sheikh i said to my one of the brother dat at the time of ramadan the qayaam-ul-layl turns into taravih so he is askng me evidence for it so how should explain him plzzzz give me a solution dat i can explain him dat taravih also be can perform in 8 rakahs plzz give me a solution????

Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl
26 Jun

Praise be to AllahFirstly: Al-Bukhaari (2010) narrated from ‘Abd ar-Rahmaan ibn ‘Abd al-Qaari’ that he said: I went out with ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with him) one night in Ramadan to the mosque, where we saw the people in scattered groups, one man praying by himself, and another man praying with a […]

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What about one who prayed in form of impurity without doing ghusl(only did wudhu) .Should he repeat that prayer and what more will you advice him?

Purity
26 Jun

Yes, the prayer is not valid and he must repeat it after he take the proper ghusl.

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I am currently breastfeeding my 1 month old baby. My breastmilk is low so i also give her formula as it generally does not fill her up all the time. i am trying to build my milk supply so i no longer have to do this. Do i have to fast ramadan?

Fasting
26 Jun

This is up to you. If you need not to fast to be able to feed your child, you can skip and make it up later.

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i live in a western country where i am obliged to pay tax when i work. I work roughly 50 hours a week, but i only declare 30hrs to the government so i dont have to pay tax on all the income. Is my income halaal?

Jobs
26 Jun

Cheating and lying is prohibited.

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there are many online fundraising campaigning websites who help people to raise funds by charity for their need for a very low or no charge. These sites are mostly from non-islamic countries like USA or UK. Is it permissible for a muslim to ask them to raise money for his/her personal need for example university tuition fee?

Other
26 Jun

Begging is not permissible,

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dear sheikh i have a bit of unusual question.Regarding the the english translation of Qur’an,where the word used in translation of Allah S.A.W is the word “LORD”,now according to Wikipedia and other sources word lord originated in old germanic language and is of “PAGAN”origin also it was at later times introduced in english vocabulary,Please investigate further ,May God reward u!

Reading/Reciting the Quran
26 Jun

As long as people know that it refers to Allah, this is permissible though it is best to use Allah’s names rather than lord.

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My brother is raising funds for iftar from family and friends , he is not in any group or anything, his aim is only to get reward . one of my friend told me it is haram to raise funds , is it ?

Fasting
26 Jun

No problem.

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I want to ask you a question. In the 10th verse of sura az zumar Allah says : “Say, o My servants who believe…….” , my question is, why Allah tells Muhammad (s) to address us as servant? We are servant only of the Almighty Allah. Please sir, answer me.

Tafsir
26 Jun

This is addressing Allah’s servants! Meaning convey my message to them

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I have a question regarding the last ten days of Ramadan. I have heard that on Laylatul Qadr, if you give one pound of charity it acts like you have given charity for 85 years, if you read Surah Ikhlas 3 times it is as though you have read Quran for 85 years. Therefore you should read surah Ikhlas and should give 1 pound of charity everyday on the last 10 days is this true?

Innovations
26 Jun

This is baseless

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A brother said regarding this Hadeeth: “Allah is not hidden from you; He is not one-eyed,” and pointed with his hand towards his eye, adding, “While Al-Masih Ad- Dajjal is blind in the right eye..” How does this show Allah has 2 eyes as Ibn taymeeyah, Ibn Uthaymeen and others have said? All it shows is that Allah is not blind and has eyes.

Commentary on Hadeeth
26 Jun

When he said Allah is not one-eyed, this meant that Allah has two eyes.

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