Mufti / signatory

Ml. Asif Umar

144 fatawa · Answered 144

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Fatawa

Is intercourse with one’s wife permissible after the 10th day of menstrual bleeding?AskImam · 11 Jun 2025
I cut my hair 5 days before Eid-ul-Adha. Was my qurbani still accepted?AskImam · 25 May 2025
If you see a dream and after waking up you realized there is wetness, does this make ghusl necessary?AskImam · 1 Dec 2023
My fiance is Catholic and wants to practice her religion after we marryAskImam · 23 May 2022
How do we calculate the distance when a women needs to travel alone or when she needs Mahram?AskImam · 13 Jun 2020
Does a woman have to cut the hair of the pubic region every 40 days or after every menstruation?AskImam · 15 Jan 2011
Can a mother and her daughter go for Umrah without the company of the father?AskImam · 28 Nov 2010
Is FOREX trading permissible?AskImam · 27 Nov 2010
Is nikah over the phone permissible? My fiancé has three Muslim, male witnesses on his side and I have one Muslim female on my side.AskImam · 25 Nov 2010
Can we pray for the guidance of a non-Muslim? Is it allowed to have a disbeliever as a friend?AskImam · 22 Nov 2010
What is the sunnah method of marriage and what rituals should be abstained from? Also, how should I reply to people who say JazakAllah?AskImam · 14 Nov 2010
Is it necessary to remove earrings when making wudu? Please tell me about washing the face.AskImam · 10 Nov 2010
I recently had my nikah done secretly in the presence of two Muslim females, one Muslim male, and one Christian male. Is the nikah valid?AskImam · 3 Nov 2010
My friend wants to marry his cousin’s daughter. Is this permissible?AskImam · 31 Oct 2010
Is it allowed for a Muslim woman to date a non-Muslim man?AskImam · 31 Oct 2010
I work at a convenient store and cannot pray at a mosque. Do I still have to pray the sunnah prayers at the store?AskImam · 30 Oct 2010
1) What if someone buys the meal with no intention to win the prizes? Since he bought the meal, they gave him the coupons and he scratched it and won something, is the win considered halal?AskImam · 16 Nov 2009
If a man divorces a woman and she is now sitting in the iddah of talaaq and then the man passes away, what will be her iddah? Please explain the hanafi and shafi'ee opinion.AskImam · 16 Nov 2009
can you please confirm if eating crow is really halaal, as you’ve mentioned in fatwa# 18321?AskImam · 22 Oct 2009
My question is very simple, I have come from Dubai and I feel to eat meat, I would like to ask you will that be okay if I buy meat from Wal-Mart and cook it at home. I feel its 200% haraam but I would like ask professional like you.AskImam · 22 Oct 2009
1. I am living in Saudi Arabia, i was born in Lahore, Pakistan. Whenever i go on vacation should i have to offer Qasar if my stay at home is less than 15 days, please also specify...2. Which Ayat in Quran shows the method of doing Wuddu (ablution) and method of performing Namaz, please give reference....3. What is "Qayas" , please explian with some example.AskImam · 18 Oct 2009
What is the correct sunnah when the child is born? Should the azaan and iqaamah both be given in the right and left ears respectively or only the azaan should be given because the hadith of Hasan bin Ali and Ibn Abbas (RA) is weak and the hadith of Abu Raafi' is authentic? Why is the azaan and iqaamah both encouraged when the ahaadeeth are weak rather, only the azaan should be encouraged because of the authenticity of the hadith. Please clarify.AskImam · 18 Oct 2009
I have been engaged for many years, im 23 and my fiancee lives in another country. Somehow my heart fell for another and after sometime we began to commit zina.AskImam · 13 Oct 2009
would you please let me know if participating in US DV Lottery is permissible according to the Islamic Sharia.AskImam · 13 Oct 2009
In fatwa 18213, someone requested a du'aa. The query was answered, but there were no i'raab.Could you please provide the same dua with i'raab...AskImam · 12 Aug 2009
