QUESTION: Is it possible for a person to give his own self evil eye? By admiring or being amazed by something that he has, and not saying mashaaAllah laa quuwata illaa billah

Jinn, Witchcraft, Black Magic and the Evil Eye
18 Dec

ANSWER: Yes, this is possible.

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QUESTION: Many of my foods (as a student living alone I eat lots of prepared food) there is garlic powder & garlic (+ sometimes onion) mentioned in the ingredients, eg in virtually all noodle tomtato sauce or in pizza, or in the ketchup sauces or mayo/barbeque sauce etc. Do all of these fall under the rule of garlic & thus prohibition of congregational prayer, or is it literally only RAW garlic and onions?

Prayer
18 Dec

ANSWER: The ruling is only for raw onions and garlic and when someone can smell it and it is offensive smell that annoys other worshippers.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, when combining prayer during travelling, do i pray dhuhr 2 rakats,salaam then immediately asr 2 rakats? Please clarify on the right way if I understood it wrong

Prayer
17 Dec

ANSWER: It is best to say your athkar after thuhur then offer Asr and then do your athkar after it as well.

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QUESTION: When praying behind the imam, do we have to stand first on the right of the imam ? Or can we stand on either side of the imam?

Prayer
16 Dec

ANSWER: You must stand right behind the imam and then to right and then left so that the Imam is in between the congregation. 

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QUESTION: If I fast and ate out of forgetfulness it’s ok, but what if I ate a lot?

Fasting
16 Dec

ANSWER: If you didn’t remember while eating then the fast is valid, even if you ate a whole meal. 

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QUESTION: I know it’s mustahab to delay isha until just before midnight. My question is what is the earliest time I can pray Isha bit still get the reward for delaying isha? Like if isha is at 6:47 and midnight is at 11:15, would I get the reward if I delayed isha till 8 o’ clock. What about 9, what about 10

Prayer
16 Dec

ANSWER: The closest to midnight you pray, more the reward you get.

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QUESTION: Does openly sinning with a group of friends constitute as kuffr even though every single person believes it is haram and has remorse but they still fall into sin

Sins
16 Dec

ANSWER: Kufr is disbelief. Sinning is sinning! The prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said: all sons of Adam are sinful. Does this mean that they have committed kufr? Of course not! Insisting on sinning while believing that such sins are still haram is sinful and not kufr.

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QUESTION: A friend of mine prays salah on the floor ( where many people walk) . Despite of me having the salah mat, she prays on the floor. She feels hesitant to ask me, even if I provide her, she continues to pray on the floor. Am I wronged for not giving the salah mat or is it allowed to pray in such a way even if there is an availability of salah mat

Prayer
16 Dec

ANSWER: No problem whatsoever in praying on the floor as long as its pure with no apparent najasah.

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QUESTION: I know that Tahiyyatul masjid is wajib on muslim when he enters masjid.Is it wajib all the time when I come to masjid to join congregation or once in a whole day?

Prayer
16 Dec

ANSWER: Every time you enter the masjid and want to sit down. If you enter it and join the congregation immediately, there is no need to offer it after the fard prayers. 

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QUESTION: How to pray Sunnah arawatib while traveling. (In case if you receive this question twice I sent the first time it’s say failed to send. I have no intention of breaking the rules sir).

Prayer
16 Dec

ANSWER: You should not pray the Sunnah of dhuhr, Maghrib and Isha as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam used to skip these while traveling. Other than that, you can pray as many voluntary prayers as you want, including 2 Sunnah before Fajr and Witr as Prophet salla Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam never missed these […]

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