QUESTION: There is a therapy/technique called Mudra Therapy in Tamil Nadu India Which is keeping your hand and palm and fingers in some poses and staying for 10 mins There are different poses for different ailments I tried some and it works. Most of them are sitting idle But some postures names are attributed to hindu gods Are we allowed to do it for health excluding postures which have hindu god names

Shirk and its different forms, Sports, Entertainment and Music
13 Aug

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited and it can mount to shirk.

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QUESTION: Can my husband command me to not look at the faces of daees and Islamic scholars out of jealousy? Do I have to obey him, or can I just not show him that I am?

Fiqh of Marriage, Halal/Haram Matters, Kind Treatment of Spouses
13 Aug

ANSWER: No, he has no right in doing so and you are not obligated to obey him. You can also do it without showing him.

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QUESTION: Can we read morning adhkar after sunrise ??

Supplications
13 Aug

ANSWER: No problem if you missed it. However, you would be unprotected during the time you missed.

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QUESTION: Can we give zakat money for the madrasa hifz students for their fee, if they are claiming that they are eligible for zakah

Zakat
12 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible.

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QUESTION: If someone misses Salah by delaying it until there was around 15 or so mins and they usually catch the prayer but that prayer they couldn’t, so are they sinful?

Prayer
12 Aug

ANSWER: Yes!

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QUESTION: When praying alone, should I recite the iqamah for each different type of Salah? For example, let’s say I recite the iqamah, then I pray the Sunnah rakahs of Fajr. After this, should I recite the iqamah again and start my Fard rakahs of Fajr? Or should I just start my Fard rakahs with no iqamah?

Prayer
12 Aug

ANSWER: Iqamah is only given before the 5 fard prayers and not the sunnah prayers. 

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QUESTION: My wife insists on watching TV between hour of asr and Maghreb. She complained of this saying she prayed asr salah, read a bit quran , done askhar now 30mins to 45 minutes Maghreb salah, now wants to watch some TV . I say no , I feel the angels visit our homes bringing blessings at this time . And if we have TV on during this time , the angels will miss our home

Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music
12 Aug

ANSWER: What you have said is not true!  However, it’s not permissible to watch anything haram throughout the day and night!

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QUESTION: What are the fasts except ramadan missed or shawl fast we can combine with expiation of an oath?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
11 Aug

ANSWER: You can combine mandatory fasts with Monday, Thursdays, a’shora and the 9 days of thulhijjah. 

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QUESTION: Salaam Sheikh, for a traveller who shortens and combines his prayer, if he prays Thuhur then Asr right after must be change his position meaning to speak, move forward, left right etc? Or can he pray Thuhur conclude and pray Asr in the same position? same for Maghrib and Isha.

Prayer
11 Aug

ANSWER: No need to change or speak as he is not praying sunnah prayer rather he is offering fard.

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QUESTION: Sheikh don’t you think Islam can be taken into practice more when you are rich . Like all the scholars on ytube show taht they are happy, rich , have ipads and other Worldly things. It gives the show to audience that bcz of being rich they are practicing Islam.. What do you say to advise me here?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
11 Aug

ANSWER: By your logic, the Prophet ﷺ shouldn’t have practiced Islam as he was poor! What you see is not necessarily the truth therefore, be content with what you have rather than feeling envious of what Allah blessed others with!

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