QUESTION: Sheik, can zakat be used for donating to relief efforts of recent Turkish earthquake victims

Zakat
08 Feb

ANSWER: Yes, in Sha Allah.

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QUESTION: Is it a sin to pray at home when there are visitors The closest masjid is about 700meters it take 10 mins to walk there so I ask the visitor to come with me to the mosque but we refuses and says he’s going to leave or just says us to pray at home should I go to the the mosque anyway leaving him at home?

Prayer
07 Feb

ANSWER: You must ask him to join and if he refuses, you can say you’re leaving for the masjid and escort him out of the house. 

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QUESTION: Sheikh, Cattle Owners are told to bring their animals to nearest veterinaries to pierce Ear Tags into their ears for identification with a registration number.. It’s happening worldwide. Does that make our animals ineligible for sacrifices as there’s a hole in their ears?

Slaughtering
07 Feb

ANSWER: No problem as this is not a defect.

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QUESTION: Someone i know saw in a masjid a little child removed the chair from behinda old man and so he fell & this person laughed at this. is this kufr

Other, Prayer
07 Feb

ANSWER: This is not kufr but very childish and inappropriate. Laughing at such a sad incident is sinful.

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QUESTION: Can husband and wife pray together (beside each other) in a room? What’s the rulling on this?

Prayer
06 Feb

ANSWER: If they’re praying individually, on their own, no problem, however if the husband is leading the prayer or if they’re praying in congregation then she must stand right behind him and not in the same row. 

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QUESTION: If I go to the masjid in the friday and pray 2 rakah sunnah and I sit. If I lose wudhu during khutbah, I go and make wudhu, do I have to pray 2 rakah sunnah again to sit?

Prayer
03 Feb

ANSWER: Yes.

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QUESTION: Mr. Imam by mistakenly stood up in the fourth rakat of Asr prayer, even though Muktati tried to alert the Imam from behind.But mr. Imam concluded the prayer with Sahu Sijda in the 5th Rakat. In this situation, under the pressure of the muktatis,Mr. Imam recited the Asr Salah again. I want to know your opinion.

Prayer
01 Feb

ANSWER: It is not permissible for the followers to stand up for the 5th rakah with him. They should finish their prayers on their own.

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QUESTION: I am to catch a flight soon and I’m worried about not being able to pray esha on time. Can I combine and pray esha at maghrib time? Similarly on my way to the airport there is a risk of not being able to pray asr on time, again can I pray asr at zuhr time and combine? Also upon reaching destination I will be there for 7/8 days can I combine prayers while I am there for those 7/8 days

Prayer
30 Jan

ANSWER: 1- You must pray on time if you did not start your journey yet. If you fear that you will arrive to your destination after the isha time is over and you can’t pray properly on the airplane, and your flight is before isha time starts, you can combine isha to your maghreb.

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QUESTION: If I miss some part of azan .. Shall I reply to the rest of the azan?

Prayer
30 Jan

ANSWER: Begin from the beginning what you had missed until you reach with the Mo’athin and then continue with him.

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QUESTION: I stay in an area where majority of Muslims are of Ibadi sect. All mosques around my house have Ibadi imams. There is an Egyptian mosque but it’s far from where I stay. I take my family there on Friday’s only. It is difficult to pray 5 times there due to distance. Is it better for me to pray at home or go to nearby Ibadi mosque for 5 daily prayers?

Prayer
30 Jan

ANSWER: Pray at home as its not permissible to pray behind an ibadi imam.

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