If we wish to live our lives in accordance to the sharia, it is important to take sharia-related guidance before setting out on any task and in every field of life. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه Dawat-e-Islami has over 80 departments operating worldwide, one of which is Dar al-Ifta Ahl al-Sunnah. Experts in issuing Islamic edicts are busy in assisting the ummah, offering guidance relating to every spectrum of Muslim life.

This department was initially established in Kanz al-Iman Masjid (Karachi, Pakistan), in Sha’ban 1421 AH. As of 2022, further departmental branches have been set up across Karachi and Pakistan at large. Dar al-Ifta Ahl al-Sunnah also offers a telephone and online service, allowing Muslims across the world to get in contact as they seek answers for their questions or resolutions for their respective issues.

Questions can be asked at darulifta@dawateislami.net

Adding to this, Dar al-Ifta Ahl al-Sunnah has its own bespoke programme broadcast on Madani Channel.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه Dar al-Ifta Ahl al-Sunnah also has its own mobile application, developed with aid of Dawat-e-Islami’s IT Department. Work is firmly in motion towards further betterment and advancement. May Allah grant Dar al-Ifta Ahl al-Sunnah more success.

  اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم 

Applying kohl (known as surmah in the Asian subcontinent) is a sunnah of the final Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم . He would apply it to his blessed eyes before sleeping. We should do the same whilst making an intention to act upon the sunnah, which itself is an act of great reward. We shall also gain physical and worldly benefits from this.

The final Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم would apply oil in his hair and beard, use a comb, as well as part his hair in the middle. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ narrates that the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم once said,