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Q354: Dua in any language? Miscellaneous Questions

Question Can dua be done in any language? Answer If dua is made inside salah e.g. in the sajdah of tahajjud and other nafl, then it should be in Arabic and from the Quran and Sunnah. Outside salah, we can make dua in any language. Allah is the creator of all the languages and he […]

Q352: Too late for taking Alim course? Miscellaneous Questions

Question Salaam, I wanna apply at the Darul Uloom Bury but I aint got a clue how to. I try phoning but it never goes through. How can I apply? And also I am 18 years old is it to late for me to do aalim course? Answer No, it’s never too late.  Where are […]

Q351: 3 Questions Other Actions

Question Assalamu-alaikum, Can you please check Raddul muhtar Kitab aljihaad bab almurtad on Imam Haskafis saying مستحل الرقص where Allam shami (ibn abidin ) comments, it seems to me that he agrees with the sufi hadra (spirtual dancing in dhikr) can you confirm? My second question is that its mentioned in Fadeela-e-Durud sharif by Mawlana […]

Q350: Language in Jannah Hadeeth

Question Will the people of Jannat all speak Arabic? Answer Yes.  That was the original language that was given to Sayyiduna Adam alayhis-salaam when he was created in Jannah. One hadith says: “Love the Arabs for three reasons: I am an Arab The Qur’an is in Arabic And the conversation of the people of Jannah […]

Q349: Naming a boy Yasin Other Actions

Question Is naming a boy Yasin makrooh? Answer It’s jaiz – some mufassireen have said that it is among the names of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam.

Q348: Making dua for many Hurs in Jannah Other Actions

Question Molana are we allowed to make dua to Allah asking for so many and loads of Hurs in Jannah? Answer Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam has prohibited us from exaggerating in dua, therefore stick to duas of the Qur’an and Hadith. “When you ask from Allah, ask him for Firdaws, because it is the loftiest […]

Q347: Feeling in Jannah Belief

Question Salaams, Molana is Jannah going to be feel like a dream like (sometimes some films try to give this impression of a silvery/white haze) place or is it going to be like how this world feels? Answer No, Jannah is not going to feel like a dream nor is it something spiritual, but is […]

Q345: Sunnah to remove earwax? Hadeeth

Question Is it Sunnah to clean ears from earwax (mel) or is it just good manners and cleanliness? Answer Cleanliness is a very important part of Imaan; cleaning the ears is part of this cleanliness, therefore not only would it be classified as sunnah – meaning a practice of Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam, who would always […]

Q343: Dua for eyesight excellent Other Actions

Question Can you give dua to make eyesight excellent? Answer May Allah preserve your eyesight and make it excellent. Read “ya nooru” eleven times after every namaz, blow on your finger tips and rub them over your eyes. “Noor” is from Asma-e-Husna – when you call upon Allah through Asma-e-Husna, He responds.

Q340: Does Allah reward for even 1 pence spent in charity? Belief

Question If you give as little as one pence to charity does Allah reward you? If you give as little as one pence towards building/renovating a mosque does Allah reward you with a palace in Jannah? Answer Yes, if given with sincerity. Yes, if given with sincerity – there is a hadith in Sunan ibn Majah that mentions the reward […]

Q339: Reward for saying the name of Allah Belief

Question Do you get reward for saying Allah? Answer Allah’s name is full of noor. Your heart will be filled with noor when you invoke the name of Allah with belief, sincerity, attention and conviction.

Q338: Dua for entry into Jannah and protection for Hell Other Actions

Question Can you give the arabic duas for asking Allah for jannat and seeking refuge from hell. Answer اللّهمّ إنّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنّةَ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ وَعَمَلٍ، وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَمَا قَرَّبَ إلَيْهَا مِنْ قَوْلٍ وَعَمَلٍ

Q336: Hadith about women being Allah's most beautiful creation? Hadeeth

Question Is there a hadith  or something which says women are Allah’s most beautiful creation? Are they? Answer I am not aware of any such hadith; however, there is an ayah in the Qur’an that states that humans have been created in the best of forms: لقد خلقنا الإنسان في أحسن تقويم

Q335: Any significance in the number 786? Belief

Question What is 786 and is this of any significance? Does it even mean Bismillah? Answer Every letter in the Arabic alphabet has been given a numerical value and the numer “786” has been obtained from “bismillaahir-rahmaanir-raheem” by using these values for each of its letters and adding them up.  People would use this number […]

Q334: Shaving the head Miscellaneous Questions

Question Is it good to shave the head regularly and did hazrat Omar radiyallahu anhu do this? Answer Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam only shaved his head after performing either Hajj or Umrah; however, it was a practice of Sayyiduna Ali radiallahu anhu (not Sayyiduna Umar radiallahu anhu).  Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam saw his head after […]

Q332: Sunnah haircut Other Actions

Question Is there such thing as haraam haircut should it be called non-sunnah haircut? Answer Yes, hair should be cut neatly and modestly.  The sunnah guideline is to have an equal cut.

Q331: Overcom tiredness and sleeping less Other Actions

Question How do you overcome tiredness? How did saintly people, buzruks and  scholars of the past spend most their time in ibaadat etc. and sleep so few hours in the day, how did they manage? Answer Get some sleep, but don’t sleep too much.  Don’t do such work which exhausts you.  Work in moderation. By […]

Q330: Red Bull and Boost Food

Question Can you drink Red Bull and Boost? Answer I have checked their website; the ingredients seem halal, therefore they would be classed as halal.

