I am twenty years old girl, I have problem of stuttering while talking since my childhood. We have tried many things as possible to cure this disease but stuttering remains same. People make fun of me, they says, there will be problem at the time of my marriage just because sometimes I stutter. What should I do, Is there any Islamic treatment to cure this disease?

Psychological and Social Problems
18 Jun

ANSWER: You may need to consult a speech therapist and to talk hours in front of a mirror.  You can make ruqyah over water or zamzam and drink/wash a lot from it until you are cured by the Will of Allah. You may need to sit in front of the mirror and practice speaking until […]

Read more

An actor has committed suicide bcz of depression, loneliness in my country.. I know that’s not my thing to worry about. But my mind is keep thinking about him and I can’t completely focus on my work. What should I do? I am feeling tensed.

Psychological and Social Problems
18 Jun

ANSWER: This is very sad! If he was a scholar of muslims or one of the oppressed refugees of muslims in the different places of the globe, you wouldn’t have felt that sad for any of them. But when a kafir actor dies or a sinful Muslim dies, you feel this sad and depressed! This […]

Read more

Sheikh, is there any concept of soul mates in Islam? If yes, please explain it to me.

Commentary on Hadeeth
18 Jun

ANSWER: In the west, soul mate is considered a name for the opposite gender where a person takes boyfriend/ girlfriend or spouse. This concept is not found in Islam. There is a hadeeth which states that there are souls that feel close to one another and this is why they become close friends while with other people we don’t feel […]

Read more

Am i sinned, if i stay away and even not meet relatives that backbite, slander, ask silly stupid and irrelevant questions that makes me have a headache?

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives
18 Jun

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to sever ties of kinship, it’s one of the major sins in Islam.  You can call them once in a while or text them and give them salam whenever you meet them without socialising or being part of any haram conversations, like backbiting etc.

Read more

Sheikh, Can you please suggest me some very effective solution against masturbation apart from marriage and fasting , which is a new drug in the youth of the ummah

Masturbation
18 Jun

ANSWER: You have to fast and stop watching things that provoke your desire and you should surround yourself with practicing Muslims!  The way out is repenting sincerely, feeling deep remorse. Getting married, or fasting. And putting the things in your life straight, such as getting rid of bad company, quit wasting time, refrain from sins such as […]

Read more

The hadith says along with the fardh,praying 12 rakahs nafal in a day gives the reward of a house in jannah. So is it like everyday you pray that 12rakat and get a house everyday? Or we have to be just constant to get that one house in jannah?

Prayer
18 Jun

ANSWER: You need to be consistent in praying these 12 rakah every day.

Read more

What if some of the ahadith which are graded da’eef due to a problem with the chain of narrators are authentic, in a sense that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) actually said those words mentioned in that hadith, but due to a error/problem in the chain of narrators we don’t accept it as sahih and don’t act upon it.

Commentary on Hadeeth
17 Jun

ANSWER: If it was graded da’eef, it can’t be part of Islam as Allah has protected it!

Read more

Sir people who die without natural death are said to become ghost and i have witnessed in my town ,few people committed suiside or kafir people are said to be wondering after death, do people really become ghost after death if died unnatural death according to islam?

Jinn, Witchcraft, Black Magic and the Evil Eye
17 Jun

ANSWER: This is absolutely baseless and fabricated and goes against the teachings of Islam. No soul would return on earth after death.  What people might have seen would either be jinn or they’re hallucinating or lying. You are protected from every evil, including Jinns, if you maintain your daily adhkar.

Read more

My question is that is it true that we can wipe over our socks in wudu only if we don’t have water available ? If i have water but still I wipe over my socks ( not everyday) will my wudu be valid ?

Ablution (Wudhu)
17 Jun

ANSWER: What you have stated is not true, it’s baseless. You can wipe over your socks even if water is available and even if there is no need to wipe over it. 

Read more

Sheikh, which is more rewarding fasting on every Monday and Thursday’s or fasting on white days 13th,14th and 15th? Can I fast missed fast of Ramadan in these days?

Fasting
17 Jun

ANSWER: Fasting Mondays and Thursdays is better than the white days as these are 8 days a month while white days are 3 days a month. However, you can fast any 3 days of the lunar month as well. 

Read more