Hijri New Year
136 questions
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 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 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?
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 is the ruling on the salary received by a Ph.D. student for an additional year of study after fulfilling the requirements, due to the supervisor's refusal to approve their graduation, and some of their colleagues informing the scholarship-sponsoring authorities that the study period has become four years, without clarifying that this applies only to new students?
Are ages calculated according to the Hijri or Gregorian calendar when determining the age for teaching a child to pray, as in the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Command your children to pray when they are seven years old"?
What can a divorced man do, who has a five-year-old son and wishes to marry, but his parents refuse out of fear for the son, and threaten to cut ties with him, while he fears falling into prohibitions and does not wish to disobey his parents?
How authentic is the narration from Abu Hurayrah: "O Allah, do not let me reach the year sixty. Woe to you, hold on to the sideburns of Mu'awiyah. O Allah, do not let me reach the rule of boys"?
Is my method of paying Zakat on the lowest amount in the account that has completed a Hawl (lunar year) correct? And how can I clear my liability for past years if it is incorrect? And what is the correct method for paying Zakat annually?
What is the Islamic ruling on participating in a software and mobile application design company that operates on a network marketing system, where €25 is paid for registration and €1500 for purchasing a product package, with the company committing to market 70% of the package for €450 per month for one year, and the subscriber is left to market the remaining 30% or use it personally, with a commission for bringing in new subscribers?
What is the ruling on celebrating the Amazigh New Year (Id Nnayr) and eating special foods on that day?
What does it mean that the crescent of Muharram was not sighted after sunset on the 29th night of Dhul-Hijjah, but was sighted during the day through astronomical imaging technology, and then clearly seen after sunset on the following day? And when was the beginning of Muharram, knowing that the 2nd of Muharram according to the Umm Al-Qura calendar is the 1st of Muharram according to the sighting?
How is the zakat on trade goods calculated when the purchase dates of the merchandise differ?
Is it permissible to work on developing a vehicle tracking system for another company, and what is the ruling on that in terms of betrayal or treachery to the current company, knowing that the other company may be a competitor, and that the current company has not paid salaries for 6 months?
What is the ruling on writing a novel that includes events about celebrating Christian holidays, such as Christmas and the Nativity, without glorifying these holidays and merely mentioning them as events within the novel?
Is zakat obligatory on money that has been held for a whole year (hawl), or on all money available when a year has passed since the nisab amount was reached?
What is the ruling on posting celebratory images for the New Year, congratulating Christians on their holidays, and relatives on other occasions such as Mother's Day, the Prophet's Birthday, and Children's Week, with or without 'Aqiqah, and what is the ruling on the innovations that accompany these occasions?
What is the ruling on one who vowed to fast two consecutive months upon the fulfillment of a matter, then retracted and vowed to fast two months every other day, then retracted and vowed to fast one year, and the matter has not yet been fulfilled? And which vow must be fulfilled? And is the reward for fulfilling a vow multiplied compared to performing an act of obedience without a vow? And what is the difference between them?
Will the niqab set back my daughter, who is in her first year of secondary school, and I don't see her fully ready to wear it, given the circumstances surrounding us in Egypt and the fact that she will be the only one wearing the niqab in the school?
Is a husband's action of threatening divorce to prevent his wife from attending a mixed party, followed by his regret over that action, right or wrong, especially after her cousin's daughter confirmed that the atmosphere was familial and respectable?
Is the title "Umm al-Mu'minin" (Mother of the Believers) applied to Maria al-Qibtiyya, who bore the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, his son Ibrahim, and who was his (right-hand possession)?
What is the ruling on congratulating Christians on their holidays, such as saying, "Happy New Year," and visiting their churches on their holidays? And what is the ruling on an Imam who goes to their churches to congratulate them, and what is the ruling on praying behind him?
1. Is one who pays Zakat based on an estimated end of the Hawl (Zakat year), without precise determination of its exact date, considered sinful? 2. What is the best option for paying Zakat among entrusting a sister to give it to a widow, or giving it to the mosque, or giving it to a divorced university student, or dividing it among them?
When does the 'iddah (waiting period) for a widow whose husband passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014 CE, corresponding to Sha'ban 22, 1435 AH, end according to both the Gregorian and Hijri calendars?