1)This quest. is regarding my parents.We live in Saudia Arabia- The Holy Land.My parents are having a very distressful life here.I feel very hopeless to see such of my parents condition....2)I want to say that whenever i stand in jammat in salah here in saudi arabia people dont concentrate on keeping the legs joined with one another.when i join my for eg left leg to a person leftAskImam · 11 Aug 2009
1 ) is there a story that imam abu hanifa saw allah in his dream 100 times and on the 100 time allah swt gave him a dua ... 2) i know that it is haraam to eat chicken and meat from outside like mcdonalds and such in america but my friend doesnt believe me, could you please give me a soundAskImam · 11 Aug 2009
Many people have ben asking me if soy lecithin is Halal. also if doritos chips is Halal. I would appreciate it if you would reply to my message. Thanks...AskImam · 11 Aug 2009
1) Is it permissable to make a video call....2)Is this site reliable www.tasawwuf.org.AskImam · 11 Aug 2009
I have come across a Hadith in Fazail Haj regarding the virtues of reading 40 Namazes in Musjid Nabawi,one attains freedom from hypocrisy,fire of hell & punishment. (Hadith No 7)AskImam · 3 Aug 2009
1. it is mentioned in Quran(not in hadith) for the woman to be accompanied by a mahram 2. You might as well be familiar with the name Yousuf Islam(Cat Stevens). Now many say that music is haram in Islam.AskImam · 31 Jul 2009
In our locality in Mumbai, the trustees of the Masjid have made three small shops on the outer side (road facing) wall of the ablution area, and have given the shops ...AskImam · 31 Jul 2009
1. I would like to by you weather another site is correct to take any mp3's that was downloaded & given to me by someone ... 2. i have also got a few mp3's with dawah downloaded from another sight called Al-ghuraba 3. Can you tell me of a trusted sight for Shafee Fiqh & i really apreciate your time & efforts you take to answer us.AskImam · 31 Jul 2009
1. What is the ruling on Penalty of Death. ... 2. How to determine the religion of a deadbody.AskImam · 15 Jul 2009
I married a Christian with offer. Is my marriage valid?AskImam · 7 Jul 2009
He wants to go out in Jamaat but his family refuses. What do you think of Zakir Naik?AskImam · 29 Jun 2009
Nowadays people have a tendency to get their sons and daughters married in the Noble and Sacred cities of Makkah and Madinah. Deafeating the whole purpose of visiting these places and the virtues that behold these places. Could you kinldy elaborate more on this point.AskImam · 19 Jun 2009
Please educate me on the following issues regards to clothing.AskImam · 19 Jun 2009
I got a list of ingredients in ready food saying Haraam. I want to be sure are they really Haraam or not. Is there any more ingredients that haraam in the food of western contries.AskImam · 13 Jun 2009
I would like to know what are the signs both physical and emotional on a person approaching death. JazakallahAskImam · 25 May 2009
Could you please tell me if i it is permissible to keep LOTTO machine and BEER OR LIQUOR in my GROCERY STORE? As people say i can keep it in order to bring customers...AskImam · 25 May 2009
Is it permissible for two friends along with their spouses to go eating out together and to sit at one table across one another while partaking of the meal, that is both the men along with both the women all at one table?AskImam · 25 May 2009
My grandfather had a severe heart attack a month ago. He underwent triple bypass surgery and after he became a little bit better. However, recently his health has started to deteriorate. ...AskImam · 24 May 2009
I have been married for 13 years. After marriage I found out that my husband is impotent and infertile. I didn't divorce because i thought that Allah (SWT) will punish me. Now after..AskImam · 24 May 2009
When a person dies, what should be done & avoid before his / her burial as you know that there are lots of wrong doings & concepts live amount Asian Muslims???AskImam · 17 May 2009
It is permissible for a women to wear Kohl in public? Is it also permissible for her to wear little foundation to clear any blemishes on her face when she goes out in public?AskImam · 4 May 2009
I married a Christian womanAskImam · 27 Apr 2009
Javed Ahmed Ghamidi and his viewsAskImam · 24 Apr 2009
How can we find out the religion of dead woman body?AskImam · 14 Apr 2009
