If you hear the barking of a dog or the braying of a donkey by night, then seek refuge in Allah from the devil because they see what you do not see.– is it true?

Commentary on Hadeeth
09 Oct

ANSWER: This is authentic. 

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Sheikh, sometimes I take vegetables out from cooked meal because I don’t eat them but it is then thrown in bin. Is it wastage of food? What should I do with those veggie pieces that I take out from the meal? Should I wrap it in a pack and keep aside?

Sins
09 Oct

ANSWER: Don’t take the veggies from the pot that you don’t want to eat. 

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Can I follow someone who is praying nawafil for my obligatory prayers and can I also follow someone who is praying Isha for my magrib prayers?

Prayer
09 Oct

ANSWER: Yes, this is permissible. 

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plz what is the ruling guiding a woman in iddah as in a widow after her iddah period concerning her clothes… because where I come from people say she must give it all out… what if she don’t have new once . please tell me what is the islamic guidling…

Waiting Period of widow or divorcee
09 Oct

ANSWER: This is baseless. There is nothing in Islam that says she must give all her clothes away! She is free to keep all of her clothes.

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Is it permissible to sit with an opposie gender in the buss. Many times I sit alone an a woman comes and sits next to me. I dont have any desires hence it’s public and I live in sweden.

Halal/Haram Matters
09 Oct

ANSWER: It’s best if you get up and not sit beside a non mahram woman but if it’s unavoidable then you must do your best to not sit closely and you must lower your gaze. 

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Sheikh, what is more rewarding and important? To learn Arabic so I could understand the Qur’an or to memorize it? I want to do both but finding it difficult to do both at the same time…

Reading/Reciting the Quran
09 Oct

ANSWER: Learning the Arabic language to understand Qur’an is more rewarding. However, it’s best if you give time to both.   

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I have heard that if someone kills other without any legitimate reason then the murderer will get all the sins of the person whom he killed..is it authentic?

Sins
09 Oct

ANSWER: This is not authentic. He will be compensated on the day of judgement until he is satisfied. 

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Shaikh, in asian countries like India, Pakistan & Bangladesh people keep their children names with addition of Mohammad before it like “Mohammad Owais”, “Mohammad Sadiq” etc. So my question is whether my name is Mohammad or Owais? What will i be called in Arabian style like Mohammad Owais ibn Mohammad Sadiq or Owais ibn Sadiq? Please clarify this.

Halal/Haram Matters
09 Oct

ANSWER: This concept of keeping the name Muhammad before the actual name has no basis in islam. Only one name should be given to the child, followed by his father’s name and then the father’s surname. You need to choose to delete one of these two names. 

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Their’s a hadith where the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, that there will be a time in his Ummah when four things will be sought to become lawful including, fornication, silk, alcohol and the musical instruments. It has been said that the part of music instrument was reported by Hisham ibn ammaar who used to make up more than 400 hadith himself. Does it make this hadith weak?

Sports, Entertainment and Music
09 Oct

ANSWER: This is a blatant lie! The hadeeth is in Saheeh Al Bukhari and only ignorants believe such nonsense.  The 4 schools of thought all agree that musical instruments are prohibited in Islam. 

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Sheikh can we put something on Quran? Like any daily use thing. Vaseline or any cream etc.

Reading/Reciting the Quran
09 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it comes under disrespecting the Qur’an. 

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