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What is the ruling on speaking on the phone with the opposite gender for the sake of getting to know each other for marriage. Note, this will be within limits and not going beyond the scope of getting to know each other (likes, dislikes, personality) . Note, she lives in another state and she would like to speak on the phone to get to know each other more.

Fiqh of Marriage

24 Dec

ANSWER: This is not permissible. You can only speak with her in the first meeting, in the presence of her wali when you go to see her.

A non muslim asked me, why do you have to fear your god? Isnt it a threat from ur god to fear him? Whats the best response to this sheikh.

Religions

24 Dec

ANSWER: When people fear something, they run away from it. When we fear Allah, we run to Him as our fear is combined with love and hope. Without any of these three ingredients, a person is not considered to be a real Muslim.

I want to marry a good looking & religious girl. I got a proposal frm very religious girl bt she is little fat and not good looking. Now I feel like I should not let this proposal go as such religious girl proposals come rare & should give preference to her deen over looks. Howevr, I fear that what if I get a feeling of dislike towards her later aftr marriage. What should I do? Pls tell in detail.

Fiqh of Marriage

24 Dec

ANSWER: This is up to you! If you don’t like her weight or how she looks, move on and look for someone else. You have to bear in mind that you are also not Mr. Universe and you need to look at yourself in the mirror as well!

If a person unitentionally recite a surah after alfatiha in the 3rd or 4th rakah should one do sujda sahoo .

Prayer

24 Dec

ANSWER: No problem in reciting another surah after fateha in the 3rd and 4th rakah, even intentionally. There’s no sujood as sahu for this as it’s not a mistake.

Is it necessary to do ghusl everyday? Because washing the hair everyday may lead to hairfall.

Purity

24 Dec

ANSWER: If a person has major sexual impurity then ghusl is mandatory upon him or her, even if it’s everyday. If he fears hairfall, he can avoid shampooing and just pour water over the hair while doing ghusl.

I know it is permissible to keep owl at home. But do owl bring magic or jinns home? are owls used for magic and not good to keep at home?

Shirk and its different forms

24 Dec

ANSWER: This is baseless. It is not permissible to believe in omens as this is a form of shirk.

sheikh In kolkata(India) on entering evry masjid ppl wear the kufi for congreg. Salah & they take it off on leaving the masjid..one day I prayed without topi knowng that its bidah wht theyr doing..then i was the odd one out.Prophet(SAW) said dont stand out from a crowd..so i also started wearing.wht shud i do? Wear or not(then ill be only on praying bareheaded )&stand out frm rest

Innovations, Prayer

24 Dec

ANSWER: No problem in standing out in these situations as what they’re doing is an innovation by thinking that your prayer is invalid without covering the head.

Is the traveller encouraged to also pray the sunnah prayers if he goes to the mosque, or only the fard ones?

Prayer

23 Dec

ANSWER: A traveler is instructed not to pray the sunnah of thuhur, Maghreb and Isha. He can pray everything else as usual.

Can a man kiss his wife during umrah…give brief detail…..

Hajj and Umrah

23 Dec

ANSWER: This is prohibited while he is in the state of Ihram.

May I ask the ruling regarding the right of a step parent? Would I need to honour the wife of my biological father. I don’t feel comfortable with this notion as my biological mother is whom I love and I honour due to her being the mother who gave birth to me. When I mean honour I mean would I be responsible for caring for her or would be the responsibility of her husband?

Step Relations and Related Matters

23 Dec

ANSWER: You don’t have any duties towards your step mother nor you are obliged to listen to her. However, it’s best to respect her in order to please your father but she does not have any rights over the step children.

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