Q&A/Fatwas

QUESTION: My mother understood last year in August (Rabi Al awwal) that she needs to give zakat but she was unsure about certain things and gave the zakat in January (Rajab) does she give now zakat next rajab or in rabi al awwal

Zakat

29 Jul

ANSWER: Whenever the zakat was first due and not when she had paid it as she may have delayed it purposely for few months.

QUESTION: Is it more rewarding to say ‘Subhana Rabbiyal Azeem’ and ‘Subhana Rabbiyal A’la’ three times, or is there more reward in saying them more than three times, such as five or eight times.

Prayer

29 Jul

ANSWER: Saying it three times is from the sunnah. However, saying it once also suffices (as this is the minimum mandatory dhikr) and sky is the limit beyond three.

QUESTION: Is it permissible to point out the finger while praying, that is reciting a verse that has Shahada Note: I am not talking the tashahhud

Innovations, Prayer

28 Jul

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible as its an innovation.

QUESTION: One of the rooms in my home is adjacent to the toilet, if one faces the qibla, he may face the toilet though there is a wall as a barrier. I keep getting thoughts that I cannot pray in that room as it may be unsuitable, although sometimes when there are guests or noise in other rooms, it may the calmest one. Should I, or the person whose room it is, avoid praying in it?

Prayer

28 Jul

ANSWER: No problem in praying there.

QUESTION: Sheikh do we need to repeat the takbirat of allahu akbar each time the imam says allahu akbar and up from ruku each part etc.?

Prayer

27 Jul

ANSWER: Yes, you must say the takbeer in every movement.

QUESTION: The other day, I asked about the beginning of my period. It turned out that it was spotting, not the start of my menstruation. Should I make up the prayers I missed during that time because I mistakenly thought my period had started, when it was actually spotting?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Prayer

24 Jul

ANSWER: As long as it is only few prayers, you should repeat them just to be safe.

QUESTION: I saw your video saying toddlers can play with dolls. If the dolls are kept in the bedroom, can we pray there and will angels enter, or should we cover or remove them before praying? The dolls are for our baby boy and baby girl. What is the ruling on praying in a bedroom with these dolls?

Pedagogy education and upbringing, Prayer

24 Jul

ANSWER: They should be covered or put away before praying in that room. Islam allowed them to play with it and hence, this won’t stop angels from entering the house.

QUESTION: “I was born into a —– family, but I cannot tell my family that I have embraced Islam. I want to perform my daily prayers, but if I go to the mosque, my family will beat me. In this situation, is it permissible for me to offer my prayers at home instead?

Fiqh of the family, Prayer, Religions

22 Jul

ANSWER: If the threat and fear are genuine and there is a real possibility of you being harmed, it is permissible to pray home as this is between you and Allah and He alone can know whether this is true or not.

QUESTION: In order to pay my zakat to another country I have to pay additional bank charges along with gst or taxes which is high so can I give this extra charges along with my zakat money

Zakat

19 Jul

ANSWER: Your zakat is a fixed amount. Whatever is needed to give it to the people who are needy and deserving, this extra amount must not be counted from the zakat amount and you must pay that in addition to your zakat.

QUESTION: My daughters school teacher oblige them to pray dhuhr prayer in congregation at their school.They keep on changing their imam and the imam is also a child.The imam sometimes makes some mistakes which surely invalidates prayer.In this case can my daughter pray again at home after praying with them?

Prayer

18 Jul

ANSWER: What are those mistakes? If its just your assumption then no, she should not repeat the prayer.

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