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QUESTION: I am jobless and staying with my father. He is forcing me to write down the names and phone numbers of people to whom he lends money. This involves riba (interest), which he justifies as a business practice. My mom has asked him to stop, but he is not doing so. He will not be convinced that it is a major sin. What should I do?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs, Riba

15 Feb

ANSWER: You must not help him in any way in this haram business of his or you will share the same amount of curse he is getting from Allah for such a major sin

QUESTION: Is it permissible in Islam to invest in Gold ETFs, which are index funds backed by a trust holding physical gold? These funds sell shares representing portions of gold and track its market movement. Are such investments aligned with Islamic principles, considering they do not involve direct physical ownership of the gold?

Halal/Haram Matters

14 Feb

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited.

QUESTION: I have the habit of fasting the white days (13,14,15) every month. When I fast them on Shaban and ppl ask me if i have fasted today, I say yes so ppl assume I have fasted for Shab e Barat. So, Should I drop fasting white days this month or not? ( i fast Mondays and Thursdays anyways)

Fasting, Innovations

14 Feb

ANSWER: No, you should not drop fasting the white days this month When people ask you, you can explain to them that the sunnah is to fast the white days and not to single the 15th only!

QUESTION: This ayah,” we created everything in pairs” can this ayah describe for husband and wife? And can we use this ayah on wedding cards?

Halal/Haram Matters

13 Feb

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to use it on wedding cards as this is disrespectful

QUESTION: Can i give the interest money to poor non-muslims in order to cleanse my wealth?

Charity, Riba

13 Feb

ANSWER: No problem However, our poor Muslim brothers & sisters have rights upon us to take care of them first.

QUESTION: You said we can touch quran during menses wearing gloves. but can we touch quran wearing hand socks made of clothes?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Quran, Reading/Reciting the Quran

13 Feb

ANSWER: No problem Any barrier would do

QUESTION: I pray witr prayer in isha everyday because sometimes I can’t wake up for tahajjud… And if I offer tahajjud will I have to pray witr again after tahajjud prayer?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

13 Feb

ANSWER: No, you must not repeat witr as witr is prayed only once per night

QUESTION: In gatherings in Indonesia, we mostly pass the drink along until it reaches the end on the right or left. As a result, the person sitting immediately to our right is the last to receive the drink. What is the ruling on this?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

12 Feb

ANSWER: This is wrong as it is the sunnah to offer it to the elderly or to the one on the right first

QUESTION: I’ve been told by someone that few ayats of the Quran are very intense and must not be recited repeatedly a lot (like ayat e karima) and there is a Muwakkil (some being like the Jinn) placed on every word of the Quran. Sheikh please guide how correct are these claims

Innovations

12 Feb

ANSWER: This is absolutely baseless and fabricated!

QUESTION: I am giving Zakat to a Charitable Trust (run by Muslims) who is collecting Zakat & giving it as an Educational scholarship only to the verified poor or needy muslim students studying in school or college throughout the country. Is my Zakat accepted?

Zakat

12 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible You should give zakat in cash to poor and needy Muslims in their hands for them to do whatever they want to do with it.

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