Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for the mutawalli (administrators) to redefine the masjid boundaries? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Once a space or structure is designated as a masjid and made waqf, it…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My friend and her husband are going for Ḥajj this year. My friend is asking her husband to do Ḥajj Badal for her dad as this is his husband’s second Ḥajj. They have two questions regarding Ḥajj Badal: Her dad did not make any waṣīyyah (bequest) regarding Ḥajj and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Would it be permissible for an architect to draw a plan for a church? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Yes, it is permissible in Ḥanafī jurisprudence to be an architect for…