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Q239: Does stuttering and reciting incorrectly break Salaah? Salaah

Question I regularly pray my salaah, however when I read fast or slow suddenly I stutter even though I have no stutter problem, and then I get the words wrong (Quran). If this happens does my namaaz break? Answer Namaaz only breaks if you make a major mistake which changes the meaning, e.g. from “yes” to “no”.  However, […]

Q238: Waiting period of a woman after divorce Women

Question Assalam, How long does a women have to wait after getting divorced? Wassalam Answer Three periods if the menstruation cycle is still running; if she has gone through the menopause, then three months from the date of the divorce.

Q237: Overcome my nafs Tassawuf/Spirituality

Question Sometimes my nafs get the better of me such as anger, masturbation, cursing and this is frequent my intentions are correct but I need more help? Answer Pray 5 times a day and seek Allah’s help after every namaaz. Whenever you err, realise your mistake and repent immediately.  If you keep making tawba, insha-Allah […]

Q236: Direction during dua in a group Other Actions

Question If you make dua in a group, do you face the Qiblah or the person who you are doing dua behind? Is it better to look up when making a dua or looking down? Answer It depends when you are making the ijtimai dua.  If it is after Fajr or Asr salah when the […]

Q234: Any dua for keeping in touch with relatives? Miscellaneous Questions

Question Assalaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu, Myself along with my husband and children were staying in Madina shareef after dhuhar prayer came out and were sitting out of haram shareef, as usual me looking at old aged people and remembering my parents (resting in Janna) suddenly saw an old couple they were my father’s brother with his […]

Q232: Women's eyebrows Women

Question Someone has asked a question about women being allowed to do there eyebrows and you have answered no? however in another question some one has asked if women are allowed to remove facial hair you have answered yes, I have done my eyebrows in the past as I was not aware it was not […]

Q230: Dua for getting married Mariage/Divorce

Question I have been looking to get married and wanted to know if there are any duas/salaat that could be prayed? Answer Read “Ya Lateefu, Ya Wadoodu” 1111 times after Isha and before going to sleep.  Start the wazeefa after your period finishes and read continuously for 40 days.  Continue through your second period as […]

Q229: Get married though both parents disagree Mariage/Divorce

Question I am in a relationship with a girl. I know it is haram but I cannot get out of it. is it possible to get married to that person even though both parents disagree with the relationship because of cultural status? Answer Permissibility is one thing and desirability is something else.  Sometimes a permissible […]

Q228: Illness of piles Other Actions

Question I am a darul uloom student and I am in my thrid year of aalim course studies. I just want to ask regarding my problem, I have an illness called piles (also called haemorrhoids) so due to this condition of mine, dirty liquid in the colour of stool constantly keeps on coming out of my back […]

Q227: Cure for having bad thoughts about everyone Tassawuf/Spirituality

Question Salaam, I have a question regarding bad thoughts, I have bad thoughts about everyone no matter where I am, what is your opinion on this on how to stop these bad thoughts from bothering me? Jazakallah Answer 1. Read the muawwaztain 3 times after every namaz, blow on the palms and pass them over […]

Q226: Gaining confidence (eg. before a bayaan) Other Actions

Question Asalamualaikum, How does a person gain confidence? For example a person gets very nervous about doing a bayaan how can this be tackled? Answer Prepare well. Pray 2 rakat salatul hajah before the bayan and ask Allah for help. When starting the bayan, read 7 times: Ya hayyu ya qayyoom, bi rahmatika nastagheeth.

Q225: Platinum Rings, Honeymoons and Cruise ship holidays Society/Culture

Question Salaam Hazrat, I have a few questions if you could help me please, Are men allowed to wear platinum rings? Are we allowed to go on honeymoons? Are we allowed to go on a cruise ship holidays? Jazakallah Hazrat, your help is very much appreciated, and I humbly request that you remember me in […]

Q224: Pigskin Miscellaneous Questions

Question Assalamu Alayku My wife teaches at a school. The lining of her shoes is made from pig’s leather. She places her wet feet in the shoe after performing wudhu. When she comes home from teaching, she will walk on the carpet. Her feet are dry until she makes wudhu again. I have not said […]

Q223: Photo's and Videos Society/Culture

Question Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu Shaykh! Molana, We were always taught that it was haram to take photos, make video films etc. I understand that this is still the case according to some Muftis. What confuses me is how wedding photos and films are not allowed whereas many Ulama are of the opinion that taking […]

Q221 Is Salaah valid with pictures/eyes on clothes Performing

Question Assalamu alaykum, Is salah valid if you have small pictures of animals on your clothes (e.g. Puma,lacoste etc)? Is salah valid if you have eyes on clothes? Jazakallah, may Allah reward you abundantly… Ameen. Please make dua for me. Answer Valid but makrooh, which means that the thawab of such salah will be reduced.

