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QUESTION: My legal name is “Muhammad S—–“. I struggle to find housing in Germany and am advised to drop “Muhammad” on applications due to bias. I feel hesitant because my name honors the Prophet (ﷺ) and Allah controls rizq. Is keeping my full name right, or should I adapt for worldly reasons?

Other

01 Sep

ANSWER: No problem in dropping your first name if its actually not possible to get a house. The best would be to enter your name in the application and have complete faith & reliance on Allah but its not sinful to drop it due to necessity.

QUESTION: I went to the market with my friend because she had to buy herself a shirt. After buying her shirt she told me that she also had to buy one for a her male friend as she wanted to return his favour because he bought her gifts. I told her I wouldn’t assist her in sin and insisted to go back home but she refused. So I left her and went back home alone. She was hurt. But what I could’ve done?

Character and Morals

31 Aug

ANSWER: What you did was right.

QUESTION: Sheikh, recently I have seen a news where in subcontinent country there is going to be made a mosque and the budget is 60 crore it is going to be very big so my original question is that can they make with this budget a hospital, School, apartment house so that it will be useful for many people. as Muslim mosque is very important, but half of the time the mosque is empty and many mosque nearby

Rulings on mosques

31 Aug

ANSWER: It is not from Islam or the sunnah to spend so much money over building masjids.

QUESTION: If there is a cut ON penis or on anus or on surface of vagina (the cut is on external skin) and it bleeds, is it najis or impact wudu?

Ablution (Wudhu), Purity

31 Aug

ANSWER: As long as it is not coming from inside, this is NOT najis.

QUESTION: I’m taking preparation for a important exam (please make dua and pray for me) but my relatives don’t say that out loud but they don’t want me to be successful and recently I discoverd from my older sister diary that even she doesn’t want me to be successful (cause she didn’t get it) and makes dua for it.now I’m at a loss at this . Pls tell me what should I do?How to keep myself safe from them?

Fiqh of the family, Supplications

31 Aug

ANSWER: If you observe your athkar in the morning, evening, after fard prayers, before going to bed and before leaving the house, you will be protected and they can’t harm you. Study well and trust Allah and make a lot of duaa.

QUESTION: Regarding raising the index finger during Tashahhud, if I have finished the Tashahhud and my dua/supplication while the imam is still sitting and has not yet said the Tasleem, should I keep my finger raised until the imam says Tasleem, or should I lower it after completing my dua/supplication? Also, regarding the position of the finger, should the index finger

Prayer

30 Aug

ANSWER: You should keep making dua while moving your index finger until the imam gives his salam to the left, instead of sitting idle.

QUESTION: One of the things Islaam protects is wealth. However, I like my day-to-day life and wealth to be private. Does my dad have to know my exact financial figures, even though I help both my parents when they need it?

Fiqh of the family

30 Aug

ANSWER: No, he doesn’t have that right and you’re not obliged to reveal your wealth to anybody!

QUESTION: If a husband inserts his finger into his wife’s vagina (to the point she is satisfied) while she is menstruating, is this haram? If it is haram, and he did it without knowing that it was prohibited, is there any kaffarah required, or is sincere tawbah sufficient?

Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters, Menstruation and post-natal bleeding

30 Aug

ANSWER: Its not permissible to touch her private part when she is bleeding because the menstrual blood is najis. He should repent to Allah and not do it again. There is no kaffarah for this.

QUESTION: I asked my family (parents + sisters) if I could have some of their unused items, mainly clothes they rarely wear or use since living in another city, plus things my mom impulsively buys but doesn’t use. They agreed and gave permission, though they don’t know I plan to give these items to charity (sadaqah). Is this permissible?

Character and Morals, Fiqh of the family

30 Aug

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible if they are giving it to you thinking that you are going to use it. You must be clear with them and tell them you want to give it in charity and look at how they respond to you.

QUESTION: Is the dua recited upon seeing a person afflicted with illness or hardship (asking Allah for protection from what befell them) specific to witnessing it in person, or does it also apply when reading about someone’s illness/problem online rather than seeing them directly?

Supplications

29 Aug

ANSWER: It is related to what you see or hear about or even read about.

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