There is a hadith from Musnad Ahmad, hadith no#12601 which states that Rasool ﷺ said the companions are not his brothers, rather those who are going to believe in him (in future) without seeing him are his brothers. Is it authentic?

Commentary on Hadeeth, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
23 Sep

ANSWER: Yes.

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My mother hates my husband for no reason and wants me to get a divorce cause we only have one child! He’s always good to her and respectful but she keeps pushing me to divorce my husband who is a great husband and a father? What should I do? She depresses me about it! Can I cut communication with her?!

Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family
23 Sep

ANSWER: You must not listen to her in this regard at all and must say it respectfully but firmly to her that you won’t hear anything about your husband or your married life from anyone. Whenever she starts to talk about him, either change the topic or leave her. It’s not permissible to cut communication […]

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I would like to clarify about ghusl. If I’m performing ghusl, and I fart while doing it. Should I perform my ghusl from the start again or should I just continue my ghusl?

Ablution (Wudhu), Purity
22 Sep

ANSWER: No, because your ghusl is not invalidated by this. You must renew your wudu before praying though, as your wudu is invalidated.

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Few days ago I fell in sick and I skipped around 16 rakah of sunnah prayers of 2 days and a witr prayer. How can I recover those sunnah prayers to gain the rewards?

Prayer
22 Sep

ANSWER: Those prayers are time bound and they are gone now. Skipping them for illness, Allah will reward you for them as if you had prayed them.

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Sheikh, in my office there is arrangement of distributing sweets/foods on the occasion of ‘eid-e-miladunnobi’. Or sometimes the management arranges a lunch. What should I do in this case? Note that we don’t need to donate any money.

Halal/Haram Matters, Innovations
22 Sep

ANSWER: No problem in eating halal food that is sent to you, without you participating in such events or gatherings.

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Am I allowed to fast everyday until I get married to build taqwa and stay away from filthy sins? This may take a few years

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Fasting
22 Sep

ANSWER: The sunnah is to fast every alternate day. However, if this doesn’t curb your desire, you may fast more than that. 

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For friday prayer those who came to masjid early will eat a reward of qurban , the famous hadees, can you please eloborate this how it will be possible may be i have to go before 10 am to be first.

Prayer
22 Sep

ANSWER: If you want a greater reward, you need to toil for it!

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Could you please tell me how we could avoid getting nocturnal emissions.

Dreams, Purity
22 Sep

ANSWER: This cannot be stopped as this is beyond your control and something natural.

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Sheikh, I wear full-sleeves, longer-lengthened dresses when attending congregational prayer. As my house is a bit far away from the masjid, so when I get there by walking, my clothes get wet due to excessive sweating. So, if I wear half-sleeve clothes like t-shirts along with jeans for prayer for comfort; will that be against the sunnah? Pls advise.

Innovations, Men Clothing, Prayer
22 Sep

ANSWER: No problem in this whatsoever even if you wore these without any reason.

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He wears normal clothes to pray at home but when he goes to masjid he wears nice clothes to show off or to look nice so he is doubtful about his intention,is he praying for the sake of Allah or not?

Prayer
22 Sep

ANSWER: This is highly recommended for men when praying in masjid.

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