Quran, Hadith & Dua · Subtopic
Respecting the Mushaf
282 fatawa from 5 South African Darul Iftas on Respecting the Mushaf, part of Quran, Hadith & Dua. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Respecting the Mushaf fatawa — page 7 of 8
- Mufti Online24 Dec 2013
Keeping the Qur'an behind one's back
I have noticed in some parts of the world e.g. Pakistan, they lay great importance on not having the Quran behind ones back, to the extent that even…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Nov 2013
Reciting Qur'an on a laptop or ipad
Is it permissible for someone travelling short distances, such as in a bus or a train, to read Quran on a laptop or ipad without making Wudhu? When…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2013
Qur'an software
Can we use Qur'an software on mobile phones?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Aug 2013
Covering the body whilst reciting Quraan
Should a person be covered when reading or reciting the Qur'an for respect?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jun 2013
Reciting Qur'an from a phone that one had previously used to view haraam
Will it be permissible to read the Holy Qur'aan on your mobile phone if you previously viewed filth and haraam on the same phone. That was about six…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Apr 2013
Do I need wudu to recite Qur'aan from my phone?
Do I need wudu to recite quran from my phone? Do I need wudu to use the Yaaseen kitaab for reciting or touching it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Mar 2013
Keeping the Quraan in a drawer of the dressing chest
In the bedroom, where can the Quaran be kept? I have always kept my Quaran in a drawer of the dressing chest in the bedroom but now I am told that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jan 2013
Holding the pages of the Qur'an without wudhu
I have a pocket quraan with a cover, the quraan can easily be removed from the cover, is it permissible for me, when I do not have wudhu, to hold…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Nov 2012
Showing disrespect to the word of Allah Ta'ala
I need to know what is the hukum for throwing the piece of paper that has quranic verses in it and then leaving it on the floor?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2012
Performing Salaah with lipstick or perfume
Is it permissible for the female Muslim to be perfumed (be'd with alcohol or not) or to have lipstick while performing namaz and reciting quran?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Sep 2012
Adding titles of respect like Sayyiduna in Dua, etc.
regarding the word Sayyiduna. i understand this is a title of respect, but should we not stick to the original wordings of the Ahadith when making…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2012
Writing Quraanic verses in the state of haidh for Tafseer study
Is it permissible for a woman in the state of Haidh to write Quraanic verses for Tafseer study?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jun 2012
Wudhu for Reciting Qur'an
Does one need to be in the state of Wudhu to recite Quran?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Jun 2012
Replying to Salaam whilst Reciting the Qur'an
Should one reply to the salaam while reciting the Qur'aan?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 May 2012
Sadaqah for Dropping the Qur'an
We often hear that a person who drops the Qur'an should give sadaqah. Is there any substanciation of this sort in the Ahaadith?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Apr 2012
Touching a Quran Covered With its Juzdaan Without Wudhu
Is it Haraam to touch without the wudhu a Quran covered with its juzdaan?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Apr 2012
Touching the Qur'an Text on Ipad's etc. without Wudhu
Ipad's and other tablets now come with the complete Qur'an installed in them. Is it permissible to touch it without wudhu when the Qur'an…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Feb 2012
Reciting Qur'an with Short-sleeves
Is it permissible for women to recite Qur'an whilst wearing a garment with short-sleeves?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam13 Feb 2012
Can a haiza write the Quran without touching the page?
Can a haiza write ayaat of the Quran without touching the page, e.g while putting another page in between?
- Ask Imaam26 Jul 2011
What is the ruling on touching TRANSLATION ONLY (no Arabic) Qur'aan without Wudhu? How about other books?
Q1) What is the ruling on touching TRANSLATION ONLY (no Arabic) Qur'aan without Wudhu? Q2) What is the ruling on touching Tafseer& books of Fiqh…
Mufti Faizal Riza - Ask Imaam27 Apr 2011
Is listening to Quran on an audio system disrespectful?
Can I listen to the recitation of the holy Qur`an on an audio system? Would it constitute disrespecting The Holy Quran?
Faisal bin Abdul Hameed - Jamiat KZN2 Nov 2010
Is Wudhu a requirement to touch a Cellphone with the Qur’an installed?
Mobile phones here in Gulf are nowadays coming equipped with Qur’an for reading (in software applications), is it required that we need to be with…
Suhail Tarmahomed - Ask Imaam17 Aug 2010
1) I work in office, Can i read the Holy Quran with purity but without wadhu and without touching the holy book example : reading Quran on monitor (computer)...2) For a lady if the mensturation is not over after seven days (i.e. it continues 10 to 15 days with mideium or very light flow) Can she continue fasting and praying salah. Kindly let her know , she wants to pray,read quran and fast in this holy month of ramadan as much as we can which Allah (SWT) has gifted us this year. Please help us..please advice.
