QUESTION: My friends whenever in some crises dont know what to do.He tosses coin n decides accordingly…Like if tail comes he will do the things n vice versa .. Is this permissible?

Halal/Haram Matters, Superstitions
29 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it is like the disbelievers used to do when drawing lots.

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QUESTION: I perform every prayer, Alhamdulillah. But from the last few days, I couldn’t wake up for the Fajr prayer. This makes me feel really ashamed and concerned. Could it mean that Allah is upset with me?

Prayer
28 Aug

ANSWER: This is possible.

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QUESTION: Recently I told my cousin about grave worshipping is wrong in islam now he calls me wahabi and says that you are disrespecting the ones who brought islam to india and Says doing prostration in dargah is not haraam because when a father lays his head on a child as a means of playing, Do you call it Sajda. I don’t know how to respond to this.

Shirk and its different forms
28 Aug

ANSWER: No, playing with your child is not sajada, but putting ones head down to, honor, venerate, or glorify another is sajdah and Shirk! Was he playing when he placed his forehead to the grave? Who is he trying to fool? This is the same allegation which idol worshippers use when they claim that we […]

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QUESTION: Sheikh, what is the ruling on blowing on Others after making duaa or blowing on yourself after dua then rubbing the body?

Innovations, Supplications
28 Aug

ANSWER: This is not from the sunnah and it is an innovation. One can blow on his hands and wipe his body if he is reciting ruqya for healing and cure.

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QUESTION: Can i wash dishes in a restaurant during ramadan or would it be helping in sinning?

Fasting and Ramadan, Jobs
28 Aug

ANSWER: If they serve food during the day time, you are nor allowed to work there. 

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QUESTION: According to scholarly consensus all of them were prophets : AL YASA Adam, Idris, Nuh, Hud, Salih, Ibrahim, Lut, Isma’il, Ishaq, Ya‘qub, Yusuf, Ayyub, Shu‘ayb, Musa, Harun, Yunus, Dawud, Sulayman, Ilyas, al-Yasa‘, Zakariyya, Yahya, and ‘Isa(blessings and peace be upon them). only difference in opinion is in dhul kifl and sheeth.correct?

Belief in the Messengers
27 Aug

ANSWER: Dhul Kifl is a prophet but we don’t have any information about him except what was mentioned in the Quran.  As for Sheeth, we don’t have any mention of him in the Quran or sunnah.

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to call someone an angel because of their goodness or for example to say it to our wives because of their beauty?

Belief in the Angels
27 Aug

ANSWER: This is not appropriate.

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QUESTION: I have heard that if you constantly leave Sunnah prayers ( Sunnah muakaddah ) like 2-4-2-2-2 one will be punished for leaving it regularly intentionally. Please clarify.

Prayer
27 Aug

ANSWER: This is totally baseless and not true!

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QUESTION: Is my salah valid if sometimes I say “Subhana Rabbiyal Adheem”, I mean, not “Atheem” but “Ad-heem”? I hope you understand what I mean.

Prayer
26 Aug

ANSWER: No, the prayer is invalid! You must pronounce it as Atheem.

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QUESTION: Fasting the day of arafah expiates sins next year and previous year. If I fast on the day of Arafah, my minor sins next year will be expiated; does that mean that its okay for me to commit minor sins next year?

Fasting, Sins
26 Aug

ANSWER: Of course not!! If you do, you will be punished for them as you don’t know whether Allah had accepted your fasting or not.

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