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QUESTION: A muslim is travelling by train and has to pray in the train. He has two choices: pray standing but not facing qibla or pray sitting down and facing the qibla. Which one should he choose?

Prayer

21 Apr

ANSWER: He must face the qibla in fard prayers and he must pray standing up as this is a pillar. However, if he is unable to do both and has to choose one, I would select facing the qibla and Allah knows best.

QUESTION: If there is a lot of lightning strike outside, what is the ruling on going to the mosque? Recently, there has been intense thunder around Fajr time frequently. Should I go to the mosque or pray at home?

Prayer

20 Apr

ANSWER: What are the chances of being struck by lightning?

QUESTION: Sheik, my family says we sell part of our gold every year for zakat, and it’s reducing over time. Is there any reward for this? Is there any hadith related to it?

Zakat

19 Apr

ANSWER: Of course you will be rewarded for fulfilling your obligatory worship, exactly like how you’re rewarded for praying salah & you will be sinful if you don’t pay it. If you have cash, you don’t need to sell any of it.

QUESTION: I heard washing private part isn’t condition of ghusl, if I don’t pass waste so don’t wash the private part and do ghusl, is it ok? Because then how would the whole body be washed as the whole body needs to be washed for ghusl.

Purity

19 Apr

ANSWER: You must ensure that the water reaches all body parts for the Ghusl to be valid, including your private parts whether you had answered the call of nature or not!

QUESTION: According to Islamic inheritance laws, my father is deceased, and my brother passed away before him. Do the children of my deceased brother inherit from my father? If yes, how much share do they receive

Inheritance

19 Apr

ANSWER: If your brother passed away before your father, your brother’s children will not inherit your father’s inheritance.

QUESTION: I prayd realy hard 4 marriage,got proposal.he was practicing muslim,he had condition dat he talks 2 me on phone 2 chek compatiblty.I was not ok wid talkin 2 him on regular basis bcoz if he decides 2 not move forward den I didn’t want 2 sin talking 2 non-mahram.He rejected saying if I can’t talk he can’t move forward.did I sin/upset Allah bcoz Allah sends us opportunities.plz guide

Fiqh of Marriage

19 Apr

ANSWER: No, you did not sin & what he was asking for was sinful! You did the right thing! He was not a good person to marry and his intentions were not pure. May Allah grant you a practicing husband who follows the correct aqeedah and would cherish you.

QUESTION: Is it mandatory to say takbir Allah hu Akbar in ruku sujood getting back from sujood after imam in congregation. If we forget to say it does it invalidate our salah?

Prayer

19 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, this is mandatory. If you forgot it, this is forgiven but if you leave it intentionally, your prayer is invalid.

QUESTION: If i was praying whit the imam from the beginning for asr salah and in the 4 rakah i didnt manage to recite surah al fatiha to the end because i made a mistake in surah fatiha so i went back and corrected the ayah where i made mistake then i continued my recitation but then imam went to do rukuh and i knew even if i recited fast i wouldnt catch up because imam will raise his head. is rakah valid?

Prayer

18 Apr

ANSWER: No, it is not valid if you did not complete the fatiha or you were not in ruku with him at the same time.

QUESTION: Are we rewarded for having good characters with people in general (like non-muslim) or only with muslim.

Character and Morals, Religions

18 Apr

ANSWER: Of course you’re rewarded for your good behaviour with both Muslims and Non Muslims!

QUESTION: As a doctor with a strong interest in acquiring Islamic knowledge, can I take admission in a 3-year preparatory Alema course? Will this be suitable for me, or should I complete the books I have first before enrolling? My goal is to gather knowledge and be in the company of righteous people to strengthen my iman and practice Islam easily. Please advise.

Knowledge & Propagation, Sects

18 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this as long as you enroll in an authentic institute that teaches the correct aqeedah of the salaf! Many such courses are deobandi and have corrupt aqeedah. You need to be very careful in selecting who and what to join. You can always join Zad Academy which is more reliable than […]

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