Dua e Jameela and Ehd nama is it allowed in Islam to read this because I heard these are very good??

Innovations
05 May

ANSWER: It is all baseless and an innovation. 

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What is the reward for gifting someone The Holy Qur’an with Tarjuma and Tafseer? Will we be rewarded for that? I’m planning to gift one to my friend as Ramadan gift.

Reading/Reciting the Quran
05 May

ANSWER: This is not only permissible but it’s a very good gift providing your friend is Muslim. However, you must choose the authentic translation and Tafseer.  The best translation available is of Sahih International.  In english you can refer to tafseer Ass’idi, and if not possible, then tafseer Ibn Katheer.

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Sheikh, I have seen men with upper garment touching the ground (below the ankles), but it is not the part of izar. Is it permissible

Men Clothing
05 May

ANSWER: No, this is also prohibited. 

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Women aren’t allowed to travel without mahrams.My question is when a woman is going to school/college does it come under the circumstance of travelling??

Halal/Haram Matters
04 May

ANSWER: Commuting inside the city limits does not require a woman to be accompanied by her male mahram, providing its safe for her.  Traveling outside the city borders is not permissible for a woman without being accompanied by her male mahram. 

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When we commit a sin we realise and pray 2 rakahs of salatul tauba to ask for forgiveness for that particular sin..but what about the sins we commited before..i know i have commited some major sins n i want Allah to forgive them. Is there any particular way or any namaz so that we can ask Allah for forgiveness for all the sins committed before?

Sins
04 May

ANSWER: You can pray salatul tawbah for the past sins as well, you should pray one prayer for one particular sin though. 

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Is zakaah payable on a person that has wealth to take care of himself and family but not enough money to build a house from which he’ll earn rent?

Zakat
04 May

ANSWER: The threshold (nisab) of money is the value of 595 grams of silver which is about 300$. You try and set a date and on that day, you calculate how much you have and give 2.5% in zakat. Every lunar year, you do this process on that date.

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Is it permissible for females to offer prayer with hair bun especially for those who have long hair.

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing
04 May

ANSWER: No problem, hairstyle does not have any impact on the validity of the prayer. What is not permissible is for a woman to wear this when going out like a camel’s hump.

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Dear Sir i would like to ask you that i was very irregular in my daily prayers, but now since a year i have started praying regularly and even fajr. But my question is that can i only pray the FARZ and omit the sunnat rakats? I know the Sunnats will give extra sawaab but if i dont pray am i liable to sin or gunaah.

Prayer
04 May

ANSWER: No, you are not sinful for missing the voluntary prayers as they are not obligatory prayers.

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During fasting, can i take steam inhaling of hot water for blocked nose.

Fasting
03 May

ANSWER: No, this doesn’t break your fast. It is best to do it after sunset. 

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Sheikh i read somewhere taking nap in mid day is sunnah bcx satan don’t sleep in mid day… The timing for mid day is starting of duhr till the adhaan of asr? That is 12:30-3:40? One can sleep till asr? Please sheikh clarify me i sleep immediate after duhr but its hard for me to fall sleep and i get sleep late woke up at 5:00pm

Commentary on Hadeeth
03 May

ANSWER: This is a Sunnah and it is not mandatory and it is only for few minutes to break the cycle. If one can’t do it before or after thuhr, no need to do it some other time. 

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