Sheikh a mother has 7 children (4 boys and 3 girls) and she possesses 9 houses; she she wants to make her will and write on it that she’s giving each of her children a house. She wants to know when she dies will the Chari’a law changes her will and apply what Allah the Almighty has prescribed when it comes to heritage.

Inheritance
22 Dec

ANSWER: Such a will has no importance after she dies and the sharia law would prevail and inheritance must be divided according to the Islamic sharia law.  If she wants to gift the children during her lifetime, this is possible where she must gift them equally, regardless of boys or girls and this must be […]

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My father is alive and have debts with kafirs in business which are very old , forgotten and leaved by giver thinks as it wont come at all. Is it am i obligatory to go to the givers and settle my father debt so that i will help my father for his aakirah?

Fiqh of the family, Loans
22 Dec

ANSWER: You’re not obliged to pay off your father’s debts. However if you help him in this due to your own will and if your father is not financially capable of paying off the debts himself then you would be rewarded for that.

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Sheikh,if one doesnt do the whole wedding exchange process on wedding but they gift each other rings after the wedding is this permisable? And the lady only wears it infromy of mahrams and they the guy so that everyone knows he is married after by seeing the ring om is this okay sheikh?

Engagement, Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters
22 Dec

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it’s imitating the disbelievers which Prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam forbade.

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Sheikh I read in one of fatwas(fatwa number: 333514) on islamqa.info that states that one who fears being getting infected with covid19 can pray at home and not offer congregational prayer. Should I follow this fatwa?

Prayer
21 Dec

ANSWER: If they are sick then they must pray home but if they’re normal and go out to do other daily activities like school, shopping, office etc then they must pray in the masjid while taking the necessary precautions and safety instructions.

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Is it allowed that the hands are covered from my long head scarf during prayer, (I’m not wearing gloves) so just face can be seen (there are no non mahrams just me alone)?

Prayer, Women clothing
21 Dec

ANSWER: The sunnah is not to cover the hands as long as there is no non mahram around but if it is covered due to the head cover being too long, this is ok.

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Did every individual female need to bring her mehram with her while travelling. Like example: Me & my father so he is my mahram went to shopping mall.now with us i have my cousin also, who are non_mehram to my father. Did she also need to bring her mahram also?

Mahram
21 Dec

ANSWER: Women do not need their mahram while commuting within the city limits.  When traveling outside the city borders, each woman must be accompanied by her male mahram. If two women have a common mahram then only that mahram is sufficient for both.

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Sheikh I heard a hadith about saying when a person is yet to die his/her place will be shown to him/her before death (whether it is hell/heaven). Is it authentic? Please clarify.

Commentary on Hadeeth, Paradise and Hell
21 Dec

ANSWER: This is not authentic.

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Is belief in superstitions like black cat crossing road means something bad will happen, hiccuping means someone is remembering u, resting head on hands while sitting is bad, friday 13th etc major shirk or minor shirk, plus is there evidence for it being major or minor?

Shirk and its different forms
21 Dec

ANSWER: This is minor shirk. Praise be to Allah. One of the most important obligations is to know the meaning of shirk, its seriousness and its different types, so that our Tawheed (belief in the Oneness of Allaah) and our Islam may be complete, and our faith may be sound. We say – And Allaah […]

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Sheikh in our locality, there are many beggars who knock on our doors/cars. Sometimes we are reluctant to give because i believe it will only encourage them to continue such act and not look for a simple living that will give them their own source of income. Can you please enlighten us on how to deal with them?

Charity
20 Dec

ANSWER: You should not give to beggars as they are usually professional beggars and by giving money to them is like enabling them.  If you have money, give it to your poor and needy relatives and friends & there are the Rohingya in Myanmar, the Syrian refugees in Jordan and turkey and there are dawah […]

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Sheikh, after fard salat I recite ayatul kursi then 33 x subhnallah 33x alhamdulillah 34x Allahhuakbar is this in correct order to get maximum reward

Prayer, Supplications
20 Dec

ANSWER: This is correct.

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