QUESTION: In one of your videos, you said a women who does no job, have no money but if she has 85g of gold or more, then she should sell some of gold to give zakat on it! If a divorced women with 2 childrens, possess 200 gram of gold, can she use that money after selling or must she give it to someone else ?

Zakat
26 Apr

ANSWER: She must give it to poor and needy Muslims!

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QUESTION: Sheikh, in the absence of his parents, when he prays salah, he dosent wear skullcap as its an invitation but his parents compel him when they are present. Is he sinful?

Innovations, Prayer
26 Apr

ANSWER: He should not pray in front of them to avoid that. He’s not sinful if he’s forced and he doesn’t believe in it.

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QUESTION: Sheikh while in sunnah prayer in tashahud do we need to recite durood. Is it mandatory?

Prayer
25 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, it’s mandatory in all prayers.

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QUESTION: My husband has paid half my zakat for gold and told he would pay the rest in the next 3 months since he doesn’t have money now so is it allowed or should the rest of the zakat money be payed immediately by borrowing money or by selling my gold?

Zakat
23 Apr

ANSWER: Zakat must be paid immediately when it’s due, you can extend it to a few days but not months like this. You must sell some of your gold to pay off the zakat if you don’t have cash. Your husband is not obliged to pay for your zakat as this is your gold and […]

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QUESTION: Is it mandatory to pray in congregation at home of you can’t pray in the masjid due to the distance?

Prayer
22 Apr

ANSWER: If there are other men in the house, it’s best to form the congregation instead of praying alone.

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QUESTION: If the imam does not follow sunnah in prayer should I follow him or sunnah and perform rafah ya dain

Innovations, Prayer
22 Apr

ANSWER: You should follow the sunnah.

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QUESTION: Recently a brother skips fajr at mosque out of laziness (he sleeps early). Sheikh how would you advise him to go the MOSQUE?

Prayer
22 Apr

ANSWER: Remind him that the hardest prayers for hypocrites as the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam had told us is Fajr and Isha prayer! If he is fine in being a hypocrite, there is no problem in that!

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QUESTION: A muslim is travelling by train and has to pray in the train. He has two choices: pray standing but not facing qibla or pray sitting down and facing the qibla. Which one should he choose?

Prayer
21 Apr

ANSWER: He must face the qibla in fard prayers and he must pray standing up as this is a pillar.  However, if he is unable to do both and has to choose one, I would select facing the qibla and Allah knows best. 

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QUESTION: If there is a lot of lightning strike outside, what is the ruling on going to the mosque? Recently, there has been intense thunder around Fajr time frequently. Should I go to the mosque or pray at home?

Prayer
20 Apr

ANSWER: What are the chances of being struck by lightning?

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QUESTION: Sheik, my family says we sell part of our gold every year for zakat, and it’s reducing over time. Is there any reward for this? Is there any hadith related to it?

Zakat
19 Apr

ANSWER: Of course you will be rewarded for fulfilling your obligatory worship, exactly like how you’re rewarded for praying salah & you will be sinful if you don’t pay it. If you have cash, you don’t need to sell any of it.

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