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Q424: Interpretation of a dream

Question Assalaamu Alaykum Moulana, The following is a dream that someone asked me to give to you for interpretation. May Allah reward you for all your efforts and give you more strength to continue. The following is the dream: Please interpret my Dream I was 100% before the dream i should pursue marriage, but after […]

Q422: If imam forgets to read Surah Fatiha in salah

Question our imam in fard nimaz forgot to recite sura fath instead recited sura ikhlaas and went to ruku after finishing ruku perhaps he remembered he abandoned salaah and asked to start a fresh–should he have continued salah and did sajda suhu at the end instead of abandoning salah or it is the correct action […]

Q421: Performing sunnah nawaafil Etc. at home

Question “Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh” My question I’ve heard that you read faraz namaaz in musjid and rest should be read at home is that correct please, Answer Yes, this is the preferred method, However If you know you will become lazy after going home or you will get distracted, you can pray […]

Q420: Saying "Allah nee qasam" Etc.

Question can you say allah nee kassam quraan nee kassaam maa nee kassaam sahih bukaari nee kassam Answer We are only Allowed to swear by Allah’s names, Therefore, Allah nee kassam is permissible but should not be abused without reason. Quraan nee kassaam, maa nee kassaam and sahih bukaari nee kassam are all not not permissable.

Q418: Surah Kahf on Friday

Question Why is it good to pray surah Kahf on Friday? Answer Because it’s in the hadith; maybe because the story of As’habe Kahf is mentioned in it and then steadfastness is also related, so one can take lesson from it.

Q417: What is the Qasidah Burdah

Question What is Qasidah Burdah and what’s its significance and what’s the benefits? Answer Qasidah Burdah is a poem written in praise of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam; it consists of nearly 160 couplets.  It was composed by Abu Bakr Al-Buseeri rahmatullahi alayhi; he was an aalim and a poet.  He had spent his life in […]

Q416: Company of the Prophets (alayhimus salaam) in Jannah

Question In Jannah will we be able to be in the company of the Prophets of Allah alyhimus salaam and Sahabas radiyallahu anhu and the pious people of the past. Or will we only be with our family? Answer We will stay with our families; however, from time to time we will visit them just […]

Q415: Parents of a Hafiz will be made to wear a crown

Question Where and what is the hadith which says a Hafiz of Quran Sharif parents will get a crown on Qiyamat day which will be more radiant then the sun? Answer The hadith is in Mishkatul Masabeeh, p. 186 on the authority of Musnad Ahmad and the Sunan of Abu Dawood.  The words are: “Whosoever learns […]

Q414: Making dua to die in Makkah/Madinah

Question Can you make dua to die in Makkah/Madinah? Answer Yes. This potrays one’s love for the Holy Places, so it’s allowed Sayyiduna Umar radiallahu anhu used to say: اللّهمّ ارزقني شهادة في سبيلك واجعل موتي في بلد رسولك Translation: “O Allah! Grant me shahaadat in your path and make my death in the city […]

Dua to cure toothache pain

Question Is there dua to cure toothache pain? Answer Put your hand on the place of pain and read 7 times: اُسْكُنْ بِالذِيْ يَسْكُنْ لهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرْض وَهُوَ السَّمِيْعُ العَلِيْمُ Translation: “Calm down by [the name of] that being for whom everything in the heavens and the earth calms down.  And He is […]

Q413: Punishment in the Grave on Friday

Question Is it true that on Friday deceased Muslims who are being punished in graves don’t get punished? Answer There is a hadith in Jami’-ut-Tirmizi that says that Allah saves those [Muslims] who die on Friday from the punishment of the grave.

Q412: Qiyaam-ul-Layl, Tahajjud, Chaast and Awaabeen

Question What is Qiyaam-ul-Layl, Tahajjud, Chaast and Awaabeen? Answer Qiyamul-layl and tahajjud are the same. Chasht is the nafl prayed at forenoon – roughly 11 am; it is mustahabb to pray 8 rakats. Awwabeen is the nafl after Maghrib; 6 rakats are mustahabb.

