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QUESTION: The recommendation in quran of Reciting quran is at tahajjud or after fajr? Or do we hv to recite in Salah or except the Salah ?

Prayer, Quran, Reading/Reciting the Quran

04 May

ANSWER: If you are referring to the ayah of the Quran being witnessed, this is related to fajr prayers.

QUESTION: The prophet ‎ﷺ said “He who is held to the account will be punished.” Aisha asked “Does Allah not say, Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand. He will be judged with a easy account” The prophet ‎ﷺ replied “This refers to merely presenting the records of deeds. However the one who gets questioned regarding his deeds will be destroyed” I still do not what what this means sheikh

Belief in the Last Day and the Signs of the Hour, Paradise and Hell

04 May

ANSWER: Whoever Allah questions and interrogates, he is doomed as this interrogation means that Allah will throw him in hell. But if Allah doesn’t interrogate him but rather simply shows him his records, most likely Allah will pardon him

QUESTION: Here free mixing is normalised. Everyone I know (even students of ilm) follows opposite gender on snapchat & instagram. I don’t do it. I have a proposal. He does this, & my family sees no issue. He prays, has good akhlaq, & says he’ll maintain boundaries while interacting with other women. Should I accept the proposal?

Fiqh of Marriage

04 May

ANSWER: Normalising free mixing like this is not permissible. It is better to wait for a better option for a spouse or make it a condition before going through the proposal that he stops such haram activities.

QUESTION: Shaykh, my uncle wants to attend my graduation and says his wife will come, but she will not speak to me to respect the non-mahram limits I follow. My concern is he does not follow segregation rules and plans to visit a non-Muslim married couple here and mix with the wife. The couple helped me before I knew these rulings, and I considered inviting them. What should I do?

Halal/Haram Matters, Other

03 May

ANSWER: I don’t understand your question! Is the graduation free mixed? If it is, you yourself are not allowed to attend it especially if it has music in it among other things! It is none of your business what your uncle is going to do with his time or his wife as you are not […]

QUESTION: Sheikh if someone lost his wudu during jummah or congregation then he makes wudu then comes back to find the prayer ended. will he still get the reward of praying with the imam

Prayer

03 May

ANSWER: No, as he did not pray with him but he is rewarded for the intention

QUESTION: When making Dua, I was itchy and lift up my shorts and showed my upper thigh, as a man I think it’s my awrah. When making Dua, if I don’t cover my awrah does this invalidate my Dua?

Supplications

02 May

ANSWER: This has no effect on your duaa

QUESTION: My husband shares most daily personal details of our married life with his parents and siblings, and he says it is because they care and want to be involved. Is this Islamically appropriate, or should some level of privacy be maintained between spouses?

Backbiting, Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws

02 May

ANSWER: This is backbiting, one of the major sins in Islam and he is sinful for this. He needs to stop being a mommy’s boy.

QUESTION: CVS offers a plan in which you pay $5 every month to get $10 worth of store credit every month. Is this permissible?

Halal/Haram Matters

02 May

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its clear riba

QUESTION: Sheikh, Is 2 rakah Tahiyatul Masjid mandatory for women as well before sitting in the Masjid???

Prayer

02 May

ANSWER: Yes, its mandatory for everyone (if they want to sit)

QUESTION: The Imam mistakenly said the Takbeer to stand up after the third rakat of Maghrib. The followers on the first floor stopped him, and he sat down. But we, on the second floor, didn’t know that, so we stood up until the Imam made salam. Then we sat down and concluded our prayer on our own. Is it okay?

Prayer

01 May

ANSWER: This makes no sense! Why did you stand when you knew he was standing for the 4th? If you thought he was standing for the 4th yet still followed him in that, your prayer is invalid.

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