Mufti / signatory

Mufti Mohammed Desai

2,554 fatawa · Answered 1,762 · Checked 792 · Approved 792

Founder, Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Graduate of Darul Uloom Azaadville who served in the field of Ifta for over ten years under Mufti Muhammad Saeed Motara and spent many years in the company of Moulana Abdul Hamid Ishaq (Khalifa of Hakim Akhtar). Founded Darul Ifta Ibn Masood in Pietermaritzburg; died suddenly on 6 Rabi al-Awwal 1446 / 10 September 2024.

Source

Listed from the “Answered by”, “Checked by” and “Approved by” lines of published fatawa. Name spellings vary on the source sites, so a few fatawa may sit under a variant spelling.

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“Eid Mubaarak”Ibn Masood · 14 Apr 2026
Yassir QadhiIbn Masood · 14 Sep 2024
How To Become Punctual In SalaahIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
MasturbationIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
How To Give Up VapingIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Beneficiaries Of A Child GrantIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Implementing An Islamic Ethos In SchoolIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Hijaab StylingIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Meaning Of The Name “Tameem”Ibn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Milk SiblingsIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Quraan Khatm Before NikaahIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Latest Zuhr Time For HanafisIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Transaction Concluded on eBayIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Celebrating Arbor DayIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Questions Pertaining To NafaqahIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Crying While Making DuaIbn Masood · 9 Sep 2024
Rules Of AdvertisingIbn Masood · 8 Sep 2024
Female-Related QueriesIbn Masood · 8 Sep 2024
Playing PokerIbn Masood · 5 Sep 2024
Hanafi Reading Ishaa in Shafi TimeIbn Masood · 5 Sep 2024
Intermingling In The Haram SharifIbn Masood · 5 Sep 2024
Completing A Khatm Of Quraan Sharif In EnglishIbn Masood · 5 Sep 2024
Placing The Deceased On The GroundIbn Masood · 5 Sep 2024
Holding Two Jamaats In A HallIbn Masood · 5 Sep 2024
Swallowing Tears And Phlegm While FastingIbn Masood · 5 Sep 2024
Ikhtilaaf Between Nizaamud-Deen and ShuraIbn Masood · 5 Sep 2024
Fruit Falling Into One’s YardIbn Masood · 5 Sep 2024
Awarding Trophies at JalsahsIbn Masood · 4 Sep 2024
Loaning Interest FundsIbn Masood · 4 Sep 2024
Yoga Exercises As TreatmentIbn Masood · 4 Sep 2024
Applying Mehndi To The Nails OnlyIbn Masood · 4 Sep 2024
Females Going To The Flea MarketIbn Masood · 4 Sep 2024
Travelling With Husband’s Nephew For UmrahIbn Masood · 4 Sep 2024
Removing False Teeth Of The DeceasedIbn Masood · 4 Sep 2024
Wives Of Hadrat Uthmaan Radiallahu AnhuIbn Masood · 28 Aug 2024
Urine of RabbitsIbn Masood · 28 Aug 2024
Non-Members Benefitting From Medical AidIbn Masood · 28 Aug 2024
Mahr Of Hadrat Aisha Radiallahu AnhaIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Giving Zakaah To One’s SpouseIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Pubic HairIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Difference Between Wedding And WalimahIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Adopted Child Being MahramIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Playing Quraan Loudly In ShopsIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
