Q&A/Fatwas

Ya Sheik, can I give my zakat money to my husband? He spends that money on medical expenses for me and my kids. We are financially unable to fullfill our medical expenses.

Zakat

04 Jul

ANSWER: No problem if he is classified as poor or needy and can’t afford your medical expenses.

Is performing qurbani mandatory upon an able muslim? Or is it a highly recommended sunnah?

Slaughtering

04 Jul

ANSWER: It’s mandatory if one can afford it.

When it is time to pray isha my quran teacher waits till we are done with the lesson. Which is 30 minutes or more after the iqama of isha was given. Then he tells us to pray. Is it permissble to do this?

Prayer

03 Jul

ANSWER: What she is doing is baseless. You can pray as soon as the time for isha enters, regardless of when the athan is given or when the iqamah or congregation begins in the masjid.

Husband and wife doing Hajj 2022, each one paid “Hadee” for their individual Hajj. Is it required for the husband to pay for “Odhia for Eid”, either here or back in his home country ?

Hajj and Umrah, Slaughtering

02 Jul

ANSWER: No. The most authentic opinion is that a pilgrim doesn’t offer udhiya (qurbani).

I wasn’t sure if I recited a second surah after Fatiha while praying. I wasn’t certain/sure I forgot it but had more the feeling that i forgot so a recited an second surah. Is this permissable? And is my prayer valid?

Prayer

02 Jul

ANSWER: It’s valid even if you recite two surahs intentionally.

Are the first 10 nights of zulhijj the same as the 10 days? If not, are they at least better than normal nights?

Slaughtering

02 Jul

ANSWER: It refers to both days and nights.

If a couple got a proper Nikah but the man didn’t pray although he didn’t know the ruling on abandoning salah and assumed himself to be a Muslim, is the marriage valid and are the children that resulted from the marriage legitimate. What if the man had weak general beliefs? What should the kids do if they grew up with and were raised by this figure their whole life?

Fiqh of Marriage, Invalid Marriages, Prayer

02 Jul

ANSWER: If he was considered muslim and was not labeled by scholars to be a disbeliever, the marriage is valid but he must pray now or she must leave him if he doesn’t.

How can I give taqbir after every fard salah if i have menses from the day of arafah to 13 dulhadh?

Slaughtering, Supplications

01 Jul

ANSWER: You don’t need to make it after every fard prayers if you are not praying. Say it throughout the day and night.

Did prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) fasted the nine days of dul hijjah? Can I fast these nine days Or is it bid’ah?

Fasting, Slaughtering

30 Jun

ANSWER: This is recommended.

Dear Sheikh,my sister does the ghusl 2 sometimes 3 days after she’s done with her period out of laziness.Then she takes it and prays.She feels guilty for this,but due to her low iman she is reckless.Does this behaviour take her out of fold of islam and does she need to make up for the prayers she was supposed to pray right after her period ended?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer

29 Jun

ANSWER: Some scholars say that this takes her out of the fold of Islam due to willingly abandoning a prayer without a legitimate reason. However, the most authentic opinion is that she is sinful and had committed a major sin but she is not yet Kafir. She can’t make up any of those prayers as […]

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