QUESTION: I was in the supermarket and an old short lady asked me to help her reach a bottle of wine from a high shelf. I was the nearest, so I handed it to her just to help. Later, I started wondering — was that haram, and am I included among the ten categories of people cursed in the hadith about alcohol, or not, since my intention was only to assist her and not to support sin?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sins
16 Oct

ANSWER: What you had done is totally prohibited and yes, you’re included in the hadith!

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QUESTION: Is this authentic that prophet Muhammad (s) prohibited us to cut our nails on wednesday? And said that whoever cut his nails on Wednesday gets the disease of leprosy (برص)

Innovations
16 Oct

ANSWER: This is absolutely baseless and fabricated!

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QUESTION: Sometimes after i finish my bedtime athkar i get up from the bed to on the AC Or sometimes say someone to close the door or i go to the washroom . so if i do this should i repeat my athkar each time i do this?

Supplications
15 Oct

ANSWER: No need

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QUESTION: I have prayed multiple days with trace of blood coming from back private part after answering call of nature (I am a man), not knowing if this blood was from inside or outside the body. It remained small little traces of blood after washing that I ignored to avoid irritating the area. are those prayers valid ? Can I keep on doing this ?

Prayer, Purity
15 Oct

ANSWER: If the blood is from inside your anus, this is najis and you must wash it off before praying but if it’s from outside, it’s pure and does not have any impact on your prayer

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QUESTION: My mom has some printed pictures of me from when i was younger. Some pics are of me alone and some are me together with non mahrams. Do I have to throw printed pictures away knowing that they‘ll be angry?

Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making
15 Oct

ANSWER: You cannot throw them away as they don’t belong to you

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to consume foods and beverages whose flavors are extracted using ethanol? The end product isn’t intoxicating, but ethanol is an intoxicant. This topic is a source of considerable confusion, as almost all products in the West are manufactured this way.

Halal/Haram Matters, Purity
15 Oct

ANSWER: If the end product doesn’t have alcohol in it and it doesn’t intoxicate, this is permissible.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, when I make wudu at home and then put on long socks, I later wipe over them for ease when I renew my wudu. But when I’m outside, I always see people washing their feet instead of wiping over their socks. Is there more reward for washing the feet when it’s easy to do so, or is wiping over the socks equally rewarding?

Ablution (Wudhu), Prayer
14 Oct

ANSWER: No problem in wiping it for convenience & the reward is not lesser due to this

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QUESTION: If I have makeup that’s not water proof and I want to perform wudu then would my wudu be valid?What if the makeup doesn’t come off(Foundation,eye liner and lipstick) then is it valid?

Ablution (Wudhu)
14 Oct

ANSWER: If it forms a layer on your skin, the water is blocked from reaching your skin then the wudu is invalid. You must wash it off & then make wudu

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QUESTION: I have a small pillow on my sofa. That pillow is in green colour, round in shape with eyes on top like two antennas and a smile on it’s face. It looks like some creature but not a proper shape of any animal. Is it halal to have it or angels will not enter the house?

Images and image-making
14 Oct

ANSWER: If it has a face, this is not permissible

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QUESTION: In India, people say that if a person performs one Umrah, then it becomes fard on them to perform Hajj. So if I perform two Umrahs, it becomes fard on me to perform two Hajjs

Hajj and Umrah
14 Oct

ANSWER: This is totally baseless!

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