Q194: I cannot read the Quran properly Quraan
Question I can not read the Quran shareef properly, but I am trying to recite it properly. Is it ok if I do some little bit mistakes while reciting? Answer As long as you are trying as well as possible, you will get double the reward – one for reciting and one for your efforts. […]
Q193: Isha end time Salaah
Question Salaam, does Isha namaaz get qadha at the beggining of Fajr Salaah or does it get Qadha at a particular time before it? Answer According to the Hanafi madhab, Isha gets Qadhaa when Fajr time begins, however it is makrooh to delay the salaah after half of the night.
Q192: Ruling regarding lower back being exposed in sajda Performing
Question People who wear jeans in salah in such a way that their lower back becomes exposed in sajda what is the ruling regarding their salah and how should one approach them. Answer If a quarter of the limb is exposed, then salah is invalid. If less then it’s Makrooh. Either way you should approach […]
Q191: Working in a bank Miscellaneous Questions
Question Salaams, Can you work in a bank in the IT department? designing and supporting the IT infrastructure. Answer Working in a bank should be avoided as the majority (if not all) of their profit is through interest.
Q190: Dry blood on hand – Napaak? Cleanliness
Question If you touch dry blood does your hand become napaak and if you touch blood that is not flowing does your hand become napak Answer If the blood is still wet, the hand will be napaak. If the blood is dry, it will not be napaak.
Q189: Jahri zikr in a group and moving head during zikr Tassawuf/Spirituality
Question Assalamualaykum respected shaykh, I would like to ask a few questions regarding tasawwuf in order to dispell some uncertainties I have in my mind. Firstly is it permissible to have a zikr majlis wherein the people do jahri zikr together in one voice. Secondly, why do people move their heads when doing zikr, is […]
Q188: Wazeefah's and Salaatul Hajaat Other Actions
Question Asslamo Allaikum Shaykh, I heard your Urdu Bayan on dua and then I translated the Wazeefa which you have given at the beginning for the benefit of English speaking people but before publishing it on my site I thought that Rasulullah (Sallahu Alaihe Wassallam) has given us Salatul-Hajat for our needs so shouldn’t we […]
Q187: Is this fabricated (giving mubarak about Rabiul-Awwal) Hadeeth
Question Salam.. Moulana saab I wanted to ask a about a certain thing I recived a text message saying “whoever is the 1st to give mubarak about rabiul awal the fire of jahannam is harm upon them” I have never come across the hadith, as I am doing alima course, I have never ever read […]
Q186: Pictures Miscellaneous Questions
Question Muhtaram Mufti Saheb D.B Assalamualaikum Q1) Is it permissible for a muslim girls primary school to put up pictures of school children on the school website with parents consent? Q2) Is it permissible for a muslim girls secondary school to put up pictures of school children on the school website with parents consent? Q3) […]
Q185: Did the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasallam dislike eating kidney's of halal animals? Food
Question I heard somebody say, the Prophet sallahu alahie wasalaam disliked eating kidney’s of halal animals Mawlana sahib could you please clarify this? Jazakallah Answer No, that’s not correct. Once he slaughtered a goat and fed the kidney’s to everyone, he kept some for those who were not present at the time during the journey.
