QUESTION: My father-in-law – wife’s father and husband of my maternal aunt, needed an urgent medical surgery which he couldn’t afford due to his financial condition. He has a home where he lives but no sellable property or savings. He lives on monthly pension money from Govt. job. Alhamdulillah, I was able to pay his medical treatment cost. Can I count this as Advance Zakat for my next Zakat year?

Zakat
07 Jul

ANSWER: This doesn’t count from zakat if you didn’t have that prior intention before paying it off

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QUESTION: My quran teacher once told me that is permissible to recite subhana rabialaalah 3 ,5 or 7 times while in sajda Is this true

Prayer, Supplications
07 Jul

ANSWER: Saying it once is mandatory, 3 times is sunnah and sky is the limit 

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QUESTION: It’s said if u are intoxicated, your prayers aren’t accepted for 40 days. How does this work? Say if u get intoxicated once, then after 20 days u get intoxicated again, will the punishment days add on and your prayers won’t be accepted for the next 20+40 days OR will the punishment reset to 40 days? 

Prayer
02 Jul

ANSWER: Someone who did this major sin twice in 3 weeks, surely he doesn’t care about his prayers whether it is not accepted for 40, 60 or 80 days !  

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QUESTION: In my masjid there is imbalance in the rows. I mean there are 8 men on left side and 15 men on the right side from the imam. My father stops me from joining the row where there is imbalance and calls my prayer null if I join prayer on that side. Is my prayer null or can I join the row where there is imbalance?

Prayer
02 Jul

ANSWER: What your father has said is totally wrong! It’s highly recommended to keep the balance between left & right side of imam but if it’s not kept, this is going against the highly recommended sunnah but this does not invalidate the prayer 

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QUESTION: In india we normally slaughter buffalo or goat for aqeeqah..for a boy baby which one is better? 2 goats or 1 buffalo

Slaughtering
01 Jul

ANSWER: The sunnah is to offer goats for aqiqa and not a cow or a camel 

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QUESTION: I live in india,in the masjid, most people follow hanafi, usually don’t pray feet-to-feet leaving small gaps,when joining the congregation, I sometimes find small spots on the extreme sides. I avoid these spots as they are too small, and most probably people won’t move during salah, if i tap them on their shoulders. If I join the second row or form a second row if it’s not there, Is this correct?

Prayer
01 Jul

ANSWER: If there is gap, you must squeeze in & not form another row by standing alone

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QUESTION: I have read that it’s not allowed to tuck in our clothes while praying but what if the t shirt goes up and the awrah gets exposed when going into sujood, is it allowed to tuck in our t shirt in that situation?

Men Clothing, Prayer
30 Jun

ANSWER: Who said it’s not permissible to pray with shirt tucked in?  When a man tucks in his shirt in the loose pants, there’s nothing wrong in it, whether outside prayer or in it. The hadeeth talks about those who fold their clothes for prayers or gather their clothes for prayer. Those who had folded […]

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QUESTION: Sheikh, will my Salah be valid if someone plays music when am praying. This always happens and I can’t tell them no as they will get mad at me. 

Prayer, Sports, Entertainment and Music
28 Jun

ANSWER: The music does not impact the validity of the prayer.

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QUESTION: What is the best way to pray 3 rakats witr? 3 altogether or 2+1 ?

Prayer
24 Jun

ANSWER: You can choose any of these two but 2+1 is better & you can shift between these two

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QUESTION: Do I pay zakat on a gift card that has money on it?

Zakat
23 Jun

ANSWER: If it reaches the threshold by itself and you possess it for a whole year, there is zakat on it.  Otherwise, you need to add it to the cash and other zakatble wealth you may have. 

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