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QUESTION: There’s a collection of dhikir called Ratib Al Attas by Al Habib Umar bin Abd Rahman Al Attas, what’s the benefits of reciting it? It was told whoever recited it after fajr and maghrib prayer will be protected from calamity, black magic, and evil. Is this true?

Innovations, Sects

06 Mar

ANSWER: Such thikr are innovated and not from the sunnah. This name Al Attas sounds like hardcore super sufi and one must not read anything for them. Authentic Supplications For Morning And Evening

QUESTION: If someone thought Halloween was haram and still celebrated it ? But then turns out it’s Shirk. They thought it was haram not kufr, does this count as a mistake or kufr as they knew it haram but still did it ?

Religions

06 Mar

ANSWER: It’s a major sin to celebrate such kafir religious festivals but it doesn’t take a person out of the fold of Islam.

QUESTION: Is working as a filmmaker or videographer haram? (Using music, interacting with opposite gender, making videos with non muslim..)

Jobs, Sports, Entertainment and Music

06 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible at all and the income is haram.

QUESTION: For work, if husband is far away from his wife and then they met after long time, can they hug each other in public? and can husband kiss her forehead in public, not to showoff but actually show their love to each other. please tell me about this

Fiqh of Marriage

06 Mar

ANSWER: This is inappropriate and they should not do that in public. Get a room!

QUESTION: Sheikh.we r from subcontinent. We r moderately rich.my daughter is studying in College. N we have decided to do her marriage after she finishes it, InShaAllah. Now I have decided to do Haj this year. Can we use a small part of her marriage money to perform Haj?. Or we should go for Haj after her marriage which may take 2 to 3 years. i need ur mashoora,pls. .

Hajj and Umrah

06 Mar

ANSWER: No problem in using that money at all.

QUESTION: I’ve been preparing for entry test from past 6 months but im seriously so much confused stressed and depressed i dont know what to do i cant even focus on my studies and another life chores also my parents expect so much from me plz give me some advice so my heart feel ease..

Psychological and Social Problems

06 Mar

ANSWER: You should trust Allah and have content of whatever Allah decrees upon you as you have done your best by studying hard. Think positive of Allah and make a lot of duaa and you will do well in Sha Allah

QUESTION: Shykh, when praying witr or any sunna that I intend to pray more than two sometimes I find myself forgetting to pray 2 by 2 , instead of making full tashahud by mistake i find myself doing half tashahud and standing for the 3rd rakah , in this case what to do… shall I continue or go back and finish 2 rakah then stand for a fresh another rakats

Prayer, Taraweeh, Tahajjud and Qiyam-ul-Layl

05 Mar

ANSWER: You must go back and sit down to finish your two rakah that you initially intended.

QUESTION: I am female from India and I run my own business ,can I lent some money to my parents or sisters without my husbands concerns.And what if my husband always ask for my money and fights about it.What is the Islamic ruling for ur sheikh .

Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses

05 Mar

ANSWER: It’s your own money and you can do whatever you want with it and your husband has no right in it nor are you required to ask him before using your own money on anything. Keep your finances separate from him and he must not know how much you earn or save. You are […]

QUESTION: Sheikh, what percentage of my salary should be given to my family, to the orphan & to keep for myself? Kindly explain the islamic view.

Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family

05 Mar

ANSWER: There is nothing specified as such. It’s your own money and you’re obliged to give at least the basics to your wife and children and as for parents you are only obliged to give them if they don’t have any money of their own.

QUESTION: A scenario: once/twice someone delayed his Dhuhr prayer for reasons other than forgetfulness/sleep, takes wudu’ & starts praying a short time before ‘Asr. Towards the end of the prayer, he passes wind. If he were to take wudu’ again to repeat prayer, ‘Asr would be called. What should he do??

Prayer

05 Mar

ANSWER: He must immediately renew his wudu and pray even if the time has passed since the first time he started praying was in the allocated time.

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