Q184: Organ donation permissible? Miscellaneous Questions
Question Salaam, Is it haram for a person to be an organ donor? For example, after death can a person donate his/her kidneys to help someone else? If not, then why? Wa-salaam Answer The Muftees derive from the Quran and hadith that the human body is a trust given to us by Allah. We should take […]
Q183: Femail makeup on friends, plucking etc. Women
Question My wife likes putting makeup on her friends is it haram for her to do this? She also plucks their and her eyebrows – Is this haram? Is it ok for her to shave her legs and pluck her upper lips? She wants to do this as a part time job for weddings what […]
Q182: Is it permissible to bow down and give salaam? Miscellaneous Questions
Question I am Bengali and all my life when eid comes or weddings special occasions we would bow down and give salaam by touching their feet and than saying salaam, but I only see this in Bollywood films, so is it shirk to do this or is it OK to do it with the intention […]
Q181: Viewing dead body. Function on that day? Miscellaneous Questions
Question What is the ruling in regards to the viewing of the dead body at the funeral day? And what sort of function should take place at that day? Answer Viewing a dead person is not something that is required or recommended by the Shariah. In fact in some cases it will not be allowed. This is […]
Q180: How do you take out a Jin and reading Quran backwards. Other Actions
Question How do you take out a Jin which has been with a person for many years? And What Happens if you read surah Fatiha or Ikhlas backwards? Answer Don’t try this at home! Get in touch with a proper Aamil. In the meantime, read Manzil and blow on the affected person. Also blow on […]
Q179: Offering Salah behind clean-shaved Imam Performing
Question Assalamu Alaikum, I am a student in University. In the masjid of our university, the prayers are often led by brothers who are either clean-shaved or their beard is not a fistful. Also, sometimes their pants often go beneath their ankles. Should I still offer Salah behind such an Imam? Wassalam. Answer The fuqaha […]
Q178: Is Eating a Lizard Sunnah Food
Question Assalam Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. I have read from one of Authentic books that some of the Sahaba’s (may Allah be pleased with them all) ate lizard but the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasallam disliked to eat it but did not stop them from eating. My Question: Is it Sunnah to eat lizard? Answer Eating a […]
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Q177: Virtuas of reciting Durood after Asr on Friday from a weak Hadith? Durood
Question Assalamu alaikum, I am from Tamil Nadu, India. Can u please provide me detailed information of these Hadiths. 1 .Reciting darood “Allahumma salli ala muhammadi-nin nabiyyil ummiyi wa aala alaihi wasallaim” 80 times after Friday Asr prayer, sins of 80 years will be removed (Targhib, tabrani). My mother taugh this thing when I was […]
Q176: Miracles by the Awlia-Allah Belief
Question Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakathuhu, I want to get clarified some incidents which I have read, referenced book called Rauz. Incident 1. A person saw in grave that an Awlia Allah was praying in his grave. Incident 2. When a student of Awlia Allah washing his teacher’s Maiyyath(body) after his death, he suddenly open’s […]
Q175: Back Pain Other Actions
Question Assalamualykum Sheikh, I am from Toronto, Ontario from Madina masjid. Moulana I get a lot back pain, do you know any duaas I can pray. Answer Read the following, blow on water and then drink it: 3 x Durood Shareef 11 x Surah Alam Nashrah 3 x Durood Shareef
Q174: Is it Sunnah to carry a staff/walking stick if I'm under 40? Other Actions
Question Is it sunnah to carry a staff/walking stick even if I’m under 40? Answer Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam did not use a staff until at a later age. Therefore, I wouldn’t say it would be a permanent Sunnah for young men, However every now and then would be OK.
Q173: What books are there available in Urdu for me to read? Miscellaneous Questions
Question Assalamu alaikum. What does the term ‘wahdatul ujood’ mean ? what is the view of Ulamaa of Deoband in this term? What should we believe in regards to this? Which books should I read in urdu in this subject? What does the term al walaa wal baraa mean? What books are there available in […]
Q172: Is there anything to pray for your children so they grow up they stay on the right path? Miscellaneous Questions
Question Is there anything to pray for your children I have got 3 young children and I’m doing my best to teach them about Islam. I.A I want both my sons to become Hafiz, Aalim and my daughter to become an Aalima please could you give me something to pray so that as they grow […]
Q171: Dua to heal ankles and make them stronger Other Actions
Question I play a lot of football and I have sprained my ankles many times. I was wondering if there is any duas, zikir, surats or duruds I can recite that will help to heal my ankles and make them stronger. Jazakallah. May Allah bless and reward Sheikh Abdur Raheem and his students for all […]
Q170: What is wahdatul wujood? Tassawuf/Spirituality
Question What is wahdatul wujood, I understand that it’s some sort of sufi terminology? Answer It means that the real wujood (existence) is of Allah , everything else is creation and their wujood is given by Allah. Some sufees who do ‘ghuluw’ (exaggeration) took this to mean that Allah is in everything. Therefore, they claimed that whatever […]
