Silk clothes
Question 1: How is it for men to wear silk clothes?
Answer: It is stated in Bahar-e-Shari’at: Silk clothes are Haram for men. It is Haram in both cases whether or not there is another cloth between the body and the clothes. On the occasion of a battle, only silk clothes are Haram. However, if warp is cotton and woof is silk, it is permissible to wear on the occasion of battle and if warp is silk and woof is cotton, so it is permissible for everyone on every occasion. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 410) The warp i.e. the set of yarns placed lengthwise in the loom, crossed by and interlaced with the woof, and forming the lengthwise threads in a woven fabric. (Feeroz-ul-Lughat, pp. 364) and woof is opposite to it.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
How is it to call husband brother?
Question 2: If someone calls her husband, brother will it affect Nikah or not?
Answer: It will not affect a Nikah; however, one should avoid calling her husband brother, son, etc.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Cat and milk
Question 3: Can milk be fed to a cat? Will one be rewarded for it?
Answer: Milk can be fed to a cat. If you feed it milk with good intention, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, you will get reward. For example, if you make this intention: I am feeding it milk to please Allah Almighty. Doing good to animals brings about reward because on one occasion, the blessed companions عَـلَيْهِمُ الرِّضْوَانْ humbly asked: Ya Rasoolallah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Do we have reward in quadrupeds (4-footed animals)? The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: Reward is in every living thing (that has a soul). (Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 103, Hadees 6009)
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
How is it to eat the skin of fish?
Question 4: Can fish be eaten with its skin?
Answer: It can be eaten. Remove scales from the fish after scratching them and then eat the skin. It is usually soft and tasty. It should not be thrown away.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Meaning of Allamah and Maulana:
Question 5: Tell us the meaning of Allamah and Maulana?
Answer: Allamah means a great Islamic scholar, whereas the literal meaning of Maulana is our Maula, our Aaqa (Master). Islamic scholars are also commonly called Maulana with respect.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
How is it to say ‘my age be also added to your age’?
Question 6: How is it to say, ‘My age be also added to your age’?
Answer: It is permissible. It means to make Du’a for a long life.
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated that the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: When Allah Almighty created Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم, He عَزَّوَجَلَّ presented the offspring who will be born till the Judgment Day to Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم (i.e. all his descendants). He said: O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Who are they? It was replied: Your offspring. Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم saw one of them whose shine between his eyes he (Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم) liked. He humbly asked: O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Who is he? Dawood replied Allah Almighty. Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم humbly asked: O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! How long will he live? It was replied: Sixty years. Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم humbly requested: Maula! Add 40 years to his age from my age.
When Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم lived his age (life) except for the forty years, the angel of death came to him. Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم said: Aren’t forty years of my life still remaining? ‘Did you not give that to your son, Dawood?’, replied the angel of death.
(Tirmizi, vol. 5, pp. 53, Hadees. 3087 [amended])
Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: The age of Sayyiduna Aadam عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم was 1000 years. He humbly requested Allah Almighty to reduce his age to 960 years, and increase the age of Sayyiduna Dawood عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم to 100 years. Allah Almighty accepted this Du’a.
(Mirat-ul-Manajeeh, vol. 1, pp. 118)
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
The issue of leftovers in wedding halls
Question 7: Can the owner and the staff of a wedding hall eat or not the leftover food in a wedding hall?
Answer: Whether the leftover food in the wedding hall is less or more, the owner of the food should be informed of it. If the owner allows them to eat, they can eat.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Method of Nikah between dumb boy and girl
Question 8: If a man and woman are dumb, how will their Nikah be performed?
Answer: It will be performed through gestures provided that their gestures are understandable. It is stated in Fatawa-e-Aalamgiri: The way Nikah is performed by speaking; similarly, it can also be performed by the gestures of a dumb person provided that his gestures are understandable. (Fatawa ‘Aalamgiri, vol. 1, pp. 270)
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
How is it to keep the currency note having the number 786?
Question 9: How is it to keep the currency note having the number 786? It is famous for being very blessed.
Answer: The number 786 is good, but if you keep a currency note on which 786 is written with great care, it is possible that after some time this note may go to waste after getting soiled. Therefore, it should be spent on any permissible way.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ واٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب! صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
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