Sheikh Assim Alhakeem graduated from the prestigious Umm al-Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia in 1998. At present Shaikh Assim is an Imam of a masjid in Jeddah, a role which he has held for the past 32 years, where the sheikh delivers the weekly Friday sermons and lectures on various Islamic Sciences. Sheikh Assim […]

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ANSWER: It is valid as long as the father (wali) of the girl gave consent to this marriage and there were two male witnesses present. So called “molvi” has no impact on the validity of the marriage! 

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ANSWER: He can give equal portions to both his daughters while he’s still alive. However, this must be documented and they must posses this in reality as well and not just on paper. 

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ANSWER: Non Muslims are not obliged to fast! Rather it is not permissible for a Muslim to serve food during the daytime of Ramadan, whether it is to non muslims or Muslims. 

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ANSWER: Cost of silver is considered for paying zakat.  If you have cash money that is equivalent to 595 grams of silver or more and stays with you a whole hijri year, you must give zakat on that.

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ANSWER: Hitting a daughter for doing hijab sounds a bit unbelievable but if what you’re saying is true, go and complain to the local imam or the imam of the authorized Islamic center but you MUST NOT stop wearing the proper hijab and must not be part of mixed gatherings. You must remain steadfast and […]

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ANSWER: Of course not! Believing in such predictions can nullify a person’s Islam as he is claiming to know the future!  Nobody has this knowledge but Allah and claiming to know this or predicting future events is absolutely prohibited in Islam and what they claim is totally baseless.

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