QUESTION: I get serious low Eeman quite often, and a way i can fix it is to talk to Allah in my mother tongue like a Friend as well as The Lord all the time about any topic and explaining Allah my problems (Though He knows it) and supplicating. Is this permissible?

Halal/Haram Matters, Other
30 Sep

ANSWER: This is disrespectful and not permissible. You make dua to Allah and beg Him & not TALK to Him!

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QUESTION: Is it a sin if I am fasting and I tell someone ( a muslim – my sister/husband..) I am hungry? Fasting

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
30 Sep

ANSWER: This is not sinful but it will reduce your reward. 

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QUESTION: If I notice during the Isha prayer that I mistakenly made the intention for Maghrib due to confusion, and I am already in the 3rd rak’ah, do I have to stop, or can I correct my intention in the middle?

Prayer
30 Sep

ANSWER: If you had intended it to be maghreb and you had already prayed Maghreb, your prayer is invalid and you need to restart it again for isha.

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QUESTION: If a person finds out that his wife cheated on him or vice versa and out of rage, attempts to kill her or kills her, then will that person be sinful? If yes, then how much sinful will he be? And what if the husband does this to his wife after he sees that he can’t file any charge against her as in some Muslim countries, adultery isn’t a crime ?

Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters
30 Sep

ANSWER: No matter what the reasons are, he is a murderer and must be killed for his crime.  If she committed adultery, this is a major sin and she will be held accountable for it.  He can leave her and divorce her and move on with his life. Killing her makes him a criminal and […]

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QUESTION: I met someone, prayed for guidance, we grew closer. I did Istikhara when things got tough and things improved. I felt Allah wanted us together. We planned to involve parents for nikkah, but after a small argument we stopped talking for months. Now, family pressures me to marry I feel torn I fear misreading Istikhara signs due to bipolar or wonder just if consistent duas might bring him to me

Pre-Marital Relations
30 Sep

ANSWER: What you have been through was a haram relationship that angered Allah and your istikhara was invalid due to that.  This person is playing with you and using you.  Repent to Allah, show sincere remorse and cut all commutations between you and him and accept any good proposal that Allah sends your way after […]

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QUESTION: If a person praying salah sees awrah of a person praying next to him or front.

Prayer
29 Sep

ANSWER: This does not impact the validity of his prayer

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QUESTION: I fear Allah won’t accept my Duas, especially one I desperately want, due to recurring sins despite immediate repentance. Should I be afraid, and how can I overcome this fear

Prayer and Duaa, Sins
29 Sep

ANSWER: It is possible that your sins would block your duaa from being answered even if you repented.  You should always be afraid of your sins.

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QUESTION: We know that in third or fourth rakah prayer after rising up from first attahiyat we need to raise our hands(rafa yadain). But when should i raise my hands when i will join the prayer in second or third rakah?

Prayer
28 Sep

ANSWER: Raise them when the imam raises them which is when the Imam rises up to his third rakah.

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QUESTION: I have a family (mother, wife, and a young daughter), and my salary is moderate. I often struggle financially by month’s end. I give sadaqa monthly but feel it’s too little. Is there a recommended amount for sadaqa?

Charity, Fiqh of the family, Kind Treatment of Spouses
28 Sep

ANSWER: No. Providing for your family is a sadaqa by itself.

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QUESTION: My husband is addicted to drugs and don’t offer prayer. I tried everything to stop him. But he earns halal and take care of my kids. Am I sinful living with him? What should I do?

Fiqh of Marriage, Invalid Marriages
28 Sep

ANSWER: If he doesn’t offer prayers, not even a single prayer then its not permissible for you to continue this marriage! Involve your parents and his and give him the warning, if he still doesn’t pray then you must leave him.

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