Is it true that Istikhara prayer can be performed even at forbidden times, that is after Fajr till Ishraq and after Asr? I heard a sheikh saying this in Khutba in KSA and want to confirm if its true or not.

Prayer
07 Oct

ANSWER: Yes, this is true if there’s need for it. 

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I was taught in school that out of the 1,24,000 prophets, holy scriptures were revealed to only 4 of them (Musa AS, Dawood AS, Isa AS and Muhammad PBUH). However, I heard some scholars saying even the Veda contains prophesies of Muhammad PBUH. Does this mean what I was taught was wrong?

Religions
07 Oct

ANSWER: Vedas are hindu scriptures and you should not believe anything mentioned in it.  We don’t need any other scriptures to tell us about the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam. Our Qur’an and authentic hadiths are sufficient for us to know everything about Islam. As for the hadeeth with the number of prophets, this […]

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If a woman is breastfeeding very frequently throughout the day and night can she be considered in same category as a sick person and it’s ok for her to combine thuhr &asr.. and Maghrib &isha…

Breast Feeding, Prayer
07 Oct

ANSWER: Breastfeeding is not a valid reason to combine prayers. She must put her child down and pray all her prayers on time! Crying will not hurt the child while constantly breastfeeding him will harm him.  https://islamqa.info/en/154863

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Sheikh can we fast with the intention of full filling our wishes… for example like i want to fast so that my mom get shifa from her sickness?

Halal/Haram Matters
07 Oct

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible. 

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I am inshallah going to go to umrah end of this month from UK. I just wanted to know is it allowed to do more than 1 umrah?. If yes then do we go to masjid aisha to put our ihram on?. I am confused to this issue because people say you are allowed and i was listening to a lecture and it said we are not allowed. Please could you clarify.

Hajj and Umrah
07 Oct

ANSWER: The Sunnah is to do only one umrah per trip however it is permissible if you want to do more and yes, you should go to masjid Ayesha and make ihram from there. 

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When a sheikh doing Dua in a gethering of people & we know that this is Innovation, like Dua after congregation praying OR After Jinaza salah etc. Should we participate in it ? (As dua is important Ibadah & ALLAH is all listning & hearing)

Halal/Haram Matters
07 Oct

ANSWER: There is no problem in random Duaa after a gathering. This is different to regular Duaa done after congregational prayers. 

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There is this musalla in the airport, but it is outside of the customs and immigrations. time of Isha is 10 mins before boarding time. I might be late for the boarding time, due to queue and custom/immigration if I perform Isha in the musalla, possibly with the jama’ah. Can I perform Isha Alone, before the boarding gate or pray Isha after magrib?

Prayer
06 Oct

ANSWER: You shouldn’t join Isha to Maghreb unless you are outside your own city boarders. You can pray it alone or on the plane. 

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Pressured to shake hands with the opposite gender – Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem

Articles
06 Oct

Do you have a question: https://www.assimalhakeem.net/ask-a-question/ https://www.assimalhakeem.net/ http://www.youtube.com/assimalhakeem/ …

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Dua when entering and exiting home should be recited only when we are entering our OWN HOME, or ANY home (relative, friends etc.) ?

Supplications
06 Oct

ANSWER: There is no authentic Duaa for entering the home. One should only say Bismillah and Salam.   

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I understand that it is not allowed to pluck grey hair and that it they will be light on the Day of Resurrection in sha Allah. Can you please let me know if women can use any colour to dye the grey hair ?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry
06 Oct

ANSWER: No problem as long as she avoids black and the color doesn’t make a layer on the hair.

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