QUESTION: Is it permissible for me to celebrate my graduation day? If yes, how does it differ from celebrating birthdays, teachers’ days and anniversaries?

Halal/Haram Matters
13 Jan

ANSWER: If you celebrate your graduation day every year, this is prohibited as it becomes eid! But if you do this once in a life time, this is fine

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QUESTION: If a person doesn’t know meaning of Salah and he kept praying his whole life and kept reciting quran and tasbeeh without knowing meaning. Will he be rewarded and will it complete meaning. And if he is doing dhikr will Allah fulfil his wish.

Prayer, Rewards & Punishments
13 Jan

ANSWER: Allah is the judge of all and He knows the ability of people and will reward accordingly.

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QUESTION: Have a sweater that has a cartoon print on it but when I pray I cover that cartoon with my hijab, do I have to change my sweater when I pray?

Prayer
13 Jan

ANSWER: You shouldn’t be wearing it even if you are not praying without covering such haram image

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QUESTION: If someone ask Allah or make dua near the grave of prophet thinking it is a place of seeking barakah, is it minor shirk? Or is it actually a place of seeking barakah

Innovations, Shirk and its different forms
12 Jan

ANSWER: If he is calling Allah alone thinking this place is a blessed place, this is an innovation and sinful.

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QUESTION: If my husband asks me to wear makeup outside of our home for his pleasure. Is it halal? Since there will be non-mehram

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing
12 Jan

ANSWER: If you conceal your whole face and not expose any part of it then no problem, otherwise this is totally prohibited even if he orders you to do so! What kind of a man would like other men to enjoy themselves looking at his wife wearing makeup? 

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QUESTION: Sheikh, in our local area the H***u community call Muslim by a foul nickname. Should I retaliate to them ?

Character and Morals, Religions
12 Jan

ANSWER: When dogs bark, do you fall on your hands and knees and bark back? 

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to wear a tie and a pocket square made of pure silk or if they are of pure red colour??

Men Clothing
12 Jan

ANSWER: Red tie must be avoided  It’s not permissible to wear pure silk tie of any color 

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QUESTION: In my morning evening adhkar i say dhkir that I’m supposed to say three times more than that. Mostly 4 times to be sure if I messed up on one that it would still count. Is this permissible?

Supplications
11 Jan

ANSWER: If you do it intentionally then this is against the sunnah and not permissible. But if you are not certain, you may add it. 

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QUESTION: Can women do skin care when going outside like moisturizer,sunscreen,briefing face wash,face pack,toner?

Character and Morals, Women clothing
11 Jan

ANSWER: This is only permissible if she completely conceals her face with the face veil, otherwise its not permissible as it defies the very purpose of hijab.

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QUESTION: I woke up, noticed that I had not heard my alarm clock, took a look at the watch and the time to pray fajr had expired by 30-40 minutes and I went back to sleep. When I finally woke up I prayed the missed fajr prayer. Also this is not something that happens regularly since I basically never miss the fajr prayer and always hear my fajr alarm.

Prayer
11 Jan

ANSWER: The Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said that whoever sleeps over a prayer or forgets it, he must pray it as soon as he remembers it. There is no kaffarah other than that. This means that by going back to sleep intentionally, you failed to do what the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa […]

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