What is the ruling of performing shawwal fasting,does a women has to complete her missed fasting first then shawwal or she can first keep fasting for shawwal and complete her missed fasting in the entire year?

Fasting
19 Apr

ANSWER: She must first keep her missed fasts and then keep the 6 days of shawwal. 

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I have a girlfriend and I know Islam doesn’t allow me to contact girls, but Sheikh I love her a lot and I can breath without her, and my family now ignore to marry me I am still 18, from one side Islam doesn’t allow me, other side my parents and I love my GF a lot so what to do? I know the possible ways like prayers, adhkar but it can’t stop me

Pre-Marital Relations
19 Apr

ANSWER: If you are financially independent and can support a wife, you can marry her with her father’s consent, otherwise break off all communications with her immediately if you want Allah to forgive you. If you are ok with angering Allah and ending up in hell, you can maintain your haram relationship with her and […]

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Is it haram to keep photos of us framed on the walls in the house? Even if there are no photos infront of us while praying? But just keeping only for the sole purpose of beautification and decor.

Halal/Haram Matters, Images and image-making
19 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible at all as Prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam forbade this as this blocks the angels from entering your house.

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What is the significance of feeding iftar to people in the mosque who are not really needy/poor but present for Salah in a well off village? Or is it better to feed iftar to poor/helpless like in the Madrasa/orphanage?

Fasting
19 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this as its very rewarding to feed a fasting person to break his fast, whether he’s poor or rich.

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Is the story where the prophet cut off his sleeve to not disturb the cat who was sleeping authentic?

Biography of the Prophet salla Allahu alahi wa sallam, Commentary on Hadeeth
19 Apr

ANSWER: No.

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Pls ber wd me if im always inquiring bc aftr ramadhn i can’t ask u anymor due to time gap i sleep erly. my q is we dont have garbage collector so we burn the garbages b4 bad smell pile up inside but sometimes ders a colony of ants shud I contnue burn it anyway? cant ignore if pur outside bc of dogs scattering it on roadway. cant put it either inside it smell.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters
18 Apr

ANSWER: Burning living creatures is sinful as this is only for Allah to do! You must repent to Allah, ask Him for forgiveness and show deep remorse. 

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Sheikh if a woman isnt married and she makes dua to allah that when ever she gets married she should be his only wife until the day she dies, she also has an intention of puting this as a condition in the contract. Is it haram?

Fiqh of Marriage
18 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in this.

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I have heard that the reward for reading the Qur’an is ten good deeds per letter. Does this also apply to reading the original Arabic text, but without the meaning?

Reading/Reciting the Quran
18 Apr

ANSWER: Yes.

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My husband took a loan 5 years back and he is still trying to pay it. the interest rate in his monthly installments is 70% e.g he pays $2000 monthly out of which $1500 is interest. My question is can i take a loan with 20% interest rate to pay my husband’s loan which has a 70% interest rate? This way his interest would be lower and repayments would be quicker.

Halal/Haram Matters, Loans, Riba
18 Apr

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited! Two wrongs don’t make a right!

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Sheikh, I have a little obsession with nibbling on the cuticles, whenever I am stressed. It is just little bit of skin not much. So my question is, is my fast invalid if I do this. Please answer my question Sheikh as this is really stressing me out.

Fasting
18 Apr

ANSWER: If you swallow it then definitely the fast is broken. 

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