QUESTION: As per hadith reciting subhan allahi wabi hamdi reciting 100 times wipes all sins even it’s larger than sea foam. Does this includes skipped prayers too.

Prayer, Supplications
14 Feb

ANSWER: No. This includes only minor sins, major sins require separate repentance while showing deep remorse. 

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QUESTION: I have my old grandmother on umrah with me. When we land in jeddah in ihram state, can she sleep and do the umrah next day?

Hajj and Umrah
14 Feb

ANSWER: No problem. She will be in the state of ihram until her umrah is finished. 

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to say adhkār in night by lying on the bed? Should I sit and say adhkār?

Supplications
13 Feb

ANSWER: No problem at all in saying them while lying down.

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to say “Assalaamu aleikum + someone’s name” ?

Akhlaaq
13 Feb

ANSWER: If there are other people, this is not permissible to specify a person from others. 

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QUESTION: I tuck my shirt and sometimes my sweater into my pants very tightly to make sure my back doesn’t show during prayer. I have across a video of yours saying tucking shirt into pants during prayer is not permissible. I wanted to know if what i’m doing is permissible and if not how can i make sure my awrah(back) doesnt show when i make ruku and sujood.

Prayer
13 Feb

ANSWER: You shouldn’t tuck your shirt in and you can wear an undershirt and tuck that in while the outer shirt is loose and not tucked.

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QUESTION: If Allah has blessed us in religion and had mercy on us and that makes us sin less than others in our society. How to be humble and not feel that we are better than others. How to get rid of the feeling of superiority and pride.

Character and Morals
13 Feb

ANSWER: By remembering that Allah can strip you of all of this in a heartbeat! So many people who thought they were guided became misguided at the end of their lives and died on such a state! 

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QUESTION: if I am in salah and I lose my wudu. place of wudu is not in the back but rather on the side. an I go between people’s standing and prostration spot as I heard that it is okay to do so but the ruling is same as praying alone for the imam?

Prayer
12 Feb

ANSWER: If you walk in front of worshippers during the congregation, this is fine as their sutrah is their imam’s sutrah.

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QUESTION: Sheikh my family members always tell me not to cut nails anywhere and not to throw them in the house. They tell me to put them in paper and throw them because they are impure. Is it true?

Innovations
12 Feb

ANSWER: No.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, Is wearing long abaya is a sign of pride? Many people says that Bani Israel wore long dresses and felt proud on themselves?

Women clothing
10 Feb

ANSWER: No. However it should not exceed a cubit. Ibn ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, who said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Whoever trails his garment on the ground out of pride, Allaah will not look at him.’ Umm Salamah said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah, what should women do […]

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QUESTION: Is it true that if we pray in congregation imam will carry the burden for our mistakes ?

Prayer
10 Feb

ANSWER: Correct, as long as you have joined him from the beginning. 

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