When praying sunnah in tashahhud do I seek refuge with Allah from 4 things After durood Ibrahim or I stop at durood Ibrahim and do my salam.

Prayer
12 Nov

ANSWER: It is recommended to say the duaa in both fard and voluntary prayers. 

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I heard that we aren’t held accountable for are thoughts But we will be if we keep thinking about it. For example if someone likes a girl and keeps thinking about them is he Sinful or vice versa.

Halal/Haram Matters
12 Nov

ANSWER: Allah does not hold you accountable for the bad thoughts that cross your mind providing you do not utter, dwell, or act upon them. You are not sinful providing you lower your gaze, do not chitchat, or free mix with her as she is still a non-mahram to you. If you are serious about marriage, […]

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Shiekh, why is it that when I wasn’t a practicing Muslim I wasn’t having any kind of whispers or depression of anything like sins and now when I am I feel sad about the sins I don’t feel good about them I feel really dirty I also have some ocds now which I wasn’t having before what to do?

Psychological Problems, Sins
11 Nov

ANSWER: When you weren’t practicing, you were one of Satan’s soldiers and there was no need to whisper into your head because you did everything without him asking you to.  Now, you are leaving him bit by bit and getting closer to Allah. This is why he has to intensify his whispering before he loses […]

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Sheikh, is it permissible to eat a meat slaughterd in the name of God or lord…only ths words in English or other languages rather than arabic.

Halal/Haram Matters, Slaughtering
11 Nov

ANSWER: If slaughtered by a Jew or Christian, this is permissible. But if slaughtered by a muslim, he must say bismillah or his slaughtering is not valid. 

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There is a hadith regarding punishment of the grave where it describes a rock crushing the head of a person for oversleeping fard prayer and something else regarding quran. The part regarding the quran I can’t remember what the hadith says about it, does the punishment apply just for not reciting quran? Or is it only for not acting upon commands?

Commentary on Hadeeth, Prayer, Reading/Reciting the Quran
11 Nov

ANSWER: In the hadeeth of Samurah ibn Jundub he said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “… we came across a man who was lying down, with another man standing over him, holding a big rock. He threw the rock at the man’s head, smashing it. The rock […]

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Can i give gifts and a flower to my wife on her birthday?

Halal/Haram Matters
11 Nov

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible as it’s imitating the disbelievers which Prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam forbade.  You can give her gifts and flowers anytime during the whole year!

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I had been praying regularly five times a day in congregation, praying nawafil, and reading Quran but since around 2 weeks I am struggling to pray regularly after I got really sick, and have recovered a week ago, I pray usually 2-3 times a day, rest I pray Qada, and do read Quran and pray nawafil too, I have been struggling to be consistent with the prayers and staying away from haram. Need help.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Prayer
11 Nov

ANSWER: You are in great danger and deeds are judged by their conclusion. It doesn’t matter if you had prayed regularly for 50 years. What counts is the last days of your life whether you were skipping prayers or regular. If you die right now, you will not be resurrected among those who are observing […]

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Is it possible for a man to marry more than one woman without them knowing that he’s married to another, as long as they are all treated the same?

Fiqh of Marriage
11 Nov

ANSWER: No problem.  However, this is not very wise as he will have to lie when at other wife’s house and lying is not permissible at all and they would go through a lot of hardship if he dies and when it comes to distribution of his inheritance when the one doesn’t know about the […]

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Few years ago in a messenger group in the presence of almost 15-20 friends i married a friend.the marriage was just for fun. But i think about it a lot.I am remorseful for my sins and i have repented to Allah.now my question, is my marriage valid? I dont want to take him as my husband. What should i do?

Halal/Haram Matters, Invalid Marriages, Pre-Marital Relations
11 Nov

ANSWER: This was not a marriage, rather it was mocking Allah’s rules!!  Repent sincerely to Allah with deep remorse and exit the group as it’s not permissible to have non mahram men as friends.

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Sheikh often when we are praying my brother uses me to get down to sujood and sometimes my shirt slides off and I immediately cover it but I give him a little shove while in prayer to indicate not to do that. Also my brother when I sometimes correct him during prayer to either not move a lot or do sujood properly he shoves me or elbows me.Does this shoving have any effect on prayer?

Prayer
10 Nov

ANSWER: You seem to be playing and not praying! 

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