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QUESTION: We are expecting a baby boy in couple of months In Sha Allah. I really want to name my son as ‘NOAH’. As we are from non Arabic part of the world we often ten to mis pronounce ‘NUH’ as it is not a common name. My question is can we name him ‘NOAH’ and pronounce it as it is pronounced in bible ? Is this permissable?

Pedagogy education and upbringing

23 Feb

ANSWER: One must be proud of his Islam and give Islamic or Arabic names. It is inappropriate to give such altered names just to blend in with the disbelievers.

QUESTION: If I don’t answer call of adhan, but when it is ended, I recite the dua after adhan & salutation upon the prophet Will I still be rewarded for my dua after adhan?

Prayer

23 Feb

ANSWER: You should answer the athan first and then say the dua to be eligible for the reward.

QUESTION: Well, please tell me if parents are giving trouble, burden, cursing, obscenities, preferring son, Being a girl, spending money is considered a waste and even denying basic rights like clothes, food, education and even disease. Even if the treatment is not done, then will not Allah punish those parents a lot? Please tell me?

Fiqh of the family

22 Feb

ANSWER: They are accountable to Allah for not taking care of their children or being fair with them and will be punished for that.

QUESTION: Everything Allah does has mercy in it, does this also include punishment. I mean if something happens as a punishment will there be goodness,mercy in it

Punishments

22 Feb

ANSWER: There is goodness for the whole of humanity but not for the sinners and those being tormented as Allah has given them many chances and was merciful to them so many years.

QUESTION: If I forget to recite any 2nd Surah on any rakat of my prayer, will my prayer be valid? Do I need to give Sijda Sujud for this mistake end of my prayer?

Prayer

22 Feb

ANSWER: No. Reciting another surah after fateha is not mandatory. Even if you intentionally didn’t recite it, there is no problem and there’s no sujood as sahu for this.

QUESTION: Sheikh when I was praying my family they sit next to me and they start talking and sometimes my concentration goes and come backs is my prayer valid

Prayer

21 Feb

ANSWER: The prayer is valid but you should look for another place where there is no one to distract you.

QUESTION: Sheikh, I made a mistake and took a copy of the Quran from a mosque but now I live far from that mosque, can I return that Quran to a different mosque closer to me?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters, Reading/Reciting the Quran

21 Feb

ANSWER: You have committed a grave sin and you must return the Quran to where it belongs.

QUESTION: Shaikh can we sing Bollywood song which has lyrics related to mother, father or life whose lyrics doesn’t go against Qur’an and sunnah and without using any musical instruments (just by mouth)?

Sports, Entertainment and Music

21 Feb

ANSWER: This is inappropriate as it may make an individual want to listen to the original song one day.

QUESTION: Do we have to say “صَلَّى ٱللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ” every time Prophet Muhammad’s name is mentioned or we can skip saying it on certain occasions? ‎

Other

21 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, you must say it.

QUESTION: What’s the ruling if I give my brother money for his marriage to help him out but he didn’t give it back when I was getting married. I also asked him to give it back because I needed it for my future home. Pls answer my question.

Loans

21 Feb

ANSWER: This depends whether it was a gift or a loan. If it was a gift, it is prohibited to ask for it or to expect it back as this is like a dog that vomits and then eats its vomit again. But if this was a loan and you made it clear to him […]

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