Sheikh, is cracking knuckles prohibited?

Halal/Haram Matters
07 Jan

ANSWER: It is not allowed only during salah.  Kindly refer to the following link(s):

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can i RECITE the DUA of ISTIKHARA seeing from a book or paper before the salam or after the salam?

Prayer
07 Jan

ANSWER: The correct opinion is, it should be recited after salam. You can read it from a paper or a book. 

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I have seen mnay Muslims when they greet they say the salam and when they depart apart from the salam they say please make dua for me, is this asking for dua from the sunnah? is it correct to say so?

Hajj and Umrah, Other
06 Jan

ANSWER: The sunnah is to give Salam when entering and when leaving a gathering. Asking others for duaa is not from the sunnah but it is permissible.

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Is it permissible to dance without music and not in front of men ?

Halal/Haram Matters
06 Jan

ANSWER: No problem. However one must avoid any vulgarity. 

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Sheikh in my country (Center Asia) peole raise and touch their ear lobes while saying takbir. Alhamdulillah, I don’t do so. But it’s extremely danger cuz the people who do so are salafi and this manhaj is banned and is called as extremist mazhab. Sheikh what do you advise me?

Prayer
06 Jan

ANSWER: Touching ear lobes in takbeer is not correct. Continue doing what the sunnah is and if the threat is real you can skip it. 

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Shaykh, does Al Baqarah need to be recited loudly in the house to expel the Shaytaan or can it be read silently as well as reading the last two ayaat of al Baqarah at night?

Supplications
06 Jan

ANSWER: No need to recite loudly. 

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i was not a v.practicing muslim until a few yrs ago.i wasnt regular with my salah.cant make them up the no is big.i wanted to know what shld i do of the mised ramadaan fasts?shld i make up for them becoz i used to fast ramadaan frm when i rchd puberty.however there was only 1 yr when i did not fast ramadaan becoz of my exam prep.also wht abt the missed fast due to mensesthat i still owe for yrs

Fasting
06 Jan

ANSWER: As for prayers, you can’t make them Up! Seek Allah’s forgiveness and do good deeds.  As for fasting missed during menses, you must make this up.  As for fasting you didn’t fast from the beginning, this is gone and you can’t make this up.  As for the days that you had started fasting and […]

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Please let me know how many times tasbhee (subhana rabbiyal azeem and subhana rabbiyal aala) needs to be said in sunnah and nafl salah

Prayer
06 Jan

ANSWER:  1 is minimum, 3 is sunnah and you can say as many times as you wish.  Making dua in sujood is highly recommended.   

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Is it true that if a Muslim passes away and get buried on Friday, then there is no questioning in grave till the judgement day. If someone passes away during holy month of Ramazan, then there is no questioning till the end of holy month. These statements are frequently given by many imams in Pakistan. Can you please advise about their authenticity.

Funerals
06 Jan

ANSWER: If someone dies on the night or day of Friday, he will be saved from the torment of the grave. We don’t have any report about the same ruling for dying in Ramadan. 

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Zakat on plot bought on installments on which payment is still due – Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem

Articles, Q&A/Fatwas, Videos, Zakat
06 Jan
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