My husband had taken a loan frm a bank which claims to be share’ah bank and now he wants to clear it asap. I used to earn before marriage and have some amount on which i have to give zakah. Can i and my family give him zakah money. Also, can savings account interest be used to clear this loan. As in india it’s difficult to get current account and we receive interest every 3 months

Zakat
19 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible unless he is poor or needy! If I buy a luxury car on installments and build a house in installments, i am not labeled as poor or need to take from zakat!  The loan that can be paid from zakat is a loan that the owner took for an emergency […]

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Some people from my parents family always abuses and insult my parents.They often does aspersions on their reputation and false blame (ilzam) on them My parents are very god fearing and righteous people Sheikh so my question id is how I’m supposed to react to them. Can I stop talking to them and boycott at all?

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives
19 Apr

ANSWER: It is not permissible to boycott them or stop talking to them. You must stand for your parents and defend them and tell these relatives in their faces that what they are saying is not true and only liars say this! When you are passive and don’t defend them, they think that this gives […]

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Syeikh, why when I reciting Quran, do dzikr or other pray and even positive things the distraction getting bigger like I suddenly felliing tired, I keep go to toilet and many kinds despite I already prevent it from happen and I healthy before ? Am I doing wrong in ibadah or something?

Waswaas - Whispers of Shaytaan
18 Apr

ANSWER: This is from satan to distract you from remembering Allah. The more you engage in ibadah, the more he will distract you. If you back down and reduce it, he will reduce his whispering but if you increase it, he will increase it until you reach a level where it is not feasible any more for […]

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My question is that there were already 4 schools of thought then why some saudi scholars introduced a new one SALAFISM and also it didnt decrease the difference of opinion but it only increased the difference of opinion and it didnt helped much, now there 5 schools instead of 4. Is Salafism a legit school of thought?

Schools of Thought
18 Apr

ANSWER: These 4 schools of thought were not revealed from Allah! Allah told us to follow the Quran and Sunnah with the understanding of the 3 favorite generations. This is salafiya.  Praise be to Allaah. Salafiyyah is to follow the way of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and his Companions, […]

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Sheikh you always say that earning through youtube is haram, the ads on it are contains music or woman.But what if our content is halal? For example if a man is working in an office and there are some women who dont wear hijab,he dont see them and do his work so according to youtube rule it should also be haram because there are also woman?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
18 Apr

ANSWER: There is a difference between something you facilitate and endorse such as youtube ads and between working in an office as a man who is forced to provide for his family and there is no other alternative.  In the ads, you are opting for it and charging money! I can do that and make […]

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I am PhD scholar at Australian university, At the time of app, I had to show a bank statement having a certain amount of fee and living expenses for atleast one year in my account. I showed through bank and bank asked me to open savings account. Interest is involved in savings account. So it means what I did was wrong? Or student are allowed to go for studies and take loans?

Riba
17 Apr

ANSWER: If you are asking about the interest the bank is adding to your account, if there is no other alternative such as current account without interest, this is permissible but you must not use this interest and must take it and give it to poor and needy muslims to cleanse your wealth.  Taking interest […]

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How long after waking up can you say dua la ilaha illahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer. Subhanallah walhamdulillah wa la ilaha illahu wallahu akbar wa la hawla wa la quwwati illa billahil aliyyil adheem. Rabbighfirli? Or dua for forgiveness after suddenly waking up?

Supplications
17 Apr

ANSWER: You should say it immediately after waking up. 

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You said Allah created 100 branches of mercy,one was placed on earth,99 were upheld for day of judgment. Allah is merciful to us on earth,but you said Allah kept mercy for Judgement day

Belief in the Last Day and the Signs of the Hour
17 Apr

ANSWER: The whole of Mercy that you see on earth is part of that 1 out of 100. The rest of the 99 parts is reserved for the Day of Judgement.

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Is wearing/sleeping on red fabric haram?

Men Clothing
17 Apr

ANSWER: Wearing it for men is prohibited when it is pure red.  Sitting or sleeping on it is permissible. 

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My question is, are we supposed to trim or remove the hair surrounding our back portion (surrounding anus) as well?

Purity
17 Apr

ANSWER: The hair on the pubic area which is below the naval and above the private part. Removing the hair around this area is mandatory and it is recommended to remove it from the testicles. If you remove the hair around the anus, that would be good as well.  

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