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I want to ask that people say when u look at the kaaba for the first time in real and make dua, it will surely be accepted. So is this true?

Hajj and Umrah, Innovations

07 Jan

ANSWER: This is not true.

Are candle light vigils permissible for Muslims who have passed away? How should we advise Muslims that indulge in such activities?

Funerals, Halal/Haram Matters, Religions

07 Jan

ANSWER: This is not permissible at all as it’s imitating the disbelievers which Prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam forbade.

I committed Kufr and Shirk often and repented those I could remember. What about those I can‘t remember because every major sin needs to be repented seperately and what about Kufr/ Shirk I do unconsciously ? Even though I pray 5 times a day and say La Ilahe Ilallah often, I have worries that I am not a muslim because of unrepented Kufr/ Shirk… What should I do?

Repentance, Sins

07 Jan

ANSWER: You must repent in general from what angers Allah and from the sins you remember and also those you don’t remember.

Sheikh, I read a hadith in which it was mentioned poor people will enter Jannah 500 years before rich. So, is it better to be middle class in this world? What if one makes a lot of money but more than half of it he spends it for the sake of Allah? Will he also be considered rich? Please provide a detailed answer.

Paradise and Hell

07 Jan

ANSWER: The hadith is authentic but if Allah blessed you with wealth and you pay the mandatory zakat on it and you’re not extravagant then there’s nothing wrong in that, in fact it’s one of the blessings from Allah and one must be thankful to Him. Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said a giving […]

My father passed away, please make dua for him. Most of his life my father did not pray, nor fasted nor paid zakah and accumulated interest on his wealth. Now what should we do as his inheritors first? Will the wealth inherited be halal for us if Zakah and interest is not taken out? How shall we compensate for his fasts? The calcuation of 40 years is hard.

Fiqh of the family, Funerals, Inheritance

07 Jan

ANSWER: The inheritance is halal for you all as the haram money is only haram for the person earning it and not for anyone else. If he had not fasted deliberately without any valid reason then you must not fast these on his behalf.