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QUESTION: If Allah doesn’t burden a soul beyond its capacity, as stated in the Quran (2:286), why do people still struggle with depression, memory loss, schizophrenia other mental health issues after a trauma Or massive hair loss post trauma ? Why might someone in such a situation consider suicide?”

Psychological and Social Problems

10 Jul

ANSWER: Allah is testing them with what they can bear. Millions of people are being tested and they don’t commit suicide! Millions of people become depressed for some time and then they get out of it stronger and better people.

QUESTION: We are ahle hadith (salafi). I got a proposal but they are not ahle hadith; they say they are Sunni. They dont do shirk or go to dargahs, but may not follow all salafi rules as strictly as we do. The groom is well educated, settled and namazi. Should we consider this proposal?

Fiqh of Marriage

10 Jul

ANSWER: You can accept it after checking with him about his religious inclinations and the scholars he follows.

QUESTION: If a company uses my name as part of their list of staff, because i hold a local citizenship, and they are foreigners. And they pay me a monthly payment for this with no physical work/presence needed, is there anything haraam about this income?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs

09 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its fraudulance & cheating! Your income is haram

QUESTION: You said 2-3 weeks ago on zad tv you had a book you will release about Allah’s 99 Attributes/Names, sir where can I get this book from? and what is it called

Other

09 Jul

ANSWER: The book is with the publishers for designing and printing. We are hopeful that it would be out by January next year in sha Allah.

QUESTION: A boy getting lot of proposals due to his degree. But, he unable to pass degree due to 1/2 arrears. So, he moved from it. Got a job related to what he studied, & earns well. But all people assuming he completed degree as he got top ranked in School. Is he obliged to reveal ‘he haven’t completed degree’ to his villagers, every proposal he get, or to his potential spouse?

Character and Morals, Fiqh of Marriage, Marriage Contract

09 Jul

ANSWER: He must inform that to every proposal he wants to go ahead and proceed with.

QUESTION: In my second raka I thought I did two sujood but after starting to recite the tashahhud I realised that I only did one sujood and went for the second sujood. In this case should I have performed sujood as-sahu as I said the tashahhud in the wrong place?

Prayer

09 Jul

ANSWER: Yes, you must do sujood as sahu after salam and do another set of salam after sujood as sahu

QUESTION: Sheikh, when I help someone, should the thought that I am helping them and making them happy cross my mind, or should all my helping be purely for the pleasure of Allah? Does feeling glad that my help made someone happy affect my sincerity or reduce the reward?

Character and Morals

08 Jul

ANSWER: It can be a combination of both as making them happy is a byproduct of pleasing Allah.

QUESTION: I received a marriage proposal from a revert brother. He wants to dedicate his life to da’wah, work only 4 days a month, and support the family with that income. He also wants to teach his children only Islamic knowledge, not worldly education. He seems practicing otherwise. Are these major concerns? Is it reasonable to decline the proposal despite his deen? Please guide me.

Fiqh of Marriage

08 Jul

ANSWER: Wanting to work only 4 days a month means that he is not someone who can be relied on in terms of providing for his family a decent standard of living. Not wanting to teach his children normal education where they can get a job and live like normal people is also something to […]

QUESTION: In islam can a husband order his wife to serve her in laws?

Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws, Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family

08 Jul

ANSWER: She is not obliged to obey him in this as she is not a servant to them! However, if they visit his house, as any guest, she is obliged to honor them and serve them but not if they are staying there for ever as in the case of a joint family system.

QUESTION: My father is a Sufi who does spiritual healing (_dam_) and gives amulets (_ta’weez_) using words that ask for help from spiritual elders. He also does numerology for homes, businesses, and past/future events. I believe these practices are incorrect. He doesn’t charge, but disciples voluntarily give him money. Is it _halal_ to eat food bought with that money?

Fiqh of the family, Shirk and its different forms

07 Jul

ANSWER: Your father is committing shirk and he is not Muslim. However, whatever food he gets, this is halal for you to eat from and the sins are on him.

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