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.

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Ask Imaam1,641Mufti Online586Ibn Masood87Azaadville49Camperdown5Jamiat KZN2

Character & Manners fatawa — page 7 of 60

  1. Ask Imaam9 Oct 2022

    How do i deal with rude people?

    How to deal with rude people? I try to be nice with people but it is not possible to treat everyone in the same way.Can we tell them to shut up and…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  2. Ask Imaam5 Oct 2022

    What should I do if my parents apposed my marriage ?

    I got married a girl who had previously married without her parents consent as she escaped from house with her first husband and after she divorced…

    Ahmad Patel
  3. Ibn Masood5 Oct 2022

    Matric parties

    Kindly advise with regard to our Muslim youth (including girls) attending the so called “matric parties”, dressed in revealing clothing,…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  4. Ask Imaam28 Sep 2022

    What are the kid's rights to the father's second wife?

    My dad got married to a second wife in 2013. My siblings and I, including my mum (his first wife) we're not aware of his marriage until early 2014.…

    Ikraam Elias Gangat
  5. Ibn Masood31 Jul 2022

    Confiscating a phone on campus

    If an institute confiscates a phone or tablet etc. from a student, due to it not being allowed on campus, what is the Islamic ruling in regard to…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  6. Mufti Online18 Jul 2022

    Watching cartoons with that have characters with names of the Prophets

    Is it permissible for children to watch cartoons with characters (people/animals) with names of the Prophets. They are not drawing the Prophets but…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  7. Azaadville5 Jul 2022

    Attending Birthday Celebrations

    As we know celebrating birthdays are not permissible in Islam but can we attend such kind of parties on invitation, especially if our brother or…

  8. Ask Imaam2 Jul 2022

    I cannot stop committing zina, I repent but go back to this evil, how can I quit this evil?

    Assalamwalaikum, I calling you regarding I’m unable to prevent from zinc, I took lots of promises , ask forgiven to Allah but again I’ll repeat it,…

    Hussein Muhammad
  9. Mufti Online5 Jun 2022

    Virtues and rewards of making salaam

    I teach reverts and very often when we teach them the hadith on salaam they tell us that they very so often don't receive replies to their salaam…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  10. Mufti Online4 Jun 2022

    Eating from the middle of the plate

    What is the impact if we eat food from the middle of the plate?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  11. Ask Imaam24 May 2022

    Is the scholarship given to such students considered permissible for them?

    Assalamu Alaikum! In my university, which is considered to be a state university, scholarships are given to students with good grades.…

    Shakib Alam
  12. Mufti Online19 May 2022

    Taking a Quraan in a bag into the toilet when travelling

    I am a student of knowledge who studies in South Africa. Often, when I arrive at the airport after a long flight, the need arises to use the toilet.…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  13. Mufti Online14 May 2022

    Husband asking his wife to reveal her past

    Is it permissible for a husband to ask his wife about her past. He even has her facebook account and contacts. He demands answers and becomes very…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  14. Azaadville11 May 2022

    Making Musaafaha (Shaking Hands) With Only One Hand

    May one shake only with one hand when greeting?

  15. Mufti Online19 Mar 2022

    Making Islamic videos with morals for kids

    Is it permissible to make moral islaahi stories for kids with images that don't have any eyes, nose, mouth, but just a circle shape on top of the…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  16. Mufti Online26 Feb 2022

    Greeting with Jumuah Mubaarak on a Friday

    What is the ruling on greeting people every Friday with Jumuah Mubarak? Is it permissible? I understand that it was not part of the sunnah of our…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  17. Mufti Online3 Feb 2022

    Difference between venting to someone and making gheebah

    Is there a difference between venting to someone and making gheebah?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  18. Mufti Online3 Feb 2022

    Acceptance of a dua made for a marhoom

    Is dua made for a marhoom guaranteed accepted?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  19. Mufti Online3 Feb 2022

    Touching Amma Para while in haidh

    I teach kids Maktab and they have Amma Para Kitaabs. When I have my Haidh am I allowed to touch the Kitaabs? Is it okay to touch the edges/white…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  20. Azaadville20 Jan 2022

    Exiting The Home With The Left Foot

    At the time of leaving home, which foot should be forwarded first?

