Ref. No. 1242/42-567

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

The answer to your question is follows:

A woman cannot become an imam for men in prayer whether it is an obligatory prayer or a voluntary prayer. A man's prayer will not be valid if he followed a woman. In the same way, it is Makrooh Tahreemi (an impermissible sinful act) for a woman to be an imam for women. So women should not arrange congregation at all, but they should pray alone.

فعلم ان جماعتھم وحدھن مکروھۃ (اعلاء السنن 4/242، باب کراھیۃ جماعۃ النساء، مکتبہ اشرفیہ دیوبند) وعن علی بن ابی طالب انہ قال لاتؤم المرآۃ قلت رجالہ کلھم ثقات (اعلاء السنن 4/243، باب کراھیۃ جماعۃ النساء، مکتبہ اشرفیہ دیوبند) ویکرہ تحریما جماعۃ النساء ولو فی التراویح الی قولہ فان فعلن تقف الامام وسطھن فلوقدمت اثمت، قال الشامی افاد ان الصلوۃ صحیحۃُ وانھا اذا توسطت لاتزول الکراھۃ وانما ارشد والی التوسط لانہ اقل کراھۃ التقدم ، وفیہ ایضا قولہ ویکرہ تحریما صرح بہ فی الفتح والبحر  قولہ ولو فی التراویح افاد ان الکراھۃ فی کل ما تشرع فیہ جماعۃ الرجال فرضا او نفلا (ردالمحتار ، کتاب الصلوۃ، باب الامامۃ 2/305-306، زکریا دیوبند)

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Ref. No. 1131 Alif

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The answer to your question is as follows:

It has no proof; hence it is better to avoid it.

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Ref. No. 38 / 1095

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The answer to your question is as follows:

Going to attend Islahi and tablighi Amaal, so that you can lead rest of your life according to Islamic teachings, is indeed a virtuous job. But if your parents are in need of your services, you have to take full care of them being at home and acting upon the faraiz and mandatory works. And when you have free time you can go for jamat too. Join the Jamat only with the intention of purifying yourself rather than others.

If you have free time and do not want to join tablighi jamat, rather you want to do another good deed or join another Islahi Jamat, then there is no problem in it too. But you must be very sincere about your Islah and inner purification.

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Ref. No. 1435/42-856

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

The answer to your question is as follows:

It is not permissible to lie even to young children. The hadith forbids lying in front of children and sternly warns against it. Therefore, one must avoid telling lies.

حدثنا قتيبة، حدثنا الليث، عن ابن عجلان، أن رجلا، من موالي عبد الله بن عامر بن ربيعة العدوي حدثه عن عبد الله بن عامر، أنه قال: دعتني أمي يوما ورسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قاعد في بيتنا، فقالت: ها تعال أعطيك، فقال لها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «وما أردت أن تعطيه؟» قالت: أعطيه تمرا، فقال لها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أما إنك لو لم تعطه شيئا كتبت عليك كذبة» (سنن ابی داؤد، باب فی التشدید فی الکذب 4/298 الرقم 4991)

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Ref. No. 1307/42-665

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The answer to your question is as follows:

In the above case, if there is no way to contact with him and he is unlikely to return as you have written, then it is allowable to use the goods for rent or to sell it and get the price as a rent.

قال الحموي في شرح الکنز․․․ إن عدم جواز الأخذ من فلان الجنس کان في زمانہم لمطاوعتہم في الحقوق والفتوی الیوم علی جواز الأخذ عند القدرة من أيّ مالٍ کان لا سیّما في دیارنا لمداومتہم العقوق الخ (رد المحتار علی الدر المختار:1/221) امداد الفتاوی (3/415، سوال: 43)

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Ref. No 1280

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

The answer to your question is as it follows:

The mention of the holy birth day of Imamul Anbiya and the final Prophet of Allah, his high conducts and behaviors, and his pure biography with great feeling of love for our Prophet (saws) is indeed a virtue and sign of Faith. But the existing way of celebrating birthday of the Prophet of Allah (saws) is baseless and innovation. One has to abstain from it at any cost. As it is written in fatawa books.

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Ref. No. 1196/42-485

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The answer to your question is as follows:

An eight-year-old girl is not obliged to cover her limbs. Those who see her without lust are not sinners. If one looks at such a girl with lust, he will be sinner. Thus, it is permissible to send her to school or maktab to learn the Qur'an with men. However, in the case of girls, precautionary measures should be taken as much as possible.

