QUESTION: Can a husband ignore his responsibility to his wife and childrens over a small argument with his wife? He did not return home for days & sometimes weeks. No calls or msgs to check on us also. Happened a few times already. He will leave the house as and when he is not happy. Is this allowed in islam?

Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses
17 May

ANSWER: Such a person is an irresponsible husband and father and should be ashamed of himself  Real men don’t behave like children! 

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QUESTION: Sheikh sometimes i go with a friend in his car (non muslim, but i make dawah to him) and sometimes he puts music on his car, is it haram for me to be there as i didn’t want to put the music and i don’t want it? Should i hop off the vehicle?

Halal/Haram Matters
17 May

ANSWER: You should ask him diplomatically to turn it off. If he doesn’t, do not ride with him again.

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QUESTION: If I pray Asr prayer after the sun has started to set hasn’t completely set yet, so the magrib time is not reached yet,…. but without any legitimate reason, just because of laziness, will the prayer be valid????

Prayer
17 May

ANSWER: This is the prayer of a hypocrite. If you manage to offer one full rakah before it sets, the prayer is valid. 

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QUESTION: I’ve been reading my father’s Quran since a long time and he’s the one who brought it at home the first time, my question is, since I get ajr for reading, does he get it too? cause at the end he’s the one who brought it the first day

Rewards & Punishments
16 May

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: I use to do eyebrows now I decide to stop doing it as I wasn’t aware of hadees… I searched videos I came to know we can shave in between eyebrows and forehead… what I want to ask is from what extent forehead we can trim and can we cut the two spikes on head of eyebrow that appears than normal length of eyebrows

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters
16 May

ANSWER: You can only remove the unibrow which is the hair on the area on top of the nose which is not part of the eyebrows and nothing else. Removing anything from the eyebrows is totally prohibited unless it impairs your eyesight. You can bleach the extra hair but must conceal this in front of […]

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QUESTION: Can I Make A Deal With Allah (SWT) That If He Accepts And Fulfils My Dua, I will Stop Sining ?

Sins
16 May

ANSWER: You must not make such a deal as this is an obligation upon you not to sin! 

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QUESTION: I joined the imam in the 2nd rakah of maghrib. He thought it was his last and was about to make Salam but people corrected him. He then prayed the third rakah and performed sajd e sahu. Should I also perform sajd e sahu or not as it is my 2nd rakah.

Prayer
16 May

ANSWER: If he performed it before the salam, you must offer it with him as well. But if he performed it after the salam, you don’t offer it with him as you must stand up to make up your missed rakah and then complete your prayer as usual. 

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QUESTION: Sheykh, there r some videos on Net where elderly people pray in jamat and make mistakes while praying,usually Witr prayer(they either stand up on the wrong rakah,or try to do ruku when they aren’t supposed to,and the youngsters are laughing at them,especially if some funny sounds are added on the videos.I know it’s innapropriate to laugh at them,but is it kufr if we laugh at these people praying?

Social Media
15 May

ANSWER: It’s not kufr but totally inappropriate to even watch.   

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QUESTION: I am a Pakistani and I am blinded who to follow. Imr*n khan is a great leader. I know protesting is haraam etc. How should I handle this situation. Its hard over here

Halal/Haram Matters, Islamic Politics
15 May

ANSWER: It is totally prohibited what people are doing in Pakistan and the demonstrations taking place there! They have divided the country and caused chaos and disruption in the land. Those who encourage such demonstrations won’t rest until their country is torn like Yemen and Sudan! 

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QUESTION: I cannot stand my sister. I try my best to love her for the sake of Allah but I just can’t. I literally don’t even want to look at her. She is mean to everyone and almost all my siblings had a fight with her just cause of how bad she treats everyone including my mom and she’s only 17. Also, my mom can’t get her to do anything without pleading to her. Am I sinful for not liking her?

Fiqh of the family
15 May

ANSWER: This is a phase in her life that she will hopefully get over it.  Treat her with kindness and compassion despite her behavior and without expecting anything in return from her and Allah will guide her heart one day because of this. 

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