My grand daughter(1year) always comes near me when I am offering Salah and I get distracted. Is my prayer accepted in such a situation.

Prayer
16 Feb

ANSWER: Your prayer is valid. 

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We were discussing with my friends and some of them said that one can randomly choose a waliy for herself even if the person is not your family and the wedding will still be valid. I need more clarification on this topic.

Fiqh of Marriage
16 Feb

ANSWER: The guardian or wali is set by Islam to be a woman’s father, paternal grandfather, son, brother, paternal uncle or paternal cousin. If she has no muslim relatives, the muslim ruler, judge or authorized islamic center would act like her guardian. 

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I would like enlightenment on the part that Allah says in the Qur’an that He guides whomever He wills. What gives some hidayah and others not? Is it predestined like birth, wage, death, etc? How does it fall into the concept of “free will”?

Divine Will and Decree
16 Feb

ANSWER: It is predestined and no one knows what is predestined for him. You are ordered to obey and follow Allah’s commands. If you succeed in doing that, this means it was predestined for you and you will go to paradise as a reward for your obedience which had chosen.  If you fail, you will […]

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If a child is stubborn and doesn’t listen and is not calm will changing his/ her name change this attitute? And should name be checked first before naming one’s child, can name have effect on destiny of child? And is keeping Mohammad before a name like Mohammad Sohail good?

Superstitions
16 Feb

ANSWER: Names do not have any impact on our lives and believing this superstition can easily mount to shirk.  However we’re encouraged to give good names, with good meanings to our kids. Only one name must be given to a child and not two. 

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Sheikh,me and my mom are very friendly with each other that we joke and kid one another. I want to ask as I am very Frank with her just like friends, We speak we argue but no one minds. am I sinful sheikh? Means should I stay as a child or like a friend. PL guide me

Fiqh of the family
16 Feb

ANSWER: This is permissible, if the mother doesn’t mind the casualness and informality. However, there is a thin line between disrespect and being causal with her. Besides, sometimes you would cross the line without paying any attention to that which might win you the wrath of Allah.

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I had a haram relationship before my reversion to Islam. I had cut off all the relation with the guy nd repented sincerely. In future if my husband ask me whether I had any relation in past, should I tell the truth or hide it?

Fiqh of Marriage, Sins
15 Feb

ANSWER: You are not allowed to disclose your past sins to anyone! If anyone asks, act offended by such a question. Allah has forgiven and concealed all of your previous sins. Who is he to ask you about them now? 

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There is a hadith that there is shifa in surah fatiha. So can i recite surah fatiha and blow on sick persons for cure, while the person is not able to recite or when they are asleep?

Ruqyah
15 Feb

ANSWER: Yes.

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Sheikh, after obligatory prayer is it allowed to make Dua (supplication) individually by raising hands or is it an innovation?

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, it’s an innovation to raise the hands and make dua after salah. If you make the dua after salah once in a blue moon without raising hands, it’s OK but you must not make it a habit as this is the time for doing the prescribed dhikr and you should make dua in […]

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I fear that I wont be able to implement every verse I come across and thus have the Quran be a proof against me. This fear prevents me from reading the Quran and it makes me sad because there were many times I wanted to increase in reading a lot of Quran. Is this fear legit/correct. How can I solve this problem?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
15 Feb

ANSWER: This is from Shaytan to derail you from good deeds. You must fight and ignore such wiswas and prolong your reading and contemplate or ponder upon what you read. Seek Allah’s help and guidance to implement what you learn in your life to the best of your ability. 

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Can you kindly post a ruling on sisters posting photos of themselves on social media when they have Male followers on their platform, for.eg. non mahram such as colleagues, school mates etc. Pictures are not necessarily provocative or sexual but display appearance even with hijab on for e.g. How haram is this and does this defeat purpose of wearing hijab if men are able to access?

Women clothing
14 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible as women must not be filmed or photographed; this defies the purpose of hijab. 

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