
Principles of Fiqh
Is Wiping Over Thin Socks Permissible?
The view of the majority of scholars is that it is not allowed to wipe over thin socks, and that the permissibility of wiping over socks is limited to thick socks.SaveIs Earning Money from Website Ads Permissible in Islam?
If you cannot interact with these websites except by paying a subscription fee, then it is not permissible for you to deal with them, because that comes under the heading of gambling with one’s money and Riba-based transactions in the contract.SaveWhen Does Water Become Impure?
1. If the impurity changes one of the characteristics of the water (colour, taste or smell), this water becomes impure according to scholarly consensus, regardless of whether the water was of a great or small amount. 2. If something impure falls into a large amount of water, but it does not change any of its characteristics, be it taste, colour or smell, this water is pure, according to scholarly consensus.SaveAre Student Loans Haram?
It is not permissible for you to take this student loan because it involves a riba-based condition and you stated that you do not need that loan.SaveHow to Wash the Deceased in Islam
The best way to wash the deceased in Islam is to start with cleaning the private parts, then Wudu, then washing the body with water and lote leaves three times, then pouring water over the body, three times on the right side and three times on the left.SaveDoes Kissing Break Your Fast?
If a man kisses his wife whilst he is fasting and emits maniy, then he has invalidated his fast and he has to make up that day’s fast after Ramadan ends.SaveDo Socks Have to Cover the Ankles?
Some of the scholars regarded it as permissible to wipe over the Khuff even if it does not cover the ankles; this is the view of Ibn Hazm and was narrated from Al-Awza`i. Other scholars disallow that, as is the view of the jurists of the four Schools of Fiqh.SaveSigns of Death in Islam
No one knows exactly when he will die, or in what land he will die. There are no specific signs by which a person may know that his death and the end of his life are approaching. But there are some signs which may indicate that the end of a person’s life is approaching, such as if he suffers a severe sickness from which people hardly ever recover.SaveInvesting Orphans’ Wealth in Murabahah Transactions
Murabahah transactions in which an item is sold to the one who asked for it to be purchased, if a person buys a product after it has come into the possession of the one who was instructed to buy it, and after it was acquired in the manner stipulated in Shari`ah, are permissible transactions, so long as the one who was instructed to buy it is liable for any damage before selling it and handing it over to the one who instructed him to buy it, and provided that the product may be returned if there is a hidden fault and the like, which dictates that it should be returned after being handed over, and provided that the conditions of sale are met and impediments to sale are absent.SaveIs Hajj Valid if One Has Intercourse before Tawaf Al-Ifadah?
If a person has intercourse with his wife after the first stage of exiting Ihram and before doing Tawaf Al-Ifadah, he is sinful but his Hajj is not rendered invalid. He should go out of the Haram zone in order to enter Ihram anew, and do Tawaf Al-Ifadah. He also has to slaughter a sheep, and distribute the meat to the poor of the Haram, and not eat any of it himself.Save