Sheikh, my periods over in 15 days and then again my period start after 11 days and over in 12 days is it my second period?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer
29 May

ANSWER: Monthly period must not exceed in TOTAL 15 days per month. Therefore, if you got it for 15 days then after 11 days, you got it again, this is not your menses and it is istihadah and must wash the blood and perform wudhu for every prayers after the athan is called. 

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Driving two wheeler is not permissible right? But in sahih al bukhari volume number 4 in the book of prophets book number 55 hadith number 643,The prophet said amongst all those women who ride camels the ladies of Quraish are the best .so is this hadith allows a women to ride upon the animal which is more concealing than a women riding a two wheeler?

Halal/Haram Matters
29 May

ANSWER: Women of Quraish used to ride camels in a special compartment known as Hawdaj which was like a compartment placed on the camel and it concealed women totally. 

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Is it possible and permissible to marry someone in Jannah who we couldn’t marry due to some circumstances? So both of them decided to live apart to avoid doing any sins and they kept praying that they get united in jannah but here in this world they both get married to someone else.

Paradise and Hell
29 May

ANSWER: No, you would be married to your spouse in duniya and would be pleased and content with that providing you make it to Jannah.

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I know plucking of eyebrows is haram but what is to be done if someone has extremely thick eyebrows. What is the upper and lower limit above which the hair will not be considered part of eyebrow. I mean what about the hair that grow as down as on the eyelids so what should we do about them?? Can we remove those growing on lids?? Kindly specify the upper and lower limits.

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters
28 May

ANSWER: It’s totally prohibited to remove the eyebrows by any means and it comes under major sin.  You can bleach the extra hair but must conceal this in front of non mahram men and while going out as this comes under adornment. However, if the eyebrows becomes harmful or hazardous as in the case when […]

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After praying fard salah,is it from the Sunnah to say the takbeerats of eid before the azkars of salah from the day of eid to 3 days after

Other
28 May

ANSWER: No.  This is only done for Eid Al Adha. 

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Sheikh I would like to know about iddah after khula. My friend was forced to marry her cousin when she went abroad to meet her family. Only the nikkah took place no Walima etc. After the nikkah she stayed at her mother’s house and did not spend any time at all with her husband or consummate. Does my friend need to do iddah once she gets khula?

Khula
28 May

ANSWER: If she did not stay with him behind closed doors at all, there is no iddah on her. 

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After peeing , l clean up my penis with water . I take water into a mug and pour it on the penis . While pouring water , I squeeze up my penis to get the residual of urine inside it out . Is squeezing it in this case be regarded as masturbating?

Purity, Waswaas - Whispers of Shaytaan
28 May

ANSWER: You shouldn’t do that however as this opens the door for Satan and for OCD. All you need to do is to urinate and relax until all is out without any squeezing from your side. After that, wash your private part and testicles and sprinkle water on your underwear and perform wudhu.  Do not check your private part after that or squeeze it and […]

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Sheikh, can I visit a woman for the purpose of marriage in a public place, without the wali as she is a revert? This will be the first meeting with her to get to know her and will be very formal. (The public place would be either a coffee shop, or some other place which is crowded), if we feel there is compatbility we can arrange her wali to be present for a more in

Fiqh of Marriage, Pre-Marital Relations
28 May

ANSWER: This is called dating! You must not have any communication with her as she is a total stranger to you. Approach her Muslim wali for her hand in marriage. If she doesn’t have one, the Muslim judge or the authorized Imam of the Islamic center becomes her Wali.

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1. To complete the 6 fasts of the month of shawaal, does one need to first complete their missed fasts of Ramadan or can we compensate them later? 2. Can I keep the 6 fasts of Shawwal and make an intention of both Shawwal fasts and the fasts I wasn’t able to keep due to my periods?

Fasting
27 May

ANSWER: 1. You must first make up the missed fasts and then fast the 6 days of Shawwal. 2. No, this is not permissible.

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Sheikh, what is the ruling on using the tasbeeh/counter in making supplications I learnt it was not used during the prophet’s time but it’s used now to know how many zikir u have done.Is it haram or halal to use them.

Prayer, Supplications
27 May

ANSWER: It is best to recite the dhikr on your right hand fingers as this is the Sunnah and your fingers would be witness for you on the day of judgement.  However, it’s not prohibited to use the tasbih. 

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