QUESTION: If there is a newborn baby in a house, is it required in Islam for someone to touch fire or come into contact with fire before entering the house, so that Satan cannot harm the newborn? I would like to know the answer based on the Qur’an and authentic (Sahih) Hadith.

Innovations, Shirk and its different forms
18 Jul

ANSWER: This is shirk and not from Islam

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QUESTION: When relatives stay at our house especially cousins childrens as their parents allow them to stay as per their choice for weeks during summer holidays, we lose our privacy and can’t do our work properly. Is it okay in Islam to politely ask them to go back home, or is it wrong? We feel very guilty about wanting them to leave.”

Character and Morals, Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives
18 Jul

ANSWER: Guests in Islam are to stay for not more than 3 days.

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QUESTION: As i started a small crochet business, can i make stuff toys,animals with it and sale it?

Images and image-making, Jobs
18 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible unless if its toys for kids to play with.

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QUESTION: My daughters school teacher oblige them to pray dhuhr prayer in congregation at their school.They keep on changing their imam and the imam is also a child.The imam sometimes makes some mistakes which surely invalidates prayer.In this case can my daughter pray again at home after praying with them?

Prayer
18 Jul

ANSWER: What are those mistakes? If its just your assumption then no, she should not repeat the prayer.

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QUESTION: Is it true that trimming the finger nails with your teeth in islam brings bad omens?

Other
18 Jul

ANSWER: This has nothing to do with Islam. It is not good hygienically.

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QUESTION: Is it true that a person can be affected by jin through looking too much mirror or looking at the mirror on washroom or having mirror in front of your bed. Should a muslim take any precautions ?

Jinn, Witchcraft, Black Magic and the Evil Eye
17 Jul

ANSWER: This is totally baseless and a superstitious belief that has got nothing to do with Islam!

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QUESTION: Can interest money be given to poor and needy in the form of food and other needed items?

Riba
17 Jul

ANSWER: No problem if there’s a need. However, its best to dispose of this haram amount in cash

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QUESTION: Sheikh, is it true that time feels faster near the end times?

Belief in the Last Day and the Signs of the Hour
17 Jul

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: What is the opinion on a person who hates and does not believe in Islam but still worships Allah out of fear that hell might be real (Pascal’s wager)?

Apostasy
16 Jul

ANSWER: If he doesn’t believe in islam, he is a kafir.

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QUESTION: I gave zakat to a friend in Bangladesh to distribute. He stated he used some of it to build a hand pump for people in a village who have to work miles for water. Is this allowed? I did not ask for this or have my name on pump

Zakat
16 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible and the zakat is not valid. This would be considered as voluntary charity and you must pay that much amount again to complete your zakat money. Zakat should be given in cash to poor & needy Muslims in their hands for them to do whatever they want with it.

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