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My family and relatives are attached to saints. A saint gave us all something long ago to recite, 11 times every morning. Also, during talks about marriage, it was said by his daughter to see if the stars of both people match. Pictures of the saint are kept in the prayer room as well. Everyone says saints know everything. But, I am hesitant to accept this. What should I do?

Shirk and its different forms

19 Sep

ANSWER: This is soothsaying and fortunetelling and whoever believes in it is an apostate out of the fold of Islam! You must stop communicating with this individual, burn anything he gave to you while reciting the last three quls and never deal with him again.

I heard about a hadith where one will receive the reward of 50 sahaba if he/she remains steadfast upon religion. How can we remain steadfast like the sahaba did?

Commentary on Hadeeth, The Companions of the Prophet

17 Sep

ANSWER: This hadeeth is authentic. If we manage to stay steadfast on Islam in our troubled times and in calamities, we will be highly rewarded. We won’t surely reach the companions’ patience and commitment but Allah will grant us this reward out of His generosity.

As per the ruling I know it’s said that the Iqamah for a woman ends when she stands to pray fard , here in India athan for Zuhur and Asr is delayed by hour or more so I pray it at the earliest of time and when I’m finished with fard then I get to hear the athan being called out. Question: How should a woman now is supposed to make dua b/w athan and Iqamah?

Prayer

17 Sep

ANSWER: It’s the time between when the time for that prayer entered until she stands up for her prayer regardless of when the athan or Iqamah is given in the masjid.

Is in every fard salah when i finish my all azkaar up to the 3 quls can i add extra words like allahhuma aijrni minan naar ,la ilaha illallah, durood , astaghfirullah etc is it biddah am i sinful or please guide me.

Innovations, Prayer, Supplications

17 Sep

ANSWER: You should say only the prescribed adhkar during such specific times. Adding other things would be innovation.

Sheikh, one of my family member doesn’t gives priority to Fajar salah. If we force to pray or ask to wake up for Fajar, he/she becomes angry and don’t like us forcing. How should we behave on this? Should we keep insisting/forcing or just say once and leave?

Fiqh of the family, Knowledge & Propagation, Prayer

17 Sep

ANSWER: Once you wake them up and have advised them, you have done your duty and can move on. You can only force those whom you have control over such as your children and wife.

Why imam ahmed bin hanbal said that one who doesn’t pray witr is a bad person and his witness will not be accepted? Is there any thing backing up it? As far as i know Prophet said to a man who said i will only pray fard prayer not add or decrease any and Prophet said he is in jannah if he do so? So if prophet didn’t said such thing why imam ahmed said so..? Can you give any ayah or hadees…?

Prayer

17 Sep

ANSWER: It was his opinion to emphasise the importance of Witr. We are not obliged to believe that especially when the Quran and Sunnah is not backing it up. Not praying Witr is not sinful as its not mandatory. You will lose a great deal of reward for skipping it but you’re not sinful.

Sheikh, from a Hadith we can know that one of the sign of Qiyamah is the competition for constructing Skyscrapers specially among Arab people. And nowadays we see that it is real. My question is should we everyone or Arabs avoid our desire for aristocrat skyscrapers? Or how can we understand that Hadith?

Belief in the Last Day and the Signs of the Hour

17 Sep

ANSWER: The hadith didn’t state that it’s haram to build such skyscrapers! It stated that this is a sign. https://islamqa.info/en/answers/2281/signs-of-the-hour

My question is about sadaqah jariyah. I set up a link to raise money through donations so I can build a water well on behalf of my grandmother. Is this valid? as I’ve been told it has to be her own money or children’s money. I would like to know which information is authentic as I would love to get all the help since I cannot do it on my own or just with my family’s help.

Funerals, Halal/Haram Matters

16 Sep

ANSWER: This is more like begging people for money and this is not permissible.

If someone is sleeping/studying or doing anything that requires concentration and I start reciting the Quran loudly in the next room and they feel disturbed. In this case is there any sin on me?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Reading/Reciting the Quran

16 Sep

ANSWER: Yes.

During menses, there are times we change our clothes if we are going outside or wear an abaya, so is the cloth or the abaya required to be washed again thought no impurity was on the cloth or in the abaya. The cloth still touches the private part without getting stained or dirty, so will the cloth be also pure or should I wash it for the next use?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer, Women clothing

16 Sep

ANSWER: There’s no need to wash such clothes if there’s no impurity on them and you can also pray in such clothes.

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