QUESTION: If i follow hanafi imam on normal days, can i pray duhr until the hanafi timing If i am not attending the congregation? If i am at work I’ll pray later but can i delay it until the hanafi time since i follow that imam on normal days?

Prayer
18 Oct

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to delay it until the hanafi Asr time.

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QUESTION: Sheikh, if i am going somewhere like mall etc, and the time for the specific prayer is not yet established, knowing it will get late enough that i will miss my prayer when i will come back,so what should i do? Should i pray that prayer before the time or should i come back and pray even though prayer time has gone by? What niyya should i make with this kind of prayer

Prayer
18 Oct

ANSWER: Both your options are totally prohibited.  Pray on time is the only option you have!

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QUESTION: I am from Fiji and some muslims own hotels and restaurants and sell alcohol in it are they allowed to do so!

Jobs
17 Oct

ANSWER: Of course not! This is absolutely prohibited and one of the major sins in Islam and the income through it is totally haram. 

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QUESTION: I have seen some muslims in my community and family doing a particular practiceOn occasions like eid or 15th of Shaban,they recite some surah (particularly surah fatiha with other surahs as well)  on the sweets ,and then they eat it.Is it right to do so ? will I be sinful for eating from it ?

Innovations
17 Oct

ANSWER: 1.This is not permissible at all as its an innovation. 

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QUESTION: Do brothers and sisters from suckling inherit??

Inheritance
17 Oct

ANSWER: No.

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QUESTION: Is it true that when Adam alayhi salaam was descended down he placed his foot first in Sri Lanka/India and he met Hawa Alayhi salaam after a long time by begging Allaah in Sri Lanka/India? Many people are spreading this news even one of the popular motivational speaker said that Adam alayhi salaam was descended here, but he did not give any kind of sound proof for it.

Belief in the Messengers
17 Oct

ANSWER: This is baseless and nonsense probably made in Bollywood!

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QUESTION:  I got gold around 30tola(more than 300grams) and I find it difficult to give zakat. Can I distribute the zakat between my two daughters( 4-5yrs) each one getting (6tola which is approx70 grams) ..So now zakat is reduced to 18 tola…

Zakat
17 Oct

ANSWER: You can gift your daughters equally if you want, however that gold would belong to them in reality and you will not be it’s owner. They must possess it and have full control over it even if they want to sell it! Otherwise you are trying to trick Allah to avoid paying zakat

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QUESTION: Do you consider yourself to be a part of any sect? If so, what sect? If not, why?

Sects
17 Oct

ANSWER: I am a Muslim who try to follow the Quran and Sunnah according to the understanding of the favorite 3 generations (salaf). I consider myself to be part of the sect of our Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam and his companions 

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QUESTION: Sometimes I speak to myself alone if something upset has happened and I want to take it off my mind and behave normal like it never happened or sometimes to get things off my head and do what’s right…It’s like I’m scolding someone without their presence…Is this backbiting?Am I sinful for it? What should I do?

Backbiting
16 Oct

ANSWER: This is not backbiting but you are sinful for saying it verbally as the angels will write it down

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QUESTION: I work for a company where i got less salary than others company. I got travel allowance when i go for field work.  My question is my company give me less salary than others but still got profit. Moreover can i be increased my travel allowance  than the real fare to adjust my appropriate salary which is not given to me? Please explain this kind of injustice, Sheikh.

Jobs
16 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its cheating and Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said a person who cheats is not from among us and lying is a major sin. 

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