QUESTION: When we see someone praying in the wrong direction of the qibla should we let them finish their prayer and let them know afterwards or should we interrupt them during their prayer and tell them that they are not facing the direction of the qibla?

Prayer
30 May

ANSWER: You must tell them immediately and make them change their direction towards the qiblah. 

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QUESTION: A supermarket in our residential area has a membership program. I need to pay 200 Bangladeshi Taka to enroll in this program. Then for every 100 Taka worth of purchased goods, they will reward me with 1 point. I can use these points in my next purchases side-by-side with real money. In that case, 1 point is considered 1 Taka. Is it permissible to enroll in this program?

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba
29 May

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited.

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QUESTION: Am I legally according to shariah able to take my husband’s name out of my will as he does not provide for all expenses. He only pays for the groceries and for 40% of the utility bills. He lives in my house and I pay for the mortgage as it is in my name. He does not fulfilling the rights of wife (me) as he should in all aspects, and hardly spends any time with me. He does not like to socialise as

Fiqh of Marriage
29 May

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it’s Allah who gave him the share in your inheritance if you were to die! You can easily divorce him if he doesn’t provide for you financially and by this not only you can take him off your will but also out of your entire life! 

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QUESTION: I know a girl & boy who chats to eachother only via social media frm past few yrs & they never Met. I heard frm that girl, sometimes he uses her for or*l s*x (filthy words in chats).Both of them asking forgiveness bt again & again they’re falling in the sin of talking wid each other.They know well that they’ll never marry eachother bcoz da boy don’t wnt 2 marry her evn she’s interested. Advice them.

Pre-Marital Relations
29 May

ANSWER:Such a girl is not chaste when she knows he is using her and not interested in marrying her! Usually people call such a girl as a _______!  He is playing with her like a dog plays with a bone!  If she is happy and satisfied with this and doesn’t care about her reputation and […]

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QUESTION: Will Allah punish disbelievers for sins like zina, lying, stealing, riba etc.. or will they be punished for eternity only because they werent muslims?

Punishments, Religions
29 May

ANSWER: They will be punished for all.

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QUESTION: Is it prohibited to take out and have food that strucks in teeth?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Fasting, Prayer
29 May

ANSWER: If there is food stuck in your teeth, there is no problem in taking it out and throwing it away or swallowing it if you are not fasting or praying.

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QUESTION: My family owns pictures of animals on shirts and backpacks. Do i have to throw all of it out because it has images? If i don’t am i getting sins because i could do something about it?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
29 May

ANSWER: You have no right whatsoever in throwing them as they don’t belong to you! You can only stop them if you are the husband or father and head of the family!  

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QUESTION: What’s a halal alternative to saying happy birthday? Is there any way for us to acknowledge the birthday in a permissible way?

Halal/Haram Matters
29 May

ANSWER: There is no other alternative for it as this is prohibited in Islam.

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QUESTION: When we slaughter an animal Does the place where we slaughter need to be pure(najs free)

Slaughtering
28 May

ANSWER: No.

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QUESTION: I am in my iddah period and my husband and i have been intimate but he has no intention of recounciling. Does being intimate during this time recouncile the marriage? Is there any evidences such as hadiths concerning the intimacy/foreplay during iddah period Please help me if you can. I am in my iddah and my husband still wants to be intimate with me kissing hugg

Divorce, Waiting Period of widow or divorcee
28 May

ANSWER: It is not permissible for him to be intimate with you during the time of iddah without the intention of reconciliation.  Would this impact the iddah or not, this is an issue of dispute.  Sheikh ibn Othaimeen says that the iddah is still valid but he is sinful  I am inclined to say that […]

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