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QUESTION: Can the sleeves of the abaya (abaya for going outside or for salah) be tight-fitting so that the shape of the forearm(only a piece of the whole forearm) is visible?

Prayer, Women clothing

20 May

ANSWER: This is not permissible. It must be loose, no problem if its tight near the wrist.

QUESTION: I was curious if reading books with magical and mythological elements, such as Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Lord of the Rings, etc., was permitted. My IMAN is unaffected by this, and I read them for enjoyment.

Sports, Entertainment and Music

20 May

ANSWER: You shouldn’t read such books that contain shirk, kufr and sorcery though it won’t impact your iman as you say. Allah made this clear in 4:140 👇 “He has already revealed to you in the Book that when you hear Allah’s revelations being denied or ridiculed, then do not sit in that company unless […]

QUESTION: If we commit a sin we have been instructed to perfection our ablution and pray 2 rakat. what does perfecting ablution mean here? should we nake wudu again even if we already have wudu or does it mean to make wudu with the steps done the right amount of times? please explain

Ablution (Wudhu)

20 May

ANSWER: Perfecting the wudhu means, following all the pillars, mandatory and sunnah steps of wudu.

QUESTION: About 8 years ago, I sewed clothes with a woman and told her I would pay her later. At the time, I didn’t have any intention to. Now that I’m practicing and know better, I want to pay her back. I was unable to pay her as she moved away from her shop, I’ve lost all contact with her and this debt weight heavily on me. What can I do about it

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Sins

19 May

ANSWER: Try all means to contact her, if after all options are exhausted & you don’t find her, give that amount in charity to a poor and needy Muslim, besides sincerely repenting to Allah while showing deep remorse.

QUESTION: Can we consider shawering as wudu?

Ablution (Wudhu), Purity

19 May

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: If i see the imam rise from ruku can i start saying rabanawalkal hamd before he finishes semiallahü limen hamideh

Prayer

19 May

ANSWER: Are you racing with him?

QUESTION: Do i have to offer kafaarah if we didn’t know that we have to give it if we break swear or promise I made same promise to Allah about praying all night on shab e mehraj and barat every time they came so on barat I keep making promise about trying to be perfect Muslim so how many kafaarah should I offer.

Innovations, Oaths

18 May

ANSWER: You must not fulfill this vow because what you had vowed for is an innovation Expiate the vow

QUESTION: My wife’s family practices non-Sunnah rituals like Khatam on the 3rd, 7th, 40th day and yearly for the deceased, and seek help from Hazrats against evil. I avoid these as they aren’t from Quran or Sunnah. They call me Wahabi or extreme. I stay respectful, attend normal visits, and my wife supports me. Am I wrong for avoid their invitations?

Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws, Innovations, Sects, Shirk and its different forms

18 May

ANSWER: No, you’re not wrong! In fact, what you’re doing is what needs to be done. Your wife shouldn’t also go to such gatherings. Calling the dead for protection is shirk.

QUESTION: I told my father if he could buy me a bike but now issue is he would do an interest based loan for bike. Would I be sinful. I told him not to take loan it is not that needed

Fiqh of the family, Riba

17 May

ANSWER: You’re not sinful if he’s the one who takes it on interest. You must not sign any interest loan documents.

QUESTION: My father refuses to work. And he refused for years, since his late 40s, though he had chances to work from home. He is asking me and my brother to work and help him keep the family. My brother who is 24 is at uni and I’m 21 and trying to get a career which will take a while. I feel lots of pressure and like he’s putting his burden on us. I don’t know how to act. Advice?

Fiqh of the family, Jobs

17 May

ANSWER: You are not obliged to take care of him and his family while wasting your life on that! Focus on your studies and your career and once you get married and settled, if you have any extra, you can contribute to take care of him and your mother only by providing them with the […]

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