QUESTION: An oldman can’t read so I make him memorise Qur’an by letting him repeat after me. He can’t pronounce the letters properly at all. Should I make him memorise Qur’an or not and am I sinful for him not able to pronounce words properly???

Reading/Reciting the Quran
05 Jun

ANSWER: Of course you should continue to teach him, even if he struggles to pronounce correctly! You will be immensely rewarded for this.  

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QUESTION: Can i add the dua ya Muqallib al Qulub just before the Salaam together with other Rabanna duas?

Supplications
04 Jun

ANSWER: No problem.

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QUESTION: Can I pray qasr when i went to study in other city even if i will be staying with my father’s second family?

Prayer
04 Jun

ANSWER: Once you have settled down there, you are no more a traveller, rather you’re a resident there and must pray in full normally. 

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QUESTION: Halal Dating in Islam I like a guy and he is in my university with me. We are not in a physical relationship but plan on marrying once we’re done with our degree which is in 2 years. I haven’t told my parents yet since they will say that this is not the right time and will ask me to cut contact with him while his parents know that he likes someone and is planning on marrying them. What should I do in this situation?

Pre-Marital Relations
03 Jun

ANSWER: Either you are pleasing Allah or pleasing satan! No doubt that by being in contact with this individual, you are displeasing Allah and tarnishing your parents’ reputation as women from honored families do not engage in such premarital relationships. You will soon fall weak and fall into physical relationships and fornication which is the […]

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QUESTION: Father has agreed to daughters marriage to a boy she likes but refuses to do nikkah till he has a fulltime job. In the meantime daughter is talking to ‘fiance’ on WhatsApp but has strictly been stopped from ever meeting him. Mother cant stop girl from talking in message as she doesn’t listen or father from delaying nikkah. If this drags on is there sin on mum.

Fiqh of Marriage, Pre-Marital Relations
03 Jun

ANSWER: The daughter is sinful for such communications and the father must be informed to stop her or threaten her of canceling the marriage altogether if she is not willing to comply! 

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QUESTION: Can we trim outgrown beard? (From sides)

Halal/Haram Matters, Men Clothing
03 Jun

ANSWER: No.

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QUESTION: When doing ghusl to uplift major impurity do you have to wash in between the buttock.

Purity
02 Jun

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: Shaikh! I see many non muslims who make sarcastic and disrespectful comments about Allah, our prophet and islam. Many muslims (including me) then respond to them with the same insults towards their religions. Is it allowed to make such insults to them in response or should we just ignore them?

Character and Morals, Religions
02 Jun

ANSWER: It is not permissible for you to indulge in such exchanges of insults as we can’t go down to their level of kufr by insulting their religions or their beliefs especially for Christians and Jews. Ignore such infidels and do not read their filth and boycott places they are in. 

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to let the Sibbāl grow long? Or is it mandatory to shorten them? I’m talking about the hair between the mustache and beard.

Men Clothing
02 Jun

ANSWER: It is an issue of dispute whether it is part of the beard and not permissible to trim or remove it or not. I am inclined to the opinion that it is not from the beard and can be trimmed.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, can a person who is looking for a bride for their son judge a girl based on the girl’s parent’s behavior?

Fiqh of Marriage
01 Jun

ANSWER No! Can people judge your son by your behavior ?

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