I want to know if the 4 rakats fard is the only mandatory rakat to pray and the other rakats are optional for Isha salah. I want to know if I am allowed to pray 3 rakats witr after praying 4 rakat fard for Isha salah.

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, only the 4 rakahs of Isha are mandatory.  Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://youtu.be/ny73kP0XSSs

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I got a question about reciting quran during my salah. I am learing some surahs but do i have to recite the whole surah or can i stop anywhere i want.

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: You can stop anywhere as long as the meaning is not affected. 

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Valentine’s Day – Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem

Articles
14 Feb
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Is it sinful if one doesn’t complete the Quran once in a month?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
14 Feb

ANSWER: No, but one loses a great deal of reward for not following the sunnah. 

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What is life? Why are we born for? Is the purpose our life is only to worship ALLAH SWT? I had a dream to become something in my life, to be well known person, to do something constructive in life. But whenever I try to get more closer to ALLAH SWT I feel I am going away from my dream. If I am spending my maximum time in worshipping ALLAH I feel I m getting confined. I m confused

Knowledge & Propagation
14 Feb

ANSWER: You need to learn the Quran and understand what Allah wants of you. Your ignorance of Islam makes you a breeding ground for Satan to infest it with his doubts and whispers that can be only fought with proper knowledge.  

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I read on IslamQA that it is not permitted to buy gold and silver online because gold must be paid for and received in the same sitting according to Hadith. Does this mean that if I pay the seller online and he delivers gold or silver to my house in a few days, such a transaction is Haram?

Halal/Haram Matters
14 Feb

ANSWER: Correct. The transaction of gold and silver must be done simultaneuosly. 

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What advise can you give to someone, who say that, it is ok for them to enjoy the music, the social life, alcohol in theirs early age, then do the repentence later on in life, rather than being steadfast in deen early on, due to reason that Allah swt will forgive all our sin if we ask for it no mater where we are in life.

Sins
14 Feb

ANSWER: And who has given them the guarantee that they would live to become old or live to ask for forgiveness! Allah has admitted a woman to hell simply because she kept a kitten locked up till it died! Allah ordered the hand of a thief to be amputated for stealing what is less than […]

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Is it allowed to pray behind a Imam Who Believes On Amulets ( Tawez) That they can help ? Can I pray at home bcz the imam or of masjid believe on amulets

Prayer
14 Feb

ANSWER:  If he believes in amulets, you must not pray behind him! Look for another masjid that follows the correct Aqeedah or pray in a second congregation behind someone who has a correct Aqeedah. Kindly refer to the following link(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0lJOAfhafM

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Is beat boxing halal?

Sports, Entertainment and Music
14 Feb

ANSWER: This is prohibited as it has the same impact and effect as music. 

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Ya shaikh, how a women can hold back herself when Everyone are clicking her pics in their mobile phones, when she is sitting as a bride?

Fiqh of Marriage
14 Feb

ANSWER: She must warn in advance that they must not click pictures. She must not allow anyone to take her photos and if needed, she must not come out in front of such people. 

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