الفَتَاوَى
Answers
A published archive of rulings given by the Sahifah panel, grouped by subject. Each entry records a question that was put privately and the answer that was given to it.
الصَّلَاة Ṣalāh — prayer
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Can Ẓuhr be delayed until a break later in the afternoon?
A prayer performed within its time window is performed on time, even if not at the beginning of it. Ẓuhr’s window extends until the beginning of ʿAṣr, so a prayer at 3pm — where ʿAṣr has not yet entered — is a valid, on-time Ẓuhr.…
الزَّكَاة Zakāh — alms
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Is zakāh due on savings set aside for a specific purchase?
Yes. Zakāh is due on wealth that reaches the niṣāb and is held for a lunar year, and an intention to spend it later does not exempt it. The reasoning is that zakāh attaches to wealth in one’s possession and control, not to wealth one…
الصَّوْم Ṣawm — fasting
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Can one fast count for both a missed Ramadan day and a voluntary fast?
The obligation takes precedence, and the sounder position is that the make-up fast is what is fulfilled. The intention must be for the obligatory fast, formed before dawn. Whether the voluntary reward is additionally attained is a matter on which scholars have differed, and it…
المُعَامَلَات Muʿāmalāt — dealings with others
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May a Muslim attend a relative’s non-Muslim wedding?
This requires separating two things that are often merged: the obligation of kinship, and participation in religious rites. Maintaining family ties is a serious obligation, emphasised repeatedly in the Qur’an and Sunnah, and it is not suspended by a relative’s faith. Kindness, presence and honouring…