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The Islamic calendar turns, and each turn brings its own questions. This topic follows the year: Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Friday, and Muharram and Ashura. It also covers the months readers ask about by name, and the holidays a family may be invited to. Every answer here is a sourced summary of a fatwa published on Ftawy, with the full ruling one tap away. Questions about how a rite is performed usually sit with that rite; this topic keeps the day itself.
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Is zakat obligatory only for the last year when selling real estate, at a value of 2.5%, and if an apartment is sold, is zakat due only on its price, with no zakat due on the remainder?
Is the takbir made by one who joins the prayer late, upon standing to complete his prayer after the Imam has given the salutation, considered an extra takbir given that he has already made the takbirat al-ihram?
Is this a sound hadith from Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "Whoever recites Surat al-Ikhlas a thousand times on the Day of Ashura, the Most Merciful will look upon him, and whoever the Most Merciful looks upon, He will never punish him"? And are there any specific adhkar for the Day of Ashura that have a particular virtue?
Is it permissible for Muslims to exchange greetings and prayers with one another on the occasion of the New Gregorian Year without the intention of celebrating it?
Is it forbidden for common people to pause during Quranic recitation at places other than the designated signs in the Mus'hafs, and what should one do if they do not look at the Mus'haf and do not know these signs?
What are the obligations and prohibitions, and can they be summarized in a few lines, or are there books that contain them?
Is it permissible for the one offering a sacrifice (adha) or an aqiqa to allocate a third of what was slaughtered from three animals exclusively for himself and his family?
What is the ruling on a group of pilgrims praying Dhuhr and Asr shortened (qasran) but not combined (dun jam'in) on the Day of Arafat, and what is the ruling on another group praying combined and shortened (jam'an wa qasran), and is their Hajj valid, and what are the implications thereof?
Is he who believes in the permissibility of calling the holidays of the polytheists "Eid" an infidel? And is what is meant by that he who believes in the validity of their beliefs? And does this ruling apply to other innovated holidays such as the Prophet's Birthday (Mawlid), the Hijri New Year, and the Gregorian New Year?
What is the ruling on using genetic fingerprinting or genetic analysis to determine family origins or affiliation with a specific tribe if the lineage is unknown, and are the results of the analysis to be adopted whether they align with or contradict previous expectations?
To what extent is working via the internet permissible, especially through the Freelancer website?
What is the meaning of the Hadith, "Indeed, I narrate to you a Hadith today," especially the part related to "and he would make his family perform Umrah during the ten days"?
Is it permissible to buy New Year's sweets with the sole intention of eating them?
What is the Sharia ruling regarding a husband's refusal to accompany his wife to witness the Udhiyah (sacrifice) taking place at the home of his first wife, in order to avoid upsetting the first wife and children, thereby depriving the second wife of participating in this joy?
Is it obligatory to break the fast with something from the Udhiyah on the Day of Sacrifice? And is it permissible to break the fast with the mother's Udhiyah if the slaughter of one's own Udhiyah is delayed?
What is the ruling on my rejection of my brother, who has completed ten years of age according to the Hijri calendar, only to consider his age by the Hijri calendar and insist on calculating it by the Gregorian calendar? And is it correct that the calculation should only be by the Hijri calendar?
How is the Day of Judgment determined if Friday, the 10th of Muharram, varies in time between countries due to time differences?
Is it permissible to establish the رجعة (return to marital union after a revocable divorce) and have witnesses present in order to obtain a new marriage certificate after one year has passed since the رجعة, even though the court stipulated the wife's presence?
What are the actions that can be taken to enhance the responsiveness of supplication for the sick, such as supererogatory prayers (nawafil), charity (sadaqa), and seeking forgiveness (istighfar)? And does performing supererogatory prayers with the aim of seeking a response contradict sincerity to Allah?
Is it permissible for the remaining four individuals to sell the share of the person who withdrew from the sacrifice (Udhiyah) that was distributed among five people?
Is it permissible to cast the second Jamrah before zawal in order to catch the farewell tawaf and the plane?
How can an old Facebook page containing inappropriate posts and shares be deleted, given that the account is suspended and inaccessible due to not knowing the password or email, and does this entail ongoing sin?
What is the ruling on repeating the transitional takbirat if the worshiper repeats the takbir to sit for the first tashahhud, then the Imam stands for the third rak'ah? Does the worshiper repeat the tashahhud when following the Imam? And if the worshiper sits for the tashahhud in the first rak'ah, then remembers that he is in the first rak'ah, does he repeat the takbir for standing?
Is it permissible to quaver the extensions (mudud) and the nasalizations (ghunnah) when reciting the Quran, given the conflicting fatwas regarding its permissibility and prohibition?