QUESTION: Is it permissible to sell electricity or gas to a restaurant or store if they have images or serve haram food or play music etc

Halal/Haram Matters
24 Jul

ANSWER: If they serve haram food, this is not permissible 

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to speak softly & beautify my voice for a potential spouse who will meet me for the first time in front of my father? I won’t use a flirtatious voice but will not speak as I usually would with a non-mahram.

Fiqh of Marriage
24 Jul

ANSWER: You should speak normally 

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QUESTION: “Subhan Allahi wabihamdihi, adada khalkihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinata arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi.” Can I recite this Dua after fajr and maghrib prayers 3 times? Or can i recite this anytime of the day? 

Supplications
23 Jul

ANSWER: This is part of the morning adhkar (3 times). You can however say it without specifying a particular time for it during the day and night. 

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QUESTION: Can my parents see my awrah?

Halal/Haram Matters
23 Jul

ANSWER: Of course not!

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QUESTION: Am i sinful if i dont shave my armpits and pubic hair every 40 days? if so, then why do scholars say that this is a sunnah, and not a wajib?

Halal/Haram Matters, Purity
23 Jul

ANSWER: This is mandatory and not an option and you are sinful if you don’t do it. 

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QUESTION: Is it okay to hurt non mehram in haram relationship what will happen if she take my name and cry in front of Allah

Halal/Haram Matters, Pre-Marital Relations
23 Jul

ANSWER: You must immediately break all communication and contact with her and block her from everywhere and never respond to her messages. You are sinful for what you had committed with her in the first place and you should be worried about your punishment. If you continue in such a relationship or communicate with her […]

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QUESTION: I’m a designer, I do thumbnails for YouTube creators, but most of them use background music in their videos , my part is just to design the the thumbnail I don’t edit their videos, is this assisting in sin since thumbnail plays a key role in viewers clicking the video and they will watch the video with background music 

Jobs, Sins, Social Media
22 Jul

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited, you’re definitely sinful for assisting them in sins and your income is haram 

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QUESTION: When i am praying salah with congregation do i have to say takbeer when imam says Allahu Akbar everytime other than the first takbeer like going to ruku? do i have to say silently also.

Prayer
22 Jul

ANSWER: Yes, this is mandatory without which your salah is invalid if you skip it deliberately 

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QUESTION: Sheikh, I’ve noticed a parody account in your name on Instagram. The username is @assimalhakeem. I’ve posted this question for your awareness on this. It’ll be better if you mention your account in your bio.

Social Media
22 Jul

ANSWER: It is my official Instagram account: https://instagram.com/assimalhakeem The other account with over a million followers is not my account 

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QUESTION: Is it okay to post non Muslim women with modest dressing but without head covering for a halal content and not for the purpose of attracting the male gaze?

Halal/Haram Matters, Social Media, Women clothing
22 Jul

ANSWER: It is totally prohibited to post any female pictures or videos, whether its a muslim or a non muslim or whether she’s wearing a hijab or not!

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