Q217: Polite age to marry Mariage/Divorce

Question What’s the polite age for both boy and girl to engaged or married? Answer Two things: According to Shariah According to custom According to Shariah, engagements and marriage can be done as soon as they reach maturity and puberty. According to custom, 20-25 is the normal age in today’s society.

Q214: Should a Masbooq recite loudly? Performing

Question If I met 2 rakats in the salaah of Maghrib, the last that was not met, will I recite louder or inner? Answer A masbooq should recite quietly, not loudly, as it would disturb others.  Loud recitation in fardh is only during congregational salaah.

Q213: Paying Zakat of next year Money

Question Asalamwalaykum, Inshallah you are keeping well. My question pertains to Zakat, and its distribution. Until recently I would take out my Zakat in Ramadhan each year, and distribute 50% of it during Ramadhan and keep the other 50% to distribute throughout the remainder of the year. However, I read somewhere that you should discharge […]

Q212: Haraam food, 40 days of dua rejected? Food

Question If you eat something haraam without the intention, for 40 days, will your duas get accepted? Answer If you tried your best to find out if it was halal and found nothing wrong with it, but it later turned out to be haram, then insha-Allah you will not be called to account for this.  […]

Q211: YouTube video on Coke/Pepsi Food

Question There is a video on YouTube regarding Coke and pepsi. Its called “MUSLIMS DON’T DRINK COCA COLA & PEPSI” It says that the video/production is brought to you by students of Darul Uloom Bury. Is this true? And is the information regarding Coke and Pepsi true? Are we allowed to drink it? Jazakallah Answer […]

Q210: Swordfish Food

Question Asalamu alaikum, What is the islamic ruling on swordfish? is it halal for muslims? Jazakallah Answer Yes, swordfish is halal.

Q209: How to attain closeness to ones Shaykh Tassawuf/Spirituality

Question Assalaamu Alaikum, Shyakh can you advise of how to attain closeness to ones own Shaykh, I have taken bayat from my Shaykh now for over 2 years although I feel if my Shaykh doesnt even know me, how do I get close to him? Jazakallah Answer Keep in touch, write to him, phone him […]

Q206: Zeal for good deeds Hajj/Umrah

Question Asalamualykum w w Recently I have lost motivation to do good deeds and  I have become disobedient towards Allah’s commands. Is there anything I can do to get this zeal back. I am going for Umrah in April and as you know will be doing the Ziyarah of rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam. while I am in […]

Q204: Azaan if we pray namaaz at its beginning time Salaah

Question Assalamu alaykum, If you are praying namaaz at its beginning time and with jamaat, do we need to give Azaan (for example at the university or college)? Do we need to do Azaan for Maghrib if you are praying with jamaat at the university/college? Jazakallah, may Allah reward you abundantly… Ameen Answer Azaan itself […]

Q203: Fabricated hadith in your video about Abu Usamah? Miscellaneous Questions

Question Salaam, I have watched your video refuting Abu Usamah. Molana saab, rumors are going around that the hadith that you stated at 3:55 is fabricated. “stated that it is fabricated, he said he checked it in a book by Imam Ibn Jawzi in which he has compiled fabricated ahadith” Can you please clarify this. […]

Q202: In Shafi'ee madhab, performing Hajj will be very difficult Hajj/Umrah

Question Salaam, For someone who follows the Shafi’ee madhab, performing Hajj will be very difficult. for example while performing tawaaf your bound to brush on to a female. Can people of these madhab change their views on this ruling for Hajj ? Answer The Shafi’ee muftis of Indonesia and Malaysia have given a fatwa on this […]

Q199: Eating in restaurants where alcohol is served Food

Question I have a question regarding eating in restaurants where food is halal but alcohol is served. I personally avoid such places however would like some evidence from Quran/Hadith to try and make my brothers understand, who like to go to such a restaurant. Answer There is a hadith in Mishkat-ul-Masabeeh, taken from Jami’ at-Tirmidhi […]

Q197: Zikr Naats Miscellaneous Questions

Question: Asalamualikum, Are zikr naats halal? What if they stop me from listening to music and remembering Allah Ta’la? Jazakallah Answer: Better to listen to Qur’an.  Search on YouTube for Qari Abdul Basit.  Listen to his beautiful recitation and enhance your spirituality.  Naats with music can give some suroor (joy to the nafs, however, sukoon […]

Q195: Performing Salaah with Wife ok? Salaah

Question Salaam… My wife could not perform her prayers properly, is it ok if we both offer our prayers togather and I read the Namaz a bit loud so she can repeat (read) the Namaz with me? Answer You should try to teach your wife to read by herself, until she has learnt, she can […]

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