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QUESTION: Is it okay if someone gets addicted to coffee? For example he must drink it at least twice a day or he’ll lost his spirit or gets nervous..

Halal/Haram Matters

20 Aug

ANSWER: It is not permissible to be addicted in such a fashion as it is not medically safe and it would make you unable to fast or behave normally. Anything that exceeds the limits is haram.

QUESTION: I followed ur Sunnah prayer vids thinking ppl here prayed wrong, but realized it’s a Madhab diff. I’m Hanafi, where 4 Sunnah b4 Fard is prayed together, while u advise 2+2. Can I follow ur method & remain Hanafi? Is following diff Madhabs okay?

Prayer, Schools of Thought

20 Aug

ANSWER: Muslims are obliged to follow the Quran and Sunnah regardless of their school of thought. If you believe that this is the way of the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam and the hadeeth is authentic, what kind of a muslim would you be if you decide to follow your school of thought and […]

QUESTION: In the West, when people divorce the kids go with the mom. The father if hes even allowed to see his kids will see them on the weekend or something or he might see them once a month and so on. In Islam whats the process of divorce regarding custody of the children in the west

Divorce, Fiqh of the family, Pedagogy education and upbringing

20 Aug

ANSWER: The custody is with the mother unless she remarries but the father has rights of visitation and to share them over the weekends, holidays and whenever it is appropriate. Seeing them once a month is wrong and unislamic but this is one of the heavy prices one needs to pay for living in such […]

QUESTION: In loud raka do we need raise our voice in tashahud, salutation, ruku and sajda Or we should be loud in reciting the surahs only

Prayer

19 Aug

ANSWER: You only recite loudly the Quran and the takbeer of movement and the salam.

QUESTION: I ask my parents for money to buy a notebook, but then realize I can manage with another notebook I already have, can I use the money for something else that I need?”

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters

19 Aug

ANSWER: No, you must ask permission before spending that money as they entrusted you with it to buy yourself a notebook!

QUESTION: Is it valid to send peace & blessings upon the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam by just saying it in English like ”Peace be upon him” because it is quicker for me and less effort?

Supplications

19 Aug

ANSWER: No, this doesn’t do the job.

QUESTION: Is it permissible to take money or ask for money from church in the case of being poor? Or any aids from church?

Charity, Religions

19 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible unless one is about to die and there are no muslims that can help him.

QUESTION: Is it true that if we say ‘la ilaaha illallah Mohammad ur rasoolullah’ 1000 times a day then the angels questioning us in the grave will come with good faces instead of scary and our record will be given in our right hand?

Innovations, Supplications

18 Aug

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its not authentic and doing it is an innovation.

QUESTION: If imam did sajdah tilawah and I did ruku instead of sajdah. and completed the rest of the salah with the imam. should I do sajdah sahu after salam? or should I repeat the prayer.

Prayer

18 Aug

ANSWER: If you had joined the imam from the beginning (takbeer atul ihram) then you don’t need to do anything & your prayer is valid.

QUESTION: If a father died and the mom is in iddah. During this time is it permissible for her to speak related to her son’s marriage affairs (for him getting married) and his potential suitors? What are the rulings related to that Sheikh?

Waiting Period of widow or divorcee

18 Aug

ANSWER: No problem in that at all providing she doesn’t leave her home.

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