Obligation of repaying the deceased's debt before distributing the shares of inheritors

Before his death, my father borrowed 3,000 Kuwaiti dinars and willed that this debt be repaid. Given that I...

Obligation of Hajj even in the company the followers of Bid'ah

We would like to inform you that many of our Sunni Muslim brothers who live on the Persian...

New revert entering the Sacred Precincts without changing his name

Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta’ has read what was sent by to the General Chairman by...

Merit of Hajj

Are major sins forgiven by virtue of Hajj Mabrur (Hajj sincerely done, not mixed with any sin, and...

Importance of Makkah to Muslims

How important is Makkah to the Muslim world? Answer: Allah has made Makkah a place of resort...

Impermissibility of paying Sadaqah from the inheritance without the heirs' permission

If a person dies, is it permissible to give, in Sadaqah (voluntary charity), to the poor from their money...

Illegitimate children should be attributed to their mother

I am a 24-year old man studying in America. Two years ago, I met an American girl and after...

Ibrahim's proclamation to mankind to perform Hajj

Qestion: It is claimed that Allah (Exalted be He) ordered His Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) to proclaim...

A husband's inheritance from his wife

A woman was killed and her family accepted the Diyah (blood money). Can her husband inherit from this Diyah?...

A husband died after lending his wife some money without her repaying it

A wife borrowed a sum of money from her husband and he stipulated that she has to repay it...

Hastening to fulfill religious obligations

May I delay performing Hajj for one or two years, although I can perform it this year, for...

Hajj performed by a person who committed an act of Kufr

After performing Hajj, a person committed Zina (sexual intercourse outside marriage) and sometimes neglected Salah (Prayer). Later, this...

Hajj For Minors

If I want to take my son, who has not yet reached adolescence, with me to Hajj, should...

Excluding the bedroom and the wife's property from the husband's inheritance

A man died leaving a furnished house, including the bedroom. Does the bedroom with all its accessories belong to...

Everything the deceased has left as the sole right of heirs

There is a tribe that promotes solidarity among its members. If a disaster befalls one of them - Allah...

Distributing the inheritance after one of the heirs has traded in it and made profits

My father was a merchant and he died in 1970, and left three million dirhams. I took over his...

Distributing the inheritance according to Shari'ah

In our village which is called (Darramah) Banu Bishr Qahtan Al-Janub, people used to distribute blood money as follows:...

His daughter left his house and then returned bearing an illegitimate male child

A man works in France and has a daughter which is not an upright Muslim. She left the house...

A company issued a card for employees to use when buying a commodity

In the USA, there is a type of contract that is concluded between individuals as a first party, and...

A card that transfers the money from the buyer's account to the seller's immediately

We would like your Eminence to advise us regarding using Saudi Payments Network (SPAN). For example, a person buys...