QUESTION: Sheikh, are cats considered to be Muslims?

Other
17 Apr

ANSWER: Animals and plants and all other creatures worship Allah.

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QUESTION: Can I make hijra alone if I am a woman? My parents can’t because they want to follow medical treatment for my disabled brother, but I can’t stand being in the land of Kufr.

Halal/Haram Matters
16 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible as the fitna of being alone in a strange land is far grater than being with your parents and family in a Kafir land.

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QUESTION: Sheikh as we know sleeping in the state of wuduh has its own reward so are supposed to renew our wuduh while going to sleep even if we are in the state of wuduh or it will just be enough being on the state of wuduh like if we did make wuduh for isha prayer and sleep with that wuduh without renewing will it be enough for the reward.

Ablution (Wudhu)
16 Apr

ANSWER: No need to renew the wudu as long as you’re already in the state of wudu.  

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QUESTION: I’m a Muslima from a Shia family and I practice sunnah (my family is against it) and I want to get married to this man who’s a practicing Muslim but his African. And their only reasoning for not agreeing with the marriage is that his black and think it will ruin their reputation. Would I have blessing in my marriage or my marriage be valid if I do it without their permission?

Fiqh of Marriage, Invalid Marriages
16 Apr

ANSWER: If your father is a deviant shia who follows their deviant aqeedah and curses the companions and mothers of the believers then he cannot be your wali and he has no say in your marriage.  If all your male relatives are deviant shias then the imam of your local authorised islamic centre becomes your […]

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QUESTION: I hope you’re doing well sheikh. Some people say that we have to make wudhu before making a dua, dhikr or even reading the Quran.. is this true?

Ablution (Wudhu), Reading/Reciting the Quran
16 Apr

ANSWER: Wudu is not required to make dua or dhikr. Wudu is mandatory when you touch the Quran but you can recite looking in the phone or from memory without wudu.

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QUESTION: I have heard that every person has a Jinn who whispers evil thoughts to him/her, influencing them towards evil and distraction in worship. I want to know whether it is permissible to make dua for my Jinn to become a muslim, as I heard the prophet (peace be upon him) narrated that his Jinn became a muslim. So should I make dua for my Jinn to be guided to Islam and stop annoying me?

Jinn, Witchcraft, Black Magic and the Evil Eye, Supplications
16 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its transgression in dua! This was only exclusive for Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam. 

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QUESTION: I have a sister in Islam who breaks her fast about 45 minutes after the Maghreb prayer and she justifies this by the fact that Sura 2, ayat 187, it is asked to fast until night. According to her, the night is when she no longer sees any clear light in the sky and it is dark while we break the fast when we no longer see the rays of the sun so towards the Maghreb. Is it ok

Fasting and Ramadan
15 Apr

ANSWER: What she is doing is totally wrong and prohibited! Most probably she is shia. She can’t know better than the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam who broke his fast immediately after the sun had set and it was still light

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QUESTION: Shaikh is this correct ” Do not laugh a lot for laughing a lot deadens the heart”

Character and Morals
15 Apr

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: Sheikh I’m a woman and when we are praying taraweeh in women section and a women passes in front of me while praying does my prayer breaks Or she has to go in front of imam so the prayer breaks

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
15 Apr

ANSWER: As long as you are praying in congregation, your prayer is not broken as Imam’s sutra is sutra for all behind him.

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QUESTION: Is it a bidah to do salam with hand gesture  like they do in India ?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
15 Apr

ANSWER: Raising the hand when someone is far and can’t hear you while giving salam is permissible. 

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