i am a revert to islam and i really dont know where i would stand with this problem and after re-verting i realised the problem of muslim women having there hair done ( salons)...AskImam · 9 Apr 2009
Will Isa (AS) allow women to go for Hajj alone?AskImam · 8 Apr 2009
Why are Muslims suffering?AskImam · 7 Apr 2009
Is it halal to use this kind of debit card?AskImam · 28 Mar 2009
I borrowed monet to do my shop and i cant pay it off. Am i Zakaatable?AskImam · 26 Mar 2009
What should be the role of government (if any) in sexual behavior?AskImam · 26 Mar 2009
What occurs in the instance of a prepubescent child who commits a sinful practice, such as murder, but dies before reaching puberty?AskImam · 26 Mar 2009
I want to know the status of literature (poetry, folktales, etc.) in Islam. I heard from someone that poetry is forbidden based on hadith when Umar (ra) hit and rebuked someone...AskImam · 16 Mar 2009
A school has a problem of vandalism. At times, school furniture, elctrical fittings are destroyed and vandalised. It is known that students from a perticuler class are involved however no individuals ever own up to it.AskImam · 8 Mar 2009
I would appreciate any assistance rendered to me in acquiring any relevant material regarding the prohibition of oral sex mentioned ...AskImam · 8 Mar 2009
1. How any sects of the ummah has created till now as Prophet (saw) stated in a hadith that there will be 73 sects of his ummah? ...2. Is ahle sunna wal jamaa is considered as one sect or four madhabs are considered 4 sect?AskImam · 8 Mar 2009
I saw in one of the website where in many places they have used the word damat barakatuhu. Kindly can you give evidence with regards to this from Quran and Hadith only.AskImam · 8 Mar 2009
Please suggest me a book where to learn Deen fromAskImam · 6 Mar 2009
What is the correct age for youth to marry?AskImam · 6 Mar 2009
I would like to know that if a man died leaving after him his wife and kids, is it compulsory on them to distribute the property immediately after his death or they can postpone it to....AskImam · 5 Mar 2009
As per Quran saying, for pious men there will be pious women. As per my understanding it means that if I am pious I will then able to get pious women (wife)...AskImam · 5 Mar 2009
Is performing Qasr in Arafa part of hajj or is it due to the Journey condition. Many perform 2 rakah for zohar and Asar on arafa day even imam who is aAskImam · 5 Mar 2009
What is the punishment for watching porn and masturbating?AskImam · 4 Mar 2009
Why is it allowed for Muslim females to not make Hijab from the the slaves or workers?AskImam · 27 Feb 2009
I will be working on embryonic stem cells and wanted to know if it allowed to perform experiments on embryonic stem cells (EBM) ?....AskImam · 27 Feb 2009
1) I wanted to know that if I copy a image from a website (of an animate object) and then transfer it to my mobile phone, would I be asked to put this picture into life on Qiyamat? 2)2) Also if a dog licks you would you need to have a bath or just wash the part touched by the dog?AskImam · 24 Feb 2009
Q1. I have been engaged for almost a cpl of years now. I live in a country where it’s hard to control yourself, since it’s easy to commit zina...Q2. What are the rules for those Muslims who are in jails in non-Muslim countries. I mean the food they get is not halal...AskImam · 22 Feb 2009
Qadha Umri SalaahAskImam · 22 Feb 2009
Is this trading legal in Islam? It is the process through online trading.AskImam · 17 Feb 2009
I heard the month of Safar is unlucky. If sperm is passed away with urine, is it obligatory to perform Ghusl?AskImam · 12 Feb 2009
She said to here cousin, you are a Kafir you dont pray your Salaah!AskImam · 9 Feb 2009
Recently I saw a Imam (arab) of masjid doing masah on regular socks, I just repeat my salah....One of my friend said ok this time you saw him doing so & repeated your salah, how about you haven’t seen Imam doing so but he may do?AskImam · 6 Feb 2009
When I was in the mosque in Montreal, one of the khetba was ended with a dua..One of the dua included to seek protection from the punishment of Hellfire, to Allah (SWT)AskImam · 6 Feb 2009
Does he have to bury his amputated limbs in the graveyard?AskImam · 6 Feb 2009