“Catch And Release” FishingIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Best TalaaqIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Qualities In A SpouseIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Sabr And ShukrIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Hair TransplantIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Etiquettes Of TilaawahIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Ghair-Mahram Gazing At DeceasedIbn Masood · 27 Aug 2024
Using A Brown Dye Which Looks BlackIbn Masood · 22 Aug 2024
Validity Of An Employment ContractIbn Masood · 22 Aug 2024
Wearing A GhararahIbn Masood · 22 Aug 2024
Hot-Cross Buns And Easter EggsIbn Masood · 22 Aug 2024
Having A Male Pierce A Female’s EarsIbn Masood · 22 Aug 2024
Hunting-Related QueriesIbn Masood · 22 Aug 2024
Performing Salaah On The Upper Level Of The MasjidIbn Masood · 22 Aug 2024
Ghusl Of A Woman With Braided HairIbn Masood · 22 Aug 2024
Ladies Facilities In A Masjid CompoundIbn Masood · 22 Aug 2024
Son-in-law Taking Mother-in-law For UmrahIbn Masood · 16 Aug 2024
Sprinkling Quraan Sharif Water Over The Private PartsIbn Masood · 16 Aug 2024
One’s Sister’s Grandson Qualifying As A MahramIbn Masood · 16 Aug 2024
Wife Not “In The Mood”Ibn Masood · 16 Aug 2024
Combining Two SalaahIbn Masood · 14 Aug 2024
Eating One Meal, Or ThreeIbn Masood · 14 Aug 2024
Displaying Calligraphy Of Quraanic AayaatIbn Masood · 14 Aug 2024
Visiting The Grave Of Badsha PeerIbn Masood · 14 Aug 2024
Celebrating “Women’s Day”Ibn Masood · 14 Aug 2024
Procedure In Performing IstikhaarahIbn Masood · 8 Aug 2024
Reason Behind Delay In The Burial Of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi WasallamIbn Masood · 8 Aug 2024
Buying Wheel Caps From VendorsIbn Masood · 8 Aug 2024
Marriage Without The Father’s ConsentIbn Masood · 8 Aug 2024
Representative At The Time Of NikaahIbn Masood · 8 Aug 2024
Consumption Of Zebra, Giraffe etc.Ibn Masood · 7 Aug 2024
Taking A Non-Muslim Helper For UmrahIbn Masood · 6 Aug 2024
Charging A Fee When Swiping A CardIbn Masood · 6 Aug 2024
Trimming The Neighbour’s TreeIbn Masood · 6 Aug 2024
Listening To The Beat Of MusicIbn Masood · 6 Aug 2024
Janaazah Salaah Upon A Deceased In AbsentiaIbn Masood · 6 Aug 2024
Treating One’s Wife And Children With KindnessIbn Masood · 5 Aug 2024
Women Wearing Long GarmentsIbn Masood · 5 Aug 2024
Teaching Hifdh Online Via Phone AppIbn Masood · 5 Aug 2024
ImpotencyIbn Masood · 5 Aug 2024
Woman Cutting Their HairIbn Masood · 5 Aug 2024
Virtues Of Having Relations On Thursday NightIbn Masood · 5 Aug 2024
The most severe form of punishment on the day of QiyaamahIbn Masood · 2 Aug 2024
Minimum Amount Of Letters Necessary For Qiraat In SalaahIbn Masood · 2 Aug 2024
Passing Wind During WudhuIbn Masood · 2 Aug 2024
Duration Of Masah On KhuffainIbn Masood · 2 Aug 2024
Laughing Through The Nose During SalaahIbn Masood · 2 Aug 2024
Tilaawat With A Dual IntentionIbn Masood · 2 Aug 2024
Exchanging ToysIbn Masood · 2 Aug 2024
Slaughtering An Animal In SadaqahIbn Masood · 1 Aug 2024
Using Insurance Funds To Pay TaxesIbn Masood · 31 Jul 2024
Zakaah NisaabIbn Masood · 31 Jul 2024
Nikaah Breaking Due To IrtidaadIbn Masood · 31 Jul 2024
Wife Giving Without The Husband’s PermissionIbn Masood · 31 Jul 2024
Brazillian WaxIbn Masood · 31 Jul 2024
Toilet Facing In Direction Of QiblahIbn Masood · 31 Jul 2024
Husband Leaving On A Journey When His Wife Is IllIbn Masood · 30 Jul 2024
Insulting And Humiliating The HusbandIbn Masood · 30 Jul 2024
Kaffaarah Due To Intercourse While FastingIbn Masood · 28 Jul 2024
A Muhrim Borrowing His RifleIbn Masood · 28 Jul 2024
Riba In Food ItemsIbn Masood · 28 Jul 2024
Outstanding Debts Of DeceasedIbn Masood · 28 Jul 2024
Masah On Compression SocksIbn Masood · 25 Jul 2024
Sleeping On A Bed As SunnahIbn Masood · 25 Jul 2024
Deviated Madrassah AapaIbn Masood · 25 Jul 2024
A Female Uttering Words of KufrIbn Masood · 25 Jul 2024
Using A Round DastarkhaanIbn Masood · 24 Jul 2024
