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QUESTION: My doubt is can we pray at home while the imam is reciting in congregation. Like can we follow the imam while we are at home as the masjid is nearby and sound is very much audible for fard prayers or qiyam ul layl ?

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

26 Mar

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible.

QUESTION: If the brides family are fixed on creating a group chat between the bride and her brother and her fiancé to get to know him more and get more comfortable with him is this permissible, they have only talked once and online not in person,

Engagement, Fiqh of Marriage

26 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible. The girl and the potential spouse get to meet only once in the presence of her mahram and its not permissible to keep meeting or chatting after that.

QUESTION: Can you please help me with a question about Zakat? I have 300gm of gold, which is above the nisab, and I can’t pay Zakat at the moment. Can I gift this gold to my children aged 5, 11, and 17? I saw on a website that it’s possible if they have full control over it. Can you explain what “full control” means? Also, do I need to physically give the gold to them, or can I keep it in my locker?

Zakat

26 Mar

ANSWER: If you had the 300gms with you for a full lunar year, it is obligatory that you pay zakah on it by selling some of it. You can gift it to your children anytime, and they have full possession over it, which means that they are free to use it or sell it as […]

QUESTION: There is a short istikhara dua ( اللهم خرلي و اخترلي ) for making quick decisions in sunan tirmidhi. Is this authentic ? I believe in this because it has good meaning.

Supplications

25 Mar

ANSWER: No. You should say the sunnah dua.

QUESTION: Is my fast accepted if I have a girlfriend and I talk and travel with her?

Fasting and Ramadan, Halal/Haram Matters

25 Mar

ANSWER: Your fasting is valid as long as you don’t do anything that nullifies it but you are sinful big time and the reward of your fasting is minimized by the number of sins you are committing.

QUESTION: I’m 6 months pregnant. Is it ok if I fast? My doctor is a non muslim and I think she will advise me not to fast. My health is generally ok, what should I do?

Fasting and Ramadan

25 Mar

ANSWER: Pregnancy is not a disease and thousands of muslim women fast while pregnant. If you feel comfortable to fast and there are no complications and you can fast with ease then you should, otherwise you can skip and make up these missed fasts when you’re able to fast. It’s best to consult a muslim gyno.

QUESTION: Does listening to music nullify fasting.

Fasting and Ramadan, Sports, Entertainment and Music

25 Mar

ANSWER: No, however it’s totally prohibited to listen to music, whether while fasting or otherwise.

QUESTION: If I done wuzu during maghrib and I pronlonged it and slept in the night.Will angels dua whole night sheikh or must I do wuzu before sleep?

Ablution (Wudhu)

24 Mar

ANSWER: As long as you went to bed in the state of wudhu, you will get that reward in Sha Allah as it doesn’t matter when you made the wudhu.

QUESTION: Sheikh. Is it ok to rinse mouth with water while doing wudhu during fasting?

Ablution (Wudhu), Fasting and Ramadan

24 Mar

ANSWER: This is mandatory.

QUESTION: There’s a calendar during Ramadan that specifies what to recite and how many rakaa’a to perform after Taraweeh and before you go to sleep but it is not mandatory. It goes from the first night to the last night. For example it will say “first night perform 6 rakaa in each you recite one fatiha, one surah al Qadr and four surah Al Qafirun”.. is this an innovation or is it permissible to perform?

Fasting and Ramadan, Innovations, Prayer

24 Mar

ANSWER: This is an innovation.

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