Is it mandatory to marry 4 wives? Is it optional or advisable?

Fiqh of Marriage
18 Feb

It is neither mandatory nor advisable.

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 I sit with my parents, my father says nasty things about others and I stop him to the best of my ability, it does stop then it starts again then I stop him then he started again then I stopped him, for the 3rd he did it again I stood up to leave then he promised to stop. Did I do the right thing?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
18 Feb

Yes, you did. You may stop him or defend the person he backbite or leave the room.

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If I miss Fajr prayer and wake up after 2 or 3 hours later, do I have to pray Qaza at that time or can I wait ?

Prayer
18 Feb

If you set the alarm and didn’t woke up, you have to pray immediately as you wake up.

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There is a game in which the main character wears a cross. Is it Kufr to play this game if you hate the cross? Is it permissible?

Other
18 Feb

This is not permissible to play and you should not waste your time playing such games.

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Are we allowed to ask for a specific person in marriage in dua? Like if u think they are right for you and you see a potential of a husband in them ? (I am a sister) Is that allowed? Or will Allah at the end of the day grant you the one he wrote anyways ? Sometimes I feel like I will never get married.

Supplications
18 Feb

This is permissible.

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Sheikh is it permissible to perform 2 units of prayer before dhuhr at home instead of performing 4 ? Or is it only allowed to perform 4 at home & 2 or 4 at the mosque ?

Prayer
18 Feb

The sunnah is to pray 4 rakka (2 and 2) before Dhuhur and 2 rakaa after. You can pray two home and two in the masjid before the prayer

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In a book titled “Grave- Punishment and blessings”  by Husayn al-Awayishah, I read a hadith that the Prophet (salla Allahu Alaihi wa sallam) said “The deceased is punished by (the mourners) wailing for him”. But how is it the fault of the deceased if someone mourns over him? How can he stop someone to mourn over his death?

Commentary on Hadeeth
18 Feb

Punishment might not be the right translation, though it is one of the meanings.The Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said: traveling is a piece of torment! The same word was used with the mentioned hadeeth; a man is tormented by the wailing of his family.Scholars say, either this is for someone who instructed his […]

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As a student in the university I have a question regarding description of dajjal. As we know from Hadith he has one eye and lives on an island, and a story that some people seen him in Hadith but don’t know to which island did the storm take them. My question is that can this description of anti christ is exactly like story of cyclops. Everything about him is exactly same to dajjal.

Belief in the Last Day and the Signs of the Hour
18 Feb

Dajjal is dajjal in Islam and we don’t care about any other story as our religion is the default and the original.

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I work for a charity organisation in the UK and every year they do a “Christmas Toy Appeal”. Other companies donate toys and then these are distributed to destitute families with young children. I was given the responsibility to arrange which families should receive the toys, but I want to know was it permissible for me to take part in this?

Jobs
18 Feb

This is not permissible, as you would be aiding them to celebrate Christmas.

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When I was praying thuhr, after two rakah I realized I had sexual impurity because I had wet my pant at night. I was confused and I just went on and prayed. Is my prayer valid or I had to go out of the salah and take shower?

Purity
18 Feb

If you had a wet dream the prayer is not valid and you must perform ghusul. You should have interrupted your prayer immediately.

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