QUESTION: Wali is required to be valid nikah. But what if a person who believe this marriage without the wali present? Did they commit zina? The person is a male. He believe that there is no nikah without wali, but in love he did it without the wali of the girl. So the nikah is invalid. Now, does this constitute zina?

Fiqh of Marriage, Invalid Marriages
11 Oct

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: Is it haram to consume sick pay after exaggerating illness? They added to protect their career, and the money is spent?

Character and Morals
11 Oct

ANSWER: This is cheating, a Muslim does not cheat. The money is not halal for you.

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QUESTION: Can I create an invitation card for a wedding in which there will be music and free mixing?

Sins
11 Oct

ANSWER: This is prohibited and you will get equal sin of those who are answering such invitation

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QUESTION: Lets say a person is living in a different country and this person’s brother will travel with his wife and his wife’s sister to the country the person is living.. the wife’s sister is not mahram to the brother.. so is it permissible for the person to pick up his brother from the airport and travel around the city with them and eat in restaurant by lowering gaze will it be assisting in sin ?

Halal/Haram Matters
11 Oct

ANSWER: It is permissible to pick them up as he did not help them in that sin of traveling without a mahram. However, it is not permissible to mix with his sister in law and her sister like this and freely mix with them.

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QUESTION: My parents convinced me to accept the marriage proposal of my cousin. I was convinced and accepted it. But after 2 months I came to know that he does not pray even 5 mandatory prayers. Now I don’t want to marry but my parents are forcing me to accept it. Can I refuse or should I marry?

Apostasy, Invalid Marriages, Prayer
09 Oct

ANSWER: You must not accept to marry such a man and the marriage is invalid as he is not Muslim if he doesn’t pray at all!

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QUESTION: Sheikh if im doing wudoo by standing and I’ve to do massah on my socks can I do it one by one like first on right foot then left or is it mandatory to do it on boh feet together?

Ablution (Wudhu)
09 Oct

ANSWER: It is sunnah to do it together. However, it is still valid

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QUESTION: Is it completely halal to sell dog-grooming products, and to advertise them using pictures or videos of dogs? Is there any Islamic ruling or restriction regarding the products themselves or using dog images/videos in commercial advertisements?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
09 Oct

ANSWER: Keeping dog is prohibited in Islam unless it is for guarding, farming or hunting. Selling accessories for such dogs is permissible but not for pets but for the above mentioned.

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QUESTION: Is it halal to rely on luck or coincidence to discover if someone wants to be my close friend or play football with me, despite them never expressing it, even if it takes years?

Divine Will and Decree
09 Oct

ANSWER: No, this is not logical! It is like throwing yourself in the ocean when you don’t know how to swim, hoping that you are lucky and would start to swim!

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QUESTION: If I ordered items from Amazon or noon such as food items like egg and it was broken and I complained and they refunded the money can I use it instead of wasting the food?

Halal/Haram Matters
09 Oct

ANSWER: No problem but you must give in charity the value of what you had benefited from

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QUESTION: If I wake up and after wudu only 2–3 minutes are left before the end of the time for Tahajjud, and I know that I can not complete the Tahajjud prayer within those 2–3 minutes, is it permissible to pray it at that time and make sure the starting of prayer like takbeer is within the time frame

Prayer
09 Oct

ANSWER: If you pray one full rakat before the start of fajr, it is valid

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