Q411: Tattoos

Question I just want to know the reason why tattoos are haraam in Islam. Answer When Shaytaan was thrown out of Jannah, he portrayed open hostility towards Adam alayhis-salaam and his children.  He took an oath to mislead them and among the vows he made, he said “I will instruct them to change the way […]

Q410: Advice and method to read qaza Namaz

Question Assalamu Alaikum, I have missed my many Namaz and now I want to read my all qaza Namaz. What advice and method you will give me to read my qaza Namaz? JazakAllah Answer Make an estimate of how many months’ or years’ qaza are on your shoulders, then for every day you have to […]

Q409: Holding Quraan while performing Salah

Question Can we hold the Quran during Taraweeh salah and follow the recitation of Imam? Answer No, amale katheer negates the salah. People are unaware of this and make excessive movements. Here in Haram, some ladies hold babies and play with them, give them feeding bottles, open and close the bottles during salah; One person was  texting during […]

Q408: What is Tarbiyyah?

Question What is Tarbiyyah? Answer It means bringing up, nurturing, taking extreme care in looking after.

Q407: Is tawbah accepted after disrespecting perents/ustaads?

Question I’ve heard from various ulama that they say that if one is disrespectful to parents and ustaads, then does tawbah, this will never get his tawbah accepted. I mean Allah say’s in the quran ‘I accepted the repentant of a person who repent’ can you please explain in detail. Answer Maybe what they mean […]

Q406: Hadeeth "If all man and jinn gathered to pray to Allah"

Question I heard someone say that Allah has said to the nearest meaning that if all man and jinn gathered to pray to Allah, then Allah can hear all of them. Where is this quote from? Answer Abu Dharr reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, […]

Q405: When to raise finger in Tashahhud

Question When exactly do you raise the finger and when exactly do you put it down in attahiyat Answer The finger should be raised whilst saying “Ashadu alla ilaaha illa Allahu” only and should then be placed down again.

Q404: Use of Condoms

Question Can you tell me all the rules and permissibility’s for wearing a condom when having intercourse with wife? Answer Actions are according to intentions, and wearing a condom comes under the ruling of Azl. Under normal circumstances they are both makrooh, because children are a gift from Allah and this is sort of refusing to accept Allah’s […]

Q403: Jinn Valley

Question Is the Jinn valley in Saudi Arabia real? Answer As far as I know, it’s not real. There are such places in other parts of the world too. I’ve seen one in Trinidad.

Q401: Salaah valid if the masbooq does not recite the Takbeer-e-Intiqal

Question When the masbooq is standing after the Imam does salaam, does he have to say allahu-akbar? If he doesn’t, is salaat invalid? As I never used to say allahuakbar but just say thana and continue. Answer Yes No, Takbeer-e-Intiqal is Sunnah. Only Takbeer Tahreemah in the beginning is fardh.

Q400: Colour gold permissible permissible for men?

Question For men is the colour gold permissible e.g. jubbahs that are gold, the Imam Bisht cloaks that is common in Saudi etc. Answer Bright, shiny, feminine colours are not allowed for men. The Imams pf Haram don’t wear bright shiny golden colours.

Q399: Missed rakaats, how to proceed when the Imam has concluded Salaah?

Question If you have missed rakaats in jamaat salaat and when the Imam says “asalamualaykum wa rahmatullah”: When do you stand up – after them Imam says first salaam or after he says second salaam? When you stand up, do you –  say allahu-akbar and thana or do you just says thana and continue? Answer […]

Q398: What is tarbiyyah?

Question What is tarbiyyah? Answer Tarbiyyah means upbringing or raising (child). The parents do Tarbiyyah of a child by providing him with all his needs such as food and shelter as well as education and moral upbringing. Allah is called “Rabb”  because he provides for, sustains and nourishes the whole creation.

