My question is that if you are with 1 person and you want to pray in jam’a do you pray side by side but following the other person or do you pray behind the person like you usually do in jam’a.

Prayer
16 Feb

ANSWER: You both pray side by side, in the same row.

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Sheikh, my sister and I want to have a challenge where we eat spicy ramen noodles, and the one who can go longer without drinking water wins, while the one who loses washes the dishes. Is this a permissible challenge to do? As this is just for fun.

Halal/Haram Matters, Other
16 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible as this is gambling.

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I pray in front of my bed in my bedroom. Is it permissible to lean my back against the bed during tashahudd or lean against pillar in mosque when i sit down or does this have an effect on the prayer

Prayer
16 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible. 

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Does a wife have2seek permission frm the husband4everything?Husbands sister makes her brothers ask her husband4permission2come over2their house,it’s not enough her asking permission,she calls up her brothers2seek her husbands permission as well.Husband uses example of her life, how his sister respects her husband,implying he wants me2do the same,he’s saying l can’t do anything without permission

Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses
16 Feb

ANSWER: She is obliged to ask for his permission only in what is related to his own rights as a husband such as fasting voluntary fasts and going out or inviting people to his house. She doesn’t need his permission before she eats or changes her clothes or takes a shower! 

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I’m confused in Hadith it mention that will All be 33 years old on judgement day and remain that for eternity how ever when prophet Mohammed visited heaven he saw prophet Ibrahim looking after the childrens and prophet Mohammed asked prophet Ibrahim what are you doing with all the kids and prophet Ibrahim replied saying I’m looking after them until there parents comes

Paradise and Hell
15 Feb

ANSWER: This was before the day of judgment and before them turning to that age of 33. Besides, there will be children in paradise. The age of 33 refers to the adult Muslims.

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Are women supposed to sit home all day in Islam

Other
15 Feb

ANSWER: They can stand and move around if they want! 

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My husband has decided to move to another country. I have to show my ears for the passport picture. I’ve talked to the authority of the passport office to allow me my religious freedom but he said it’s the new policy. He wouldn’t allow it and no one would take my picture with ears covered. What should I do?

Halal/Haram Matters, Women clothing
15 Feb

ANSWER: You can take this due to necessity while hating it in your heart.

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At the last Rakah of Witr prayer, I stand up from the Ruku and raise my hands to recite dua Qunoot (Allahummah dini fiman hadait..). After finishing reciting that particular dua, I make dua to Allah in my language as well. Am I allowed to do this, respected Sheikh?

Prayer
15 Feb

ANSWER: No problem.

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Shaykh, when reading the ه in salah, especially quietly does it have any impact on the prayer if we don’t pronounce it from the back of the throat or is it as long as we don’t say it like ح or خ, then it’s fine and we just say ha or Hu or hee etc

Reading/Reciting the Quran
14 Feb

ANSWER: In silent recitation, there is no sound coming out and there is no articulation of the letters! Therefore, Satan uses his tricks to confuse those who are ignorant that they didn’t pronounce the letters correctly! Ignore such whispers 

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Can you please confirm as somebody was attending some party she was in her makeup and her wudhu broke and she knew it but she offerred salah regardless. As her Salah is invalid so can you please tell what should she do, either repentance or qaza or both.

Apostasy, Prayer
14 Feb

ANSWER: Some scholars have said that this is kufr and she had committed an act of apostasy for praying without wudhu as if she is mocking Allah when she knows He doesn’t accept that prayer! She must sincerely repent to Allah while showing deep remorse and she can’t repeat the prayer as she missed it […]

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