QUESTION: A woman’s father In law was paying her Gold zakat for last 15yrs but recently she came to know that he had stopped paying her Gold zakat 10yrs back and he didn’t inform her so now after knowing should the woman pay zakat of all the past 10yrs or only should she pay from this year only as she was unaware of this?

Zakat
20 Jan

ANSWER: Of course she must pay the zakat of past 10 years as she’s the owner of that gold & its her responsibility and not anyone else’s. 

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QUESTION: I listened to your explanation, but I think I misunderstood. Is it permissible to pray in regular sneakers, since they are completely covered? When I prostrate, I place my feet on the floor, my toes don’t touch the ground; only the soles of the shoes touch the ground.

Prayer
20 Jan

ANSWER: You can pray in sneakers and the prayer is valid.

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QUESTION: Previously,I didn’t knew that we cannot pay bank charges like maintenance fees using the interest money. Now I don’t remember how much of the interest money I used to pay charges or did I even actually use them to pay charges or not as the bank usually cuts off the charges automatically. I only remember that I gave the interest money in charity. What to do now?

Riba
20 Jan

ANSWER: You must estimate an approximate amount and add a little more to be on the safe side and give it to poor and needy Muslims.

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QUESTION: Can I contact my crush after months and tell him I am studying so help me

Halal/Haram Matters, Pre-Marital Relations
20 Jan

ANSWER: Its totally prohibited to have contact with non mahrams like this!

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QUESTION: Can I workout to build muscle just bcause I like to stay healthy and fit or its imitating men?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
20 Jan

ANSWER: No problem in building muscle as long as you don’t end up looking like men! 

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QUESTION: My ustad taught me that reciting the last 4 verses of surah hashr gives me the reward of protection by 70k angels . Is it authentic?

Innovations
19 Jan

ANSWER: No. The hadeeth is not authentic 

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QUESTION: If a woman is free from periods after 7 days and sign of purity shows but didnot take ghusl.. Can she intercourse amd then take ghusl? Or first take ghusl?

Fiqh of Marriage, Menstruation and post-natal bleeding
19 Jan

ANSWER: This is not permissible! She must first take ghusl to get pure and then can have intimacy with her husband

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QUESTION: If I’m buying a flat through instalments and the seller charges rent based on the unpaid percentage — for example, if I’ve paid 70% of the price, I pay rent only on the remaining 30% — then is that rent considered a form of interest?

Halal/Haram Matters
19 Jan

ANSWER: This is not permissible as you cannot have two deals in one transaction. If you had bought it, you should only pay the remaining 30% and not a rent!

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QUESTION: I met a religious and kind girl and, with halal intention, we agreed on marriage. I contacted her sister to approach her parents, but before this, her parents accepted another proposal without her consent. She is being pressured to accept. She dont like that person Is it permissible for me to continue making dua for marriage with her

Pre-Marital Relations
18 Jan

ANSWER: It is prohibited to be in contact with her in the first place.  Cut all communications with her and if you are serious, propose to her father officially.  Sitting back and making duaa without any action indicates that you are not actually serious

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QUESTION: Sometimes during salah when I notice my child is misbehaving or doing something dangerous, I raise my voice a little more than usual to alert her. Is this permissible or is this being distracted in salah?

Pedagogy education and upbringing, Prayer
18 Jan

ANSWER: No problem

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