QUESTION: Did the some of these sahaba, when traveling in constant fear of enemy, prayed in whichever direction despite it not being the qibla? Is that true? Is it permissible today?

Prayer
08 Aug

ANSWER: This is not true!  Only in war or fear of death can one pray to other than the direction of qibla if needed as per the prayer of fear.

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QUESTION: I saw a video where a brother said that as long as you’re married Islamically, it’s halal to be intimate, even if you don’t register the marriage legally until years later.

Fiqh of Marriage, Marriage Contract
08 Aug

ANSWER: As long as the nikah took place Islamically, they’re man & wife regardless of the marriage being registered or not 

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QUESTION: Is there’s any difference between 4 unit of Sunnah prayer & 4 unit of farz prayer?

Prayer
07 Aug

ANSWER: There is a difference of opinion among scholars.  Some say that it is to be prayed like fard prayers. Others say that it should be prayed separately 2×2 and this is the most authetnic opinion

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QUESTION: Is my prayer valid if my pants are below ankles

Men Clothing, Prayer
07 Aug

ANSWER: The prayer is valid but you’re sinful for doing that!

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QUESTION: An uncle of mine who lives next door to us, falsely accused and slandered my mother and sister. all this happened when I was in another city. I know you must reply whenever someone says salam to you. but can I completely ignore him, as me replying to him may show that I support his claims too. how should a slanderer be treated?

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives
07 Aug

ANSWER: You must reply to the salam and confront him about what he had said about your mother. 

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QUESTION: The Prophet SAWS said in a hadith in Sunan ibn Majah that whoever can afford it but does not offer udhiyah should not come near the place of prayer. if I did not offer sacrifice should i wait for next eid to offer before i can go to the mosque? Also can I offer zakat to make up for it?

Slaughtering
06 Aug

ANSWER: 1. This is not authentic as it is the saying of abu hurairah and not a hadeeth

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QUESTION: My mehr is hajj + PKR 200,000. My ex-husband gave divorce last month. In-laws gave the 200,000 but said hajj doesn’t count. They are not paying hajj trip expenses and bullying me to return the gold they gave me on wedding as a gift. The Pakistani institute is not helping with fatwa of hajj as mehr. Can you please give me a fatwa which can help me secure my rights?

Divorce, Dowry, Fiqh of Marriage
06 Aug

ANSWER: You must not return the gold you had received as a gift as they don’t have any right in it and they would be like a dog which vomited and now eating its vomit as described by our prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam. He is obliged to give you the cost of the […]

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QUESTION: Sheikh, if I’m reciting my adhkar after the fard salah and suddenly feel the need to use the bathroom before finishing, can I go relieve myself and then continue the adhkar afterward? Or would the time for post salah adhkar be over by then?

Prayer, Supplications
06 Aug

ANSWER: No problem 

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QUESTION: I wanted to ask when the dajjal arrives the only 2 safe places are Makkah and Madinah. What if a female is on her periods at the time and she isn’t allowed to enter the mosque . What can she do in such a situation?

Belief in the Last Day and the Signs of the Hour, Hajj and Umrah
05 Aug

ANSWER: Who said anything about the masjid? The hadith refers to the 2 cities and not haramain masjids

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QUESTION: Is it authentic to tell allahumma inni ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ibadika after every salah

Prayer
05 Aug

ANSWER: The sunnah is to say it before making salam of every prayer & not after it.

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