If someone is about to die in the bathroom or they think they might die, can they say the shahadah in the bathroom out loud?

Funerals
09 Mar

ANSWER: Yes.

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I always see people taking pictures of graves or them visiting the grave. Sheik isn’t this wrong to take pictures of the deceased you know and the others buried around them?

Funerals, Images and image-making
01 Mar

ANSWER: It’s not permissible to take or keep pictures of the deceased. There is no problem in taking photos of a cemetery or a graveyard. 

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I have heard a hadith that status of a deceased person is elevated by praying of his son. In this regard what we have to pray. As my father has passed 4 years back, I just want to know what i have to do Or pray, so that my fathe’s status gets elevated and his sins be forgiven. I am his daughter. And is this only for sons? Thank you

Fiqh of the family, Funerals
08 Feb

ANSWER: This is for both sons and daughters.

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If my pet dies, or if I hear someone’s pet has died, is it okay to say Inna Lillahi.., as it is also a creation of Allah and everything will return to Him?

Funerals, Other
29 Jan

ANSWER: No problem.

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Sheikh what’s the ruling on making dua for the dead people when passing graveyard?

Funerals
07 Jan

ANSWER: The sunnah is to give salam whenever you enter a graveyard and not when passing by from the outside.

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Somewhy I’ve been feeling my death is nearing me, but I’m not severely ill of something. Just today I’ve had the strongest goosebump in my life after hearing the Quran verse, “Kullu nafsin ja ikatul maut”… Could they mean anything?

Funerals, Psychological Problems
02 Nov

ANSWER: If you didn’t die till now, this means that such fears are simply “fears” and it is from satan trying to intimidate you. If such fear hampers your life, it is negative crippling fear from satan. But if it motivates you to stay away from haram and do good deeds, this is positive and […]

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One man in our community has bought a grave in a public graveyard for him. Also he sometimes go there and make dua for him standing before his future grave. Is this permissible? Also in general just buying a place for grave in public graveyard before death permissible?

Funerals
07 Oct

ANSWER: This is an innovation to go there and make duaa! Why not also take a nap every now and then just to warm up and get ready? 

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How to respond to Super Sufis/Shias when they say excessive weeping over Hussain’s death or family loved ones death is not a Bidah because Prophet Yakub Peace Be Upon Him cried when he lost his son till he became blind. And prophets are infallible so they can’t do anything wrong.

Funerals, Sects
07 Oct

ANSWER: We don’t respond to people of deviance and shirk with their logic! It is a waste of time to do such nonsense when the prophet salla Allahu  alaihi wa sallam didn’t do any of such shirk and innovation after the demise of his beloved wife khadeehjah or the martyrdom of his uncle Hamzah and […]

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Is it authentic Hadith that after you bury ur parents, sit at their graves and do dhikar for the amount of time equal to a camel is slaughter and its meat is distributed?

Funerals
25 Sep

ANSWER: This is not from the sunnah but a request from one of the companions of the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam to his children. 

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My question is about sadaqah jariyah. I set up a link to raise money through donations so I can build a water well on behalf of my grandmother. Is this valid? as I’ve been told it has to be her own money or children’s money. I would like to know which information is authentic as I would love to get all the help since I cannot do it on my own or just with my family’s help.

Funerals, Halal/Haram Matters
16 Sep

ANSWER: This is more like begging people for money and this is not permissible.

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