Sometimes we join prayer while the imam is reciting from quran loudly or in a silent rakah. Should we read sana after takbeer tahrima?

Prayer
13 Dec

ANSWER: When an imam is reciting you should listen and reciting sana is from the sunnah and not mandatory.

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My son’s exam is going.All his friends copy from each others and get good grades while he refuses to do that and says it’s cheating.Isnt this too extreme?Doesnt he need good grades to get a good life?And what if he fails?Give an advice for him.

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters
13 Dec

ANSWER: Of course this is cheating and prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said that a person who cheats is not from among us! This is not extreme at all, your son is on the correct track, do not lead him astray by discouraging him from following the correct path!

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do i have to wash and change my bedsheets after periods have finished ? do i also have to clean everything iv touched during periods because my laptop and earphones and a few other things under my pillow are on my bed so if i touch them during my period do i have to clean them after period so i can touch them again after iv taken ghusl and ready for prayer

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding
13 Dec

ANSWER: No, you do not have to unless they are stained with blood.

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Unfortunately, I study in a mixed catholic school, I have been selected for an elocution competition, the speech is prepared by the teacher, the topic us on music and the content of the speech contains its so called benefit. I will have to praise music in this. I know it’s totally haram. But what should I do.

Halal/Haram Matters
12 Dec

ANSWER: You should quit this school before you hang a cross on your chest! 

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Sheikh, how can I ponder over the quran as what allah said in surah muhammad, should a beginner student of knowledge do so ?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
11 Dec

ANSWER: Once you understand the meaning of the ayah from the books of tafseer, you can ponder upon that and try to get this ayah in your life. 

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Its almost one year dat am staying with ma parents.Ma husband s with his parents dey r telling us to shift to rented home bt he wont afford dat so dey want me to sell of ma gold to lease a home for both of us.Wat am supposed to do?

Fiqh of Marriage
10 Dec

ANSWER: Providing a roof over you is the responsibility of your husband. It is not your obligation that you use any of your money to provide for a home or it’s rent. No one can tell you what to do with your possessions. Whether you choose to help out or not, is entirely upon you. […]

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My husband never bought me any gold in our 4y marriage. My dad forced him to agree on a mahr tht he cnt give. Husband gave me some1 else gold set on my marriage nd took it back the same day. Nw husband says tht he can’t buy me any gold until I reduce the mahr as he can’t pay it. My dad never bought me any gold or gif b4 or after marriage. Nw my husband says tht I must decide to reduce it,nt my dad

Dowry
10 Dec

ANSWER: He has no right in pressuring you to reduce the mahr he had agreed to pay and obliged himself to do so! Wanting to change this after the marriage is consummated is sinful and wrong. You can take him to court and force him to pay it if you wish! Having said that, he […]

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Sheikh, I want to start a workshop in my masjid about praying as per sunnah. As I’m not a scholar, so I want to convince the imam & team up with him. If the initiative gets successful then will go to other masjids. I want to do it for the sake of Allah but getting whispers of shaytan about showing off. I’m confused. What should I do? Pls advise.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Knowledge & Propagation, Prayer
15 Nov

ANSWER: This is an excellent thing to do providing you are knowledgable of what you are preaching and not just blindly following someone without proper knowledge from the Sunnah.

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A person committed a lot of minor and major different types of bad deeds in the past. Also, most of the time of life of this person was spent in disobeying and spreading corruption. Can he/she still aim for the highest level of Jannah after repenting

Sins
15 Nov

ANSWER: Yes, he can, by repenting and doing a lot of voluntary good deeds and worship, especially night prayers, besides completing all the obligatory acts of worship and staying away from haram and sins.

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Is standing for national anthem whether intentionally or unintentionally considered as minor shirk or minor kufr or is it a major Shirk or major kufr. Please specify

Halal/Haram Matters
14 Nov

ANSWER: This is inappropriate And one must not do such a thing. However, it is not shirk in Sha Allah unless one feels of glorifying it and having submissiveness and obedience to it similar to Allah.

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