QUESTION: I am very worried about one issue. I had to start working, and each month, on one of the days, the end of my hayd might occur while I am at work. There is no shower there, I cannot ask for time off, and even if I could, it is a very long way home, and the prayer times might pass. Can I perform tayammum at work and pray, and then perform ghusl when I get home?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Purity
11 Jul

ANSWER: You must perform tayammum to uplift your major impurity and then make wudu before praying.

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QUESTION: Even though, permission was given for Alcohol and pork, UAE is a Muslim country. Can we eat all chicken available in UAE restaurants or should we check for Halal?

Halal/Haram Matters
11 Jul

ANSWER: No need to check.  You should not eat at places where they serve pork & alcohol

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QUESTION: Does dry pus that comes from the pimple act as a barrier in wudhu?

Ablution (Wudhu)
11 Jul

ANSWER: If it forms a layer that can’t be removed unless by injuring yourself and exposing the wound, this is part of your skin now.  But if you wash it off and it is gone, this is not a barrier.

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QUESTION: When starting recitation of Qur’aan at the middle of the Suurah,is it allowed to say Bismillaah or we are just supposed to say ‘Audhubillaahi minash-shaitaanir Rajiim.

Quran, Reading/Reciting the Quran
10 Jul

ANSWER: You should only say auothu Billahi….

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QUESTION: I am using a sunscreen which says it’s water resistant for 90mintues.. so is it ok to make wudu normally after 90minutes. I saw your video and could not understand about this but I am still confused and scared.

Ablution (Wudhu)
10 Jul

ANSWER: If it is waterproof and you apply it after you have done your wudhu, this has no impact on your current wudhu.  But if you apply it before wudhu, this would be a barrier and your wudhu would not reach your skin and hence it is invalid until it wears off and won’t prevent […]

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QUESTION: If Allah doesn’t burden a soul beyond its capacity, as stated in the Quran (2:286), why do people still struggle with depression, memory loss, schizophrenia other mental health issues after a trauma Or massive hair loss post trauma ? Why might someone in such a situation consider suicide?”

Psychological and Social Problems
10 Jul

ANSWER: Allah is testing them with what they can bear.  Millions of people are being tested and they don’t commit suicide!  Millions of people become depressed for some time and then they get out of it stronger and better people.

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QUESTION: We are ahle hadith (salafi). I got a proposal but they are not ahle hadith; they say they are Sunni. They dont do shirk or go to dargahs, but may not follow all salafi rules as strictly as we do. The groom is well educated, settled and namazi. Should we consider this proposal?

Fiqh of Marriage
10 Jul

ANSWER: You can accept it after checking with him about his religious inclinations and the scholars he follows.

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QUESTION: If a company uses my name as part of their list of staff, because i hold a local citizenship, and they are foreigners. And they pay me a monthly payment for this with no physical work/presence needed, is there anything haraam about this income?

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
09 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its fraudulance & cheating! Your income is haram

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QUESTION: You said 2-3 weeks ago on zad tv you had a book you will release about Allah’s 99 Attributes/Names, sir where can I get this book from? and what is it called

Other
09 Jul

ANSWER: The book is with the publishers for designing and printing.  We are hopeful that it would be out by January next year in sha Allah.

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QUESTION: A boy getting lot of proposals due to his degree. But, he unable to pass degree due to 1/2 arrears. So, he moved from it. Got a job related to what he studied, & earns well. But all people assuming he completed degree as he got top ranked in School. Is he obliged to reveal ‘he haven’t completed degree’ to his villagers, every proposal he get, or to his potential spouse?

Character and Morals, Fiqh of Marriage, Marriage Contract
09 Jul

ANSWER: He must inform that to every proposal he wants to go ahead and proceed with.

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