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Q169: I need to have hysterectomy, do I need to pray when I am bleeding from my hysterectomy? Purification
Question Salaam, I am 40 years old and I need to have hysterectomy (having my womb removed) for medical reasons. My question is do I need to pray when I am bleeding from my hysterectomy. Would that be period blood or blood from wound. If yes then how do I pray cause I won’t I […]
Q168: Marriage proposals and Job Money
Question 1.What do we do for marriage. we are looking for proposals for 3yrs and no one reply’s to us. 2.Even job is lost of my father. Tell us dua to read. Answer 1. Read Namaz Wala Durood Ibrahimi 500 times a day, facing the qibla. Read it for 40 days. May Allah ease your […]
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Q167: I get very angry at my kids and husband even when they haven't done anything. Dua to for protection from anger. Other Actions
Question Assalamualaikum. Most of the time I get very angry at my kids and husband even when they haven’t done anything. All day I’m busy in house chores looking after 3 kids I get really tired and take it all out on them I hate it when I do that. Is there anything I could pray to […]
Q166: Ethyl alcohol Food
Question Salaam, I recently bought some puff pastry and the ingredients contained ethyl alcohol, I checked on the internet and some people/sites are of the opinion that it is halal in food as it is used as a preservative and is not an intoxicant. Can you please verify this. Jazakallah Answer I have researched on […]
Q165: Does morning and evening mean after Fajr and Asr or Fajr and Maghrib? Other Actions
Question I just wanted to know when people say for e.g. pray something (zikr) in the morning and evening, does it mean after Fajr and Maghrib or is it after Fajr and Asr? Jazakallah, may Allah reward you abundantly… Ameen Answer Normally it means after Fajr and Asr. Some duas are for after Maghrib, when […]
Q164: Equal length haircut Society/Culture
Question: When one has a haircut, does it have to be one blade (equal length)? Answer Yes, it is important to have an equal length cut. There is a hadith in Abu Dawood Shareef – “Shave it all or leave it all”, and “He, s.a.w. forbade Qaza’ for us”. Qaza’ means shaving part of the […]
Q163: Is Cement Naajis? Performing
Question Assalam ‘alaikum, thanks for all you provide us and may Allah s.w.t. reward you abundantly. Sheikh, my friend is working under tight conditions such that he has no time perform Dhuhr and Asr prayers, he combines them during maghrib, his biggest problem is that he gets dirty as he collects cement, so no water […]
Q162: University debt, dua to ease situation? Money
Question I am around 2200 dollars debt to my university. The situation is urgent in many ways. Government loan is not available to me at this time. Is there any Du’a or Durood I can read to ease my situation. Also, please remember this sinful slave and make du’a Allah ta’ala brings afiyat to this […]
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Q161: What is Eman? Belief
Question What is Eman? Answer Eman is to believe that: God exists, He is one and has all good attributes and is free from all faults and blemishes. He is powerful, He has full knowledge of everything, He sees and hear’s everything. He has no partners and he has no son. To believe that he […]
Q160: Ghusl/wudhu with fractured arm Wudhu
Question Asalamualykum mufti sahib, I have fractured my arm unfortunately may Allah make my arm get better for me, ameen. I wanted to know that how do I perform ghusl and wudhu with a cast on my arm that cannot get wet. when I have a shower I put a plastic bag on my arm. […]
Q159: Women wiping over their headdress when performing wudu Women
Question What is the ruling relating to women wiping over their headdress when performing wudu? Answer Masah will not be valid. She has to wipe over the hair directly.
Q158: Leather socks to maintain their wudu for women? Women
Question Is it permissable for women to use leather socks to maintain their wudu? Answer Yes, it is permissible.
Q157: 4 misceleneous questions Miscellaneous Questions
Question Assalamualeykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh How are you and your family? You said in one of your answers”In fact many women’s rank in Jannah will be higher than their husbands” I thought a wife would be in the same level (rank) of paradise as the husband otherwise where would they meet to have intimate […]
Q156: Sex with pregnant wife Mariage/Divorce
Question My wife is pregnant am I allowed to still have sex with her and is there any time limit. Answer This is a matter of Physical health. If she is healthy, then there is no harm. However if she is sick and frail, then you should have some consideration for her and control yourself. […]
Q155: Are personal injury claims halal? Other Actions
Question Salaams, Shaykh I hope your in best of health. Are personal injury claims halal, even if you not hurt in the accident? And what if you are hurt. Is it halal? Answer If you are not hurt and you make a claim, you would be lying which is a grave sin. If you are […]
Q154: Alcohol in food Food
Question I would like to know about the ruling regarding alcohol in food. I have read that if alcohol is only present as a small percentage and is used as a carrier for flavourings then it is halaal. Could you please verify for me if this is correct? Jazakallah. Answer This alcohol is normally artificial […]