If someone asks me not to say particular thing to anyone, if I don’t say to her that I promise i won’t say it anyone, will it still be considered as promise? Will I be sinful for disclosing it?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
16 Dec

ANSWER: Yes, you will be sinful for telling it to others as it’s an amanah with you when she said don’t reveal it to anyone.

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My question is about The Hadith of the food of Walima in which the rich is invited and poor are not invited. What do we mean by poor, poor relatives or poor people in general.

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Fiqh of Marriage
14 Dec

ANSWER: Both! Ones who people are not usually proud to invite and feel ashamed or embarrassed when they come. 

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It’s very common in desi community to reject a girl or boy based on their color and mock them. Also parents and relatives criticize a child’s dark skin tone and comparing it to a buffalo’s or a crow’s. Is this sinful and is there any punishment for this?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Fiqh of Marriage
14 Dec

ANSWER: This is definitely sinful as this is racist! Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said that there is no superiority of a white person over a black and vice versa except through piety.

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Sheikh, while sneezing is it recommended in Islam to cover mouth with hand?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
10 Dec

ANSWER: Yes.

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Sheikh there is a sunnah to do wudhu before you sleep,but if a person go to washroom or pass air before sleeping so in that case should one do wudhu everytime till He sleeps or his first wudhu with niyah is enough.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
07 Dec

ANSWER: As long as he made wudhu and then went to bed, it doesn’t matter if he breaks his wudhu after that. 

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I like keeping my nails. I dont trim them. I take care of them as well. I dont apply nail paint on them. I clean them regularly. I just wanted to know if my prayers are accepted or not if i dont cut them for more than 40 days??

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters
06 Dec

ANSWER: This does not effect the validity of your prayers, however it’s totally prohibited to grow your nails like this.  It’s mandatory to cut them off within 40 days and if they grow before that time then you MUST cut them off immediately instead of imitating the disbelievers. 

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My aunt got sick recently i made dua for her, but is it permissible to tell her that I am making dua for her (so it might give her sabr and comfort her) Can we tell to someone that we are making dua for them?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
04 Dec

ANSWER: No problem. However, this would reduce your rewards. 

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Whenever I am learning Du’a, I feel connected to it. But after learning it and reciting I’m not feeling that much connected to it because I sometimes recite and pass before noticing. Is this normal? Please advise.

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
02 Dec

ANSWER: When people get used to something, the beauty of it fades away because one is accustomed to it. This is why one should alternate between duaa and thikr so that his heart would always be alert and alive. 

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My question is about talking in sarcastic way I and my friends talk more of it though it’s joke. What’s the ruling?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
02 Dec

ANSWER: This depends on the situation and the intention as well. Generally speaking, this is one of the ways satan throws enmity and hatred in Muslims hearts. 

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If someone gives eating food stuffs to a beggar who is sleeping on footpath and if he gives it from his left hand does it make any difference from giving it from from the right hand means is there any difference between giving something with the left hand or giving something with the right hand please understand & answer…

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
26 Nov

ANSWER: The sunnah is to give anything with the right hand, though this is not obligatory.

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