Disposing Of Interest FundsIbn Masood · 24 Jul 2024
In Need Of Husband’s ConsentIbn Masood · 24 Jul 2024
Wife Visiting Her ParentsIbn Masood · 24 Jul 2024
Disobeying One’s HusbandIbn Masood · 24 Jul 2024
Wife Witnessing Immoral Behavior of the HusbandIbn Masood · 24 Jul 2024
The Burning of Quraanic VersesIbn Masood · 24 Jul 2024
Zinah Committed By An Immature BoyIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Sleeping Separately From Husband Due To Involvement In SinIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Eating Meat That is Partially CookedIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Marital Rape In IslamIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Khilaafat Will Remain For Thirty YearsIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Writing Salaat And Salaam In FullIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Incident Of Yusuf Alaihis SalaamIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Talking To One’s Husband During IddahIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Difference Between Minor And Major SinsIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Ma’zoor Making Masah On KhuffainIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Impermissibility Of MarijuanaIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Females Performing Jumuah SalaahIbn Masood · 23 Jul 2024
Disposal Of Religious ArtefactsIbn Masood · 18 Jul 2024
Masah Over Cotton SocksIbn Masood · 18 Jul 2024
Shariah Compliant BanksIbn Masood · 18 Jul 2024
Rami Before FajrIbn Masood · 18 Jul 2024
Missing Wuqoof At MuzdalifahIbn Masood · 18 Jul 2024
Permissibility Of TawassulIbn Masood · 17 Jul 2024
Killing An Ant In The State Of IhraamIbn Masood · 17 Jul 2024
Reciting A Small “haa” Instead Of A Big “Haa”Ibn Masood · 17 Jul 2024
Remedy For Jealousy And PrideIbn Masood · 17 Jul 2024
Using The Term, “I Bow Down To You”Ibn Masood · 17 Jul 2024
Calculating Safr DistanceIbn Masood · 17 Jul 2024
Eating SushiIbn Masood · 17 Jul 2024
A female spotting after her 40 day period during NifaasIbn Masood · 17 Jul 2024
Females Studying Qiraat Under Male UstaadhIbn Masood · 16 Jul 2024
Nikaah of Female Without A Wali PresentIbn Masood · 12 Jul 2024
Miscellaneous Questions On TradeIbn Masood · 12 Jul 2024
BitmojiIbn Masood · 12 Jul 2024
Combining Different Nafl SalaahIbn Masood · 12 Jul 2024
Calling Out The Iqaamah Before Imaam Comes On To The MusallahIbn Masood · 12 Jul 2024
Animals Stunned Before SlaughterIbn Masood · 12 Jul 2024
Salaah Facing A FireIbn Masood · 11 Jul 2024
Impermissibility Of Facial Recognition TechnologyIbn Masood · 10 Jul 2024
Preferred Way Of Concluding A DuaIbn Masood · 10 Jul 2024
Remedy For Clinical DepressionIbn Masood · 10 Jul 2024
CircumcisionIbn Masood · 10 Jul 2024
Spending On Family On Aa’shuraIbn Masood · 8 Jul 2024
Zakaah On GoldIbn Masood · 8 Jul 2024
Hunting AnimalsIbn Masood · 8 Jul 2024
Exchanging Toys Intended For DonationIbn Masood · 8 Jul 2024
Ghusl Valid With Oil In HairIbn Masood · 8 Jul 2024
Losing A Stone At The Time Of RamiIbn Masood · 5 Jul 2024
Performing Rami On Behalf Of An Ill PersonIbn Masood · 5 Jul 2024
Getting A Minor MarriedIbn Masood · 5 Jul 2024
Using Interest Funds To Repair ToiletsIbn Masood · 5 Jul 2024
Open Invitation To ZinaIbn Masood · 5 Jul 2024
Wearing Bright Coloured ClothesIbn Masood · 5 Jul 2024
Statement Of Ibraheem Bin AdhamIbn Masood · 3 Jul 2024
Miscellaneous Queries Regarding GhuslIbn Masood · 3 Jul 2024
Bleeding From The Nose And Mouth Nullifying The FastIbn Masood · 3 Jul 2024
Haroot And MarootIbn Masood · 3 Jul 2024
Napaak Child On Mother During SalaahIbn Masood · 1 Jul 2024
Sa’ee Without IhraamIbn Masood · 1 Jul 2024
Undertaking A Journey To Visit A MasjidIbn Masood · 1 Jul 2024
