QUESTION: Is it true that we should say Bismillah when we look at yourselves in the mirror to avoid jin possession?

Supplications
25 Jun

ANSWER: This is not true.  We should say bismillah whenever we take off our clothes as it is a barrier between our awrah and the eyes of Jinn.

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QUESTION: Which is better for me to fast , 9 and 10 or 9 , 10 and 11 of Muharram

Fasting
25 Jun

ANSWER: The more days you fast from Muharram, the better, even if you fast 12, 13, 14 and 15 as well!

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QUESTION: I started my prayer with the imam and was the only sister praying behind him. I wasn’t expecting others to join so I started my row from the far right. A bit later, a bunch of girls joined but they started a line from the center (in the same row) and people kept joining them while I had no one beside me. Should I have moved over to them while in Salah to reduce the gap?

Prayer
22 Jun

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: If I makeup my Ramadan fasts on 9th and 10th Muharram, will I get the prescribed rewards of fasting on 9th and 10th Muharram in Sha Allah?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
22 Jun

ANSWER: Yes

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QUESTION: I heard in your lecture that if a niqabi bride only appears before her mahrams after makeup, the makeup artist does not share any sin. But what if clients are non-Muslim, or Muslim brides who later uncover before non-mahram men at weddings? Would the makeup artist share the sin? In short, is this profession permissible, and under what conditions?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs
22 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, you would be sharing the sin.

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QUESTION: My brother married recently. Four months into pregnancy, his wife told him the child was not his but another man’s. Shocked, he agreed to an abortion, and our family felt divorce was necessary. Later, she claimed the child was his and that she lied due to panic. My brother now wants to keep her. Can family members pressure an adult brother to divorce if they believe the marriage is harmful?

Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family
22 Jun

ANSWER: You have no right to interfere in their marital issues

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QUESTION: My father is in a great debt for a long time But he doesn’t bother too much to repay it back. It’s been almost 10-15 years. Now my question is as children of him are we responsible for his debt? Should we save money to repay this huge debt on his behalf? if we didn’t will we held accountable on the day of judgement? Are we responsible for this debt after his death?

Fiqh of the family, Loans
22 Jun

ANSWER: No, this is not your responsibility.  After he dies, if he hadn’t repaid his debts, the first thing to be deducted from his wealth and property would be this debt & after paying off his debts then only his inheritance should be divided among his heirs

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QUESTION: Can we combine the intention of fasting on mondays and thursdays,white days with Ashura and with the intention of fasting in Muharram ?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan
20 Jun

ANSWER: Yes, this is permissible & you would get double the reward

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QUESTION: If I don’t decide how many rakahs I’m going to pray before starting Witr salah, but I decide it during the prayer, is that okay

Prayer
20 Jun

ANSWER: No, you should have the intention beforehand

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QUESTION: If I miss the Jama’ah at the masjid, will praying at home give me the same reward as praying in the masjid?

Prayer
20 Jun

ANSWER: If you usually pray in the masjid and you missed it for a legitimate reason, you will be rewarded the same in sha Allah.

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