Is it permissible to draw a picture of a bird without its eyes

Images and image-making
17 Mar

ANSWER: As long as it has a head and a face, this is prohibited. 

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Sheikh, is it true that some sunnahs should only be followed if its common in that place to avoid conflict between people? For example, while saying the tashahud its sunnah to move the finger and make dua with it, but I asked the imaam of my mosque and he said since most people don’t do it I shouldn’t do it too because it might distract the person praying beside me. please explain.

Prayer
17 Mar

ANSWER: If he knows that something is the authentic sunnah then he should follow it even if everyone else is not. 

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Can I brush my teeth with tooth paste while fasting?

Fasting
17 Mar

ANSWER: No problem.  Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://youtu.be/KZ3xZeoWwF0

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I went to an man’s office to talk with him and there was a non-hijabi woman in there too. I was talking to the man, but I could see part of her head only from the corner of my eyesight. Is this haram? If so, please advise how to look at the man and talk and not see the woman at the same time. Because our eyes cannot ignore a woman if she is within the eyesight.

Halal/Haram Matters
17 Mar

ANSWER: You must not look at her purposely. If she’s in sight, without you intentionally looking at her, it’s not a problem.

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Some people argue with me that worst case scenario, one rather pray earlier then the time prescribed rather then delaying it, for class purposes for example. I argue that even though both are disliked and can result in sin praying earlier then when the salat time is prescribed will make the salat invalid rather then delaying it. Which answer is correct, if any.

Prayer
16 Mar

ANSWER: The prayer is invalid if prayed before its time has entered. 

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I just wanted to know if you are allowed to message a sister on the base of marriage alone, like to get gto know her before arranging a meeting with her wali etc?

Fiqh of Marriage
16 Mar

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible.  Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://youtu.be/O51nK6xSA1g  

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Can we go and have our food in the restaurants where there is music as now a day’s every restaurant put on loud music.

Halal/Haram Matters
16 Mar

ANSWER: You must avoid such restaurants or ask them to turn the music off.

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In islam Allah have sent Nikah for every man n woman to save them from big sins such as fornication adultry or friendship types of sins, so than why majority of the women are still unmarried, even there ages are also perfect for marriage, secondly I have seen many of women at age of 30 or above 30 but still unmarried… It will obviously fall a person into sin.right

Other
16 Mar

ANSWER: Women don’t get married because they have high expectations and most men don’t like women to work in mixed places. 

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Are wearing swiss-gear backpacks allowed. Would the ‘cross’ be considered a cross.

Halal/Haram Matters
15 Mar

ANSWER: If it has a cross on it which resembles Christian cross then you must not wear it. It must be covered. 

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Can a person make tayamum due to ocd? I feel like I need to shower for every wudu, I have been fighting the urge and just making regular wudu for a month. But it may as well be a shower, for the mess is big and water and time spent is almost the same . I hate to waste, I think tayamum will stop the ocd from greeting worse? Or stop be from going back to showering 5 times a day.

Psychological Problems
15 Mar

ANSWER: No, you cannot do tayammum if water is available.  You MUST fight this waswas, do the wudu once and just move away from the washbasin. Don’t let Satan have a field day at your cost, you’re making him laugh his head off by showering 5 times a day and spending so much time for […]

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