  21. Mufti Online4 Jan 2022

    Being pleased with the decision of Allah Ta'ala

    How can a person achieve radha bil qadha (being pleased with the decree of Allah Ta'ala) for situations which he dislikes?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  22. Mufti Online4 Jan 2022

    Overcoming depression

    How can I overcome depression?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  23. Mufti Online25 Dec 2021

    Jealousy over the good of someone

    Is it a sin to give someone the evil eye unintentionally? Is it a sin to be jealous of someone’s rahmat?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  24. Mufti Online10 Dec 2021

    Spreading bad news

    Is it true to say that one should not spread bad news even it is in the public domain and true?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  25. Mufti Online10 Dec 2021

    Ordering a Quraan online

    Recently I ordered a Quraan Sharif with English translation from Amazon. They delivered my order to my door. My question is that now I'm feeling…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  26. Ibn Masood6 Dec 2021

    Voice of a woman

    Is the voice a woman considered as her Awrah (something that needs to be concealed?)

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  27. Ibn Masood1 Dec 2021

    How to remedy pride

    I suffer from pride. How should I remedy the problem?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  28. Mufti Online29 Nov 2021

    Replying to the salaam

    If someone gave salaam and one replied and they didn’t hear the reply or one did not reply, would the person later on have to walk up to the person…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  29. Mufti Online29 Nov 2021

    Saying insha-Allah when asked to convey the salaam to someone

    Whilst my father was abroad, if he asked me to give salaam to the congregants at the masjid and I said I would Insha’Allah thinking that I would…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  30. Azaadville7 Nov 2021

    Cutting Or Jumping A Queue

    What is the ruling to cutting the queue in stores or the students’ mess etc…?

  31. Azaadville6 Nov 2021

    Reversing Your Car Unintentionally Into Someone Elses

    A person whlist reversing unintentionally slightly bumped a car.what must he do from an islamic point of view

  32. Azaadville25 Oct 2021

    Eating Without The Head Being Covered

    What is the ruling of eating without a topee and a female without a scarf?

  33. Azaadville29 Sep 2021

    Lying To Conceal A Someone’s Fault

    Is it permissable to lie if you’re trying to conceal a brothers faults or secret. Eg: I know a Hamzah has done a certain sin and Moosa then asks me…

  34. Azaadville25 Sep 2021

    Monetary Penalty For A Sin Committed

    A 15 year old boy named zaid is adictided to marsterbation.Hes friend bakr in order to encourage him to stop makes a one sided bet with him that for…

  35. Mufti Online21 Sep 2021

    Removing thoughts that one's duas are not being accepted

    I am very sad, worried, depressed and lost. I'm doing everything to please Allah but nothing is working out in my life. I read 125000 times ayate…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  36. Azaadville20 Sep 2021

    A Wife Visiting Her Parents

    Islamically is the husband obliged to let his wife go stay at her parents house. If so, how often?

  37. Azaadville20 Sep 2021

    Wife Assisting The Husbands Mother In Cooking Meals

    Is a husband allowed to instruct his wife to assist his mother with preparations of meals in which the couple will partake of. Example days leading…

  38. Mufti Online7 Sep 2021

    Making dua with a gap between the hands

    Is it permissible to make dua with a gap between the hands?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  39. Azaadville25 Aug 2021

    Eating The Food Of A Person Who Tampers With An Electricity Meter

    A family member who we visit very regularly and even sleep by their house on some weekend and uses electricity in their house which she doesn’t pay…

  40. Azaadville19 Aug 2021

    Double Payment From SASSA

    I collect the sassa students unemployed persons grant every month. some months they deposit double the amount and then some months they don’t…

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