Sheikh almost over 2 years ago I fixed deposited some amount in my bank which is with interest and earlier that time I didn’t knew that it was haram, so what should I do when I take it out from bank now ?

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba
09 Jan

ANSWER: Keep the original amount that you deposited and give away all the interest money to poor and needy muslims in order to cleanse your wealth from such haram money, besides sincerely repenting to Allah for this.

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Is making snowman against islam??? Some say head making is a sin.

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
09 Jan

ANSWER: This is not permissible at all. Making such statues is one of the major sins in Islam. 

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How do I explain to people that although prophet had long hair, it is not part of a sunnah? Also the scholars in our country say it is sunnah to keep long hair. Will people following them be sinful by keeping long hair?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters, Men Clothing
08 Jan

ANSWER: No, this is not part of the sunnah and he will not be rewarded for that. Explain to them that sunnah is divided into two types; sunnah of worship and Sunnah of customs. The later is done according to the customs of the time and has nothing to do with being rewarded for doing […]

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As women pray at home, can we make dua at home guessing the time between adhan and iqamah?

Prayer
08 Jan

ANSWER: You don’t need to guess.  The time for duaa is from the time of athan till when you stand up to pray your fard, despite of the iqamah of the masjid as this has no concern to you. 

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I’m unemployed now but I’ve an opportunity to get a job. As I’m free now I’ve time for salah and doing other good deeds but i think that when I’ll be employed, i won’t get time to do relegious activities and I’m also in need of job. So please guide me, should i do work, or work for the akhirah?

Jobs, Other
08 Jan

ANSWER: You must strike a balance between both. A real man doesn’t beg or stretch his hand asking people to provide for him! The upper hand is better than the lower hand that takes.  Allah has put the responsibility of earning and providing for the family on men so it’s not permissible to neglect this […]

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I want to ask that people say when u look at the kaaba for the first time in real and make dua, it will surely be accepted. So is this true?

Hajj and Umrah, Innovations
07 Jan

ANSWER: This is not true.

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Are candle light vigils permissible for Muslims who have passed away? How should we advise Muslims that indulge in such activities?

Funerals, Halal/Haram Matters, Religions
07 Jan

ANSWER: This is not permissible at all as it’s imitating the disbelievers which Prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam forbade.

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I committed Kufr and Shirk often and repented those I could remember. What about those I can‘t remember because every major sin needs to be repented seperately and what about Kufr/ Shirk I do unconsciously ? Even though I pray 5 times a day and say La Ilahe Ilallah often, I have worries that I am not a muslim because of unrepented Kufr/ Shirk… What should I do?

Repentance, Sins
07 Jan

ANSWER: You must repent in general from what angers Allah and from the sins you remember and also those you don’t remember.

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Sheikh, I read a hadith in which it was mentioned poor people will enter Jannah 500 years before rich. So, is it better to be middle class in this world? What if one makes a lot of money but more than half of it he spends it for the sake of Allah? Will he also be considered rich? Please provide a detailed answer.

Paradise and Hell
07 Jan

ANSWER: The hadith is authentic but if Allah blessed you with wealth and you pay the mandatory zakat on it and you’re not extravagant then there’s nothing wrong in that, in fact it’s one of the blessings from Allah and one must be thankful to Him.  Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said a giving […]

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My father passed away, please make dua for him. Most of his life my father did not pray, nor fasted nor paid zakah and accumulated interest on his wealth. Now what should we do as his inheritors first? Will the wealth inherited be halal for us if Zakah and interest is not taken out? How shall we compensate for his fasts? The calcuation of 40 years is hard.

Fiqh of the family, Funerals, Inheritance
07 Jan

ANSWER: The inheritance is halal for you all as the haram money is only haram for the person earning it and not for anyone else.  If he had not fasted deliberately without any valid reason then you must not fast these on his behalf.

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