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Sheikh, My grandmother is coming from India on visit visa on which the SA govt specifically says the person can’t perform Hajj & umrah on this visa. So if my grandmother performs umrah is it permissible according to Islam ?

Hajj and Umrah

15 Jan

ANSWER: If she had signed on such commitment before obtaining the visa, she should honor her commitment.

Can we recite dhikr from quran like bed time adkhar while in sexual impurity?

Purity, Reading/Reciting the Quran

15 Jan

ANSWER: No problem in doing dhikr while in the state of major sexual impurity. The prohibition is in reciting the Quran during major sexual impurity.

Is it authentic that new clothes we wear on Fridays only, won’t get accounted for on qiyama?

Innovations

15 Jan

ANSWER: This is baseless.

Can men wear briefs (a type of underwear) during swimming and shave their legs, both of these aid in swimming by reducing drag while swimming? which one of these is permissible?

Men Clothing

15 Jan

ANSWER: The awrah must be covered even in front of other men, which is from the navel to the knees. One must not wear tights that reveal his awrah. Shaving the legs is permissible.

We can’t see the Jinns but they can see us, so we say Bismillah before removing our clothes so they can’t see us. Can one say that even if he/she is in the toilet while removing clothes or not? And if one sneezes he has to say Alhamdulillah. Does he have to say it in the toilet also??

Jinn, Witchcraft, Black Magic and the Evil Eye

14 Jan

ANSWER: Yes to both questions but you should say it in your heart, without moving your tongue or lips.

If the flies which are inside the toilet happen to land on you spread the najis on you or? Wats the ruling on this because its really difficult to avoid them.

Purity

14 Jan

ANSWER: If after the fly leaves, you see impurities on yourself, you must wash this!

Can muslims eat seafood such as crabs, shark , are they halal? In India many people say that these are Haram for Muslims, please clear this confusion.

Halal/Haram Matters

14 Jan

ANSWER: Yes. All seafood that is not harmful for the health is halal, even that which comes out dead.

A sister wants to know if her sister’s husband is her mahram?

Fiqh of the family, Mahram

14 Jan

ANSWER: No, he’s not a mahram and she must be fully covered in front of him and it’s not permissible to chit-chat or socialize or hang out when he’s around. This ruling is same for both sister’s husband and husband’s brother. https://islamqa.info/en/answers/5538/who-are-the-mahrams-in-front-of-whom-a-woman-can-uncover