{"id":9255,"date":"2017-08-21T16:03:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T16:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=9255"},"modified":"2017-08-21T16:04:57","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T16:04:57","slug":"bank-gift-how-to-avoid-the-trap-of-waswasah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/bank-gift-how-to-avoid-the-trap-of-waswasah\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank gift &#038; how to avoid the trap of waswasah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 02228<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Answered by&nbsp;<\/strong>Molana Eunus Ali<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Asalamualaikum.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Hazrat,&nbsp;forgive&nbsp;me&nbsp;if&nbsp;these&nbsp;questions&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;asked&nbsp;before,&nbsp;I&nbsp;checked my&nbsp;folder&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;for&nbsp;every&nbsp;answer&nbsp;you&nbsp;submit,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;couldn&#39;t&nbsp;find&nbsp;any<br \/>\n\treference,&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;asked&nbsp;these&nbsp;questions&nbsp;before.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">1a)&nbsp;If&nbsp;your&nbsp;local&nbsp;bank&nbsp;offer&nbsp;you&nbsp;some&nbsp;money,&nbsp;or&nbsp;you&nbsp;request&nbsp;it&nbsp;as&nbsp;a<br \/>\n\ttoken&nbsp;of&nbsp;good-will,&nbsp;or&nbsp;apology&nbsp;for&nbsp;poor&nbsp;service,&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;give&nbsp;it<br \/>\n\twithout&nbsp;any&nbsp;pressure\/deceit&nbsp;on&nbsp;your&nbsp;part&nbsp;is&nbsp;it&nbsp;HALAL,&nbsp;OR&nbsp;HARAM&nbsp;to<br \/>\n\taccept?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">1b)&nbsp;If&nbsp;Hanafi&nbsp;&#39;Ulema&nbsp;differ&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;regard,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;decide&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;for&nbsp;the<br \/>\n\topinion&nbsp;where&nbsp;I&nbsp;can&nbsp;accept&nbsp;it&nbsp;because&nbsp;the&nbsp;money&nbsp;will&nbsp;come&nbsp;in&nbsp;handy,&nbsp;is<br \/>\n\tthis&nbsp;considered&nbsp;following&nbsp;my&nbsp;desire,&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;essence,&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;committed<br \/>\n\thARAM?<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">2a)&nbsp;Is&nbsp;it&nbsp;true&nbsp;if&nbsp;someone&nbsp;is&nbsp;confronted&nbsp;with&nbsp;doubt&nbsp;about&nbsp;anything&nbsp;deeni<br \/>\n\trelated&nbsp;i.e.&nbsp;how&nbsp;many&nbsp;rakats&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;has&nbsp;performed,&nbsp;did&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;do&nbsp;no<br \/>\n\tniyah&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;fast&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;is&nbsp;keeping&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;day,&nbsp;did&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;give&nbsp;this<br \/>\n\tsadaqah&nbsp;last&nbsp;week&nbsp;etc&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;he&nbsp;can&nbsp;act&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;dominate&nbsp;thought&nbsp;even&nbsp;if&nbsp;he&#39;s<br \/>\n\tnot&nbsp;100%,&nbsp;and&nbsp;this&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;sufficient,&nbsp;and&nbsp;if&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;did&nbsp;err,&nbsp;Insh&#39;Allah<br \/>\n\tthey&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;forgiven&nbsp;providing&nbsp;they&nbsp;do&nbsp;taubah&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;is&nbsp;this&nbsp;correct?&nbsp;Much<br \/>\n\tof&nbsp;the&nbsp;time,&nbsp;I&nbsp;forget&nbsp;things,&nbsp;and&nbsp;become&nbsp;very&nbsp;very&nbsp;insecure&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;point<br \/>\n\twhere&nbsp;I&nbsp;wish&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;everything&nbsp;again&nbsp;to&nbsp;avoid&nbsp;being&nbsp;questioned&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Day<br \/>\n\tof&nbsp;Judgement?.&nbsp;The&nbsp;example,&nbsp;I&nbsp;can&nbsp;give&nbsp;to&nbsp;prove&nbsp;my&nbsp;point&nbsp;is&nbsp;when&nbsp;I&nbsp;had<br \/>\n\tto&nbsp;do&nbsp;kaffarah&nbsp;qadah&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;fast&nbsp;I&nbsp;broke&nbsp;intentionally,&nbsp;there&nbsp;were&nbsp;many<br \/>\n\toccasions&nbsp;I&nbsp;forgot&nbsp;whether&nbsp;I&nbsp;made&nbsp;intention&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;nafl&nbsp;fast,&nbsp;and<br \/>\n\tif&nbsp;I&nbsp;wasn&#39;t&nbsp;close&nbsp;to&nbsp;100%,&nbsp;I&nbsp;would&nbsp;start&nbsp;the&nbsp;whole&nbsp;cycle&nbsp;again&nbsp;of&nbsp;60<br \/>\n\tfasts&nbsp;again,&nbsp;and&nbsp;my&nbsp;wife&nbsp;got&nbsp;quite&nbsp;frustrated&nbsp;with&nbsp;me?&nbsp;Please&nbsp;clarify<br \/>\n\tclearly.<br \/>\n\tJazak&#39;Allah.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Bismillah.jpg\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bismillah\" height=\"50\" src=\"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Bismillah.jpg\" title=\"\" width=\"267\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">If the money is offered as a gift it will be permissible to accept it.<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[1]<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">However if the money is offered in exchange of money deposited into an account then it will not be permissible as the money deposited into an account is considered a loan to the bank with the guarantee of return as of when needed, therefore to take extra in return will be considered interest.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li value=\"2\">\n\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">There is no one fixed rule for the one who is in doubt regarding an issue rather the ruling changes depending on the situation.