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My question is can a non muslim (woman)pray for you ex:you go to her she tells you everything about your life eg:she told me “i can see your father has left your family and is with the second wife and the wife controls your dad” and funny enough what she says is true.when you go to her she prays with you while holding your hand is this shirk?

Shirk and its different forms

05 Sep

ANSWER: This is shirk and she is a sorcerer, a fortune teller. One must not visit them as listening to them for fun renders the prayers of 40 days as unaccepted, while believing them takes you out of the fold of Islam!

I am really lazy. I go to office and look for excuses for not doing anything. The responsibilities I am given I really give little effort to do those things. I have a guilty feeling for this and I really feel lethargic in office. Please give me a suggestion.

Ruqyah

04 Sep

ANSWER: You are giving islam and Muslims a bad name! You must not do this as this will affect your earning. You are getting paid to do a job and must do it, otherwise, this is cheating and those who cheat are not from the Prophet (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam). Make ruqyah over water […]

IF a muslim man want to marry a Christian or a jews woman, is their any condition on that?

Fiqh of Marriage

04 Sep

ANSWER: Muslim men are allowed to marry only chaste women from among the Jews or Christians who do not have boyfriends or extramarital relationships. However nowadays, this is not recommended as many of them divorce their Muslim husbands after few years, taking the custody of the children and turning them into Christians!

Is it permissible to become sick intentionally like bathing in cold water for a long time to skip school

Halal/Haram Matters

04 Sep

ANSWER: Of course not! Allah said do not inflict harm on others nor yourself.

Can we maintain eye contact with the interviewer for a job if she is female?

Character and Morals

04 Sep

ANSWER: No, you should lower your gaze.

I got married 1 month ago,I have a 8 year old son enrolled for tahfidh classes.Now my husband wants us to move to remote area where will be far from madrasa and also i will have to leave my work but to stay home.Now I don’t trust him to give good education fr my son if I will depend on him to educate him.Can we make an agreement for him to sign that he will do so or else i work?

Fiqh of Marriage

04 Sep

ANSWER: This is too late as you are already married. It is prohibited for you to work in a mixed environment with men. It is prohibited to work if he doesn’t want you to work and you didn’t stipulate this in the marriage contract. He is obliged to take care of his family and what […]

My sister in law is asking if she cannot afford to give zakat al mal of her assets like the gold she own. Can her husband pay for it?

Zakat

04 Sep

ANSWER: Her husband is not obliged to pay it, however, if she authorizes him and he willingly accepts, this is permissible. Otherwise, she must sell some of it to pay her zakat.

Is shirk, squid, whale, crocodile, turtle,shrimp, octopus halal ?

Halal/Haram Matters

04 Sep

ANSWER: Shirk is not halal! Sharks are.

I am a newlywed and finds that my husband spends too much time on phone and is least interested in listening to lectures or reading Islamically beneficial material. How can I help him improve? Please include in duas Sheikh.

Kind Treatment of Spouses

04 Sep

ANSWER: Advice him when he is in good mood and you practice more in front of him. Try to indulge in fruitful discussions and reminders in a diplomatic and loving way.

Since my childhood i used to think that Islam doesnt honor women because of my fathers and his family’s behavior but later on this got cleared and this misunderstanding went soon after that i started getting waswas and i still get them this has affected my prayers and i didnt pray many of them.Was i never a muslim? Do i have to take a bath to become a believer and start praying?

Prayer

03 Sep

ANSWER: You were a Muslim, but just a weak one. Prayers that you deliberately missed cannot be made up as Allah won’t accept them from you however, you must repent for your past while showing deep remorse and sincerity and increase yourself in good deeds as good deeds erase bad ones. You don’t need to […]

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