QUESTION: A brother purchased a Udemy course using his Gmail account and shared the password with my friends for free access. Udemy prohibits account sharing. Is it permissible for me to access the course for free? Can I take note from those friends?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters
08 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it is a breach of contract and betrayal of their trust and Muslims don’t do that. 

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QUESTION: Can I repeat the Shahada as dhikr or would that be an innovation?

Innovations, Supplications
08 Jul

ANSWER: Saying Lailaha illal Allah as dhikr is totally permissible and highly recommended 

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QUESTION: I saw ur video but i have a doubt,if a person returns to work around 5 minutes late regularly after LUNCH BREAK but eventually he does his work properly, so will this too fall in the category of working less than what he’s supposed to and should he return the money of these 5 min to the company OR is this fine and negligible?

Jobs
08 Jul

ANSWER: This is negligible which companies don’t often mind To be on the safe side, you can work 5 minutes extra 

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QUESTION: If in congregation i realized at start of sujood that hands were not aligned parallel to each other so i tried to move them by dragging them on the ground twice, but doing this might have taken nearly half of the duration of the sujood, is my prayer valid, and am i overthinking?

Prayer
08 Jul

ANSWER: You need to bring a measuring rod or a ruler to ensure that your hands are aligned correctly!!! You are playing and not praying my friend. 

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QUESTION: If a bank gives me $100 in interest and deducts $20 for tax, I end up with $80 instead of $100. I want to give the interest to needy or poor people. Should I give the $80 or the original $100?

Riba
08 Jul

ANSWER: $80

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QUESTION: I took covid vaccine 2 years ago and people today are saying it’s bad for you. I’m starting to get worried. What should I do throughslamic perspective? Is covid vaccine safe as it was handed out in muslim countries?

Medicine and medical treatments
08 Jul

ANSWER: You had already taken it so what’s the point in worrying about it now…you can’t undo it now! I personally took it 3 times! 

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QUESTION: My father-in-law – wife’s father and husband of my maternal aunt, needed an urgent medical surgery which he couldn’t afford due to his financial condition. He has a home where he lives but no sellable property or savings. He lives on monthly pension money from Govt. job. Alhamdulillah, I was able to pay his medical treatment cost. Can I count this as Advance Zakat for my next Zakat year?

Zakat
07 Jul

ANSWER: This doesn’t count from zakat if you didn’t have that prior intention before paying it off

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QUESTION: I am an only son to my parents, married and working in gulf. My parents forcing me to quit working abroad and stay with them in my home country as they r aging n just retired. They also quote a hadith about parents right to stop their children from going to jung. But I don’t have job opportunity in my home town to provide sufficiently for my wife n children. Whom should I choose in this situation?

Fiqh of the family
07 Jul

ANSWER: If they are independent & self sufficient then you don’t have to obey them and if they need assistance then you can provide them a maid to look after their needs

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QUESTION: Father and brother bought me a phone and gave my old one to my mother saying that he bought both of us new phones. I did not know they were doing this or else i would have said no to getting a phone to myself. I told my mother after they had done all of this that they lied to you. Im not sure if i did the right thing or not but i do know that this is very wrong and unfair to her. Was i correct?

Fiqh of the family
07 Jul

ANSWER: Of course not! You put a seed of hatred in her heart towards your father & brother, that’s an evil thing to do!

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QUESTION: I saw your video of dirt under nails not effecting wudhu. Is my understanding that no matter how much dirt there is even if it touches the skin under the nail wudhu is valid ad long as it is considered under the nail?

Ablution (Wudhu), Purity
07 Jul

ANSWER: True!! It’s really unhygienic though & it’s mandatory to clip your nails within 40 days and even before that if your nails starts to grow!

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