnah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Aug 2016
Salaami
Recently when I got married I seen my in-laws family have a lot of salaamies. They read something and put rose water on everyone. It is something I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Aug 2016
Dua after Janaazah Salaah
1. We notice that in some places the Imaam makes dua immediately after the janaazah salaah. Is this correct and among the Sunnah practices of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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