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My friend found an lost iPhone with no pin in his car. He does Uber so maybe customer dropped it. He wants to sell iPhone. Would this classify as stealing/theft in Islam? Is it permissible to sell?

Illegitimate children & Lost property

19 Jun

ANSWER: It is not permissible for him to sell it! He must report it to Uber and if no one claims it in a year, he can keep it.

My cousin’sl uncle passed away recently & she can see her uncle who is dead in her dreams& also when she is awake. when she was very sick in hospital she said her uncle was calling her from the window she was shouting with fear and asking to close the window when she sees him she can’t even breath properly she says that she could feel something very heavy placed on her chest blocking her breath

Funerals, Other, Psychological Problems

19 Jun

ANSWER: This is called hallucination. No one can see the dead when awake!

Someone I know used to cover her awrah while praying without wearing socks and any outergarment in salwar kameez is her prayer valid?

Prayer, Women clothing

19 Jun

ANSWER: If she didn’t know the ruling, Allah will not hold her accountable for something she did out of ignorance or forgetfulness. After knowing the ruling, she must cover properly before praying or her prayer would be invalid.

Will I forbidden Jannah if I claim to be the son of my non biological father because the Prophet saw said in a Hadith that anyone that claims to be from another father and knows he’s not will be forbidden Jannah. The thing is that I don’t know anything about my non biological parents except that I’m from Central Asia and that I’m now living in the U.S. Will I go to hell because of this?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters, Other

18 Jun

ANSWER: This is in Allah’s hands! You are ordered not to use any name other than your real biological father. If you don’t know him, you can use a general name such as Abdullah but surely not your adopted father as he is not related to you.

Is it authentic to recite the Dua of sleep” Allahumma Bismika Amutu Wa Ahya”.

Supplications

18 Jun

ANSWER: This is authentic.

Sheikh is it mandatory to recite Surah’s in tarteeb( according to their arrangement in Quran) in Salah ?

Prayer

18 Jun

ANSWER: No. You can recite them in any sequence you want.

I have more than one Quran and I recite from only one among those, will I be sinful for keeping a Mushaf idle? I have carefully kept it covered.

Reading/Reciting the Quran

17 Jun

ANSWER: 1. No problem. The best would be to donate it to a masjid or a poor muslim.

Sheikh, recently, I’ve started watching health & fitness videos of Dr. , an American doctor. His videos are truly helpful & informative. Only problem is sometimes, not regularly, still images or 3 to 4 seconds length videos of women pop up. Again, the content of those videos are really helpful. Am I sinful if I keep watching those videos?

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters, Sports, Entertainment and Music

17 Jun

ANSWER: This is one of the steps of satan! In few weeks, looking at such stills or clips where women are there and uncovered would be normal for you! You must lower your gaze from looking at non mahram women or anything haram.

If I did’nt give the past zakat should I give it now and is it permissible for me to give zakat to mosques and islamic madrasas?

Zakat

17 Jun

ANSWER: 1- It’s obligatory upon you to give your past zakat as it’s a debt on you. You must sincerely repent to Allah while showing deep remorse for delaying it for this long.

Can a woman remove her niqab for a while to eat in a restaurant with her mahram?

Women clothing

17 Jun

ANSWER: If non mahram men could see her, this is not permissible.

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