Day Questions

Is it obligatory in Islam to have a tombstone - be it recumbent or standing - on the grave?

No, it is not obligatory.

I know that in the prayers of signs one can recite Surat-ul Fatiha and then divide the other chapter like Surat-ul-Ikhlas in five parts. Do you raise your hands up and offer Takbir after each part of the surah before doing Ruku?

It is recommended to do so, although not obligatory.

When it is said that military music is permitted, what does this mean?

What is meant by this is the music that is not for entertainment and does not cause ‘tarab’, i.e. psychological interaction with the music or singing, whether it leads to joy, sadness, pride or any other emotion.

If a woman was pregnant for 10-15 days and she had an abortion, then will she be required to pay kaffarah, and how much?

It is obligatory to pay the kaffarah for committing abortion. It is the same as the kaffarah of deliberately taking the life of an adult, which is freeing a slave, feeding sixty needy believers, and fasting for two consecutive months.

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