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A colleague of mine made mention that as a follower of the Hanafi madhab he’s allowed to eat after the athan for Fajr just before the rise of the sun. Can Sheikh please shed light on this topic as I looked for some reading materials regarding this as we in Cape Town follow the Shafi school of thought?

Fasting

14 Apr

It is not permissible to eat after the second athan that announces the break of dawn. This is why the Prophet Salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam said: when Bilal calls the (first) Athan, eat and drink as he gives the Athan to,wake up the sleeping and brings the attention to the one who is praying. […]

A man dies and his father is still alive, can the children of deceased get a share on what their grand father poses, while the deceased has brothers and sister too.?

Inheritance

14 Apr

No, they can’t because they are blocked by their uncles and aunts.Their grandfather can write a will and give them something.

I have a problem where i’m always doubting whether I’ve missed things in my prayer, things like the dua between the two prostrations. it got the point i’m now doing two extra prostration at the end of nearly every prayer. Is what I am doing wrong and what is the solution to this?

Prayer

14 Apr

You should try to concentrate more in your prayer. But if you still miss things, you must prostrate for forgetfulness.

I was born into a Muslim family but I didn’t have much guidance, because my family are more cultural than Islamic. Nonetheless I found islam and I started to look into my deen half way through my degree and I became practising alhamdulillah (and this my family had problems with). But my biggest problem is that I took a loan out to fund my education. Now each day that goes by interest is being added. What do I do? I have checked the terms and conditions of the student loans and it says that if you die the government clears the debt for you. But what do I do? Do I pay it back ASAP?

Riba

14 Apr

You must pay off this loan ASAP and you must not take any other loan.

I live in Jeddah and came on dependent visa on my wifes job visa. I tried to find job based on my qualification (MBA-marketing from Australia), but no success because of my visa status, as i am not allowed to work. So i want to go back to India where I can easily find the job. I am also well-off with money as I receive rental income. It was my wife decision to live in Saudi with her parents and wanted to work. I want to take her back to India and she is refusing. My question is that, if I go to sharia court would they will inform the ministry to cancel her job visa and send her back with me. She said the courts here can easily nullify the marriage if the wife ask for KHULA.

Divorce

14 Apr

I don’t believe that the court has anything to do with that as there is a contract and prior approval from you. If she is not willing to go back with you, you can divorce her and remarry a better woman or take another wife.

I am reading English translation of the Quran, but after I am done reading a few ayahs each day, I find that I forget what I read. Is this because I am so sinful and a bad person? Is there anything I can do to improve retention of what I read from the Quran?

Reading/Reciting the Quran

14 Apr

This is due to lack of concentration.

My husband is going to rent an apartment however in the lease there is usually a riba clause. This is a standard lease in the city. The clause usually states that riba would be charged if payment is delayed beyond a certain date every month. Alhumdulillah my husband pays the rent on time but can we sign this lease? Is it sinful to do so? Please note its the standard lease paper that is used by almost every person who is renting out an apartment.

Riba

14 Apr

This is not permissible to sign it as it is acknowledging the validity of Riba. This clause must be crossed out.

If a child defeacates in a bathroom (the one used for bathing & wudhu), can it be used for bathing & wudhu after it has been washed sufficiently as there’s only one bathroom in the house. Also, will it ok to urinate in a bathroom as long as one washes the bathroom sufficiently after it.

Purity

14 Apr

This is permissible.

When I do dhikr with sincerity I feel something from my inner moving down ( descending) from me, if that happen I feel relief from my inner incompatibilities. So, is this normal? Is that devil moving away as I Remember Allah?

Supplications

14 Apr

That you feel relief is normal, everybody does with the right intention.

I have heard that we are not supposed to built toilet and bathroom or wudhu place in one room. As we cannot do dhikr in toilets and without bismillah we cannot do wudu or even ghusl. So I was planning to have attached toilet and bathroom to the bedrooms with only one entrance. Can I do it or do I have to have a separate doors for both toilet and bathroom. Or can we have a small section in bathroom for toilet separated with half wall but without door

Other, Purity

14 Apr

You can have a bathroom and toilet altogether and when you’re doing wudhu, or ghusl, you just don’t move your lips when you say “bismillah”; you just think it in your mind.

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