I am currently working in a department store. They sell many different items like food, clothing, medicine, jewellery, electronics, etc...AskImam · 1 Feb 2009
Please inform me whether registering a company name is permissible?AskImam · 30 Jan 2009
There is a issue which has been troubling me and affecting my iman greatly.AskImam · 23 Jan 2009
Do they have to renew the Nikah after she converts to Islam?AskImam · 13 Jan 2009
I have question regarding vitamins. Is it permissble to sell vitamins that contain pork or its not?AskImam · 13 Jan 2009
Can i do Qurbani anywhere?AskImam · 19 Nov 2008
Should we remove hair before 40 days?AskImam · 19 Nov 2008
1. If a woman used to loose hair continously, what is the ruling regarding loosing hair in the state of ihram speacially during ablution?...2. On 10th of Dhul-Hijja what is the sequence to perform stonning, sacrifice, shaving and Tawaf-e-Ziyara. Is it permissible to do the Tawaf first with Ihram?AskImam · 9 Nov 2008
If a person wants to go for 2nd marriage with the commitment that he will do justice with his both wives according to religion. That person has more sexual desires and not satisfied with one wife,AskImam · 3 Nov 2008
If I prayed Isha, or any other prayer, and then 1 hour later I see a cut with dried blood around it, does it mean I have to pray Isha again? I didn't notice any blood from the cut until then.AskImam · 31 Oct 2008
How early Tawaf-e-Qadum can be done? Is it required to do it on 8th of Dhul-Hijja or it can be done on 7th and earlier?AskImam · 27 Oct 2008
Do sould talk to each other in the grave?AskImam · 27 Oct 2008
Due to frequent querrels between his wife and his mother - his mother and other house-holds prepared the divorce papers without any information of my friend...AskImam · 27 Oct 2008
Debt collection agencyAskImam · 21 Oct 2008
1) I had a appartment worth 150,000/- Euros(sold already now) on which I had mortgage amount remaining of 75,000/- Euros..... 2) I have 150,000/- Euros in my bank account for last 8 months, but I had more than NisaabAskImam · 20 Oct 2008
are women allow to go mosque in this daysAskImam · 8 Sep 2008
I am a follower of Hanafi madhab, is it compulsary for me to keep my hand below navel while standing in Salaah?AskImam · 6 Sep 2008
We are not sure if there is a graveyard beneath the Masjid we want to reconstructAskImam · 3 Sep 2008
What toys to give my kids?AskImam · 21 Aug 2008
What is the method of completing Maghrib salaah when joining the jamaat late? Could you please explain whether one misses the 1st,2nd or joins in the third rakaat.AskImam · 7 Aug 2008
I want to know about bank savings/investment, whether this profit is HALAL as Meezan bank claim.links areAskImam · 6 Aug 2008
She has a skin disease. How will she do Ghusl?AskImam · 4 Aug 2008
If a moon is sighted in place A, what is the maximum distance for which this sighting is valid according to the Hanafi Madhab. Please could you state the view of the Imam and his two famous students.AskImam · 28 Jul 2008
Two years ago, my wife is diagnosed that her two fallopian tubes are blocked & that fibroids have started growing in her uterus. Our fertility experts & gyneacologists all say...AskImam · 17 Jul 2008
What is a meaning of Ashlatu Wassalumu Alaiyka Ya Rasulallah (S.A.W.S.) it is permissible to recite, as Barelvi recite on Jumma and says it is sawab....AskImam · 17 Jul 2008
Studying in a mixed environmentAskImam · 17 Jul 2008
Kindly let us know the time allowed for Mghrib prayer after its Adhan?AskImam · 23 Jun 2008
This was not an Islamic wedding but there was one Muslim that attendedAskImam · 18 Jun 2008
My question is "Although it is not possible that their is no area where the light of Islam is not reached but what if someone didn't receive the light of Islam what would be his destiny Heaven or Hell?AskImam · 9 Jun 2008
Can i undergo Cosmetic Surgery due to the Injury i suffered when i was small?AskImam · 3 Jun 2008
I would like to know what are the duties of a daughter after marriage towards her parentsAskImam · 11 May 2008
I would like to know the evidences for 2 adhaans for Jumaah prayer?AskImam · 11 May 2008
My non Muslim is asking why did the Prophet marry Aisha when she was 6 years oldAskImam · 1 May 2008
