QUESTION: Sheikh, sometimes the masjid would combine prayers due to rain, but sometimes the rain wouldn’t be that heavy, in this case do I pray again when the time of the next prayer starts?

Prayer
09 May

ANSWER: It is not permissible to combine when the rain is not heavy.

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QUESTION: Is it necessary to learn meaning of small Surah that we recite in Salah?

Prayer
09 May

ANSWER: This adds value to what you are reading however the prayer is valid without knowing the meaning.

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QUESTION: A Q was asked,”…are jinn obliged to believe in angels..?”. Sheikh,ur ans was not clear on this particular Q between 2 Q. As we know, Quran or Islam was sent down on prophet salla Allahu alaihi wasallam for both human and jinn to follow till Qiyama. Then don’t the jinn are obliged to believe and do all things what we human are obliged to?

Jinn, Witchcraft, Black Magic and the Evil Eye
09 May

ANSWER: The jinn are obliged to believe in the angels or they would be disbelievers. 

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QUESTION: My brother is oppressing his wife, he doesn’t allow her to go anywhere, he doesn’t allow her to visit her parents or her siblings even when there’s events like marriage or child birth, he only allows her to come with him a a few hours when there’s an even in our house, our mother spoke to him but he aggressively defended himself and said he will never allow her any freedom, what should we do?

Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses
08 May

ANSWER: Such a brother is arrogant and not following the Sunnah of the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam and his marriage is bound to be a miserable one or end up in divorce. I am constantly counseling people like him on daily basis and I feel the hardship that their wives are undergoing. Keep […]

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QUESTION: How to learn Tawheed properly as a beginner? (In detail)

Tawheed (Divine Unity)
08 May

ANSWER: You can watch my playlist on my YouTube such as “The beautiful names & attributes of Allah”, “The 3 fundamental principles”  and “The Islamic Faith”. 

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QUESTION: Can you please kindly show in YouTube how a woman can perform wudoo in public place under the hijab where men are present? Do we need to open our hair bun or ponytail or we can just wipe the front of head? Please show.

Ablution (Wudhu), Women clothing
08 May

ANSWER: There is no need at all to open the ponytail or bun to wipe over the hair, whether outside or at home.

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QUESTION: Is it riya, which is considered a form of minor shirk, only for acts of worship or also for other worldly reasons too? like for example someone showing of his muscles or cars to others, is this also minor shirk or is it a major sin?

Shirk and its different forms
08 May

ANSWER: Showing off in worldly matters is not riya. 

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QUESTION: One day while praying ‘Asr in the mosque, the Imam mistakenly sat in the 3rd rakah and recited Tashahhud. I initially got up and stood but later sat down again when I saw that the Imam did not rise up for the “4th rakah” but I did not recite the tashahhud in the 3rd rakah like the Imam. The Imam along with everyone of us offered sujood-as-sahw before concluding the prayer. Did I do anything wrong?

Prayer
08 May

ANSWER: If the imam sat mistakenly in the 3rd, you should notify him by saying subhana Allah  If he doesn’t listen and rectify his mistake by standing up to the 4th, you must leave him and stand up to your fourth and finish you prayer alone. It is not permissible to follow him in that […]

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QUESTION: When you want to recite suratul mulk before sleeping, do you have to read from the Qur’an or can you read offhand?

Supplications
08 May

ANSWER: The best is to recite from memory but no problem in reciting from Quran or any device.

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QUESTION: With due respect, I want to know why I am responsible for my younger sister since I didn’t produce it by doing sex. My parents did sex & made her so why am I liable to care whether she abides by Sharia or not, if she doesn’t earn I have to pay her living costs; why?

Fiqh of the family
08 May

ANSWER: Because Allah made you “a man” and favored you over women and made you guardian and protectors of your women folk. If your father is alive, it is his financial responsibility and not yours! If he is not alive and she has no children, if she dies, you will inherit her. Unfortunately not every […]

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