Does a second wife have any mandated duties towards the first wife of her husband? Some friends of my husband are saying that as a second wife I have a duty to call the first one to say hello and pay respects because i “found” her in the marriage, and that i am mandated to know and have a relationship with her. Is this true by the deen?

Fiqh of Marriage
14 Jul

No, it is baseless. The are no rights between them at all as they are total strangers!

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Is it alright to use words “maghfoor wa marhoom” for a deceased person. I read sheikh uthaymeen (r.a) said if intention is of optimism, its allowed

Other
14 Jul

This is correct! However, one should avoid It!

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i don’t speak arabic and just understand a very little bit of it. When i recite in the salah a long sura about some more pages, i know that there are surely some litte mistakes in the letters, i recite wrong or i recite a letter with ‘damma’ instead of ‘fatha’.Makes this my prayer unvalid? Please consider that suratul fatiha is recited correctly.

Prayer
14 Jul

Your prayer is valid and you will be rewarded for your effort.

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He said if a husband orders his wife that she should eat with his husband’s friend , when the husband is s present . Then it is allowed . Is this sahih ?

Marriage and the Muslim Family
14 Jul

Only if she is totally covered up from head to toe and she doesn’t speak or socialize!

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I came across hadeeth which says shaitaan is chained in Ramadan. Then why is it still difficult for some people to focus on salah and why do they get waswas during prayers. Is it the Qareen playing with them during salah?

Prayer
14 Jul

The big Devil is chained, the smaller ones are still free to roam.

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I have old lacoste shoes with a small crocodile logo on them. I tried covering the face with tape but the tape came off. I then tried covering it with permanent marker, it is now fading and the features can be seen. Shall I continue wearing them or is it not permissible?

Men Clothing
14 Jul

If the gator colored and with a face and eyes, you must continue to paint it or hide it. But if it is only a drawing without a face, this is permissible.

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i complete my witir prayer with imam after trawi prayer and then i go for KIAM UL LAIL that time also imam praying witir prayer. kindly advice me. i saw some people stand up when imam praying WITIR after KIAM UL LAIL.

Prayer
14 Jul

It is not permissible to pray two witr in one night! Therefore, if you prayed it with the taraweeh, when you prayed qiyam and the imam offer taraweeh, you should have stood up after he offered Salam so that you would have completed two Rakah and not witr! This way, the total number of Rakah […]

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it is well known that it is not permissible for a woman to have a bun at the top of her head for it resembles a camel hump. But what if the bun is in level or below her head and not above? Some women need to make a bun as they have quite long hair and cannot let it down or it might show through her headscarf. Please clarify

Women clothing
10 Jul

This is permissible if it is on the back of the head or on the neck.

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can I give zakat in the form of raw food material or clothes. Can I buy these things with the zakat money

Zakat
10 Jul

The zakat must be given cash to the poor and needy. As for zakat al fitr it has to be in food!

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Does a person in sujood still need to follow dua etiquette ie praising Allah, then salah on the prophet (saw) then their dua then salah on the prophet (saw) and saying amin?

Supplications
10 Jul

No.

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