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My friend owes me some money and his financial condition is now in so bad shape that he cannot repay my money. Now I want to excuse him from giving me my money and want to treat this as zakat. Can I do this ? To qualify as zakat do I have to again give him money to repay me his dues ?

Loans, Zakat

18 Feb

ANSWER: This is not permissible as there is a clear conflict of interest here. Give him your zakat if he is poor or needy but you can’t cross out his debt from zakat money!

Pls if i miss one rakah of isha prayer, do i need to pray that missing rakah aloud or silent with only fatiha

Prayer

18 Feb

ANSWER: You should pray it silently for 2 reasons; if this is your 3rd and 4th rakah which by default are silent and because you don’t want to annoy other worshipers who are reciting the Quran as well.

Can scented soaps and shampoo be used in Ihram state?

Hajj and Umrah

17 Feb

ANSWER: No problem in using normal soaps and shampoos.

I have a wound in my forearm..so I do tayammum by beating on the wall without going for any mud..is my tayammum valid..?Is using mud compulsory for tayammum? if not valid, should I repeat this Salah after recovery as the wound is on the tayammum organ itself?

Ablution (Wudhu)

17 Feb

ANSWER: This is not valid. If there is a bandage over this wound, you must perform normal wudhu and only wipe over the bandage.

Thank you for advising me to read surah mulk before going to bed to save from grave torment, if i am on my period, can I read it from my mobile and also do I need to be in state of wodhu in order to read it.

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Reading/Reciting the Quran, Supplications

17 Feb

ANSWER: You can definitely read this while in menses and no need to be in the state of wudu for doing the Adhkars.

I am confused if I should wait for the interview from a company or I should go to another city and look for job. For this reason can I pray ishteqaara 2 units after isha and wake up for tahajjud since I really want that job and ask allah swt for that job

Prayer

17 Feb

ANSWER: Istekhara is not done to decide between two different things. After you have made up your mind about something then istekhara is prayed to seek Allah’s counsel whether this decision is good for you or not. It is not permissible for a woman to travel without her male mahram.

Sheikh, can you write for me the dua after any calamity like muswiba which Allah will reward me for something better. You said it was recited by umm salama(ra) after her husband died after reciting it Allah gave her prophet (saw).

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners

17 Feb

ANSWER: Umm Salamah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, “When a person suffers from a calamity and utters: ‘Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. Allahumma ujurni fi musibati, wakhluf li khairan minha (We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return. O Allah! Compensate me […]

My grand daughter(1year) always comes near me when I am offering Salah and I get distracted. Is my prayer accepted in such a situation.

Prayer

16 Feb

ANSWER: Your prayer is valid.

We were discussing with my friends and some of them said that one can randomly choose a waliy for herself even if the person is not your family and the wedding will still be valid. I need more clarification on this topic.

Fiqh of Marriage

16 Feb

ANSWER: The guardian or wali is set by Islam to be a woman’s father, paternal grandfather, son, brother, paternal uncle or paternal cousin. If she has no muslim relatives, the muslim ruler, judge or authorized islamic center would act like her guardian.

I would like enlightenment on the part that Allah says in the Qur’an that He guides whomever He wills. What gives some hidayah and others not? Is it predestined like birth, wage, death, etc? How does it fall into the concept of “free will”?

Divine Will and Decree

16 Feb

ANSWER: It is predestined and no one knows what is predestined for him. You are ordered to obey and follow Allah’s commands. If you succeed in doing that, this means it was predestined for you and you will go to paradise as a reward for your obedience which had chosen. If you fail, you will […]

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