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QUESTION: Is doing extreme sports permissible if you follow safety guidelines? Like Skydiving, bunge jumping etc. And what about amusement rides like rollercoasters?

Sports, Entertainment and Music

23 Apr

ANSWER: I believe that such sports are putting oneself in harms way without any need for that! Bungee jumping and sky diving is dangerous and uncalled for and hence I don’t believe that it is permissible. No problem in doing safe things like roller coaster, shooting arrow etc if there is no free mixing

QUESTION: Can I give interest money as wedding gift? Usually we gift the money envelope after having the wedding buffet.

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba

23 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible!

QUESTION: Sheikh what’s ruling on using words like godly and divine for creation of Allah. Like; Wow this item is godly where u get this , thats Divine rhythm in creation

Halal/Haram Matters

22 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible

QUESTION: Is it mandatory to pray in congregation at home of you can’t pray in the masjid due to the distance?

Prayer

22 Apr

ANSWER: If there are other men in the house, it’s best to form the congregation instead of praying alone.

QUESTION: If the imam does not follow sunnah in prayer should I follow him or sunnah and perform rafah ya dain

Innovations, Prayer

22 Apr

ANSWER: You should follow the sunnah.

QUESTION: Can a woman go out eat with her friends or something during the day or the night if her husband lets her ? And if not, is he considered a dayouth because he did not prohibited it to her ?

Fiqh of Marriage, Sports, Entertainment and Music

22 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this if she is going out with her female friends only & its a safe place, they dress up according to Islam and nothing haram is being done.

QUESTION: Recently a brother skips fajr at mosque out of laziness (he sleeps early). Sheikh how would you advise him to go the MOSQUE?

Prayer

22 Apr

ANSWER: Remind him that the hardest prayers for hypocrites as the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam had told us is Fajr and Isha prayer! If he is fine in being a hypocrite, there is no problem in that!

QUESTION: I’m in my 40s and have sincerely tried to marry, choosing religious and stable suitors. My only wali, my father, rejects them because he discourages my sunnah lifestyle. He’s not fully practicing, and I fear falling into sin. If he continues to block me unjustly, is it permissible to marry via wali hakim with proper witnesses, possibly overseas to maintain family ties?

Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family, Marriage Contract

21 Apr

ANSWER: If he has blocked many good suitors, you can bypass him and your wali would be your paternal grandfather or your brother or your paternal uncle in this very order.

QUESTION: Can I pluck my eyebrows for my husband because they are very thick & I feel unattractive

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters

21 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its a major sin that whoever does it is cursed by Allah You can bleach the excess hair if you wish but you must conceal it in front of non mahram men and while going out.

QUESTION: A muslim is travelling by train and has to pray in the train. He has two choices: pray standing but not facing qibla or pray sitting down and facing the qibla. Which one should he choose?

Prayer

21 Apr

ANSWER: He must face the qibla in fard prayers and he must pray standing up as this is a pillar. However, if he is unable to do both and has to choose one, I would select facing the qibla and Allah knows best.

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