Hijri New Year
132 questions
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?
What is the ruling on a Muslim supplicating for good for his Muslim brother for the advent of the new Hijri year, intending a general supplication for good and not believing in a specific Sunnah?
Some speak of a special prayer for the new Hijri year, attributed to the companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, saying they learned it as they learned the Quran, and its text is: \"O Allah, bring it upon us with security and faith, peace and Islam, protection from Satan, and the pleasure of the Merciful.\"
Is it permissible to buy new clothes for the eldest son and then have the younger son wear them, given a one-year age difference between them, and is this considered a lack of fairness among the children?
Is there a way to know the beginning and end of each Hijri century?
When was the practice of using the intercalary month discontinued in the life of the Prophet? And was its use discontinued since the Farewell Sermon, meaning in the new Hijri year following the year of the Farewell?
Is it permissible to give Zakat at the beginning of the Hijri or Gregorian year and disregard what has passed due to forgetting the previous due date? Is it permissible to give it outside the country where there are more poor people? And is it permissible to give it to a indebted brother while informing him that it is Zakat?
Is it permissible to purchase non-medicinal goods (such as diapers and perfumes) using a medical prescription, in order to utilize an unspent health insurance amount, given that this amount will be forfeited at the start of the new year, and that the fund deducts a monthly fee for its services?
Is what I mentioned about how to calculate Zakat on money, by choosing one day in the Hijri year, collecting liquid assets and deducting outstanding debts, then calculating 2.5% of the remainder if it reaches the nisab, correct? And do the funds owed to me that I have not yet received, and the funds that I am owed but have not paid, factor into the Zakat calculation?
Is Zakat obligatory on all owned wealth, or only on the amount that first reached the Nisab?
Is it recommended to read the book "Solace for the Afflicted" by Sheikh Muhammad al-Manbiji al-Halabi, and what is his biography?
What are the rulings regarding Zakāt on money in the following cases: 1. The difference between the Gregorian and Hijri calendars in calculating the Hawl (one lunar year), and whether 11 extra days should be calculated, and whether Zakāt is to be paid on the old or new Niṣāb after 12 months have passed? 2. Does a new Hawl begin on the Hijri date corresponding to the current Gregorian date, or should the payment of Zakāt be brought forward? 3. The ruling on paying Zakāt in late installments, knowing that the zakāt payer is well-off? 4. Does the parents' non-compliance with some religious obligations, such as praying on time, abandoning congregational and Friday prayers, and watching forbidden things on television, affect the ruling on their Zakāt?
Will the two Umrahs for my brother and grandfather be accepted, and how will they reach them, and what should be written for them? And is it permissible for me to perform another Umrah in the new Hijri year after performing Umrah in the previous year?
What is the ruling on marketing where nuts and coffee are purchased with cash, while cakes are taken from a bakery that displays its products at the questioner's shop at a reduced price, and then sold to customers at market price, with the agreed-upon amount being paid to the bakery at the end of the month, and expired cakes being replaced for free? Is it permissible to market cakes to hotels frequented by disbelievers during their holidays, such as Christmas and New Year's?
Is zakat obligatory upon one who has been afflicted with complete dementia and has lost connection with his surroundings?
Is zakat obligatory on a truck that the questioner has owned for a year, and on which the hawl (a year of possession) will be completed 10 days after he purchased another truck, knowing that he intends to sell the old truck after purchasing the new one, but the procedures were delayed by 20 days?
Is Shawwal 7th, which marks one lunar year since the reopening of the shop, considered the date for the completion of the nisab and the calculation of zakat, or is Rajab 25th, the date of the original project's inception, considered the date for calculating zakat, and what should be done if Rajab 25th has already passed by more than two months?
What is the difference between the Hijri calendar, the solar calendar, and the Hijri lunar calendar?
What is the ruling of the Sharia and how is Zakat to be estimated for past years of unknown duration, during which wealth decreased and increased, knowing that it has not been paid for a long time?
To whom does the found item belong after the expiry of the legal period: to the worker who found it or to the owner of the shop? And where is it kept during the year, and is the intended year the Hijri year?
Why isn't the surplus of donations from cooperative insurance carried over to the following year instead of requesting new donations?
Is it permissible for merchants in Yemen to conduct their annual inventory at the end of the Gregorian year, or must it be at the end of the Hijri year, and what is the ruling concerning past years if the Hijri year was indeed obligatory?
What is the difference between the Solar Hijri and Lunar Hijri calendars, and why is the difference between them approximately 42 years?
How is zakat paid on gold ingots prepared for trade: Are they valued at the price of new or used gold, and does zakat include all the gold or only the profit?