Using Hadith To Promote One’s BusinessIbn Masood · 1 Jul 2024
Ziyaarat For FemalesIbn Masood · 1 Jul 2024
Hadiya Of A’maalIbn Masood · 1 Jul 2024
Passing Away On The Eve of Eid-ul-AdhaIbn Masood · 1 Jul 2024
Inability to Give Up SinIbn Masood · 30 Jun 2024
Experiencing Weakness In IbaadahIbn Masood · 30 Jun 2024
Hair Entering Into The AnusIbn Masood · 30 Jun 2024
Performing Fajr Salaah at the Eid GahIbn Masood · 30 Jun 2024
Qadhaa SalaahIbn Masood · 30 Jun 2024
Age Of Children In JannahIbn Masood · 30 Jun 2024
Sending A Message Of TalaaqIbn Masood · 30 Jun 2024
Playing PadelIbn Masood · 30 Jun 2024
“Shipping Guarantee” clauseIbn Masood · 25 Jun 2024
Becoming Baaligh After Emitting Pre-coital FluidIbn Masood · 25 Jun 2024
Females Greeting MalesIbn Masood · 25 Jun 2024
Leaving The Face Exposed During IhraamIbn Masood · 21 Jun 2024
Raj’at Occurring Due To JokingIbn Masood · 21 Jun 2024
Burying Multiple People in One QabrIbn Masood · 21 Jun 2024
Takbeerut Tashreeq Waajib for Females on HaidhIbn Masood · 16 Jun 2024
Wearing A Watch On the Left HandIbn Masood · 16 Jun 2024
Taking the Names of the Intended Qurbani at the Time of SlaughterIbn Masood · 16 Jun 2024
Using Ihraam as a KafanIbn Masood · 16 Jun 2024
Requesting a Specific Burial SiteIbn Masood · 16 Jun 2024
Incomplete Ghusl Due to Secretion From the EyeIbn Masood · 16 Jun 2024
Marrying a SalafiIbn Masood · 16 Jun 2024
Euthanizing a Sickly CatIbn Masood · 16 Jun 2024
Interaction with the DeceasedIbn Masood · 16 Jun 2024
Rules of TayammumIbn Masood · 14 Jun 2024
Consuming CrustaceansIbn Masood · 14 Jun 2024
Wudhu Incomplete Due to Wax on FeetIbn Masood · 14 Jun 2024
Distribution of Shares in a CowIbn Masood · 14 Jun 2024
Gardening Service Liable for Gutter DamageIbn Masood · 14 Jun 2024
Conducting the Bayaan From Behind the PulpitIbn Masood · 14 Jun 2024
Rental Income from ATMIbn Masood · 12 Jun 2024
Rental Income from Alcohol SalesIbn Masood · 12 Jun 2024
Facing the Back or Chest to Ka’bah SharifIbn Masood · 12 Jun 2024
Slaughtering An Animal With An AbscessIbn Masood · 12 Jun 2024
Jallaalah Animals Permissible for QurbaniIbn Masood · 12 Jun 2024
Female Standing Next To Males in SalaahIbn Masood · 12 Jun 2024
Spaces Between the SufoofIbn Masood · 12 Jun 2024
Passing in front of a MusalliIbn Masood · 11 Jun 2024
Status of the Two Rakaats After TawaafIbn Masood · 11 Jun 2024
Nafl TawaafIbn Masood · 11 Jun 2024
Making the Correct Niyyah for Qurbani in HajjIbn Masood · 11 Jun 2024
Using Fragrance-Free Cosmetics in IhraamIbn Masood · 11 Jun 2024
Constructing a MimbarIbn Masood · 11 Jun 2024
Purchasing a Car on FinanceIbn Masood · 10 Jun 2024
Disposal of Kitaabs in the Correct MannerIbn Masood · 10 Jun 2024
Requirements that Necessitate QurbaniIbn Masood · 10 Jun 2024
Addiction to Social MediaIbn Masood · 10 Jun 2024
Qualities in a Potential SpouseIbn Masood · 10 Jun 2024
Unclaimed CatIbn Masood · 10 Jun 2024
When Do Hajis Clip Their NailsIbn Masood · 10 Jun 2024
Status of Nabi Isa Alaihis SalaamIbn Masood · 10 Jun 2024
Combining Aqeeqah and QurbaniIbn Masood · 3 Jun 2024
Book on AmaliyyaatIbn Masood · 3 Jun 2024
Hajj-e-BadlIbn Masood · 3 Jun 2024
Minor Children Taught by Males or FemalesIbn Masood · 3 Jun 2024
VotingIbn Masood · 3 Jun 2024
Dua After Fardh SalaahIbn Masood · 1 Jun 2024
Visiting an Aamil Who Doesn’t Adhere to SunnahIbn Masood · 1 Jun 2024
Qadhaa of Witr SalaahIbn Masood · 1 Jun 2024
Females Attending Bayaans at the Masjid/MadrassahIbn Masood · 1 Jun 2024
Designing Personal Brand WebsitesIbn Masood · 31 May 2024
Deviated SectsIbn Masood · 31 May 2024
Females Attending CollegeIbn Masood · 31 May 2024
Managing Psoriasis while in IhraamIbn Masood · 31 May 2024
Wudhu Breaking Due to Leaning on Back-RestIbn Masood · 31 May 2024
A person misquoting text from the QuraanIbn Masood · 31 May 2024
