QUESTION: If a woman has loose hair strands that have came off her head and is on the outside of her abaya or khimar, or is on a hairbrush that is not covered in the bedroom she prays in, is that considered as her awrah being revealed, rendering her prayer invalid?

Prayer, Women clothing
23 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not connected to her body anymore and it is not her awrah.

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QUESTION: I don’t like mutton, so I didn’t eat the meat in bakrid (Eid Al Adha) . Am I sinful for not eating the mutton?”

Halal/Haram Matters
23 Jun

ANSWER: No, you’re not sinful.

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QUESTION: During my umrah trip last year,I unintentionally picked up lost money from the path I was walking in makki haram and immediately gave it to a worker nearby without announcing. I was ignorant of the ruling back then. Is there any expiation for this?

Other
22 Jun

ANSWER: No. This is something you will be held accountable for on the Day of Judgment.

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QUESTION: My father passed away four years ago. As with British law all his money and assets went to my mother. I have asked for this to be distributed according to the Sharia but my Mother and siblings said this will only be distributed after our mother passes away as she is the Mother and has full rights to these assets and can do as she pleases because a mother’s status in Islam is very high.

Inheritance
22 Jun

ANSWER: They are absolutely wrong and your mother is sinful for this & its a major sin Your father’s inheritance must be divided immediately according to sharia laws and given to all his heirs. Failing to do this is defiance to Allah’s commands in the Quran where He Himself was the One who distributed the […]

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QUESTION: When I do ghusl do I have to wet all my hair or is it enough to make sure I wet the entire surface of my head?

Purity
22 Jun

ANSWER: You must wet all your hair including your scalp until the tips of your hair

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QUESTION: Is it haram to have a crush on a fictional character?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
21 Jun

ANSWER: It is stupid! 

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QUESTION: If a person saw a dream long time ago abt doing a dhikr daily at a specific amount and the dream was quite vivid& clear. So she thought it was from Allāh.should she follow the dream and do the dhikr?

Dreams
21 Jun

ANSWER: If this dhikr is nothing from the prescribed sunnah adkhars, she must not follow it at all as this was from satan!

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QUESTION: I found a small pouch in my father’s car that seems to contain soil or sand. He believes it offers protection for him or the car — essentially, it appears to be a taweez. Would it be permissible for me to discreetly empty the contents and replace them with regular soil, so that he doesn’t notice the change?

Basic Tenets of Faith, Fiqh of Marriage, Shirk and its different forms, Superstitions
21 Jun

ANSWER: This is not permissible and it won’t change his aqeedah!  Speak to him directly about it. 

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QUESTION: Whats the ruling on praying salah while wearing on glasses like the imam in haram

Prayer
20 Jun

ANSWER: No problem, as long as your nose and forehead touches the ground during sujood.

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QUESTION: My parents want me to drop off/ pickup my sister from scl, but her uniform exposes her body.I refuse because i will be assisting in sin and those who know me will think badly of me,parents are upset. Am I sinful for this?should I obey my parents or tell my sister to walk home(2km)

Fiqh of the family, Women clothing
20 Jun

ANSWER: Order her to wear proper clothes when she is riding with you and request from your parents to force her to do so. Otherwise, you won’t be able to drive her to school. She has to cooperate with you in order for you to cooperate with her.

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