Day Questions

I work at site that is 500 kilometers from my home for 7 days and I stay at a camp there for that duration. I then return home for 7 days. This will continue for another year. When I am at the work site, should I offer complete prayers or shortened (qasr) prayers?

You should offer full prayers at the work site. During your journey between your home and your work place, you should offer shortened (qasr) prayers.

My niece is seeking divorce from her husband. At the time of wedding, she was gifted some jewelry by her in-laws. They are holding it. Are they allowed to seek this gift back?

If the relatives of the husband who hold the gift are her relatives as well, like cousins, then they are not allowed to ask for the return of the gifts. If they are not her relatives and the gift items were not used, then they are entitled to have them back.

Is it permissible to donate your organs after you die to rescue a human life?

No individual has the authority over his/her body after death. So they do not have the right to donate – in the will – the organs to anyone after their death. Yes, it is permissible to use the organs of a deceased person if the survival of a Muslim life depends on such usage.

I have many uncles and aunties, some of which I have never spoken to in my life, some may not know I exist even...Must I start talking to all of them? I have a lot...What about cousins? If I was to send them a simple Eid mubarak via text message every year as well as on other occasions, will this be enough? What is the time limit that one can go without speaking to his kin? e.g. 2,3,4,7 days?

It is obligatory to have ties with the relatives in the usual way. The stronger the ties the better.

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