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Dua upon strong winds

Read the following dua for when a strong wind blows: “Allaahumma ‘innee ‘as’aluka khayrahaa, wa khayra mafeeha, wa khayra ma ‘ursilat bihi wa a’oodhu bika min sharrihaa, wa sharri mafeeha, wa sharri maa ‘ursilat bihi”. O Allah, I ask You for the good of this wind, for the good of what it contains, and for […]

Q560: embracing upon eid day,

Question: I have heard from someone that it is bidah to embrace each other after Eid Salah? Is this true? 20- Embracing (Mu’anaqah) increases love, affection and mercy between people. To do so on occasions of joy and happiness or sorrow and grief is from amongst the actions of human nature. Islam allows it and […]

Q559: Acne problem

Question: Salam, I’ve got acne and want to cure it. Is there a Surat I can read? You mentioned the thread knot and reading Surah Ar-Rahman. Answer: Yes on Q327 I’ve mentioned reading Surah ar-Rahman, also seeking medical treatment would be needed. Usually those suffering from acne, have to adapt to a different lifestyle in […]

Q558: Should we go to meet someone going for haj or umrah

Question: Is this encouraged and is it a good thing to do: Meeting someone before they go hajj or umrah Meeting someone after they return from hajj or umrah Answer: Yes most definitely, it is good to meet someone before they go for Hajj or Umrah. If the person travelling goes around to meet family […]

Q557: should we crush our nafs?

Question: I once heard the shaykh mention in a talk about Hafiz ibn Hajr Al-asqalani (RA) that there was a monk who accepted Islam because he would do the opposite of what his nafs tells him to do. Is this something Muslims should practice as well? Answer: The Deen of Islam is a ‘religion of […]

Q556: selling rizla and filter tips

Q4.Is Rizla and swan filter tips permissible to sell to retail shops جزاكم الله خيرًا A4. It would be permissible to sell Rizla and Swan filter tips to retail shops as long as they do not contain any haram ingredients. You may ascertain if any of the brands that Rizla or Swan filter tips manufacture […]

Q555: politeness when a friend keeps asking for money

Q1.salaam shaykh how are u? i have a major problem,i have a freind that i have known for many years,for the past 4 years he has been taking money off me,i have calculated the amount and it comes to an amount of approximately 1500 POUNDS! please can u give me advice on how to stop […]

Q554: listening to Quran in a females voice

Q3.what is worse? watching an indian moovie which contains music,nude women or listening to a women who is covered up with a headscarf praying quran on youtube? i know they are both wrong but i would like to know which is a bigger sin? A3. The voice of a female is attractive and therfore regarded […]

Q553: seeing sheikh Zakaria in dream

Q2.Assalaamualaykum, moulana I had a dream, I dreamt that I had gone for umrah Hadhrat shaikhul hadeeth moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (ra) with my brother, I didn’t see him however he was stood next to me and I saw his figure from the side & within the dream I was going to be writing about the […]

Q552: using interest money for presents

Question: I work for the council. I have to give out lots of presents at Christmas time. Can I use interest money for that. Answer: The first question is why did you take the interest money. Try to avoid it as much as you can. Giving interest and taking interest are both equal in sin. […]

Q551: rejecting proposals and then blaming taqdeer

Question2: Some girl I know has been getting proposals and she has rejected as many as 50, when anyone asks the reason she replies that “Naseeb and it was written”….. I have heard that only 3 things are written which is life, Death and Rozi (sustenance). Can you please advise if this is correct or […]

Q550: retaining memories in jannah

Question 1- Will we retain all our memories of dunya in Jannah? Answer: Yes, we will retain the memories of this world in jannah. Allah says in suratul baqarah, كلّما رُزقوا مِنها مِن ثَمرة رزقا قالوا هذا الذي رُزقنا من قبل Translation: Every time they are given a fruit from there to eat, they will […]

Q549: A question about divorce

Question: my wife sent me and SMS at 11 PM saying please come home. I replied”no”. Would this constitute a divorce? Answer: No, This would not constitute a divorce. You did not say the words ‘I divorce you’ or anything similar, nor did you write it or text or email it, so don’t keep worrying.

Q548: is it kufr to neglect salah

Question: subsequently that dispute led me to take one hour in the shower after which I walked out of the house. I returned at 11:30 PM. Having not read any salah in the day, partly because I was angry and mostly because I thought how can I tarnish any of my ibadah by wearing glasses […]

Q547: Waswasa regarding masah in Wuzu

Question: While performing Isha with jamat, I had strong doubt as to whether I performed masah. I continued with the salah but cannot recall precisely why I continued. I think the main reason would have been that I did my wudhu and I am now too lazy to go again to perform masah so I […]

Q546: 3 questions about divorce and kufr

Question: during a dispute with my wife. I said to her”I can’t tolerate you hollering at me all the time.” At the time I thought in my mind”consider yourself divorced.” I didn’t utter these words. Would this constitute divorce? Answer: this would not constitute divorce as you merely thought the phrase”consider yourself divorced”and did not […]

