Day before yesterday my friend died in a road accident due to sever head injury and his brain came out of his head so some people are calling him a martyr because he died an unnatural death while other people are saying he will be held accountable for not wearing helmet on the day of judgment because he was ignorant. Please clarify if a person doesn’t wear a helmet is he sinful?

Funerals
02 Jul

ANSWER: It is sinful not to follow the laws but his fate is with Allah and no one has the right to judge whether his death was good or bad.

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I have gold jewellery given by my parents at marriage…m not earning to pay my zakaat…shud I sell my jewellery every year to pay zakaat???how can a woman pay if she is not earning?

Zakat
02 Jul

ANSWER: If she doesn’t have the money, she must sell some of it and pay the zakat. However, if the husband willing wants to pay it on her behalf, by her authorization, this is permissible.  

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Is it allowed to recite ayatal kursi after surah fatiha during the salat, as this is only 1 ayah but very long.

Prayer
02 Jul

ANSWER: No problem in this.

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When a man divorced his wife, we know that she supposed to take all that was her mahar. What about if mans relatives have given her some gifts of course which is not part of the Mahar written in the contract. Should the lady return those gifts or these gifts also belong to her ?

Divorce
02 Jul

ANSWER: These gifts belong to her and there’s no need to give it back after divorce. 

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There are some organisations which support LGBT by putting a rainbow colour flag on their company logo on LinkedIn. These organisations have operations/branches in Islamic countries as well. Is it allowed to work in such organisations in an Islamic country? Would the money be halal?

Jobs
02 Jul

ANSWER: No problem in working there if their business and your job description is halal. But you must not support such filth. 

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Are shorts a type of clothing that only non Muslims wear? I want to know if it is ok for muslims to wear shorts

Men Clothing, Women clothing
02 Jul

ANSWER: For men, this is not permissible to wear in front of others as the awrah would be exposed. As for both men and women, they can wear these ONLY in front of their spouses. 

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I remember when I was 12 or 13, I was fasting in ramadan and I deliberately broke my fast. Do I have to pay kaffarah for this? I also didn’t start praying salat regularly until I was 15.

Fasting
02 Jul

ANSWER: If you had reached the age of puberty, you must make up that fast now besides repenting sincerely to Allah.

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In my family everyone is following Sufism they do khatam in which they cook a dish and they pray 2 nafil then recite fatiha of dead people and blow it on the dish is that food halal for me?

Halal/Haram Matters, Innovations
02 Jul

ANSWER: You can eat the halal food if they send it to you, without you participating in this innovation.

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I am living in Muslims area(my husband’s county) and here we can hear many adhans. I always start to pray the first adhan. But my family members and people here say me that I don’t have to start to pray untill every adhans finished….(there is about an hour time difference from first adhan to last adhan) Could you tell me the correct timing for my every prayers…..

Prayer
02 Jul

ANSWER: What you’re doing is correct. What they’re saying is wrong.

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I hav issue of contnious bleding since 2months.All medical examination done but there was no diagnosis. Later suggestion of frnd startd listening and reciting surah albaqrah daily so my issue resolved. But this hapens evry other month to me since last 2yrs. Now my brother has called us for umrah. I fear that If I again suffer above issue will I b able to perform umrah? Wht Is ruling in such case?

Hajj and Umrah
01 Jul

ANSWER: You can go and before assuming Ihram from the meeqat, make a condition by saying that it if I were stopped from completing my umrah, I can take off my Ihram. Your menses can’t exceed 15 days.

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