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Moving the tongue is a requirement for doing dhikr. But what about personal dua/supplication? When we make dua for ourselves in our oun language in Salah (i.e., in sujood, before salaam ) is it necessary to move our lips?

Prayer

18 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, this is necessary. It is mandatory to say everything in salah by at least moving the lips.

2nd floor of our local mosque is for women.There are few rooms on that floor.The big one is for prayer & rest are used as classrooms for women & kids.Can a menstruating woman enter in one of those classes to attend class or exam.Ensuring she will not go to the prayer room.Even she won’t have to cross any prayer place to reach that room.She will have to use the stairs.

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding

18 Feb

ANSWER: It is not permissible to enter a “real” masjid for a menstruating woman, even if it’s for attending classes. If this is not a “real” masjid and it is only a prayer hall which can be changed anytime by the administration into a class or a meeting hall, in this case, a woman in […]

My friend completed hr hifz bt nt properly when she was 14 aftrwards she told hr parents about it tht she didnt do hifz properly and doesnt remembr they blamed hr fr the problms occuring in family and also told hr she will be blind on the day of judgement.Is this true?aftr few years she started doing hifz again bt she isnt confidnt tht she could complete as she will be married n also lost confidn

Reading/Reciting the Quran

18 Feb

ANSWER: What her parents have said is totally baseless.

What is the ruling on females applying perfumes?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry

18 Feb

ANSWER: No problem in this, providing its only in their houses, in front of their husband, mahrams and other women. It is totally prohibited for women to wear perfume and go out where non mahram men can smell them. This is a major sin.

Is actuary halal since I’ve read that it doesn’t deal with interest, but rather quantifying risks involved in business and investment? And can you explain whether it is halal to work in insurance companies?

Insurance

18 Feb

ANSWER: It is totally prohibited to work for conventional commercial insurance companies as it involves two major sins: Riba and Gambling and working there would be collaborating and facilitating evil and the salary would be haram as well.

Sheikh,yesterday I asked my mom how to know a girl before marriage(i.e the way she talks or responds, her attitude etc.)she told me that after engagement we go out together,talk and she called it courtship, she said if the girl finds something wrong in the boy or the boy finds something wrong in the girl, the wedding can be cancelled before it is performed. Is this allowed in Islam

Engagement

17 Feb

ANSWER: This is absolutely prohibited in Islam. Courtship is not part of Islam, engagement does not make her halal for you to hang out with as she’s still your non mahram untill the marriage.

I heard that sleeping under a pillar is not allowed. Like in my house exactly over my bed is a half pillar in the roof. Shall i change bed position?

Superstitions

17 Feb

ANSWER: This is baseless, you can sleep where ever you want.

Are we allowed to sit on dangerous rides such as roller coasters or do adventurous thrill like bungee jumping or sky diving?

Sports, Entertainment and Music

17 Feb

ANSWER: In case it is safe and no haram could occur, then no problem in this. Bungee jumping and sky diving is dangerous and not called for and hence I don’t believe that it is permissible.

Will it be an innovation if we say ” Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim” instead of ” Bismillah ” while entering home? My cousin told me that As Rasullullah (pbuh) commanded us to say just Bismillah.. So anything must not added with Bismillah. What’s your Fatwa regarding this?

Supplications

17 Feb

ANSWER: The sunnah is just to say bismillah. Some scholars said that such an addition is not an innovation but it is not according to the sunnah.

I read an article where a sheikh said we cannot hug female mahrams as it may provoke desire and we can kiss the head or nose instead. Is this prohibition of hugging for example the mother, aunts, sisters correct? May Allaah reward you with good.

Mahram

17 Feb

ANSWER: This is baseless, no problem to hug your mother sisters, or any of your mahram but in a decent way.

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