Can we ask Allah to give us the intercession of Prophet(S) on the Day of Judgement?It is a shirk?

Paradise and Hell
21 Oct

ANSWER: You shouldn’t ask Allah for the intercession of His messenger, rather you should ask Allah for forgiveness and the admission to paradise directly. 

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Is it permissible for me to work as an application specialist in an audit firm like ….?

Jobs, Riba
21 Oct

ANSWER: If this is a financial institution that is based on riba and giving consultancies to firms dealing in riba, working in such a firm is totally prohibited.  

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Why do we have to pray Dhur and Asr (obligatory)quietly.Can we pray loudly.

Prayer
21 Oct

ANSWER: This is the way the prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam had prayed them. If one prays them loudly, this is permissible but against the sunnah. 

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My maternal grandfather who is 95 years old doesn’t offer Salah anymore.its been almost 1.5 years. He has always prayed all his Salah including tahajjud all his life but now he just ignores the call to prayer even after reminding. He is weak, prostate problems and weak memory. What can we do so that his last days are his best days.

Prayer
20 Oct

ANSWER: His children and grandchildren must keep reminding him with wisdom, good manners and knowledge. However, if his memory has totally deteriorated and he is classified as insane and cannot differentiate between day and night then he’s not accountable and it doesn’t matter if he does not pray. 

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Sheikh I am getting married in a couple of days and I am afraid that at the wedding females will capture my picture. So if I will sit with hijab on my face everyone will criticze me of removing Hijab because there are all females. What should I do to save myself from the people who capture the picture no matter how much I say No..

Halal/Haram Matters
20 Oct

ANSWER: Demand that all female guests are searched and submit their mobiles before entering the hall. 

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If a person approaches my close friend and starts hitting him for whatever reason, can I fight back to protect my Muslim brother. Or is the physical hitting between them two and I get involved I will be sinful?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
20 Oct

ANSWER: You should intervene if you have the ability to stop the fight but not to take part in it, especially if your friend is the aggressor. 

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Is it permissible to recite poem such as naat or qasida burda in the masjid?

Shirk and its different forms
19 Oct

ANSWER: The so-called “Burda shareef” contains a lot of shirk and you must not recite nor listen to that at all. https://islamqa.info/en/answers/115502/qaseedat-al-burdah-by-al-busayri-and-an-explanation-of-what-it-contains-of-kufr-and-heresy

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Im a girl in a muslim uni and its mixed. Often i see my friends interacting with guys and hanging out and also having soo much fun.honestly i feel very lame because i only keep a few female friends. I always debate whether i should open up my personality and interact with them and also change my clothing style to fit in. Would i be sinful or do u have any advice to deal with uni life?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters
19 Oct

ANSWER: When scholars say that studying in a mixed school is prohibited, it is for this reason as such environment of free mixing and socializing weakens a person’s Iman and hardens their hearts.  You have a choice between following the footsteps of the prophet salla allahu alalihi wa sallam and his companions when they stood […]

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Prior to my second marriage, do i have to tell my prospective second wife about my first wife and that she would be my second wife?

Fiqh of Marriage
19 Oct

ANSWER: You must not conceal the fact that you married or you will be cheating them. 

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In the subcontinent, there is a tradition called “Halala Marriage”. Once a women is divorced but after iddah, if she wants to go back or the husband wants to take hart back, she needs to get marry another person and if the 2nd hubby dies or give divorce to dat woman, she can get back to the 1st hubby. Is it authentic if not how can she get back to him?

Invalid Marriages
18 Oct

ANSWER: Marrying the 2nd man with the intention to get back to the 1st one after divorcing her is a trick and this is prohibited. Praise be to Allaah. If a man divorces his wife for the third time, then she is not permissible for him to marry until she has married another man, because […]

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