Sheikh, there is a Hadith stating that whoever recites Ayat al Kursi after every fard salah the only thing stopping him from entering Jannah is his own death. How does this work? Does reciting ayat al kursi remove all sins big and small ? And is this Hadith authentic?

Paradise and Hell, Prayer, Supplications
19 Jul

ANSWER: This will happen after that person is cleansed in hellfire for his sins and eventually enter paradise with Allah’s mercy. 

Read more

Sheikh is it permissible to put subtitles on a video where the subtitles and the banner behind them are overlayed on the speaker a bit? Some people were worried this might be distorting the image and therefore changing the creation of Allah subhanahu wa taalaa.

Other
18 Jul

ANSWER: How would it be distorting the creation of Allah? Did it change the speaker into an animal or a different gender?

Read more

Sheikh is it true that when a family has a qurbani during eid, the members of that family should not kill any insect or an animal until the sacrifice is done ?

Innovations, Slaughtering
18 Jul

ANSWER: This is totally baseless. 

Read more

How to deal with nosy relatives..who ask personal questions all the time and they want to interfere in your life… because i gets really irritating when they try to get personal.

Character and Morals, Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
18 Jul

ANSWER: Dodge the questions or ask them personal questions that would make them feel uneasy. 

Read more

Is it a Sunnah that the groom does nikah in masjid and the bride at her house? My mom said this when I suggested I can do the nikah in the function hall.

Fiqh of Marriage, Innovations, Marriage Contract
18 Jul

ANSWER: What your mom has said is baseless. 

Read more

We do jalsatul istiraha before 2nd & 4th rakah. But in case of Witr when we pray with one tasleem without sitting after 2nd rakah, can we do jalsatul istiraha before getting up for 3rd rakah?

Prayer
18 Jul

ANSWER: No.

Read more

If the imam says the tasleem regularly but without thinking I added “wa barakatuhu” afterwards. Is my prayer still valid? Since I added something additional I thought I needed to repeat the prayer

Prayer
18 Jul

ANSWER: Adding “wa barakatuhu ” is an issue of dispute, but the most authentic opinion is not to add it. Your prayer however is valid. 

Read more

In ruku if I say subhana rabbiyal AZEEM Instead of ATHEEM if I say it intentionally is Namaz vaild ? Will I be sinful

Prayer
18 Jul

ANSWER: If you are able to say Atheem and you intentionally don’t, your prayer is invalid. 

Read more

What to do if we take Wudu before going to sleep but it breaks off? Should we do it again as we are already in bed?

Ablution (Wudhu), Supplications
17 Jul

ANSWER: No need. 

Read more

If a couple get a fake divorce letter from shariah court to prove to an international govt that they are not married then go ahead and marry different spouses to gain benefit of residency using that fake divorce letter. What is the status of their real marriage. The fake spouses are both non Muslims but the couple in question are Muslims.

Divorce, Fiqh of Marriage, Invalid Marriages, Marriage Contract
17 Jul

ANSWER: If a man divorces his wife in a sharia court, they are divorced. He can marry a Christian or a Jew only. She can’t marry a non Muslim as this is blasphemous and invalid if she believes it to be permissible.

Read more