QUESTION: Our prophet(s) has said that there is no need of jihad for women and their jihad is to perform hajj or performing haj will be equivalent to jihad.My question is should it be their(women) own money when they will go hajj or when it’s obligatory for women to perform hajj?

Hajj and Umrah
07 Feb

ANSWER: It doesn’t matter which money she performs hajj with. 

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QUESTION: Is it a sin to pray at home when there are visitors The closest masjid is about 700meters it take 10 mins to walk there so I ask the visitor to come with me to the mosque but we refuses and says he’s going to leave or just says us to pray at home should I go to the the mosque anyway leaving him at home?

Prayer
07 Feb

ANSWER: You must ask him to join and if he refuses, you can say you’re leaving for the masjid and escort him out of the house. 

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QUESTION: Sheikh, Cattle Owners are told to bring their animals to nearest veterinaries to pierce Ear Tags into their ears for identification with a registration number.. It’s happening worldwide. Does that make our animals ineligible for sacrifices as there’s a hole in their ears?

Slaughtering
07 Feb

ANSWER: No problem as this is not a defect.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, I went to masjid for Maghrib, and found that my pant were impure, so I removed my pants completely, but i had my ground length abaya. After I prayed, I went to a nearby departmental store where there are people all the time, although my friend forbade, it was a quick visit only. Was I right to do so? and if yes, am I allowed to go out in public with just the abaya and zero undergarments?

Women clothing
07 Feb

ANSWER: If the cloth of the abaya is very thick, you wear the khimar or scarf which is very wide and covers the whole chest area and shoulders and your entire bone structure and curves are completely covered and you can ensure that the shape won’t be exposed, especially while walking and climbing stairs etc […]

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QUESTION: Sheikh, salatul Istikhara like the dua at the last part is it something that its fixed like its just that one dua intended to be read and can one wrote it on a piece of paper to read it in english/arabic if thats the case

Istikhara
07 Feb

ANSWER: You must read only that prescribed dua and if you didn’t memorize it, you can read from a paper or phone. 

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QUESTION: Is there any significance in making any dhikir in even numbers like1 or 3 doing it for every dhikir which is not prescribed to do in such numbers an innovation?

Supplications
07 Feb

ANSWER: 1 or 3 are not even numbers, they are odd numbers. You must stick to the prescribed numbers when it’s mentioned. If there are no numbers prescribed, you can do dhikr as many times as you wish, without a specific number.

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QUESTION: Someone i know saw in a masjid a little child removed the chair from behinda old man and so he fell & this person laughed at this. is this kufr

Other, Prayer
07 Feb

ANSWER: This is not kufr but very childish and inappropriate. Laughing at such a sad incident is sinful.

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QUESTION: What is the repentance for backbiting?

Backbiting
06 Feb

ANSWER: Repent sincerely to Allah while showing deep remorse and never do such a major sin again. 

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QUESTION: Islamic way to increase eye power

Supplications
06 Feb

ANSWER: There’s nothing specific in this regard. When you recite the morning and evening adhkar, you will find a dua for aafia in your body, sight and hearing. 

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QUESTION: Can husband and wife pray together (beside each other) in a room? What’s the rulling on this?

Prayer
06 Feb

ANSWER: If they’re praying individually, on their own, no problem, however if the husband is leading the prayer or if they’re praying in congregation then she must stand right behind him and not in the same row. 

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