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In my building there is already a masjid which strictly follows Hanafi & all conventional rulings. We also offer prayer according to proper sunnah here in the same congregation. Now some of us (8/10) have decided to organize a different jama’h in the same building to pray in Awal waqt, follow proper sunnah etc But to me this is excessive. Please give an opinion. What should I do?

Prayer

25 Apr

ANSWER: Splitting the Muslims into two congregations just because if Asr prayer is not at all recommended. Muslims as a minority must unite and you should try to ask the imam to pray in the beginning of the time of Asr and if he refuses, continue to pray with him as long as everything else […]

sheikh.i am married for 6years.My husband has 3brothers out of which 2 works and 1 is jobless.He daily takes their tension,their kids tension.So the main thing is due to tension and he took responsibility of everyone he is not having physical relation with me.I tell him balance both work give me also my Haqq but he say i have lot of work and ignores me and yell at me.what can i do?

Kind Treatment of Spouses

25 Apr

ANSWER: You must never try to stop him from giving money to his family and try to advise him with good manners and wisdom without nagging him as this will only make him feel more under pressure. Try to lure him by smelling and looking appealing for him at all times and create a positive […]

Working in a bank is haraam ..People around say these are different times and We have a Maulana Sahab his son works in a bank thereby giving kind of sanction to ignorant people like me to work in Banks..And my 2, 3 cousins work in Bank they say its better to work in a bank than to be penny less and may lead to many sins like shoplifting etc etc …Their Logic

Halal/Haram Matters, Jobs

25 Apr

ANSWER: This is the same logic Satan used with Allah when he refused to prostrate to Adam! He justified that he is better than him as he was created from fire and Adam was created of clay! We know where his logic led him: to hell for eternity.

Syeikh,many people refer khusyu with the story about sahabah who have arrow stuck and didn’t feel pain the arrow is removed when doing shalat, but I confused cause we all agree the most khushu person is the RASULULLAH, but he still hear children crying, remember zakat he forgot to share and taking care his child when shalat. So what is khusyu example?

Prayer

25 Apr

ANSWER: The companion felt the pain but bared it because he loved the surah he was reciting. There is no contradiction between both stories.

Is dusting or cleaning house after magrib and during night forbidden in islam?

Innovations

25 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in cleaning and dusting any time of the day/night

I am a postman, and sometimes they give the box containing alcoholic, unlawfull meat or woman clothing(not dressed properly) flyers, is it haram to do such a job, and if I want to spread the letters/folders the haram things are mostly on the side where the housenumber is, so I can not spread it if don’t look and thus have broken my responsibility what to do?,another job?

Jobs

25 Apr

ANSWER: As long as he doesn’t know about his parcel, he is ok! If he knows that he is transferring pork, intoxicants or anything haram, this is not permissible for him.

sheikh, my family go out to far places sometimes for the purpose of enjoyment and they are not practicing and careless about the salah and I fear that if I go with them I would miss my salah and would be difficult for me to pray and I have to disobey them in this regard, is it permissible for me to disobey or should I go?

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives, Prayer

23 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in joining them and performing your prayers on time even if you have to disobey them in this regard. Your presence might be a deterrent for them from doing a lot of more sins and you might also be a reminder for them to pray on time. There’s no obedience to the created at […]