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QUESTION: I had selected one property which would be purchased by the financing agent first and then they will be selling this property to me at a fixed rate that I will be paying in installments for 5 years. It is Ijara contract type, insurance cost is covered by agent. After the contract duration property will be transferred to me. Is this transaction is free of Riba.

Loans, Riba

09 Feb

ANSWER: If the financing company buys the property and actually own it without any commitment from your side to buy it and without any down payment, this is permissible if they sell it to you with a fixed final price that can’t change or be increased under any circumstances. But if they take a written […]

QUESTION: I have a question regarding modest dressing. My daughter is 17 and soon she is going to university, she dresses modestly in loose clothing and skirts and observes proper hijab, alhamdulillah. I want her to start wearing the abaya, but she claims to not feel ready for it yet. what should I do? And how should I ease her into it?

Women clothing

09 Feb

ANSWER: It is not permissible for her to leave the house wearing a skirt or loose dress as her body curves and bone structure are visible and men can tell how her body looks and this defies the purpose of hijab as true hijab is not only covering the hair.

QUESTION: I am having my nikah in May or June and my parents are saying that we will delay the bidai for a year or more than that. Am I allowed to stay with my parents for more than 6 months after nikah?

Fiqh of Marriage

08 Feb

ANSWER: This is not recommended, however it’s permissible according to the agreement between your father and husband

QUESTION: Sheikh I had a daughter who lived just for 6 days. Should I do her Aqeeqah ?

Funerals, Pedagogy education and upbringing, Slaughtering

08 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, you should as she is a human being and will intercede for you on the day of judgment to admit you to paradise.

QUESTION: Over the years I have accumulated a lot of debts. Some of credit cards and some of phone companies. Some of the companies have even been closed. But I know that debt has still to be given in charity. I want to know if I have to pay the interest or the other fines that the companies had imposed on me or just the principal amount..

Loans

07 Feb

ANSWER: You need to pay the principal amount while repenting to Allah as you will still have to pay for that on the day of judgement unless Allah forgives you.

QUESTION: Sheikh is the Dua of 40 people accepted? I have seen many people requesting people to make Dua for them and claiming that the Dua of 40 people will be accepted. Is this true Sheikh?

Funerals, Prayer and Duaa, Supplications

07 Feb

ANSWER: This is not true! However, the intercession on 40 people when praying the funeral prayer is accepted as per the hadeeth reported in Muslim.

QUESTION: My parents are looking for marriage proposals for me, but I am not ready to get married. As a 22-year-old female, I do not feel mentally prepared, and I believe I haven’t accomplished enough in my life yet. I have started hifz classes and am making other positive changes. Is it wrong to ask my parents to pause the marriage process because I am not mentally ready?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Fiqh of Marriage

07 Feb

ANSWER: If you’re not mentally stable as you say, you should not be married yet. However, good proposals usually come once in a life time! There is far grater supply than there is demand. Many girls around you are looking for good proposals and can’t find any. Every day that goes by reduces your chances […]

QUESTION: During prayer after reciting surat Al-Faatiha do I have to say bismillah before reciting another surat?

Prayer

06 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, this is highly recommended

QUESTION: (Quran) I don’t understand arabic so if I read urdu translation instead of Arabic, will I get the same reward. Like if I read surah Mulk every night but in urdu, is it valid? Does it count as read?

Quran, Reading/Reciting the Quran

06 Feb

ANSWER: This is not valid. You must recite it in Arabic in order to count and after that you can read it in any other language.

QUESTION: Is saying Allāhumma Innāka A’fuwwun Tuhibbul A’fwa Fa’fu A’nnī Deletes all major and minor sins? And saying Astaghfirullāhal A’dhīmalladhī Lā Ilāha Illā Huwal Hayyul Qayyūmu Wa Atūbu Ilayh Deletes all major and minor sins too even if you escaped from the battlefield?

Repentance, Sins, Supplications

06 Feb

ANSWER: These are for minor sins. Major sins require separate, specific repentance.

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