Social, Media & Ethics · Subtopic
Character & Manners
2,370 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Character & Manners, part of Social, Media & Ethics. 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
Character & Manners fatawa — page 22 of 60
- Mufti Online16 Jan 2014
Kissing the Qur'an
I had a question regarding kissing the quran and putting it on the forehead if one mistakenly drops the quran or shows disrespect to it then will it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Jan 2014
Eating more than one time a day
It is sunnah to eat one meal a day. But the method of meal is (any of the regular occasions in a day when a reasonably large amount of food is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Jan 2014
Repeatedly committing a sin
I wanted to ask I often backbite about my father and so I understand I give away my good deeds. My question is if I ask forgiveness and he forgives…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Jan 2014
Eating without a topee
I bought your book Sunnats where in chapter sunnat of eating it is written it is not makhruh in eating without a cap. I doubt whether it is a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Jan 2014
Eating with three fingers
When eating the sunnat is '3 fingers'. Which fingers does this refer to, is the thumb counted as a finger or is it 4 fingers including the thumb.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jan 2014
Gheebat
I have a question that I have a distant uncle who is sick and old and that when I inquired about his health from my brother over the phone he said…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jan 2014
Bringing children to the Musjid
What is the ruling of the ulema regarding bringing children to the musjid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Jan 2014
Making Salaam when greeting
I want to know about salaam. I heard or read in book when Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) used to meet any one He use to greet him with salaam and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Dec 2013
Sunnah posture of sitting while eating
What are the Sunnah postures for eating?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Dec 2013
Expressing one's problems and feelings to someone who can assist one
I wanted to ask an important question on the topic of ghibat (backbiting) for I tend to become confused at times. Is it Haraam if you are listening…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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 - Ask Imaam21 Dec 2013
People are telling me I am not dedicated to my Deen, I don’t feel that this is true.
My younger brother has been slandering me to some people, saying things like I'm not dedicated to my deen and that I'm not motivated to become a…
Immad Bin Arshad - Mufti Online21 Dec 2013
Swearing using hand gestures
Does swearing using a hand gesture count as swearing?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Dec 2013
Backbiting a non-Muslim
If you backbite about non-muslims will you get the sin of backbiting?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam19 Dec 2013
Embarrassing Email Spam
In this day and age all our information gets stored on the internet, been viewable to others and at times solely for the purpose of advertising…
Khalil Johnson - Ask Imaam18 Dec 2013
I commit sins I am too ashamed to speak of. Please advise me on the best way to repent.
I am sick and tired of being a bad person and disobeying Allah. I am regular in my salaah but do commit sins that I am too ashamed to speak of.…
Zameelur Rahman - Mufti Online18 Dec 2013
Correct pronunciation of يا واسعَ المغفرةِ
I read in Sunnats by Mufti Saheb "8.19. It is reported that Nabi used to say “YA WA SI ‘UL MUGFIRAH” after eating the first morsel - Which means,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Dec 2013
Drinking water with meals
I know the sunnah of drinking water but would like to know the sunnah etiquettes of drinking water when partaking in a meal. Many say we should not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam12 Dec 2013
Can I reply to a Salam from a Ghair Mahram? Can I make non-Muslim friends?
1.is it permissible to reply the islamic greeting (asalamu alaikum )from a gair muharam? please explain. 2. iam studying in a university compising…
Bilal Mohammad - Mufti Online10 Dec 2013
Making salaam to the opposite gender
Is it permissible in Islam for a strange man and women to make salaam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Dec 2013
Cheating, deceiving and bribery
In India Muslims are being deprived in all aspects. So there are fatwas that cheating is allowed . In the state Assam the Muslims have taken the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Dec 2013
Speaking lies
Married couples go and live abroad. The husband legally divorces his wives and makes her live like a single wife, divorcee or as a widow in order to…
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 Online27 Nov 2013
Sunnats of eating
Is it sahih that if we eat using a dastar then poverty will not come. How many sunnat are there in eating according to sahih tradition? I mean…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Nov 2013
Aadaab of passing wind
What are the adaab of passing wind in Islam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 Nov 2013
Whom should be appointed as the Imam?
1. Imam Lies about trimming beard. Many have seen after his umrah trip his beard was mashallah very good then suddenly became like a goatie. 2. The…
Arshad Ali - Mufti Online19 Nov 2013
Backbiting the dead
If you backbited the dead, how do you ask for their forgiveness?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Nov 2013
Intentions
If a woman marrys a man simply for the dowry then steals from the man forcing a divorce how does Allah judge this case?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Nov 2013
Qur'an software
Can we use Qur'an software on mobile phones?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam8 Nov 2013
Advice on being a president of the youth gathering
I am 16 years of age. I myself and a few of the youth have started a youth group in our masjid to start to create unity amongst the youth. There's…
Zakariya Memon - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Writing "Assalamu Alaykum" in full
Can Salam be written in text as aa or you have to write in full?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
How should one greet?
What is the most appropriate manner when two muslims greet? Should one say salaam with shaking hands or take in the arms of the other chest to chest?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Sep 2013
Thanking someone
When someone does good to you, is it Sunnah to say: Jazakallah Jazak Allah Khair Or Jazak Allah Khayran? What was the practise of Prophet Sallallahu…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Sep 2013
When are duas accepted?
Are Duas accepted yes or no - my answer would be 1) Its answered now 2) It may be answered in future 3) You will get it answered in Hereafter. What…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Sep 2013
Claiming for assisting someone on one's tax returns
I claim that I support my nieces on my last year tax return with the permission of my sister but they don't live here, can you please tell me if…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Sep 2013
Covering the head when eating
Is it sunnah to cover the head at the time of eating or drinking?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam8 Sep 2013
Is it permissible to inform a person of his fiancé’s immoral habits?
A very pious, well natured brother sent a proposal for marriage to my friend. This friend of mine who I've known for a long time has a long history…
Arshad Ali - Ask Imaam7 Sep 2013
How do I change and inculcate good manners in me?
I really want to change and be a better Muslimah, but everytime i commit a sin, i feel Allaah will not accept me and i go on with doing wrong. I try…
- Mufti Online7 Sep 2013
Calling someone a baboon
If someone calls me something wrong e.g. baboon, irrespective of weather I respond or not, will it affect me?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Sep 2013
Calling someone by another name
If someone calls me by someone else's name, not my name and I respond to that call, will this affect me?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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