I live in a community that isn’t pious and islamic. Me and my family dont know any pious women. How should I get married? Is it permissible to contact a pouis sister online for marriage through email, twitter or instagram? So I make an appointment to meet her with her dad, would this be permissible? If this isn’t permissible, does that mean that I can’t get married? What is else can I do sheikh?

Fiqh of Marriage
10 Sep

ANSWER: You can let the local Imam know that you are interested in marriage or sign up for matrimonial sites however, it is not permissible for you to contact non-mahram women directly like this as they are non-mahram to you!

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I have been asking u about nikah in the sub cont.U said it is not valid.Does that mean everyone one here is living in zina?We have some real scholars here who have not objected to it because the wali gives his full consent.U said renew the marriage contract but i am 16 and cant tell anyone to do it.So can i stay quite about it and just make dua to allah to forgive us all& show us the right path?

Fiqh of Marriage, Invalid Marriages, Marriage Contract
10 Sep

ANSWER: If they got married thinking that their marriage is legitimate and valid, their marriage is valid. Once they know the Islamic ruling, they must rectify it and renew the marriage. 

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I embraced Islam a year ago, Alhamdulillah. Before Islam, I used to listen to many positive thinking podcasts that revolved around the idea that the mind has the power to bring about what we focus our energy on. Affirmations like “I am successful” “I will achieve my goal” “I am a successful businessman” are also suggested. Is this haram?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters
09 Sep

ANSWER: One must stay away from such things as it drives you away from Allah and make you believe in yourself instead.

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I wanted to ask I need some money from my parents as I want purchase a car and I’m struggling financially to afford it with what I have. But they say as parents they cannot support me parents tell others about me he asks for money which hurts me and they say only kids provide for parents , once we grow up parents don’t help their children’s. Are they right?

Fiqh of the family
09 Sep

ANSWER: I don’t know their point of view! Maybe you are lazy or demanding or spoiled and expect them to spoon feed you! They are right in the sense that they had spent on you their entire lives and on your siblings and this can’t go on forever. You need to man up and relieve […]

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I would be very grateful for your response. I wanted to know that for a mu’min who believes in Allah’s justice alone and believes that there is no guarantee of justice from the courts of this world (like supreme courts and so on), how much should such a mu’min strive for justice from this world’s courts if he/she falls into a deep conspiracy by enemies?

Halal/Haram Matters
09 Sep

ANSWER: He must seek legal justice while having complete faith and reliance upon Allah.

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Does hair band or rubber hair band used for tieing hair into a bun or ponytail in the middle of head create a barrier for wudu??or can one just wipe over hair band?

Ablution (Wudhu)
09 Sep

ANSWER: No it does not act as a barrier.

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If a persons wedding was arranged by parents where there was free mixing. Can this be regarded as kufr? Some scholars quoted Nisa 4:140 and Luqman 31:6 from Quran as saying Allah’s verses are being denied and mocked. Because if groom and bride commited kufr by attending this gathering before consumating then it means that marriage is annulled?

Fiqh of Marriage, Marriage Contract
09 Sep

ANSWER: Not even the khawarij would make this kufr! What kind of Islam are you inventing? Who among the scholars of Isam had ever said that such sins are kufr? Your attitude about Islam is very dangerous and would drive all those who know you away from Islam and make them hate Islam due to […]

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Sheikh, the way many marriages take place in our country are against the sunnah, and in one of ur post u said that the marriage is not valid. So will the child be able to get the wealth of the father even if they dont follow the sunnah in marriage? I mean, in the society they think this marriage to be valid.

Fiqh of Marriage, Marriage Contract
09 Sep

ANSWER: The marriage is not done according to the sunnah and once they know, they must rectify it and correct it. However, the children are considered to be legitimate for their parents as their marriage was done in the wrong but they were not living in zina. 

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Nowdays data is gold. Data is everything. At this era so many news are heard leaked photo video. Is it a theft or steal .need to cut hand for the crime.because But there is nothing lose for the owner. Nothing get the stealer . He copied the photo without the owner consent and leak it. My question is it under the category theft or steal . What is the islamic rule

Halal/Haram Matters, Punishments, Rewards & Punishments
08 Sep

ANSWER: This is sinful but the rule of cutting the hand does not apply here.

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Is it a major sin to pray 5 waqt fard salah alone at home?

Prayer
08 Sep

ANSWER: It’s a major sin if the masjid is within your vicinity and you are able to go physically but choose not to pray in the masjid without a valid reason.

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