Q396: Method of Janazah salah

Question How do you pray salaat janaza? With one salaam or two, do you have to pray surah fatiha, does the people behind imam also raise hands on every allahuakbar? Answer According to the Hanafi school of thought there will be two salams, surah fatihah is not wajib and the hands will only be raised […]

Ramadhaan is the month of…

Ramadhaan is a month of remembering Allah subhanu wata’ala, turning towards him, repenting from past sins, major and minor, making a firm resolution never to lead a sinful life in future. Ramadhaan is month of remembering the poor and destitute among the society, a time to think of those poor souls who could barely manage a loaf […]

Q395: Should masbooq say Takbeer

Question When the masbooq is standing after imam does salaam does he have to say allahuakbar If he doesn’t, is salaat invalid? As i never used to say allahuakbar but just say thana and continue Answer It is sunnah to say Allahuakbar, If you did not say it salah is still valid.

Q394: When should Masbooq stand up?

Question When you have missed rakaats in jamaat salaat when the imam says “asalamualaykum wa rahmatullah” 1) When do you stand up, after them imam says first salaam or after he says second salaam? 2) When you stand up do you say allahuakbar and thana or do you just says thana and continue? Answer You […]

Q393: Green Imamah

Question There is certain sect which only wear the green imamah – is this biddah?  As I understood the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam wore many other colours. Answer The colours of imamah mentioned in Hadith are, black, White, and cream. I have not come across a Hadith of green imamah. Maybe some people wear it to portray […]

Q391: Mutta Marriage

Question What is Mutta marriage? Was it ever practiced before? Is it completely forbidden now? Answer A Mutta marriage is temporary marriage, for one night, week etc. It was allowed in the beginning of Islam during travels, never at home but then it was made haram under all circumstances, forever.

Q390: What does batgumani mean? Is it allowed?

Question What exactly is batgumani? And what does it mean when it says it’s not allowed? Answer Batgumani means to think bad about someone. Eg. he/she is stupid, ignorant, a faasiq, zaani etc. It’s not allowed means, under normal circumstances you should think good about others, that they’re better and more pious than myself. Only when there is some […]

Q389: Wazeefa for others and wazeefa for success

Question Assalam o Alaikum! I want to ask that can we read wazeefah for others’ help? Like if somebody asks us to pray for him then can we offer Salaahul Hajaat as a  wazeefah for them, sincerely? Also I want to read this dua in wazeefa for victory and success of my friends – اللهم […]

Q377: Four Questions about breaking Wudhu in Salaah with Jamaat

Question Assalamu Alaykum W.W. What should we do: When we pray salaah behind the imam and we have missed rakaat(s) If in salaah with jammat, I happened to be in the second saf and the person in front of me broke his wudhu and left salaah If one breaks wudhu in salaah with jamaat and […]

Q376: Reciting the Kalima at a Nikaah ceromony

Question Some Muslims recite the Kalima at the nikaah ceremony – is this allowed? Answer This is not required by shariah, however in some cultures it is done to check that the groom IS a proper Muslim. We can’t class it haraam.

Q375: Claims of Tauseef-ur-Rahman and Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari

Question Can you please advise about the reliability and the outrageous claims that Tauseef-ur-Rahman and Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari promote in thier talks on youtube and these bayaans and talks have become so popular recently. Answer You’ve said it yourself that their claims are outrageous, so avoid them. They are both kattar salfees, they have a habit of distorting things.

Q374:Duas for protection from lust and having a crush on someone

Question Can you give advice and duas to get over a crush/lust you have for someone? Answer ‘O Allah make your love the most beloved of all things to me and make ur fear the most fearful of all things to me’ O Allah give me your love and the love of your prophet and the love […]

Q373: Dua's when drinking ZamZam water

Question Can you provide all the duas when drinking zamzam water? Answer ‘O Allah I beg from you beneficial knowledge, righteous deeds, abundance of sustenance and cure from all sicknesses’ ‘I ask you for istiqamat and death with imaan’ ‘I ask u to save me from the thirst of yawmul qiyamah’

Q372: Dua in any language?

Question Can dua be in any language or is it a must to be in Arabic? Answer Outside salah dua can be made in any language. Inside salah, only Arabic and those which are in the Quran and Hadith can be read.

Q371: Reading dua from a book

Question When doing dua can you read the dua from book/paper etc. if you do not know it by heart? Answer Yes you can take help from a book, when making dua.

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