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s it true that alcohol was not banned by Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) until Allah sent the verse (Qur’an 5:90-91) down. Only then Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) banned it, which is when the Arabs threw their alcohol bottles away?

Other

16 Sep

This is correct. However, he never drank it himself.

It is only recently that I have found out that it is very important to study Aqeedah. So can you please suggest some books, audio / video lectures, websites from where I can learn Aqeedah. I prefer it to be in english because that is the only language I understand properly.

Basic Tenets of Faith

16 Sep

Study Kitabul Taw-heed and Al Aqeedah Al Wasitiya for now.

One feels scared of going to masjidul-haraam or saudi due to crane crash how do one remove ones fear….also hajj reminds me of death and i feel scared optimistic hopeful happy and repent fall and a new me (meaning fresh start)

Psychological Problems

16 Sep

What you feel is very strange! How many times did you hear of deaths in Makkah before! On the other hand, how many die out of car accidents or after undergoing an operation,yet I don’t see you refraining from riding cars or visiting the doctors!To die in that state is a blessing! However we don’t […]

If we pray behind a Mushrik Imam who sacrifices for graveyards and calls the dead, is our prayer accepted?

Prayer

16 Sep

the general rule is that it is permissible to pray behind anyone whose prayer is valid for himself. This means that as long as he is Muslim and there isn’t anything apparent that nullifies his Islam, this means that his prayer is valid for himself and for those behind him. That is why Ibn Omer, […]

my parents buy a soap that may be made with pork fat and I have told them about it, but they still buy it because it is a good brand and it works well. Is it permissible for us to use this soap since we are only using it externally and would it invalidate our prayers?

Prayer

16 Sep

You said “may be made of pig fat”. If you are not sure, then it is permissible to use.

The farewell tawaf is mandatory for one who is leaving Mecca . Also it should be the last thing done. The flight bookings were made well in advance and now re scheduling isn’t available. ( since there is a great chance we might miss our flight) is it allowed that we do the stoning and leave for Jeddah straight from Mina or do the farewell tawaf on the 11th zilhujj.

Hajj and Umrah

16 Sep

The hajj is valid as the pillars were performed. However, you have to slaughter two sheep for leaving the stoning on the 12 and for leaving the farewell Tawaf and you must feed a poor person for not spending the night of the 12 in Mina.

Sir, please let us know if we want to do haj e qaraan is it necessary for us to take our animal for sacrifice with us. We live in Pakistan and it’s really difficult to do so. Please let us know we’ll be leaving for haj InshaAllah on Friday.

Hajj and Umrah

16 Sep

You can’t take the animal with you and you should buy it there in Makkah!

If a person is offering sacrifice at home, is he/she supposed to abstain from cutting nails or having a haircut after making niyyah? Or is only for the pilgrim?

Slaughtering

16 Sep

Yes, he has to abstain until after the sacrifice is completed.

how many total tawaf and saee are in haj qiran.plz tell me I’m too much confused. If i do haj qiran,what will be tawaf e qudoom.is this tawaf of umrah or I’ll perform umrah and then tawaf e qudoom plz plz make it clear.I’ve read in a book that there are 4 tawaf.

Hajj and Umrah

16 Sep

There is only one tawaf and one Saee which are pillars of the hajj! Tawaf al qudoom is a sunnah and not mandatory! Tawaf al Wadaa is mandatory

Is it necessary for me. to call my each maternal aunt individually or I can send a message to all of them in a group in watsapp once in two weeks. is it sufficient. Please note that talking to one or other of them individually may lead to unwanted discussion, which would take us further apart.

Fiqh of the family

16 Sep

You should speak with them and not just message them.

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