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QUESTION: I wanted to ask that if i am marrying someone , will i need to adopt his surname as I am revert and belong to non- muslim family.

Fiqh of Marriage, Marriage Contract

03 Apr

ANSWER:This is totally prohibited and one of the major sins in Islam. It’s your right to have your father’s name with your name even if he’s a non muslim.

QUESTION: Is this Dua to be said after tashahhud (in salah) before Salaam or to be said after Salaam? Allahumma inni a’üdhu bika min ‘adhābi jahannam, wa min ‘adhäbi-l-qabr, wa min fitnati-I-mahya wa-I-mamät, wa min sharri fitnati-I-mashi-d-dajjal.

Prayer

03 Apr

ANSWER: Before salam.

QUESTION: Sheikh, My house is very close to the masjid.During Isha prayer the masjid fills up quickly and I am unable to get a place to pray.The loudspeakers are switched on during Isha prayer,so I can hear the Imam’s prayer clearly from my house.This takes place only in taraweeh.Having said that, can I pray in my house with the intention of praying in congregation

Prayer

02 Apr

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible and the prayer would be invalid.

QUESTION: If I (woman) passed in front of someone while they are praying in a group by mistake, that I wanted to catch up with the prayer, would the one I crossed in front them repeat the prayer? Or what should I do or what should they do?

Prayer

02 Apr

ANSWER: You invalidated their prayer if you crossed their sujood spot if they were praying alone. They must restart their prayer.

QUESTION: I wear prayer clothes for salah but find sometimes little spikes of hair may poke out at the back through the hijaab. Does this affect validity of salah as it is unintentional and I try my best to ensure I am fully covered before I start praying

Prayer, Women clothing

02 Apr

ANSWER: No problem if its done unintentionally. Make sure you wear a thick scarf so that this doesn’t happen.

QUESTION: If we do not recite surahs (After Fatiha) according to the order in the Quran, does it invalidate our prayers? For example if we recite Surah At-Tin AFTER Surah An-naas in prayer

Prayer

02 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this. This does not invalidate the prayer at all.

QUESTION: Can we use shoap and shampoo while making ghusl?

Purity

01 Apr

ANSWER: It is best to either wash yourself with soap and shampoo first then take ghusl or take ghusul first and then shampoo yourself.

QUESTION: We need to finish every seed of the pomegranate when we eat it as it’s a fruit of jannah,can we throw the leftover if it’s sour or for any other reason?

Halal/Haram Matters

31 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in throwing what you don’t like of it and you don’t need to eat it all. Just because it is a fruit of Jannah, this doesn’t give it any speciality in this life.

QUESTION: I have a friend who works for a bank in Canada. They are aware their money is haram. They are currently studying with the intention of finding a halal career while still working at the bank. Unfortunately, they are unable to quit as they are the sole provider for their family. The question is: how should they go about cleansing their haram money once they are able to quit.

Halal/Haram Matters

31 Mar

ANSWER: Whatever they have in their possession must be given to the poor and needy as a form of cleansing. What they have used and consumed is already gone and they can’t do anything about that.

QUESTION: Is it true that a video game becomes haram for us if we get aggressive or frustrated way too much even if the video game is completely halal by itself? (I mean aggressive towards the objects around us, like keyboard, mouse, video controller etc, NOT aggressive towards people)

Sports, Entertainment and Music

31 Mar

ANSWER: This is true

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