Q534: ghusl before intimate relationship

Question: Should the husband and wife do ghusl everytime before they have intimate relations? Answer: No, that is not correct, ghusl is fardh afterwards and not before, however, if one of them or both are in an unsuitable, unattractive state, they should clean themselves first, as a courtesy for their partner. Our deen is hygiene […]

Q533: intention in qurbani of 7 persons

Question: If a family sends money for sacrificing a cow (7 parts qurbani), do we need to give the name of every person included or will one person’s name in the family suffice as long as the intention in the heart is there for every member? Jazakallah, may Allah reward you abundantly… ameen Answer: one […]

Q532: Accepting gift from a person who plays lottery

Assalamualaikum I want to ask you that if lottery is haraam to play. If a muslim person plays a lottery will all his/her earning become haraam or not, whether they win or not. I am asking because where I work there are some Muslims who plays lottery and sometime they offer me food which I […]