My community has a common belief that you can’t use a private toilet in a room without covering your hair and having shoes on cause you might be possessed by a jinn! Is this true?

Innovations
24 Mar

ANSWER: This is all totally baseless and an innovation. 

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In our country ID card we should take pictures by showing our ears. So is it permissible to take picture without my hijab only for that?

Halal/Haram Matters, Women clothing
24 Mar

ANSWER: No. You must put your scarf behind your ears and only show what is mandatory by the law and not your whole head and hair. 

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Is it true that any act of charity given or done in the name of a loved one doesn’t reach the person (deceased) unless it is from children to a parents? For example, a sister cannot give charity or build a masjid (sadaqatul jariya) in the name of her sister or brother that passed away.

Funerals
23 Mar

ANSWER: This is absolutely baseless.  You can give charity and make dua on behalf of anyone, whether you are related to them or not. 

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Imam abu hanifa had students that were very big like Imam Bukhari and Muslim and all other imams of major madhabs. Then why is his madhab sometimes wrong if he is the teacher of other great imams like Shafii and others and imam bukhari and Muslim are not?

Schools of Thought
23 Mar

ANSWER: Where do you get your knowledge from? Imam abu Haneefa had nothing to do with Imam Bukhari or Muslim as they were not even born when he died! He died in 150 Hijrah while Imam shafi’ee was born on the that same year! 

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In pakistan on 27 rajab(time when prophet (SAW) went on mehraj) people fast I know it’s biddah. But if we do dua or do specific worship like read Quran, perform nawafil according to this specific day is it allowed? And people do dua on things like sweets, rice and send it to different houses And eat is it also allowed?

Innovations
23 Mar

ANSWER: All of this is not permissible as it’s an innovation. 

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Yesterday i met a person who after hearing my name and seeing hand told me something about my future..though i don’t believe but i got disturbed… What should i do sheikh….?

Shirk and its different forms
23 Mar

ANSWER: If you gave him your hand willingly to read it, your prayer is not accepted for 40 days. If you are disturbed and you believe him, this takes you out of the fold of Islam. 

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Is it permissible to offer salah if one has wear leggings?

Prayer, Women clothing
22 Mar

ANSWER: If you are wearing it underneath your abaya or your outer garment, this is permissible. 

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Sheikh, is it ok if I read quran on phone? Which one is better? By book or phone? Is the reward same?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
22 Mar

ANSWER: No problem. The reward is the same.

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When making wudu do you have to wash the private part if so how do you do it in public?

Ablution (Wudhu)
22 Mar

ANSWER: No, washing the private part is not part of wudu. This is done only by the zaidi shia! Hence one is not obliged to do so unless he answers the call of nature. 

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I’m In non- Muslim country and it takes like 20 to 30 mins to get to the mosque by car and public transport almost an hour from my campus as i don’t get to hear athan everyday If I hear it from my athan application on my device should I do the supplications and listen attentively also?

Prayer
22 Mar

ANSWER: This is not recommended. Instead, do the athan yourself in your room and say the duaa. 

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