QUESTION: Sheikh, if we’re not fastong due to periods and if small children asks us why we’re not fasting what should we tell?

Fasting and Ramadan
22 Mar

ANSWER: You can tell them Allah has exempted women from fasting and praying a few days in a month. 

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QUESTION: What are the views on many Muslim posting Instagram and tik tok videos which show their daily life and islamic progress (includes prayers and going to masjid doing daily chores etc.).As many people say this is for show-off but many say they post it to motivate other fellow Muslim to come closer towards deen. Also they don’t use music and other stuff in it.

Sports, Entertainment and Music
22 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible. It’s totally prohibited if women do this. 

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QUESTION: Can i do wudhu in a washroom where everyone also goes to accept the nature’s call. It’s not commode. Just a washroom where everyone takes bath and pee. So is it ok to do wudhu in such places?

Ablution (Wudhu)
22 Mar

ANSWER: No problem. No problem in doing wudu in a washroom where toilet is also attached. 

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QUESTION: I have a question regarding trading in the futures market. I know that they want a percentage and that is called riba and that is haram. But, recently I have come across a platform that doesn’t charge any fees. The platform is called Gate.io I think it is halal to trade futures in this platform because:

Halal/Haram Matters, Riba
21 Mar

ANSWER: In Islam, it is prohibited to sell what you don’t actually possess. You are bidding over a speculation of stocks that you don’t own! This is gambling and prohibited transaction. Some scholars say that one can buy it if the financing is less than 30%, but I couldn’t find any evidence on such an […]

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QUESTION: My cat is not sterilized , so sometimes when I am sleeping he used my hand for mating , and I can see some semen drops on my hand. So will it make me impure for prayers ?

Purity
21 Mar

ANSWER: Of course its impure!

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QUESTION: Sheikh, can a women wearing a jewelry such as ring that could be seen for a non-mahram? if it yes, may i know what is the meaning on 33:33?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing
21 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible unless she conceals it while going out or in front of non mahram men. 

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QUESTION: Sheikh, I plan to stay awake during all the nights of ramadan to collect maximum rewards. Still, due to fasting, an hour or two of sleeping will be beneficial to overall attentiveness. So, if I sleep for an hour or two after taraweeh prayer & then continue my tasks of worship, will it be recommended or will I be missing out the rewards of the nights of ramadan? Please advise

Fasting and Ramadan
21 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in sleeping after taraweeh in the first 20 days of Ramadan. It’s highly recommended to stay awake all night during the last 10 nights of Ramadan and make ibadah. You can sleep during the day.

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QUESTION: Sir one of my relative /frend said she is practical n it is gud.but im emotional it is bad.my question if Allah doesnt like emotion or make the world worthy of being emotion then why He made me dis way dat i get emotional n hurt?

Psychological and Social Problems
21 Mar

ANSWER: This is your test to change yourself and improve your handling of things. When you are hungry, you don’t complain: why did Allah create us needing food! You simply go and make food and eat. Likewise, you need to condition yourself not to be emotional and to be realistic in dealing with others and […]

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QUESTION: Why it is allowed to read Quran without headcover and in the prayer even when one hair is visible the prayer is invalid…i couldn’t understand the reason beyond this..

Prayer, Reading/Reciting the Quran
20 Mar

ANSWER: It is not your job to understand! You simply do what you are told! Satan did not understand why he was ordered to prostrate to Adam! We all know what happened to him because of that! Many women object to covering their heads when going outside while men are not ordered to do so […]

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QUESTION: I have prolong bleeding (istihadah). So, do I have to have a bath everyday or can I have a bath every 2 days to pray? Also if I still have my wudu from my last salaah, can I pray or do I have to do wudu for every salaah? Will this be sufficient? Do I have to insert cotton wool (tampon) for when I pray, or can I wear a sanitary pad while praying for my salaah to be accepted?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding
20 Mar

ANSWER: A woman who is suffering from istihadah, is not on her menses but rather this is her prolonged bleeding that she must identify when her menses is and performs ghusul after deciding her purity. After that, when the bleeding which is not her menses continues, it is best to take ghusul for every prayer […]

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