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Examples of the different rules are:<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha;\">\n<li>\n\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">If there is doubt in regards to have carrying out or not carrying out an action, then according to the rule it will be considered that it has not been carried out.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-left:54.0pt;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">A practical example of this is a person is in doubt if he\/she has performed their salah. In this case the salah should be repeated.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha;\">\n<li value=\"2\">\n\t\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Another rule is that if something has been established with certainty then only certainty can remove\/discard it.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin-left:54.0pt;\">\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">For example if one is a hundred percent certain that he had performed wudhu, however he\/she is in doubt about breaking the wudhu then according to the rule the wudhu will remain valid as the performing of the wudhu is certain and the doubt is found in regards to breaking it.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Conclusion: There are is no one &lsquo;blanket policy&rsquo; when it comes to doubt rather every situation and case will need to be individually assessed and the appropriate ruling will need to be applied.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">There are many other rules apart from the above and the discussion is too lengthy to mention them all here.<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[2]<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Furthermore in regards to your scenario, applying rule (a), if there is doubt about making the intention or not making the intention for the fast then it will be considered that it has not been made.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">To partake of the predawn meal (suhoor) is sufficient for the intention.<\/span><a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\" title=\"\"><span style=\"color:#000000;\">[3]<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Written by Molana Eunus Ali<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"color:#000000;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div id=\"ftn1\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\" title=\"\">[1]<\/a> Fatawa Hindiyyah, Volume 5, page 420, Dar ul Kutub ul Ilmiyyah &amp; Alashabah wan Nazhair, page 96, Dar ul Kutub ul Ilmiyyah\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn2\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\" title=\"\">[2]<\/a> Al-Ashbahu Wan Nazhair, Page 50 &amp; 51, Dar ul Kutub ul Ilmiyyah\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ftn3\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\" title=\"\">[3]<\/a> Fatawa Hindiyyah, Volume 1, page 215-217, Dar ul Kutub ul Ilmiyyah\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t&nbsp;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 02228 Answered by&nbsp;Molana Eunus Ali Question: Asalamualaikum. Hazrat,&nbsp;forgive&nbsp;me&nbsp;if&nbsp;these&nbsp;questions&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;asked&nbsp;before,&nbsp;I&nbsp;checked my&nbsp;folder&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;for&nbsp;every&nbsp;answer&nbsp;you&nbsp;submit,&nbsp;but&nbsp;I&nbsp;couldn&#39;t&nbsp;find&nbsp;any reference,&nbsp;that&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;asked&nbsp;these&nbsp;questions&nbsp;before. 1a)&nbsp;If&nbsp;your&nbsp;local&nbsp;bank&nbsp;offer&nbsp;you&nbsp;some&nbsp;money,&nbsp;or&nbsp;you&nbsp;request&nbsp;it&nbsp;as&nbsp;a token&nbsp;of&nbsp;good-will,&nbsp;or&nbsp;apology&nbsp;for&nbsp;poor&nbsp;service,&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;give&nbsp;it without&nbsp;any&nbsp;pressure\/deceit&nbsp;on&nbsp;your&nbsp;part&nbsp;is&nbsp;it&nbsp;HALAL,&nbsp;OR&nbsp;HARAM&nbsp;to accept? 1b)&nbsp;If&nbsp;Hanafi&nbsp;&#39;Ulema&nbsp;differ&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;regard,&nbsp;and&nbsp;I&nbsp;decide&nbsp;to&nbsp;go&nbsp;for&nbsp;the opinion&nbsp;where&nbsp;I&nbsp;can&nbsp;accept&nbsp;it&nbsp;because&nbsp;the&nbsp;money&nbsp;will&nbsp;come&nbsp;in&nbsp;handy,&nbsp;is this&nbsp;considered&nbsp;following&nbsp;my&nbsp;desire,&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;essence,&nbsp;I&nbsp;have&nbsp;committed hARAM? 2a)&nbsp;Is&nbsp;it&nbsp;true&nbsp;if&nbsp;someone&nbsp;is&nbsp;confronted&nbsp;with&nbsp;doubt&nbsp;about&nbsp;anything&nbsp;deeni related&nbsp;i.e.&nbsp;how&nbsp;many&nbsp;rakats&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;has&nbsp;performed,&nbsp;did&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;do&nbsp;no niyah&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;fast&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;is&nbsp;keeping&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;day,&nbsp;did&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;give&nbsp;this sadaqah&nbsp;last&nbsp;week&nbsp;etc&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;he&nbsp;can&nbsp;act&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;dominate&nbsp;thought&nbsp;even&nbsp;if&nbsp;he&#39;s not&nbsp;100%,&nbsp;and&nbsp;this&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;sufficient,&nbsp;and&nbsp;if&nbsp;he\/she&nbsp;did&nbsp;err,&nbsp;Insh&#39;Allah&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9255"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9255"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9259,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9255\/revisions\/9259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}