QUESTION: If a person misses congregation completely and is praying Fard individually in one place of the masjid and during his individual Fard prayer some people start their own separate congregational Fard prayer in another place in the masjid. Can this person break his individual Fard prayer to join that congregation?

Prayer
25 Oct

ANSWER: He should change his intention to voluntary prayer and quickly finish it and join them.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, is it allowed to sleep while my legs are facing the Qibla?

Halal/Haram Matters
24 Oct

ANSWER: No problem. 

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QUESTION: If we receive a blessing from Allah SWT, maybe a new car, phone, etc. is it from the sunnah or recommended to give charity to prevent evil eye or damage to these things? Is this true?

Innovations
23 Oct

ANSWER: This is not from the sunnah nor it is recommended. This is an innovation.

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QUESTION: If I don’t get enough time to perform tahiyatul masjid (1-1.5 minutes left for congregation) should I keep standing up till iqamah or can I sit down?

Prayer
23 Oct

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to sit down before praying. If there’s very little time, you can keep standing.

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QUESTION: If v know something is impossible by worldly means, shud v still pray 2 Allah SWT 2 make it happen OR move on. 4 example, If I want to move to Medina permanently but I know its impossible 4 a single female, should I still pray OR just accept that its impossible. Dere r many such things so what shud b our approach 2 such situations.

Halal/Haram Matters, Supplications
23 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in making dua to settle down in Madina. You may get lucky and marry there.

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QUESTION: When i’m confused in making decisions should i pray istikharah? (Like sometimes i’m sure to do that, sometimes i’m not sure)

Istikhara
23 Oct

ANSWER: You should pray istikhara when you have already made up your mind over what you are going to do and NOT when you are confused and not determined! 

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QUESTION: Who’s Makki Al Hijazi, he gives lectures in urdu in al haram (makkah), and he tells wazaif for different problems.his clips are available on YouTube.He says read some parts of surah kahf, blow on yourself and sleep. and you will get up for tahajjud and he said read verse 58 of surah Najm , read 1001 times and blow on water, drink from it and people get healed from cancer. are such wazifa allowed?

Innovations
22 Oct

ANSWER: I don’t know of such a person and I doubt that he teaches in the masjid of Haram in Makkah as only those who are qualified would teach there and what you mentioned are all innovations and baseless. 

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QUESTION: If a son watches bad things in secret inside the house, are the parents sinful? (They have no idea the son is doing this)

Fiqh of the family, Pedagogy education and upbringing
22 Oct

ANSWER: If he does it behind their backs, they are not accountable for his sins. 

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QUESTION: Is Zamzam water considered holy? How do I easily explain to a non-Muslim what it is? Can I say it’s holy water, or like holy water but not in the Christian way (since everyone knows what that is)?

General
21 Oct

ANSWER: It is not holy but rather blessed. https://islamqa.info/en/answers/1698/merits-of-zamzam-water

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QUESTION: Sheikh do I need to tell the dua of intimacy each and every time before the intimacy? Or the dua which is done during the first night is sufficient for the rest of time ?

Fiqh of Marriage, Supplications
21 Oct

ANSWER: You must say it everytime. 

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