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What Parts of a Halal Animal are Haram to Eat? What Parts of a Halal Animal are Haram to Eat?

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Question:
I was just wondering what parts of a Halal animal are impermissible to eat. I recently heard that there are certain parts of a Halal animal that remain Haram. …

Shawwal: What to Do On Eid Night, Eid Day, and During the Month Shawwal: What to Do On Eid Night, Eid Day, and During the Month

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Edited by Bilal Ali

Shawwal is the first of the three months named Ashhur al-Hajj (the months of hajj). Although the major acts of hajj are normally performed on the first …

Use of Zakat for Administrative Expenses of Charities Use of Zakat for Administrative Expenses of Charities

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Question:
What is the Islamic legal judgment about charities [run by Muslims] registered as NGO’s (Non-Governmental Organizations) collecting and distributing Zakat money? Is it lawful (in Islam) for …

Is the Friday Prayer Obligatory After the `Id Prayer if `Id Should Fall on a Friday? Is the Friday Prayer Obligatory After the `Id Prayer if `Id Should Fall on a Friday?

By Imam Ibn Rushd al-Hafid
Translated by Hamzah wald Maqbul
(From the Bidayat al-Mujtahid of Ibn Rushd al-Hafid, An Authoritative Manual on the Fiqh of the Four Madhhabs and the People of the Sunnah)
[The people …

Brushing Teeth While Fasting Brushing Teeth While Fasting

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat
Question:
Are you allowed to brush your teeth when fasting? If not, how do you get rid of bad breath so people are not uncomfortable around you?
Answer:
Jazakumullahu Khairan / Thank you for …

The Fiqh of Fasting: A Brief Overview The Fiqh of Fasting: A Brief Overview

By Shaykh Mansur Ali
Edited by Bilal Ali
Definition: Fasting is to refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and having sexual intercourse from dawn till dusk with the intention of worship
Kaffara is a penalty of atonement when the …

Gathering in the Masjids on Auspicious Nights (A Hanafi Viewpoint) Gathering in the Masjids on Auspicious Nights (A Hanafi Viewpoint)

By Mufti Rashid Ahmad al-Ludhyanwi
Translated by Mufti A.H Elias and edited by Bilal Ali

Question:
What is the esteemed opinion of the respected scholars on the now customary gathering of people in the masjids on the …

Touching an iPhone or PC which has Qur’an stored on its Memory without Wudu Touching an iPhone or PC which has Qur’an stored on its Memory without Wudu

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Question:
I recently downloaded the Quran application onto my iPhone and have the entire Qur’an saved both in audio and digital forms. I have two questions: Firstly, do I need …

Reading from the Mushaf During Salat: A Hanafi Persective Reading from the Mushaf During Salat: A Hanafi Persective

By Abu ‘Asim Badrul Islam
During the blessed month of Ramaḍān, it is observed in many masājid[1] that some of those who pray behind the imām hold the muṣḥaf[2] in their hands. They do this in …

The Inner Dimensions of Zakat The Inner Dimensions of Zakat

By Shah Wali Allah al-Dihlawi
Translated by Marcia K. Hermansen

You should know that when a need presents itself to the poor person, and he entreats God about it either verbally or through …