I am from India, the city I live having mosques but almost all the mosques having graves inside its compound. The Imams who leads the prayers having the believes that–. Compulsory to follow one of the four Imams otherwise he will be deviant.Died people listen and guide the living people.Prophet review deeds of muslims on every monday and thursday.Should I pray behind them.

Prayer, Rulings on mosques
17 Oct

ANSWER: You must not pray in a masjid with a grave in it.

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Is it permissible for a female to do hijama on a male patient in the presence of his wife? If permissible what are the conditions.

Jobs, Medicine and medical treatments
17 Oct

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. Find a male who knows how to do hijama.

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I say (Allahumma salli wa sallam ala nabiuna Mohammed) when am cooking or driving. My question is are these wordings are correct or it is lacking? Plz let me know the correct way so that my Dhikr is accepted. How many per day I can send salutations..

Supplications
17 Oct

ANSWER: These are correct. You can send salutation as many as you can. There is no specific number.

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Which biography of our Prophet Mohammed would you recommend. A friend recommended ‘The Sealed Nectar’ (Ar-Raheequl Makhtum) by Safiur Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri, Published by Darussalam Publication. THANK YOU

Biography of the Prophet salla Allahu alahi wa sallam
17 Oct

ANSWER: This is fine in sha Allah.

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Ya shaikh, is it permissable to pray seated the sunnah and nafl prayer without any excuse?

Prayer
17 Oct

ANSWER: Yes, but he will get only half of the reward of standing up. 

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I go to a school in a England and you are not allowed to wear the niqab in my college due to a ‘communication barrier’ however It’s a girls only school but there are some male teachers. I try to cover my face whenever i see a male teacher approaching however sometimes I don’t because I don’t see them on time or everyone stares at me and I’m shy to cover my face. Is this haram?

Women clothing
17 Oct

ANSWER: You must not attend such a school if this means you will have to jeopardize your Islam. There is no communication barrier as people need don’t need their eyes to hear with! You can always wear a medical face mask and justify this by your fear of germs or pollution etc. 

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Sheikh, is it true what the sufis say about Ghawth, qutb, abdal etc?

Sects, Shirk and its different forms
17 Oct

ANSWER: Sufis are levels and different sects! Some are Muslims and have few innovations and others are disbelievers and mushriks.

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If I am fasting kaffara do I have to make the intention before Fajr or if I don’t eat anything can I make after?

Fasting
17 Oct

ANSWER: The intention has to be before fajr.

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Does wife & kids have the only right over man’s earnings or man’s parents also have the right over it in both cases whether the man’s father have a source of earning & is in fine health or he has no source of income & is in fine health but rather not being pro-active towards work/employment.

Fiqh of the family
17 Oct

ANSWER: If a person provides for his wife and children their basic requirements and he has extra money and his father is in need, he must give him.

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Many people say that if we enter the mosques for firday prayer after the second azan, the angles on the door of mosque will not record our name for prayer. Is this true?

Prayer
17 Oct

ANSWER: This is true! Once the Imam enters the masjid, the angels fold their books and sit to listen. However, his prayer is valid.  

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