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when i come to pakistan my relatives who dont know that its haram to shake hands with opposite sex offer their hand? If i start explaining them its haram my relatives will get angry, please tell me any other way to avoid that shake at the spot apart from explaining them?

Halal/Haram Matters

12 Aug

ANSWER: You choose whether you want Allah to be angry with you or your relatives!

Just wanted clarity regarding Qurbani / Udhiya: 1. Do I have to do a share for the prophet PBUH? 2. I would like to do a share for me one for my daughter one for my son and 3. One for my deacesed father?

Slaughtering

11 Aug

ANSWER: 1. Including the Prophet (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) in your Qurbani is an innovation as he is already credited whenever his Ummah follows the Sunnah. 2. No problem in this, however, only one sacrifice is sufficient for the whole family living under one roof and eating from the same kitchen. 3. This is permissible but […]

just wanted clarity regarding qurbani. Do I have to do a share for the prophet PBUH? I would like to do a share for me one for my daughter one for my son and one for my deacesed father?

Slaughtering

11 Aug

ANSWER: Including the Prophet (salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam) in your Qurbani is an innovation as he is already credited whenever his Ummah follows the Sunnah. No problem in including the deceased in your own sacrifice. can we give kurbani on behalf of dead people?

Wife is “Lazy” in sleeping & waking. She is pregnant and sometimes I want her to be active & healthy only. When I say to get off the bed she refuses & when I say it is my order, she says “I am NOT obliged to obey because it is out of my capacity.” If this is correct then for which orders she has to obey? Only for those she agrees or, for those too, she disagrees. She values you Plz advise for her.

Kind Treatment of Spouses

09 Aug

ANSWER: Life between the spouses is not orders and obedience! This can be found in companies but not between the spouses who are supposed to share love, compassion and mercy. If she is pregnant, it is normal for her to sleep more and to feel lazy.

If after committing a sin, I have sought forgiveness, increased the good deeds, dhikr and nafl etc but I still feel upset and disappointed that I sinned, does this mean my repentance hasn’t been accepted and is this a bad sign

Sins

07 Aug

ANSWER: No, this means you should keep on repenting for this sin in the sujood of your prayers while you still have burning remorse for it in your heart. Once the remorse goes away, this is when you have to worry!

If one forgets exactly when the money reached the nisaab, when should one give Zakaat? I think the nisaab reached in the month of September, but don’t know the exact date.

Zakat

06 Aug

ANSWER: If you forgot the date of zakat, you must try to estimate it and deduct few weeks or days just to be safe. You must appoint that date in the Hijra calendar.

There is a pamphlet about Islam I want to give it to a non-Muslim. It is produced by a Salafi organisation but I think they accidentally wrote this without thinking about it. They say “Allah(God), the Creator of the universe and everything in it”. Now the problem is by saying “everything in it” then they are saying the Mushaf and our recitation is created. Is it ok to distribute this pamphlet?

Reading/Reciting the Quran

05 Aug

ANSWER: The statement is correct and the Quran is not created! Going deep into such a statement is a characteristic of innovators.

Sheikh, when one has to act right away with something and they are uncertain about the Islamic ruling what should they do can they ask ALLAH for a sign right away to proceed or should they say Bismillah and act according to what they know or think is right or wrong?

Supplications

05 Aug

ANSWER: Asking Allah for a sign right away is a transgression in Dua. He must proceed with whatever Islamic knowledge he has or ask someone he trusts.

If a lady is reciting Qur’aan and reaches an a’aya/verse were sujood is required, does she have to be in full hijab to perform the sujood?

Reading/Reciting the Quran

05 Aug

ANSWER: No.

How do i keep from bad thing entering my heart and in my mind

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

04 Aug

ANSWER: Praise be to Allaah. We ask Allaah to make you steadfast in adhering to the truth, and to make your hopes come true, and to make you one of those who turn to Him and who know the truth, defend it and adhere to Islam. The things you mention in your question indicate that […]

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