Q329: Magnet bracelet for health Miscellaneous Questions

Question Can men wear health magnet bracelet? Answer Yes, they are worn for medical reasons.  They benefit in the case of arthritis and ease blood circulation.  However, don’t wear it and show it – wear it up your arm and hide it from people’s eyes.

Q327: Dua for cure from teenage spots (acne) Miscellaneous Questions

Question Is there a dua to get rid of/stop getting/clearing teenage spots (acne) which appear on face/chest/back? Answer Firstly, get medical help from a doctor or a good hakeem.  Secondly, take a one metre long piece of black thread, read Surah ar-Rahman and every time you come upon “fa bi ayyi aalaai rubbikuma tu kazzibaan”, […]

Q326: Food for strength of 40 men? Food

Question What is the food which gives you the strength on 40 men? Answer Yes one such Hadith has been found which states hareesa (a sweet dish) as the dish which gives a person the power of forty men. hareesa  is made from wheat flour, Ghee and Honey or Sugar. However, the Hadith is Mawdhoo’ (ie. […]

Q325: 3 Questions regarding the Jummuah Khutba Salaah

Question Molana sir salaams, these questions are regarding Friday Jummuah prayer For the imam to say salaam to all the musalees when he goes on the minbar is this sunnat? When imam says in khutba the ayat which begins inallaha wamalaaikatahu yusaluna alan nabiy when he ends on “taslima” do all the musalis have to […]

Q324: Technology and construction in Jannah Belief

Question In Jannat can you ask for things which take years of construction and machines to build in this world such as helicopters, aeroplanes ferraris, lamborghini and will they appear instantly? Also if you ask for all the technology and gadgets and fantasies and exotic locations and things in movies such as iron man suit, […]

Q323: Is there a dua to pass urine without difficulty? Cleanliness

Question Is there any dua you pray in toilet to help urine come out if it takes so long? Answer For medical problems, see a good doctor or a good hakeem.  Find out the cause of the problem and take proper medication – this is the sunnah of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam. Do not […]

Q323: Dua/advice for waking up for Fajr Salaah Performing

Question Can you give me a dua for waking up for fajar. Also what advices are there for somebody who finds it so hard to get up? Answer Go to sleep early.  Before sleeping, read tasbeehaate Fatima and other adhkaar.  Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi rahmatullahi alayh has mentioned through experience that the last to […]

Q322: Wearing imitation silk/shiny jabbah and designer clothes Society/Culture

Question Can a man wear imitation silk jubbah? And can a man wear shiny jubbah e.g shiny black, shiny brown, shiny blue shiny grey etc.? Can you wear designer clothes, shoes, accessories? Answer Better to avoid. What is the point in looking like women? Two things should be avoided: takabbur and israaf.  Israaf means going over your […]

Q321: Dressing Smart Society/Culture

Question Is it empasised in Sunnah to dress and look neat, tidy, good smartly? Or should one dress and look untidy to be modest? Answer 1. Of course.  Not only in Sunnah, it’s in the Qur’an: يبني آدم خذوا زينتكم عند كلّ مسجد “O children of Adam!  Take hold of your zeenat (beauty) at every […]

Q320: Words of Adab and Respect Miscellaneous Questions

Question Is it allowed to say: Holy Quran Holy Prophet Quran Sharif Hadith Sharif Makkah sharif kaaba sharif madina sharif masjid haram sharif masjid nabawi sharif Answer Yes, they are all allowed, because this is adab, respect. The Qur’an says: ذلك ومن يعظم شعائر الله فإنّها من تقوى القلوب “Whosoever reveres the things attached to […]

Q319: Questions about the black stone on the Kaaba sharif Hajj/Umrah

Question Is there ayat/hadith about the black stone? Did the beloved prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam ever kiss the black stone with his mubarak mouth? Is the black stone today the same one that came from Jannat? If one kisses the black stone, is this means that garunteed all his sins are 100% definatly forgiven? […]

Q317: Meaning of Istibraa Cleanliness

Question Does Istibraa mean it is faraz that when one goes to toilet for piss/urine then they have to stay for at least 25 minutes or can on get up earlier than that? what are good methods of getting out urine which take long? Answer No, 25 minutes is a very long time.  Istibraa is […]

Q316: Isale thawaab for a living person Miscellaneous Questions

Question Can you do isale thawaab for any muslim female/male relation/non relation who is alive or can you only do isale thawaab for deceased persons? Answer Hajje badal is allowed, which is when you perform hajj on behalf of a disabled person who cannot travel to Makkah Mukarramah, so similarly, Isale thawaab for a living […]

Q315: Fantasy Football Permissible? Other Actions

Question Can you play free fantasy football online? Answer Does it involve paying money?  If yes, then it’s qimaar (gambling), which is haram.  If no, then could it lead to qimaar? If yes, then avoid; if no, then still, don’t waste your time – use it wisely.

What is Waseela and Tawassul? Is it Allowed? Articles

Question Is it bidat to make dua to Allah through the waseelah of Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam? Introduction Praise be to Allah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our own nafs and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allah guides, none can lead him […]

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