QUESTION: is the dhikr of seeking refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil he created done in the morning and evening? All the narrations I found mentioned only the evening.

Supplications
25 Aug

ANSWER: It is done and said in the morning and evening.

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QUESTION: If someone wins 10 millions in betting and gives me 500,000. Is the 500,000 Halal for me or Haram? If Haram why?

Halal/Haram Matters
25 Aug

ANSWER: It is halal. Introduce me to your friend!

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QUESTION: Is it sunnah to pronounce isti’aza before reading the translation of the meanings of the Quran?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
25 Aug

ANSWER: No. There’s no problem if you do though.

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QUESTION: We know that Muslim women are not allowed to leave the house wearing perfume. But are Muslim women allowed to put bukhoor/incense on their clothes before they leave the house?

Women clothing
25 Aug

ANSWER: If the fragrance can be smelled by others, this is totally prohibited but if its very very mild and no one can smell it then no problem.

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QUESTION: My question is I have asked my wife not to do hijab at home when I am at home and when her father is around because I want to see her without hijab. But my wife says she will do it in front of her father as an act of respect because this is what she did as an act of respect. What are your thoughts on this?

Fiqh of Marriage, Mahram, Women clothing
24 Aug

ANSWER: What she’s doing is wrong.  There is no such hijab in front of her mahrams. If she insists, tell her not to allow her father in the house! 

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QUESTION: I teach kids online. They pay monthly in advance. sometimes some of kids go on holiday 4 a month & I still charge. Some parents don’t mind paying when absent & some don’t want to pay, so is it ok if I charge some & don’t charge the ones who don’t want to pay?

Jobs
24 Aug

ANSWER: If you are taking your fees on monthly basis and they did not exclude the days they are going for vacation and still pay you, this is a gift from them.  Those who stop paying because they did not attend with a prior agreement with you, this is fair and just. Charging them while […]

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QUESTION: When It’s raining, as I knew prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam touched rain with hands,so I do this to do what he liked to do(sallallahu alaihi wasallam) Wii I get reward for this?

Other
24 Aug

ANSWER: Yes. We do this as the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam did it and exposed himself to rain.

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QUESTION: I wanted to clarify in regards to following someone only with their permission on instagram and then seeing their pictures. I meant that if I followed someone where they post pictures of themselves, but their acc is private. Is it halal to still follow them?

Social Media
24 Aug

ANSWER: If she is of the same gender as you and she allows you to watch her page and it is halal what she is posting, this is permissible. But if she is posting haram photos or you are not a female, this is prohibited even if she permits you.

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to give charity on behalf of alive non muslim parents (hoping even though they won’t be directly rewarded for it as Kafirs but charity also has other benefits so it could be beneficial for them)?

Charity
23 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible as they are disbelievers and won’t benefit from such charities intended on their behalf. Might as well throw your money in the river!

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QUESTION: Ya sheikh Allah says ‘with hardship there is relief’. I want to ask will this good and bad time happen in this world? I mean is it possible, somebody lives 50 years and have bad times his whole life for 50 years and allah will give him relief only in jannah is it possible?

Divine Will and Decree
23 Aug

ANSWER: This is possible. However, probably this individual is ungrateful for Allah’s gifts and bounties that he is neglecting and focusing only on what he believes is hardship and showing his ingratitude to Allah by claiming he had not seen anything good for 50 years!

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