Assalaam Alaikum, I have two questions to ask:- 1) I work in office, Can i read the Holy Quran with purity but without wadhu and without touching…
Ml. Abduz Zaman - Ask Imaam14 Oct 2009
She said a word of disrespect to the Quran out of anger
1. One of our brother had an accident and court order to receive my friend from the one who caused it. Court order to receive Rs. 3 Lakhs and on top…
- Ask Imaam9 Dec 2008
Touching the screen of a digital Quran
I have an iPod Touch screen player. i just download a Quran in it in jpeg format, because i want to recite when i m in the way. I always try to have…
Ml. Yusuf bin Yaqub - Ask Imaam11 Apr 2007
Making an oath and touching the Quran
What should a person do if he swear by Allah by touching the Holy Quran in the mosque in front of another person but after some day he thinks that…
Ehzaz Ajmeri - Ask Imaam29 Jun 2004
What is the punishment for touching the Qur’an without Wudu? Does a person who reads the Qur’an in the english translation still get the same sawaab as a person who reads the Qur’an in Arabic?
One who get the punishment of perpetrating a Haram action and would deserve the wrath of Allah. While reading the English translation has its…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 Jun 2004
Are women allowed to touch The Quraan while menstruating?
It is not permissible for a woman in her menses to touch or read the Qur?aan. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Mar 2004
3. In our masjid After fajr and jummah namaaz, most of the members gather around and say salaam to prophet muhammad(saws). How far is it correct with respect to quran and hadees?
1. I used to shave the beard and mustache once in a week. Most of them say its not permissible in islam? How far is it correct regarding to quran…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam10 Apr 2003
Touching Quran without 'wudu'...my muslim friend who is very pious said to me that we should not give a quran to non-muslim which has 'arabic' text as non-muslims don't do 'wudu'
One of my friend is interested in Islam. I had advised him to buy a translation Quran. He bought one 'tamil translation' Quran (we are from…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Apr 2003
1-Ways to get up in fajr,2-can we touch and read Quran without wudu.3-My father,brothers and friends oppose me on keeping beard.
1-How can i get up in fajr prayer because mostly my father beat me but i dont get up.What to do tell me any dua for this.2-Can we touch/read Quran…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam30 Mar 2003
I have the Qur'an and books on Islam placed in a certain room of our house. In SAME room, we also keep clothes...Is it disrespectful?
I have the Holy Qur'an and books on Islam placed in a certain room (a fairly large room) of our house. In the SAME room, we also keep clothes,…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Mar 2003
i) At what point the intimation can be assured as adultery. ii) Does adultery refer only to intercourse or touching the private parts,kissing will also be considered as adultery.
"024.003 The adulterer shall not marry save an adulteress or an idolatress, and the adulteress none shall marry save an adulterer or an idolater.…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Oct 2002
What should we follow if we find an authentic hadith contradicting teaching of one of the four respected Imams?
1. What should we follow if we find an authentic hadith contradicting teaching of one of the four respected Imams? 2. Is unintentional riyaa…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar - Ask Imaam29 Oct 2002
Is it permissible to read from the Quran (Mushaf) during non-obligatory Salaat based on the following narration regarding Bibi Aishah R.A.? Was any restriction placed on this practice by the Prophet?
As for the question on the permissibility of reading from the Mushaf in Prayer", the eminent Muslim scholar, Dr. `Abdul-Fattah `Ashoor, Professor of…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam2 May 2002
1. If there is a Quran in a room, should one keep their feet below that level in respect of the Quran? Or is it just prohibited to keep ones feet from facing it?
2. I usually have a back pain if standing for a while or walking too much. So if I stand really straight and walk like that to straighten my back,…
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa - Ask Imaam30 Apr 2002
With respect to your response to 4725, as to why people attending the bayaans of Tablighi Jamaat are NOT encouraged to study the translation and tafseer of the Qur’an, the question still stands.
I agree with your response that one should make an effort to understand the Qur?an, and appreciate the list of valid tafaseer, but the question…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Feb 2002
Is it permissible to touch the translation of the Qur’aan without Wudhu?
In principle, if the actual verses of the Qur?aan are more than the commentary, then it is not permissible to hold the Qur?aan without Wudhu. If the…
- Ask Imaam26 Jan 2002
Some Islamic book stores sells the Holy Quran in 30 booklets, where each booklet consists of one Juz. Does a person need wudu when you only touch or keep or just reciting out of one of these booklets.
Another question: For a woman that studies Hafiz, can she hold one of these booklets when she has her Ghuid. If not, what do you suggest for a woman…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam10 Dec 2001
When reading Quran, should sajda tilaawat be recited immediately after the respective aayah or can one wait until the Quran is complete?
Please explain why it's performed, how it should be perfomed and whether listening to an aayah on radio (for eg. Sura Iqra) also necessitates the…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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