Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: I had $30,000 in Jan 2025. In Jan 2026, I have $1000 on hand. I used $20,000 to buy silver and gold bars as investment and 10,000 dollars I gave as a loan. I also own two gold necklaces weighing 8gms all, for personal use. I did earn more throughout the year but I spent that for my basic needs, food, clothing and shelter. What amount should I pay Zakat on this year? I am very confused.

Zakat

04 Feb

ANSWER: You must give zakat on whatever cash you have in your possession now and all the gold, even the gold that you wear (if it reaches the nisab of 85 gms or more) and all the investments. The date of zakat doesn’t change just because you turned some of the cash into investments. You […]

QUESTION: I have heard that if I pray isha with jama i will get the reward of praying half the night is this true . If so then will I still get the reward if I miss a raka or two

Prayer

02 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, you will get the reward because you “prayed” isha in congregation! Of course the reward is not as full as someone who had prayed it all with the imam.

QUESTION: I previously asked a question about releasing pre cum before prayer. But if I keep releasing and feel it won’t stop can I pray at home? Am I sinful? And also what if this was caused by porn

Masturbation, Prayer, Sports, Entertainment and Music

02 Feb

ANSWER: You are sinful big time if this is caused by watching porn as you chose to be in such a state and miss the prayer intentionally! Fear Allah and remember that every time you watch such filth, Allah sees what you are watching and hears it as well!

QUESTION: Is it mandatory to stop any video and to listen on the azan!?

Character and Morals, Prayer, Sports, Entertainment and Music

01 Feb

ANSWER: It is not permissible to watch anything haram whether it is time for the athan or not! Allah is watching you and listening to what you are listening to all the time.

QUESTION: Months ago during prayer, after the first rak‘ah I mistakenly sat for tashahhud, then stood up and completed the salah. I performed sujood as-sahw before tasleem, but later repeated the salah again just to be safe, without asking anyone. Should I do anything now?

Prayer

30 Jan

ANSWER: If you hadn’t started reciting Attahiyat when you first sat, there was no need to do sujood as sahu and you should have prayed normally. It was totally wrong to have repeated the salah.

QUESTION: Is praying on home clothes or pijama permissible? These are clothes we would never use on the masjid or ocassions, but they are the most comfortable specially at home. Is this disrespectful as we are standing before Allah?

Men Clothing, Prayer, Women clothing

30 Jan

ANSWER: No problem in this as long as they are pure and covers the awrah

QUESTION: Before prayer I ate a date and in prayer I felt the skin of the date the very thin one like paper stuck in my tooth. So I tried to remove it with tounge and accidentally swallowed it. Does this break prayer since its very small

Prayer

29 Jan

ANSWER: If you accidentally swallowed it, it doesn’t invalidate the prayer. You should be more careful from now

QUESTION: Sheikh when a person is a traveller and he combines Magrib and Isha right after the Magrib Adhan and before the Isha Adhan can he also pray Witr after he prays Isha which would be before the Isha Adhan or should he still wait until the Isha Adhan is called to pray Witr?

Prayer

28 Jan

ANSWER: No problem as he had prayed his isha

QUESTION: I am a 19 yr old man, live with my parents and siblings. I would like to pray fajr in the masjid, and although I havent asked, I am 99% certain my father would not allow it. Do I still get the ajr for sitting on my prayer mat and remembering Allah until after sunrise, and praying two raka’aat?

Fiqh of the family, Prayer

28 Jan

ANSWER: No! It applies only when you’re in the masjid! And you’re an adult now and you don’t need your father’s permission to go out! You must pray in the masjid as this is mandatory for you if the masjid is within the vicinity of your home.

QUESTION: If I am praying on my own, and while praying, a group comes and forms congregation and starts praying but I continue praying on my own without joining them, is my prayer valid?

Prayer

28 Jan

ANSWER: Its valid They should have joined you! You also could have changed your intention to sunnah prayer and concluded it to join them

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