QUESTION: Sheikh, is it permissible to lie down during the Friday sermon and maybe even close your eyes whilst listening attentively to the khateeb? Some people find this helps them to concentrate and also helps to block out other distractions.

Prayer
05 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible and it is disrespectful for the prayer, the masjid and the community! 

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QUESTION: Is our prayer valid prayer with half- sleeve shirt or t-shirt ? Or is it must to pray with full sleeves?

Prayer, Women clothing
05 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in this, the prayer is valid. 

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QUESTION: Sheikh, my question is, is it necessary to cover the head while reciting Quran, are the rulings same for both men and women ?

Innovations, Reading/Reciting the Quran
05 Oct

ANSWER: This is not part of the etiquette of reciting the Quran, neither for men, nor for women.

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QUESTION: Can a wife wear colorful yarn in her hair as extensions to beautify herself for her husband? They yarn does not resemble her hair as it’s a different color

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters
05 Oct

ANSWER: If it does not resemble hair AT ALL and anybody seeing it would tell its not hair then no problem. 

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QUESTION: Is an Imam/Sheikh needed for a Nikah to take place? If not, why do some weddings have one, is there any benefit?

Fiqh of Marriage, Marriage Contract
05 Oct

ANSWER: Such an Imam is not part of the marriage contract. It is only for the purpose of registering it with the authorities.

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QUESTION: If my mother or wife for example is willing to give up some of her inheritance can I distribute it more equally? For example at the moment my mother would get 3/4 and wife 1/4 if we have no children. If my mum is ok with it can I write it as 50-50 for each or if for example my mother was so wealthy she needs nothing could i write 100% for my wife? Or is it stil haram?

Inheritance
05 Oct

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited to write in a will that would be executed after his death. Such a will would be thrown away in the bin as it has no value.  They will get what Allah prescribed for them in sharia. If anyone wants to forgo their right voluntarily (after his death), it’s their […]

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QUESTION: Can I go out with my male friends where there wife’s may come or their sisters . Can I go out with them on this kind of situation without taking unnecessarily with non mahram females

Halal/Haram Matters
05 Oct

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited as islam promotes and prohibits free mixing between non mahrams. 

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QUESTION: I want to ask that I hv a short haircut. Like my hair are till shoulder length. I hv heard from many ladies around me that a female cannot have a short hair cut. She should have hair till chest. So after her death, her chest will be covered with her hair. Is it true? Can I have shoulder or shorter than that hair? Because I feel comfortable in combing and settling.

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing
05 Oct

ANSWER: What they have said is absolutely baseless and fabricated! No problem in cutting hair for women as long as you do not cut them short enough to imitate men’s hairstyle and not have an haircut that is exclusively done by kafir women.  You must conceal it in front of non mahram men and while […]

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QUESTION: If someone asked others to do Ruqyah for himself and came to know  the “hadith about 70000” then how should he repent for doing something permissible and continue wishing for his entry in Paradise without account?

Ruqyah
05 Oct

ANSWER: He must not do that again and in sha Allah he will be eligible. 

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QUESTION: (At home) Can I start praying as soon as I hear the first adhan or do I wait until all the adhans have been called and then start praying?

Prayer
05 Oct

ANSWER: No need to wait for the athan to finish.  You can begin to pray as soon as the time enters, even if the athan is called late.

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