.The Crescent of the Month of Shawwal 1439 has been Sighted at Thursday Night. Eid ul-Fitr will be Friday, June 15th, 2018. May Allah Accepts the Deeds of all Believers.

.The Crescent of the Month of Shawwal 1439 has been Sighted at Thursday Night. Eid ul-Fitr will be Friday, June 15th, 2018. May Allah Accepts the Deeds of all Believers.
2018/06/15

The crescent of the month of Shawwal 1439 has been sighted at Thursday Night. Eid ul-Fitr will be Friday, June 15th, 2018.

.May Allah accepts the deeds of all believers.

Day Questions

A Muslim appoints someone as his agent (wakil) in a Western country, and gives him money to buy land, build a mosque on it, and make it waqf. To execute the intention of the endower (waqif) and preserve the waqf property in the Western country, a charitable organization must be registered with the government along with a document called a “certificate of incorporation” that mentions the name of the organization, address, trustees, purposes and activities. Is this “Certificate of Incorporation” the same as “seeghat al-waqf”?

If the intention of the endower was to establish the waqf based on the official documentation, then the waqf is established and one should act upon it.

If the imam of the congregational prayers is in the third or fourth Raka'ah and decided to recite Suratul-Fatihah, do we have to follow him in reciting Suratul-Fatihah, or can we choose to recite Tasbihaat?

It is permissible to recite Tasbihaat three times or recite the Al-Fatihah. If the latter is chosen, the Bismillah should be recited silently during the mentioned rak'as.

Does the ability of the person contemplating sin to actually carry out his thoughts have any bearing on the punishment? If, for example, I want to commit adultery, but I do not know how to approach a woman. Another person may be able to do so, yet refrains from doing it. Is that person’s sin and mine of the same severity?

The individual does not deserve to be punished for a sin just because he wants to commit it. If he is able to commit the sin but refuses to do so because he fears or respects God, Almighty Allah will reward him for passing such a test correctly.

Is it permissible to take gifts and prizes from banks?

Yes, it is permissible, provided that it is not pursuant to the terms of a loan contract from a bank owned by Muslims. It is permissible to take them from a bank owned by non-Muslims even if it is pursuant to a loan contract from a bank.

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