I want to know the ruling on engagement rings. I know exchanging engagement rings is not from our tradition . My mother and some of my family members are planning to go to my fiancé’s home and give the ring as a form of gift from my side . My mother also wants to take some other gifts like dresses, sweets etc . I am not going to be physically present in all this since I stay and w

Engagement, Halal/Haram Matters
10 Jul

ANSWER: The concept of giving ring to let everyone know that she’s engaged is not permissible as it’s imitating the disbelievers.

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Is it authentic to make the ram to be sacrificed perform wudhu or wash it before it is slaughtered?

Slaughtering
09 Jul

ANSWER: No.  This is an innovation!

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Sheikh Can I pray two rakaah namaaz when ever I want to?

Prayer
09 Jul

ANSWER: No problem in this, except praying voluntary prayers during forbidden times.

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In a joint family do my wife has to wear the jilbab all the time or just if she dkes niqab it’s ok?if she wears a dress like gown(not as outer garment like jilbab but only a cloth where her bones curves are not visible) in joint family then is it ok?

Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws, Women clothing
09 Jul

ANSWER: Her in laws are like any stranger on the streets if not worse! She has to wear an outer garment along with covering her face when she is in front of non mahrams in a joint family system and neither she can mix with them.

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Can this be used as evidence to say we can wear special clothes/kufi caps while going for Salah? How is it a cultural thing then?

Innovations, Men Clothing, Prayer
09 Jul

ANSWER: Why don’t you wear a suit when going to prayer? Wouldn’t that be better? When you go to meet the president or to a wedding, do you wear this skull cap? 

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Sheikh, one of my friend’s Quran teacher has said that when we are menstruating, we can’t recite a whole verse in a single breathe, we should recite the verses by breathing after each word. For example, the verse ‘Kul hu wa Allahu ahaad’ should be recited ‘kul’ *breathe in and breathe out* ‘hu’ *breathe in and out* like this. Is it true?

Innovations, Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Reading/Reciting the Quran
09 Jul

ANSWER: This is absolutely baseless and fabricated!

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Isn’t there a hadith which states shaythan will not enter a house where surah baqarah is recited? So does this mean that shaythan will not disturb us even while praying?

Other, Prayer
09 Jul

ANSWER: The qareen is always with you and never leaves you. 

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Will I be sinful If I pray only 1 rakah of witr instead of 3 rakah everyday?

Prayer
08 Jul

ANSWER: No problem, however the reward is definitely less than compared to praying it three rakahs.

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My parents are hosting a party for eid and they will make me wear makeup and nice clothing infront of non mehrams. I cannot lock my door and I cannot leave the house so what should I do?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters, Women clothing
08 Jul

ANSWER: Stay in your room wearing full hijab until this is over. 

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My mother says if we learn too much about Islam we have to maintain them. Allah doesn’t hold responsible to anyone who doesn’t know something. So won’t I be sinful if i do kufri because I don’t know about it and though I have the option I don’t want to learn because then I have to maintain it?

Knowledge & Propagation
08 Jul

ANSWER: If you were able to learn and know and you deliberately didn’t so that you won’t be held accountable, you will be! 

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