Islamic Stories & Reflections | By Kafayat Olubukola
Q: I have some broken teeth. I want to replace them with alabaster teeth, but the dentist advised me to replace them with gold teeth, as using teeth made of any material other than gold will be harmful later. People say that it is not permissible to use gold teeth, therefore, I would like you […]
Q: I removed two of my right lower jaw molars and two of the left ones. The point is that some people consider fitting gold teeth Haram (prohibited) while others hold it as Mubah (permissible) and mention that ivory has a bad odor. Please tell me whether it is Mubah for me to fix on […]
Q: what is the ruling on the threads found on men’s clothing as we have doubts that they are mixed with gold? A: Experts were formerly asked about threads which are put on the edges of clothing as a means of decoration and which look like gold but they said that such threads do […]
Q: We are four children with our father living in adjacent but independent houses, which are all surrounded by one fence. Will one Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) suffice on the part of all the households or should each household sacrifice one? Please advise me, may Allah reward you with the best! A: […]
Q: When a person offers the Ud-hiyah (a sacrificial animal offered by non-Muhrim), gives in charity on behalf of his dead father, supplicates to Allah for him or visits his grave, does the dead person know that it was his son who did so on his behalf? A: The evidence derived from the Shar`y texts […]
Q: A discussion about Ud-hiyah took place. Some people were of the view that it is illegal to write in a persons will to slaughter an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims), because the Prophet (peace be upon him), his Sahabah (Companions, may Allah be pleased with them) and the Rightly-Guided Caliphs did not do […]
Q: What supplication should be recited on slaughtering Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims) on the occasion of the blessed `Eid-ul-Adha (the Festival of the Sacrifice)? A: On slaughtering the Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims), a person has to say: (in the Name of Allah) and it is Mustahab (desirable) to say: [Allahu […]
Q: Is it permissible for a Muslim to offer a castrated ram as an Ud-hiyah (sacrificial animal offered by non-pilgrims)? A: Offering a castrated ram as an Ud-hiyah is permissible, because this is not a blemish but it is better for the flesh of the animal. It was authentically reported that: The Prophet (peace […]
ANSWER The best animal for sacrifice is a camel, then a cow, then a sheep, then a share of a camel or cow, because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said concerning Jumu`ah (Friday) Prayer, “…Whoever goes for the prayer (in the first hour i.e. early), it is as if he had sacrificed a camel […]
She Was Once Overly In Love After days of arguments and conviction, Sulaiman finally agreed to meet the girl; the daughter of his mother’s friend whom his great grandmother said to have found for him. His holidays at home had been unusually passive – he had been spending days alone in his room sleeping, surfing […]