Muslims Using CondomsIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Awaiting Accreditation for HajjIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Position of Female in Congregational SalaahIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Assisting Aged ParentsIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Investing Buyer’s Funds into an Interest AccountIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Bowing in KarateIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Returning a Defective ItemIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Discovery Health InsuranceIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
SihrIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Sitting in Salaah Due to WeaknessIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Adjusting Clothing During SalaahIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Advising a New Muslim on the Performance of SalaahIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Understanding the Importance of Fardh and Sunnah in SalaahIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Female Correcting a Mahram’s Fault in SalaahIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Females reading Salaah Audibly to Teach ChildrenIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Reciting Additional Duas in Witr SalaahIbn Masood · 29 May 2024
Masnoon Qiraat in SalaahIbn Masood · 28 May 2024
MyHayd AppIbn Masood · 28 May 2024
Women Exposing Their HairIbn Masood · 28 May 2024
Pornography and MasturbationIbn Masood · 28 May 2024
Wearing Clothing with the Symbol of an AnchorIbn Masood · 25 May 2024
Voting-A Deeni ObligationIbn Masood · 24 May 2024
Maintaining Ties with Bid’atee RelativesIbn Masood · 24 May 2024
Breaking Fardh Salaah to Open a GateIbn Masood · 24 May 2024
Keeping a Monkey as a PetIbn Masood · 24 May 2024
Giving a Copy of the Quraan to a non-MuslimIbn Masood · 24 May 2024
Abdullah Bin Sa’d Bin SarhIbn Masood · 21 May 2024
Retirement PolicyIbn Masood · 21 May 2024
Partially Refunding a DepositIbn Masood · 21 May 2024
Repenting from SinsIbn Masood · 21 May 2024
Bathing and Brushing Teeth in IhraamIbn Masood · 21 May 2024
Salaah AppIbn Masood · 21 May 2024
Maulana Making Dua at Government GatheringIbn Masood · 21 May 2024
Democracy in IslamIbn Masood · 19 May 2024
Fateha for the DeceasedIbn Masood · 19 May 2024
Women Cutting HairIbn Masood · 19 May 2024
Keeping a Hamster as a PetIbn Masood · 19 May 2024
Visiting Ayurveda Hindu DoctorsIbn Masood · 19 May 2024
Having a Braai on Masjid PremisesIbn Masood · 17 May 2024
Purchasing a Property on RibaIbn Masood · 17 May 2024
AnxietyIbn Masood · 17 May 2024
Halq or Qasr After UmrahIbn Masood · 17 May 2024
Method of Calculating ZakaahIbn Masood · 17 May 2024
PayflexIbn Masood · 16 May 2024
Ruling Against ShariahIbn Masood · 16 May 2024
Giving Zakaah to One’s GrandsonIbn Masood · 15 May 2024
Reciting Duas in the Toilet and Covering the HeadIbn Masood · 15 May 2024
Salaah of a Person Suffering from SchizophreniaIbn Masood · 15 May 2024
Applying Itr at Maghrib TimeIbn Masood · 15 May 2024
Females Travelling More Than Shari Distance for Islamic StudiesIbn Masood · 15 May 2024
Teeth Whitening StripsIbn Masood · 13 May 2024
Explanation of a Hadith SharifIbn Masood · 13 May 2024
Lectures of Nauman Ali KhanIbn Masood · 13 May 2024
Using Unscented Sunblock in IhraamIbn Masood · 13 May 2024
Consuming Land SnailsIbn Masood · 13 May 2024
Salaah Behind a SalafiIbn Masood · 13 May 2024
Using Unscented Petroleum Jelly in IhraamIbn Masood · 13 May 2024
Installing a Musical Bell with a CameraIbn Masood · 13 May 2024
Miscellaneous Questions Pertaining to IhraamIbn Masood · 9 May 2024
Adhaan of a Na-Baaligh ChildIbn Masood · 9 May 2024