sheikh, what is the unique ibadah done in the month of Rajab by rasulullah S. A. W. And is there authentic hadiths backing this ibadaat

Innovations
30 Mar

ANSWER: There are no special Ibadah to be done in this month and there are no authentic hadeeth stating them. 

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Dear Sheikh can i keep the picture of my deceased parents in my purse & offer prayer’s . ikeep them for rememberence

Halal/Haram Matters
30 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible.  You must not keep pictures of the deceased anywhere, you must get rid of it.   

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Sheikh, So in Ishtekhara dua there is a part where you have to mention the matter you are doing ishtekhara for, I don’t know arabic, can I mention the matter in my own language in the dua? Will that make the dua invalid or make it weak or something?

Prayer
30 Mar

ANSWER: No problem, you can make it in your own language if you don’t know how to say it in Arabic. 

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I borrowed a book from a person many years ago , I don’t have any contact of him . what should I do with the book ? Should I donate money to the poor to the amount of the books price ? Or what should be done so that I do not get in trouble/punished/(payup my sawabs to the owner/take janb of the owner) for this on the day of judgement ?

Character and Morals
30 Mar

ANSWER: Estimate its price and give it to poor Muslims.

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Is it a sin to wax hair or shave hair other than the one that are ordered to? For example: Some man are too hairy, can they wax or shave their chest, arms or legs? Will it be a sin?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry
30 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in this, however it’s not very manly to shave body hair for men.  https://youtu.be/HyStuVZrNmM  

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If we are watching something on tv then something about fortune telling comes,is it true that our good deed won’t be recorded for 40 days? Even if we watch it just like this without believing in it ?

Halal/Haram Matters, Prayer
28 Mar

ANSWER: The hadeeth of the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi sa sallam is clear. “Whoever goes to a fortune teller, Allah will not accept his prayers for 40 days” The hadeeth talks about going to a fortune teller. When one reads about this in a novel, he didn’t go to one. It is like someone telling […]

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Is it allowed in Islam to smoke casually? Without making it a habit or addiction?

Halal/Haram Matters
28 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it’s prohibited in Islam to inflict harm to yourself and others.  A Muslim’s attitude is never so casual about sins. You cannot sit back and say I will smoke just for fun, what next, I will just be a social drinker, without getting addicted to drinking!   

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I’m living in a nonMuslim country. Married to my husband for 10 years, have a 6 yr old daughter. My husband has reverted back to Hinduism, his birth religion. I am not financially dependent to move out of this marriage with daughter. Most jobs for freshers are in banking or insurance companies. I want to know if I can take those jobs to move out of this haram relationship?

Invalid Marriages
28 Mar

ANSWER: You must immediately get out of this marriage as a Muslim woman cannot be married to a disbeliever under any circumstances. If you look hard you will find halal jobs, they may pay less but they will be at least halal.   

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A sister had spent 10 years looking for a spouse and the people she trusted and other awful ones who she could not keep out of her life alongside her own bad judgements means that now she goes through so much pain and despair in her old age on her own. What can she do? Does Allah hate her?

Psychological Problems
28 Mar

ANSWER: Different people are tested differently. This is your test. You must not have so much hate against people, this is what was destined to happen to you so if you bear it with patience, you have passed the test but if you become spiteful and angry about this, you have failed the test and […]

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Sheikh can a woman remove her upper lip hair by threading?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters
28 Mar

ANSWER: No problem. 

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