Q545: Objection by an atheist upon Islam

Question: Whether there is a God or not is a search personal to every individual. Nobody can know all things in Universe& how it all came to be. All religions like Islam can offer is a story. Many accept this story as fact, when it is merely blind faith. The scientific view is based on […]

Q544: marriage in different culture

I want to get married soon to someone who has a different culture (i am an Indian Muslimah, he’s a Pakistani Muslim) we both have Deen and believe we will be the good Muslim couple. Our Parents are not accepting because of culture issues. They rather me marry someone from same culture who has a […]

Q543: Use of injections with haram ingredients, for severe disease

As saslam wa alaikum shaykh Whilst fasting I know injections are permissible but what about injections that contain either or genetically modified Chinese hamster ovary cells or human albium? Also are they permissible to use as the other possible permissible ones have been used already and are not affective as needed and the other has […]

Q542: Significant days of worship and Special Forms of Worship

Question Could you please provide me with details or refer me to an appropriate site or book which describes the significant days of worship such as Shab-e-barat and laylatul Qadr and any other days and nights of importance. And also is there any special form of worship for each day such as praying something specific […]

Q541: cure for nazar

asalamualaikam, i needed some advice and guidance, i have recently been struck with something unusual. i was absolutely fine but for the past two weeks i have been feeling very restless, my head constantly feels like someone has pinched it and it feels really tight, i keep getting anxiety and keep getting bad waswase which […]

Q540: Reciting Quran in public

As salamu alaikum Dear Mufti Saab, A brother and I had fikr about giving Dawah to non-Muslims in a wise way and I wanted your Noble Advice. In selected areas in our area (London) where is it legal to hold a stall or where buskers perform their music, we want to have simply 2 chairs […]

Q539: sleeping between asr and maghrib

Assalamu alaykum Is it makrooh to sleep between asar and magrib? jazakallah, may Allah reward you abundantly… ameen Answer: yes it is makrooh when isha is at risk. One Hadith says ” May the eye which sleeps before it, not get any sleep” I am in haj and I don’t have books to find the […]

Q538: sanctity of masjid al aqsa and cursing yazid

Is masjid al aqsa, also known as the haram sharif or the third haram (so the ruling of hunting killing etc., being prohibited also applies in al-aqsa), i am asking this because the Arabs denies the fact that al-aqsa is haram? Can you please give proofs with references? I’ve got another question, are you allowed […]

Q537: How to increase the fear of Allah

Question: How does a person increase in fear of Allah? Answer: mashallah!! Very good question from a 15 year old boy. May Allah increase your level of taqwa and make others like you. To increase Allah’s khawf, we need to remember Him at all times. When we are closer to Him we fear Him more. […]

Q536: talaq in anger

Question: If your husband says talaq to you in a fit of anger and only you hear it no one else and then he apologises straightaway and also denies it i didnt say it like this etc etc what should you do? Answer: Talaq is only given in anger, nobody says “Begum I love you, […]

Q535: Salah on plane, and iqtidaa of an imam who has wiped on socks

Assalamu alaykum I hope you are in the best of health and iman. I have 2 questions, Firstly if a namaz is prayed in a plane (sitting down, facing qibla) does this need to be repeated, and if so, why is this. Secondly, if the imam does masah on a pair of normal socks, is […]

Q534: ghusl before intimate relationship

Question: Should the husband and wife do ghusl everytime before they have intimate relations? Answer: No, that is not correct, ghusl is fardh afterwards and not before, however, if one of them or both are in an unsuitable, unattractive state, they should clean themselves first, as a courtesy for their partner. Our deen is hygiene […]

Q533: intention in qurbani of 7 persons

Question: If a family sends money for sacrificing a cow (7 parts qurbani), do we need to give the name of every person included or will one person’s name in the family suffice as long as the intention in the heart is there for every member? Jazakallah, may Allah reward you abundantly… ameen Answer: one […]

Q532: Accepting gift from a person who plays lottery

Assalamualaikum I want to ask you that if lottery is haraam to play. If a muslim person plays a lottery will all his/her earning become haraam or not, whether they win or not. I am asking because where I work there are some Muslims who plays lottery and sometime they offer me food which I […]

Q531: Nikah after masturbation

Question: My friend says he masturbated while seeing a picture of a non-mahram woman. And asked for forgiveness about that. Then he married that lady’s daughter. Is the marriage valid? Please reply as he urgently needs to know and is going crazy. Answer: ‘Hurmate Musaharat’ only takes effect when some touching is involved, here there […]

Q530: Backbiting and Slander

Question Few questions about backbiting and slander. If a person says something else loudly behind his back with the intention of him hearing so he can be offended, does this count as backbiting? Also if it is not then what is the sin and punishment? Answer 1) Yes it is counted as backbiting. 2) If […]

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