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How can one pray salah holding a 4 month old baby- can I hold him with both hands while standing or does one hand has to be on chest? -do I put him on the floor first, do the opening takbeer then pick him up as both hands needs to be raised up -when reading tashahhud can I still carry him with both hands?

Prayer

16 Nov

It is permissible to carry a child during prayer. Try to minimize your movement! Raising the hands is a sunnah but it is not mandatory.

In a Hadith Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) says Drink with right hand.I sincerely respect the Hadith.But Is it permissable for me to drink with left hand at the time of having my food like rice and curry? If I drink with right hand then the glass looks dirty.

Halal/Haram Matters

16 Nov

No, this is not permissible and this is not a valid reason. Nothing must enter your mouth through your left hand! This is satan’s way of eating and drinking.

How does Allah chooses people that would be righly guided, and the ones that would be miguided? Because a lot of people think they are doing the right thing by being part of a sect while they are not. Plz explain,

Sects

16 Nov

Allah’s knowledge is like no other! Allah knows what happened in the past and what is happening now and what will happen n the future. Allah gave the free will for people to choose and directed them to what is best. Therefore, no one can blame Allah for not guiding them as they chose that […]

My question is as follows… Is reciting Sayyidul Istighfar at fajr and maghrib daily enough for me to repent from my sins? Or do I have to pray two rak’as and then supplicate to Allah for forgiveness?

Sins

16 Nov

This depends on the gravity of that sin and when you had made it. When seeking Allah’s forgiveness, it is not only the du’a or the two Rakah that erases the sins. It is the remorse and humility one constantly displays.

Can I use Allah’s name; Ya Dhu-l-Jalaliwa-I-ikram in all/any of my supplications ?

Supplications

16 Nov

No problem, though this is a description of Allah and not His name.

While praying in jam’aa once, while rising from ruku, i accidentally started to say ‘sami Allahu liman hamidah’. I said ‘sam’, then I remembered, stopped saying that and said rabbana wa lakal hamd. Do things like this affect the prayer?

Prayer

16 Nov

Your prayer is valid.

What do you say about these attacks in Paris? Surely these people cannot be Muslims if they believe such actions are Halal, never mind from Islam!!! They kill children, random people, kill themselves!!!

Sects

16 Nov

What they did is not permissible and a major sin. These are Khawarij.

Saying someone is “King of Kings” is shirk. What about a competition called “Champion of Champions”? It is basically all the champions of certain competitions all in one.

Other

16 Nov

Champion of Champions seems alright

Is it compulsory for a woman to marry in islam …what if he choose not to marry for her entire life, is she sinning by thinking so…plz reply

Other

16 Nov

Marriage can be mandatory, recommended, permissible or forbidden! It depends on the situation of the individual and circumstances. The prophet recommended the youth to marry and ordered them to follow his sunnah in marriage.

my brother believe in Rasool Rashad Khakifa who came after our Prophet Muhammed(pbuh)& as per their Rasool they have deleted last 2 verses of Surah Taubah.Our father knows these things and with other family members they are purposely hiding this from the Bride & the Parents of the Bride & asking us to cooperate in this marriage.Pls advise how can we support this marriage.

Fiqh of Marriage

16 Nov

He is not a muslim and he can not marry a muslim girl if he has such beliefs. You must expose him to them and treat him as a kafir.

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