QUESTION: A son has been very disobedient towards his father and has aided in seperating his parents by taking side of his mother. They don’t want to initiate khula since the wife doesn’t want to lose share in the property. Father is still open to welcome both of them back but if he passes away in such a state he wishes that his son alone be deprived of any share in his property. Is this permissible ?

Inheritance
02 Nov

ANSWER: No, he cannot deprive his son from his god given right, despite how undutiful he is, as this is Allah’s law.

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QUESTION: If someone asks me to buy something for them, should i buy it for them even if they ask me for much things that would deplete my money and savings?

Other
02 Nov

ANSWER: If you are crazy, you can buy them whatever they want!!! I need a new car while you are at it!

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QUESTION: When I pray, I wear a loose dress and wide pants with long socks. My skin is not visible, but if someone were very low or very far behind me, he might possibly sees my calf through the opening of the pants. Does this count as exposing the ʿawrah?

Prayer, Women clothing
02 Nov

ANSWER: Yes! Wear a very loose abaya over these clothes while praying.

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QUESTION: If i am eating & have to take more rice from bowl..can i use my left to serve rice?? (as my right hand in dirty)

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
01 Nov

ANSWER: No problem in that as long as you don’t lift it up to your mouth with your left!

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QUESTION: Is it haram to sell items(plates etc) with images? My mother sells items with images. And sometimes I help her. If it is not permissible, may I sell them out of necessity? as I and my family do need money. And she already bought the items.

Images and image-making, Jobs
31 Oct

ANSWER: It is not permissible to sell such items with animate images on them. You can sell images of landscape and things that have no soul in them.

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QUESTION: Is kneeling to propose someone shirk

Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters
31 Oct

ANSWER: This is imitating the disbelievers and prohibited in Islam. Kneeling is a form of shirk whether major or minor depending on the intention.

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QUESTION: Last year my parents went for Umrah. My mother told me that while doing her 4th tawaf, she passed Maqam Ibrahim, then the adhan was called, so she went to pray. My question is, when she returns, should she start the 4th tawaf again from Hajar al-Aswad or continue from where she left off? And does the gap affect the tawaf?

Hajj and Umrah
31 Oct

ANSWER: 1. She can start from where she left  2. No

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QUESTION: I have no male wali. My mother handles proposals for me. Sometimes a Abroad proposal man asks to speak with me briefly on a call through my mother’s number before visiting, since we can’t invite every proposal home. Is it permissible to talk once, in my mother’s presence, just for basic discussion?

Fiqh of Marriage
31 Oct

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. There must be one of your male mahrams present in the meeting, if this is not possible then the imam of your local Islamic center should act as your wali & your mother must not sit in the meeting.

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QUESTION: Is this form authentique for tashahud: At-taḥiyyātu lillāh, az-zakiyyātu lillāh, aṭ-ṭayyibātuṣ-ṣalawātu lillāh, as-salāmu ʿalayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh, as-salāmu ʿalaynā wa ʿalā ʿibādillāhiṣ-ṣāliḥīn, ash-hadu an lā ilāha illā Allāh, Wahdaho lā sharika lah wa ash-hadu anna Muḥammadan rasūlullāh.

Prayer
30 Oct

ANSWER: This is authentic as it was what Omer May Allah be pleased with him taught the people on the pulpit to say.

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QUESTION: If my younger brother is my wali, and orders me to do his laundry, polish his shoes, serve him food, massage his feet, AM I OBLIGED to do all this bcz he is qawwam/authoritian over me?

Fiqh of the family
30 Oct

ANSWER: No, you’re not obliged to serve him! He is your wali when it comes to marriage.

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