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QUESTION: Allah guide me alhamdulillah,I’m new Muslim.how can i give dawah to my parents ?

Character and Morals, Fiqh of the family, Knowledge & Propagation

18 Apr

ANSWER: By being extra respectful and dutiful towards them, to show them Islam has made you a better person & to represent Islam in a positive manner. You need to learn more and more about Islam in order to be knowledgeable when talking to them.

QUESTION: Do we have to give answer when the iqamah is being called?

Prayer

18 Apr

ANSWER: No

QUESTION: I have a friend who casually keeps singing English songs, all in their accent and all..I try 2 tell her tht dis is imitating the disbeliever, so kufr. She says its allowed to sing without instruments. How should I advise her? This is kufr right?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters

17 Apr

ANSWER: This is not kufr. You are not allowed to speak without knowledge like this as this is one of the most heinous sins in Islam according to 7:33 If you are a male, you must break all communication with her as it is not permissible to be “friends” with the opposite gender.

QUESTION: I usually prefer to make du‘a and istighfar while lying in bed before sleeping, as I find it more comfortable and free from distractions. I do this solely to seek closeness to Allah and not with the intention of introducing any bid‘ah, as I understand this is neither a sunnah nor a mandatory act. Is it permissible for me to continue this practice with this intention?

Supplications

17 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this whatsoever

QUESTION: Lastweek, a family friend (Christian) passed away. She was so good to when she was alive. So can I add her name during my prayers that Allah forgive her sins?

Funerals, Halal/Haram Matters, Religions

17 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible at all as Allah prohibited us from seeking forgiveness for non Muslims even if they were your own parents!

QUESTION: Many people say that our prophet SAW has said not to eat fish and milk together is it true or not.. as I see in marriages they serve fish and also sweet which contains milk in it…

Halal/Haram Matters, Innovations

17 Apr

ANSWER: 1. This is not true at all! No problem in eating these things together.

QUESTION: I was fasting on day of Arafah but had to break my fast due to severe Migraine (headache). Is it a major sin to break fast as I was told by some people that “‘it’s better not to keep fast than to break it?'” Do I have to make up that fast? Is the ruling same as of Fasts of Ramadan?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan

17 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this even without any genuine reason as this is a voluntary fast and not mandatory. If you are sick, it’s permissible to break even the mandatory fast!

QUESTION: I’m married and well settled man. I give zakat on my wife’s (housewife /non-working) jewellery . My father-in-law is a daily wage earner, with no savings and has just a very old house , which he lives in ( and is falling apart ). My question is, can i give the zakat money to him?

Zakat

16 Apr

ANSWER: If it’s your wife’s gold then it’s not permissible to give its zakat to her father

QUESTION: I only memorised around 400 ayats. In night prayer, can i recite the same surahs multiple times in different rakats so the total becomes 1000? Will i get the reward of praying 1000 ayats

Prayer

16 Apr

ANSWER: No problem You can also hold the Quran or phone and recite longer surahs from it.

QUESTION: Can we conduct a competition (eg quran competition or some activity like treasure hunt) by taking an entry fee from contestants in order to organise as well as provide prizes to winners?

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music

16 Apr

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited as it comes under gambling (Major sin)

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