QUESTION: Shaykh i know that it is not recommended to pray salah while holding the urge to urinate ,so my question is that will the person be rewarded for the prayer itself if he prays while holding the urge to urinate?

Prayer
16 Jul

ANSWER: Yes, he will be rewarded for the prayer and sinful for doing it while having the urge to answer the call of nature.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, do you believe we live in a simulation? What are your thoughts? There is something called the simulation theory where everything in our life is a simulated altered reality. This idea has given me anxiety and depression. What are your thoughts Sheikh?

Other
16 Jul

ANSWER: This is nonsense and happens only in movies.  Open your eyes to reality and start practicing Islam before it’s too late!

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QUESTION: Can I sell old money for higher value for e.g can I sell a rare £1 coin for £10 if these coins are old so they are no longer used for transactions rather they are bought to be kept in a collection. However these coins could also be traded for coins that can be used for transactions.

Halal/Haram Matters
16 Jul

ANSWER: If these are not in circulation anymore, and they are not gold or silver, these are not currency anymore. 

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QUESTION: Can a mother-in-law prevent her daughter-in-law from sleeping in the morning on weekends after offering Fajr solely because it is the household’s practice not to sleep in the morning? Also can she scold daughter in law for not doing things according to her rules. PS: The husband does not have any issue with his wife sleeping, only the mother in law gets angry over this.

Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws
15 Jul

ANSWER: The mother in law has no such rights over her daughter in law.  She should ignore her demands and be diplomatic and not argue with her but serve her husband and children as this is her obligation in Islam and not to obey her mother in law!

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QUESTION: Many women went for Hajj without mahram from my state, as it’s not permissible to perform hajj without a mahram, Is their hajj valid? Will they be rewarded for hajj?

Hajj and Umrah
15 Jul

ANSWER: Their hajj is valid but they are sinful for disobeying Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam. 

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QUESTION: Sheikh, what is the ruling and punishment for a man who has the means but does not provide for his wife and for a man who does not provide for his children (full/proper maintenance) in a divorced home.

Custody, Divorce
15 Jul

ANSWER: After divorce the man is not obliged at all to provide for his ex wife! As for his children, it’s solely his responsibility to take care of all the financial needs of his children even if they don’t live with him.

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QUESTION: Can we re-offer our prayer if we are not satisfied with our prayer or have a feeling that we have offered it unattentively?

Prayer
15 Jul

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. 

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QUESTION: Abu Hurayra said, ‘I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, “The actions of the children of Adam are presented before Allah Almighty on Thursday evening, the night before Jumu’a. He does not accept the actions of someone who has severed ties of kinship.”‘” Is this authentic sheikh?

Commentary on Hadeeth, Fiqh of the family
14 Jul

ANSWER: This is authentic.

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QUESTION: “Whenever any calamity strikes you,remember your loss in me,& this will make go away your calamity”.If this hadith is authentic How do we remember Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam when calamity falls upon?(i mean should we say any dya/salutation or just remembering he is not with us anymore & this will go away our calamity?)

Biography of the Prophet salla Allahu alahi wa sallam
14 Jul

ANSWER: This hadeeth is authentic and it talks about overwhelming love to our prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam a source of solace when we remember our loss and inability to see and meet him. 

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QUESTION: Will saying Allahu Akbar after saying “Subhana Rabbiyal Athem” make the salah invalid? If so, does that make all my past salah invalid, because I didn’t know but when I knew, I wasn’t sure whether to trust it or not so I still say Allahu Akbar? When I researched, I saw that it was still valid to say Allahu Akbar and my mother said to still say Allahu Akbar.

Prayer
14 Jul

ANSWER: You must say SamiAllah huliman hamidah while rising up from ruku and not Allahu Akbar.  Your prayer is valid due to your ignorance. However, if you continue to do this deliberately, your prayer is invalid.

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