The Ruling on a Masjid Imam Appointing a Deputy for Hajj Holidays and Receiving Salary
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: If a muezzin and the imam of a masjid take extra holidays beyond the standard leaves due to the blessing of performing Hajj and Umrah, will the salary for those extra days be deducted or not? Furthermore, if during this time he appoints a person, who fulfils the criteria of the Shariah, as his deputy and that deputy performs the duties of the imam on his behalf, what is the ruling regarding the salary for those days?
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What is the ruling on saying, "Not everything happens by the will of Allah"?
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: Zayd said to his friend Bakr, "You cannot get this thing." Bakr replied, "If Allah wills, it will be obtained." Zayd said, "Not every work happens by the will of Allah; in some works, humans also have a choice." The question is, how is this reply of Zayd?
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The Ruling on a Bribe Given as a Gift:
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: Zayd gave a gift to Bakr as a bribe, but now Zayd has repented for this sin. Is it necessary to take back the gift he gave, or can he forgive it? What will be the ruling if the gift still exists or if it has been lost?
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An Important Matter Regarding Giving Children for Adoption:
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: Zayd gave his two sons to his sister-in-law for adoption with the consent of his wife. The children were only one day old at that time. Now their ages are 8 and 10 years. Zayd now wants to take his children back from them. Does he have the right to take them back or not? No relationship of suckling (raḍāꜤah) was established with the children.
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What is the Ruling on Using Masjid Funds for Illuminations?
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: Can we buy lights for illumination (decorative lighting) in the masjid using the masjid’s donation money? Buying is easier because, nowadays, lights can be bought at a much lower price compared to renting them. This would make it easy to arrange illuminations on various occasions, such as the major nights of Shab-e-Barāʾat and Ramadan al-Mubārak.
Questioner: Muhammad Hasan Attari (Light House, Bab-ul-Madinah Karachi)
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The Ruling on Reciting Prophetic odes with Daff and Dhikr:
Question: What do the scholars of Islam say regarding the following matter: How is it to recite and listen to Prophetic odes with a Daff (frame drum)? Also, is it permissible to recite and listen to Prophetic odes that have the Dhikr of Allah in the background?
Requester: Zayn al-Abidin (Gulistan Colony, Rawalpindi)
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