You once told me there is a communal necessity for dentists. What does this mean? That there must be enough for the community? I mean people can survive without dentists but may have problems and pain and difficulty etc

Jobs
30 Jun

They can survive but not all of them! This can be fatal for some. Such a profession is needed!

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Are the muqtadees (people praying behind/following the imam) are allowed to say the Durood when the imam says the name of Prophet Muhammad in the DUA?

Prayer
30 Jun

No, they shouldn’t.

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want you to shed some light on the issue relating to naming of a dish called “haleem”.Some people of late are creating confusion that its wrong to name the dish as haleem as it is one of Allah swt’s name.could u please clarify…?

Other
30 Jun

No problem.

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I recently joined a islamic organisation who are involved in various social projects for the downtroden muslims in India. However, when joining, a person held my hand to recite after him. It goes like “I pledge myself to the organisation and this bayyah is between me and Allah and I will give every second of my life dedicated to this organisation etc” is this valid?can I leave the org if i wish?

Oaths
30 Jun

Bayyah is only given to a righteous Muslm ruler or leader of the Ummah, for the cause of Allah, and not to an Organization. This seems a bit strange to do this, maybe it’s best to not get too involved with the organization aside from helping with the charity projects. Of course you leave whenever […]

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this thing usually happens to me in an area where I can’t get the opportunity to wash it. I used to get some drops of blood before my period, is it allow for me to pray even without washing it?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding
30 Jun

You must wash it and perform wudhu.

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My query is,my husband has a few job offers, so can I do istikhara before he finalises on a job? Is doing istikhara for someone else, or on behalf of someone allowed?

Prayer
30 Jun

No you cannot make istikhara on behalf of someone else. Each person makes istikhara for themselves when making a decision. You only make Duaa for him.

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if a girl is menstruating, can she help give ghusl to the dead body?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding
29 Jun

Yes

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My target this ramdan is to finish Quran twice,and spend rest of my time memorizing, reviewing and listening to tafseer, however ppl around me say that we should read from cover to cover as much as we can in ramadan.What do you advise ya sheikh? Whats better?I wana know whats more preferable!

Fasting
29 Jun

What you are doing is good.

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Is it compulsory for muslim men to cover their head in the time of salaat and reading Quraan?

Men Clothing
29 Jun

No , it’s not.

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even when i’m reciting the Qur’an alone at room, a whisper comes to my mind that persons are listening to my recitation so i have to recite it well or correct my pronunciation or recite it fluently so that they will know that i know how to recite Qur’an fluently. All these thoughts just come to my mind, but in reality i’m alone nobody in the room that could see me. So what the stand of my recitation? Will this fall under Riyah (showing up) or what?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
29 Jun

These thoughts are all from Shaytaan, and you should try your best to ignore & forget them. Recite the Qur’aan for the sake of Allah.

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