Fatwas Archive

Question: How is the ruling for common believers who fast and break the fast with the people, without investigation or scrutiny—and likewise in their standing at ʿArafah? Is that sufficient for them with Allah absolutely, or is it not sufficient...

Question: Is sighting the crescent by magnifying devices considered valid?

Question: Is it permissible to rely, in fasting and breaking the fast, on sighting the crescent by means of an astronomical telescope?

Question: As is well-known in the lands of Ṣaʿdah and elsewhere, farmers own trees such as sidr—that is, al-ʿalab—and al-ṭalḥ. Some own them from after their fathers and grandfathers, and they do not know whether the latter had purchased them...

Question: Is khums obligatory on white and green stones and other high-priced stones used in building houses and the like; likewise on stones cut into tiles; and likewise on gravel and soil when these two come to have value and...

Question: Regarding stall-fed sheep and their zakat; and regarding the zakat of a crop intended for fodder from the first day; and regarding sheep that are sometimes pastured and sometimes stall-fed; and regarding sheep that graze among quḍub (bersim/alfalfa)—are they...

Question: If a man is an agent over zakat or expiation (kaffārah), may he borrow from it for a term and then replace it? What is due upon him if he does so?

Question: A man was given a large amount of zakat that needed to be loaded and transported in a large vehicle, and he was appointed to distribute it to those entitled to it. He is a wealthy man. He hired...

Question: If someone comes to me asking for the zakāt of my wealth, and I do not consider him fit to administer it, yet he is powerful and will take it whether we will or not—if I give him a...

Question: What is the meaning of: “Indeed, this charity is the refuse (awsaakh) of people’s wealth, and it is not lawful for Muḥammad nor for the family of Muḥammad”?