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Ref. No. 1323/42-739

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

The answer to your question is as follows:

Women’s prayer (salah) in congregation:

It is makrooh (disliked in Islam) for women to offer their prayers in congregation without a man leadership (imamat). The main rule for women about prayers is that they should offer prayers alone in the house as well as if a man is leading the prayers at home, women can join them in the congregation. Likewise, sometimes women gather in a house for religious purposes and they pray in congregation, then there will not be any sin in doing so as a Hadith also shows its authentication. In that case, the leading woman will not stand in front of the women as a man does; rather, she will stand in the middle of the first row. Nevertheless, it is Makrooh for women to make a routine or system for the congregation of women. However, in the era of the Prophet (saws) and his companions, there is an evidence of individual congregational prayers for women only, but there is no evidence of establishing a formal system of congregation for women only, without a male leadership.

Women’s prayer (dua) in congregation:

There is no difference between men and women in making dua. dua should be made individually. And if there is a gathering at a place, then making dua collectively is proven in some circumstances. In the same way, women should pray dua alone, but if there is a gathering of women in a place and there are no men and the voice doesn’t go out of the place then it is permissible for a woman to make dua and other women to say Ameen to it. But it is not suitable to make it customary. The sunnah way of making dua is the same for both men and women. If a woman makes dua in a gathering of women while other women say Ameen to it, there no reason to invalidate the same.

"عن عائشۃ رضي اللّٰہ عنہا أن رسول اللّٰہ صلی اللّٰہ علیہ وسلم قال: لا خیر فی جماعۃ النساء …الخ۔ (رواہ الامام أحمد في مسند ۶؍۱۵۴)۔فعلم أن جماعة النساء  وحدهن مکروهة". (إعلاء السنن، باب صفات المؤذن، ٢ /   ١۴٧  ،  ادارة القرآن و العلوم الاسلامية) عن علي بن أبي طالب رضي اللّٰه عنه أنه قال: لاتؤم المرأة. قلت: رجاله کلهم ثقات". (إعلاء السنن،  باب كراهة جماعة النساء، ۴ / ٢٤٣، ط: إدارة القرآن و العلوم الإسلامية) تنویر الابصار مع الدر المختار میں ہے:"(وَ) يُكْرَهُ تَحْرِيمًا (جَمَاعَةُ النِّسَاءِ) وَلَوْ التَّرَاوِيحَ فِي غَيْرِ صَلَاةِ جِنَازَةٍ (لِأَنَّهَا لَمْ تُشْرَعْ مُكَرَّرَةً) ، فَلَوْ انْفَرَدْنَ تَفُوتُهُنَّ بِفَرَاغِ إحْدَاهُنَّ؛ ... (فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ تَقِفُ الْإِمَامُ وَسَطَهُنَّ) فَلَوْ قُدِّمَتْ أَثِمَتْ"."(قَوْلُهُ: وَيُكْرَهُ تَحْرِيمًا) صَرَّحَ بِهِ فِي الْفَتْحِ وَالْبَحْرِ (قَوْلُهُ: وَلَوْ فِي التَّرَاوِيحِ) أَفَادَ أَنَّ الْكَرَاهَةَ فِي كُلِّ مَا تُشْرَعُ فِيهِ جَمَاعَةُ الرِّجَالِ فَرْضًا أَوْ نَفْلًا ... (قَوْلُهُ: فَلَوْ تَقَدَّمَتْ) أَثِمَتْ. أَفَادَ أَنَّ وُقُوفَهَا وَسَطَهُنَّ وَاجِبٌ، كَمَا صَرَّحَ بِهِ فِي الْفَتْحِ، وَأَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ صَحِيحَةٌ، وَأَنَّهَا إذَا تَوَسَّطَتْ لَاتَزُولُ الْكَرَاهَةُ، وَإِنَّمَا أَرْشَدُوا إلَى التَّوَسُّطِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ أَقَلُّ كَرَاهِيَةً مِنْ التَّقَدُّمِ، كَمَا فِي السِّرَاجِ بَحْرٌ". (رد المحتار ، كتاب الصلاة، باب الامامة، ١ / ٥٦٥ - ٥٦٦، ط: دار الفكر، 2/306،مطبوعہ زکریا)۔ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَؤُمُّ النِّسَاءَ تَقُومُ مَعَهُنَّ فِي الصَّفِّ(مصنف ابن ابی شیبۃ،باب المرأۃ  تؤالنساء، 1/430 حدیث نمبر، 4954- عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ الْحَسَنِ، أَنَّهَا رَأَتْ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: تَؤُمُّ النِّسَاءَ تَقُومُ مَعَهُنَّ فِي صَفِّهِنَّ (مصنف ابن ابی شیبۃ ،باب المرأۃ  تؤالنساء، 1/430 حدیث نمبر، 4953))

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