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A sister always assumed that one is encouraged to do Istikhara ONLY if one has some sort of confusion in decision making! Hence, if one is Confident of ones decision one does not make istikhara! is she correct? She suffered asudden unexpected loss,now she is confused should one do istikhara even if one is superconfident about ones decision(all this ofcourse in halaal matters)

Prayer

16 Feb

You should make isthikhara each time you have taken a decision and place your trust in Allah. Please watch this video about when to pray Istikhara: https://www.assimalhakeem.net/when-to-pray-istikhara/ and this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msaehIgYBJ0

Here in India, It is a common practice once the dead is buried, at the time of finishing Salathu Janaza, then at the Grave after burial, then after 40 steps on way back; could be a learned person reciting a reasonable portion more so the Last Ayats of Surathul Baqra then of Durood (Sending Salaam to theProphet PBUH). Please guide

Funerals

16 Feb

This is a clear innovation.

I have missed saying takbeer after first tashahhud because of my mistake while reading description of prayer on islamqa.com. I thought i wasn’t suppose to say takbeer after first tashahud and before getting up third rakat. So will all my prayers will not be accepted?

Prayer

16 Feb

You will not be held accountable for something you did not know. In shaa Allah your past prayers will be accepted due to your ignorance of the ruling.

A woman was ignorant of the fact that there were traces on nail paint on her nails after ghusl and prayed..how should she make up those prayers? Is there any order or paticualr time where each of those prayers can be made up? Or can they be done at any time? In any order?

Prayer

16 Feb

She must make them up immediately.

kindly suggest what should be done in this situation: There is a Nikkah ceremony of my brother, where there would be mix gathering and music too may be.I am forced to put on make-up (apply make-up) especially by my mother as it is family event.My father says you obey your mother even if she is wrong.But i don’t want to beautify myself in mix gathering. What should I do?

Basic Tenets of Faith

16 Feb

You must not attend this type of gathering, as it is totally impermissible. You should obey your parents at all times, but not when they are forcing you to do haram. Kindly explain to your mother, in a respectful and polite manner, that you cannot attend the gathering because it is impermissible and you fear […]

Reciting ‘durood’ after Friday salah and other innovations!

Articles, Prayer, Q&A/Fatwas, Videos

14 Feb

There is a post circulating these days claiming that it’s beneficial to use Allah’s names to cure particular disesases/pains. For ex. calling on him using the name AL-Jabbar for thyroid condition and As-Sami for ear pain etc…is there any basis for this in the Sunnah or Hadith? Kindly elaborate…

Innovations, Names and Attributes of Allaah

13 Feb

Praise be to Allaah. Using the names of Allaah as a remedy is a practice that is widespread among people. Flyers are widely distributed on which the names are written and beside them the diseases which may supposedly be treated by that name. The one who claims to have discovered this kind of remedy is […]

can we fast for someone who is terminally ill, and give the reward to her / or ask Allah to cure her? my cousin is sick and her whole family is planning to fast one day for her. She is in ICU with stage 4 cancer.

Innovations

13 Feb

This is not permissible.

I have sister from my mother side who always try to create problems involved in shirk and hurt by her tongue .wat sort of relationship I shud have to b away from sin.

Fiqh of the family

13 Feb

Try to advise her in a diplomatic way and remind her of Allah. If this doesn’t help, be kind to her but keep your distance.

“Practice what you preach”. Does this mean, If I dont pray TAHAAJJUD prayer, I dont have any right to instruct my family & relatives to pray Tahaajjud? Does this mean If I smoke, I cant say to others dont smoke? Does this mean If I dont repent from my own sins, I cant instruct others to ask forgvness fr sins from Allaah?

Knowledge & Propagation

13 Feb

No, it does not mean that. It means that you should be the first to apply what you tell people, without this affecting your dawah, whether you do it or not.

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