QUESTION: Sheikh, you say a man should be the provider, but in today’s economy how can a man fully provide alone when living costs are so high?

Fiqh of Marriage
29 May

ANSWER: By working hard and spending according to what he earns.

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QUESTION: Camel(5yrs), Cattle(2yrs), Goat(2yrs). Are these minimum age limit only for Ulhiyya? Is there any minimum age for slaughtering animal for selling? Some shops slaughter and sell the 1yrs old cattle/cow. Is it Haram to sell or consume?

Slaughtering
29 May

ANSWER: No problem for slaughtering livestock to be in any age.  The specific ages are for sacrifice whether aqeeqah, Udhiyah, Hadi’e or fidiyah

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QUESTION: “Sheikh, if the name ‘Muhammad’ appears or is written on a goat meant for qurbani, does that make the animal special or sacred? Should the qurbani still be done normally?”

Slaughtering, Superstitions
26 May

ANSWER: This means nothing & there’s no problem whatsoever in slaughtering it.

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QUESTION: Is it rewardable and prescribed for people who are not performing Hajj to say the dhikr of Arafah, ‘La ilaha illa Allah waḥdahu la sharīka lah…’ on the Day of Arafah ?

Hajj and Umrah
26 May

ANSWER: Yes, this is highly recommended

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QUESTION: ‎Last year, I got to know that Fitrana shouldn’t be given as money. My family gives it on my behalf every year as money. However, it is such a small amount that I can surely give it out of my pocket money or the eid money I get as advance. This year, it was the same. Should I make it up for every year since becoming an adult or only the last year and this one?

Zakat
25 May

ANSWER: No need to give for the past years.  From next year you should give zakat ul fitr yourself if they insist on paying the money.

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QUESTION: If me and my friend travel for university on same flight same day same time and only one of our mahram is present like my father or her father is this allowed and the father will drop us in the hostel is this allowed

Halal/Haram Matters
25 May

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible as both of you must have your own male mahram accompanying you.

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QUESTION: My question is regarding udhiyah? If my parents visits me overseas and we all live in one house or some times they live with my sister’s house. So, can I sacrifice one lamb for all of us? Since we are in same country.

Slaughtering
25 May

ANSWER: If your parents are only coming for a visit then no, your father should give one Udhiyah for him and whoever lives under his roof and you do one for you & your family.

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QUESTION: Do women get reward for walking to the masjid as in does each footstep wipe away sins I hear a hadith that states this but do not know if it applies to women?

Prayer, Rulings on mosques
24 May

ANSWER: This reward applies to women as well. However, they are rewarded more than that if they were to pray home! 

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QUESTION: Can I draw or crochet 3D animals with whole body and head, just no facial features?

Images and image-making
24 May

ANSWER: This is not permissible as 3D is a statue.

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QUESTION: How do I calculate the average meal that has to be given to the poor for oath expiation? What to do if the average meal is a food that is mostly not eaten by the local people?

Oaths
24 May

ANSWER: You must feed 10 different poor Muslims whether you cook them meals or give them raw food like rice is sufficient.  Either give 1.5 kg of raw rice or prepare a normal meal with rice and chicken that you would normally eat

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