QUESTION: I heard a story of Imam Ahmed hanbal and baker who was willing to meet him and he met himm too.And when Imam ahmed was kicked out from masjid,he the baker gave residence for that night and he came to know that his wish was fulfilled as he met him on that day.Is it true?

Other
04 Jan

ANSWER: I personally don’t believe that such stories are true.

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QUESTION: Dear sheikh, somebody asks You publicly a silly question and You embarrass them openly on Twitter. Then Muslims screenshot that post, share it with other brothers and laugh at it together. Are these people sinful who laugh at that person as he’s most likely a Muslim (even though he asked a very silly question)? Isn’t mocking Muslims haram? Could You please explain that?

Other
04 Jan

ANSWER: There’s no sin in this as such a person is anonymous and is not known. 

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QUESTION: Based on my assumption /understanding of how a particular future situation might turn out or how someone might act in such or such situations, if I plan or prepare myself for that bad future situation, does this fall under “future predicting” since I am assuming this or that may happen in sha Allah?

Other
02 Jan

ANSWER: It is best for a Muslim to plan for the worst and hope for the best.

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QUESTION: Is saying yarhamuk Allah quietly sufficient or must the person who sneezed and praised Allah to hear it

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Other
19 Oct

ANSWER: He must hear it.

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QUESTION: Is it permissible answering the call of nature while athaan is being given?

Other
15 Oct

ANSWER: No problem. 

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Can you forgive me for anything I said behind your back

Other
28 Sep

ANSWER: No, I can’t justify people backbiting and sinning and say that this is ok. 

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QUESTION: Is it considered lying when we talk with our friend and when we exaggerate numbers in an ordinary speech? For example when we say: “I’ve seen that million times in my life” but in reality we might have seen it only 50 times or so…

Other
16 Sep

ANSWER: No problem in this as such a number is only metaphorical. 

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QUESTION: How can I study 10 chapters in a day?

Other
12 Sep

ANSWER: By studying 10 chapters! 

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Heard that it’s haram to greet with gesture(hand/finger).So, it is haram to wave the hand as a greeting? How about waving and smiling as a greeting? What about greeting someone while waving and saying hi/hello?What about the world leaders waving hands to public/media in meeting or seminars?

Manners, Other
26 Aug

ANSWER: This is what Ibn Allah qayyem said as this was at his time part of the forms of greeting by the disbelievers. Nowadays, this is mainly common among the Muslims and it seems to be ok providing it is with mahrams or the same gender.

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Queen elizabeth II, is said to be descendant of prophet muhammad and she is from lineage of prophet muhammad. How true is that?

Other
24 Aug

ANSWER: This is baseless and ridiculous! Even if this is true, this has no benefit at all as Abu Lahab was the paternal uncle of the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam and he is in hellfire for eternity.

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