He gifted me a Bible, what should i do with it?AskImam · 25 Apr 2008
Marriage to a Non MuslimAskImam · 25 Apr 2008
Can anyone else can be born with the same appearance which our Nabi (s.a.w) hadAskImam · 25 Apr 2008
When you have a cousin who has been breast fed by your mother does that make him your Mahram?AskImam · 25 Apr 2008
When the Imam says Sami'allahuliman Hamidah, do we as muqtadi also say it?AskImam · 25 Apr 2008
I want to know, if I missed my Fajir prayer, and later in the morning I noticed the starting of my periods, is that fajir prayer 'qaza'? Do I have to repeat it? THirdly, if we pray in the car, is it better to repeat the prayer at home?AskImam · 13 Apr 2008
A small amount of brandy (alchohol) is used in making cakeAskImam · 7 Apr 2008
Im feeling guilty i touched her while helping herAskImam · 4 Apr 2008
I wanted to know, it is permissible for me to borrow or lend money to my brother?AskImam · 17 Mar 2008
Can Dua change Taqdeer?AskImam · 17 Mar 2008
Can anyone do Tafseer of Quran themselves?AskImam · 13 Mar 2008
Is it necessary to inform family members i am giving them Zakaat?AskImam · 12 Mar 2008
Are woman allowed to cut their hair and colour it black?AskImam · 12 Mar 2008
Can a woman pray with a hair bun?AskImam · 9 Mar 2008
Salaah is fardh on every adult, sane muslim, similarly learning the masaail related to salah viz a viz ghusul, wudu, tayamum and knowing the direction of qibla and....AskImam · 4 Mar 2008
I'm very disturbed by how yanabi.com has written so many things and made so many videos against Deobandis ...Can we read kanzul iman by ahmad rida khan?AskImam · 29 Feb 2008
Which exchange rate should he pay me with?AskImam · 25 Feb 2008
What if someone is working for a stock exchange brokerAskImam · 24 Feb 2008
What to do when we visit the graveyard?AskImam · 23 Feb 2008
Can i without moving lips recite fatiha and surah in my heart like we do in normal rakat of namaz when inaudible behind the imam. OR recite from any surah of quran without moving lips OR by zikr meaning i should do zikr in heart in arabic subahanallah alhamdullillah allah o akbar. PLease clearifyAskImam · 22 Feb 2008
If a person didn't know about oral-sex and later when u finded out that oral-sex is harm.what should we read so Allah for give us.AskImam · 22 Feb 2008
Is organ donation and autopsy permissible in Islam?AskImam · 21 Feb 2008
I currently work as a Software tester for a leading wall street foreign exchange trading firm.AskImam · 17 Feb 2008
In Maghrib and Isha salah where the imam does qirat in first two rakats. While in the rest rakat imam does not do qirat with voice. In those rakats i tend to loose my attentionAskImam · 14 Feb 2008
What advice would you give to a married man who does not want children? Is this islamically wrong?AskImam · 14 Feb 2008
I have read a hadith of Prophet Muhammad PBUH which says: whoever forgot a prayer or slept through it. its expiation is that he offers it when he remembers it"..My question is i miss my Fajr Prayer so how can i offer my Fajr Prayers?AskImam · 10 Feb 2008
I had gone to this conference, where the organizers had asked the audience not to record anything. The organization professionally records all the lectures themselves, and later sells them through their website...AskImam · 6 Feb 2008
If a husband says i give you one divorce with intenstion of a one divorce but said it three timesAskImam · 5 Feb 2008
Ref. fatwa ID 16117 Is it ok to engage in dua when the imam is delivering the khutbah (on the pulpit) or it should be done only when he sits in the pulpit inbetween in khutbah?AskImam · 5 Feb 2008
Is it allowed if a persons feet point towards the Kabba when they sleep? I know that you are not allowed to face towards Makkah when you go to the toilet, i have recently been told...AskImam · 31 Jan 2008
If the imam makes a mistake in his salat, and forgets to make sajda sahw, can the follower make sajda sahw on his own?....Is it sunnah to make dua between the break in the khutbah( in the jumma salat when the imam sits down for a while)?AskImam · 28 Jan 2008
Children can pray and ask Allah to transfer the blessings to their parents. If soAskImam · 11 Jan 2008