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Salaah - Recitation
10th September 2024

Error in recitation during sunnah salah

Al-salaamu 'alaikum I was praying a sunnah prayer and when I got to ayah 21 of surah Ya Seen I accidently recited ...اتبعوا ما لا يسألكم instead of ...اتبعوا من لا يسألكم. Does this error require me to repeat that prayer?.....
Salaah - Performing
10th September 2024

Validty of prayer of person w Dementia

Assalamu Alaikum, My mom is diagnosed with Dementia. Lately, she started to forget how many times she performs her sujud and ruku, My sister who is taking care of her sometimes stop her while praying and let her perform again, sometimes she doesn't because she pities her. Questions: Is my mom's prayer valid? Should my sister not stop her in the middle of prayer? .....
Salaah - Performing
9th September 2024

Assalamualaikum Akhi I\\\'m in prison and I have a ? That the Muslim community really needs help wit

Assalamualaikum Akhi I\\\'m in prison and I have a ? That the Muslim community really needs help with a answer. Would it be permissible for the Imma to lead the salat in this setting by being in the middle when we line up to pray due to lack of space to prostrate......
Transactions
9th September 2024

Indirect use of stolen money in business

firstly, Who does profit belong to if someone invests in a business with stolen capital, the owner of the money (opinion 1) or the thief (opinion 2) ? also has Mufti Taqi usmani said his opinion on this? Secondly, let’s say someone followed opinion 1 and used minimal stolen money to pay for their house . They are aware that using something stolen in a business may require a person to return t.....
Transactions
9th September 2024

Business with stolen money as capital

if someone invests in a business with stolen capital, does the profit need to be returned to the owner along with the capital or just the capital ? if someone follows the opinion that profits from a business that's invested with stolen capital belong to the owner of the capital and not the thief and they followed that opinion from a scholar they trust but overtime they followed another scholar .....
Living in the West
9th September 2024

Boycotting Products

I would like to ask a question regarding boycotting products. I would like to ask regarding boycotting French products, as I have heard on the news I think around 2020 that the president has been and shown Islamophobia. Astaghfirullah I feel very sad and upset about this am a Sunni Muslim and would like to ask a hanafi viewpoint, regarding this situation. I remember seeing on the news around 2020 .....
Marriage - Issues
6th September 2024

Divorcing over marriage rights

Assalamwalaykum Me and my husband are both writing this to have formal agreement of context. My husband had told me when before we got married that he would get separate housing for us an that him and his brother will both get married where we can have a place of security for the time being and then we can get a house. He and his brother are struggling to pay for the current house, but I want .....
Women
3rd September 2024

Guest staying in 1 bedroom apartment

Salam aleikom, I am a revert and have question about a non-mahram guest visiting and staying at my and husbands apartment (his step sibling). The apartment has 1 bedroom with a slide door, a living room, kitchen and a bathroom that is on the hallway when you enter the home. There are no doors except the sliding door to the bedroom and the room is very small. Our guest is sleeping in the living .....
Transactions
1st September 2024

Business Permissibility

Salam u Alakum, I began working with a plastic surgeon in 2019. However, our engagement was not the typical employer/employee arrangement. My background was in business management, particularly in the medical field, and this surgeon requested me to come assist him in his office several times. The surgeon already had a company, a brand, an office, employees etc. At the time, I had just left my pre.....
Marriage - General
1st September 2024

Istikara general

Salam, I did Istikhara on whether or not I will get married in this dunya. I asked generally i don’t have anyone to marry nor any prospects. I didn’t get a change in my life or dream etc. should I interpret this as I won’t get married in this dunya? On one day I did see a bad dream. I do have a feeling of despair going on should I just accept this as my reality and not make dua for it......
Tafseer, Hadeeth, Du'aa
31st August 2024

Tafseer of the Quranic Ayat of Surah Baqarah Verse no. 201

Assalamu Alaikum, what is the full tafseer of the Quranic Ayat of Surah Baqarah verse no. 201 "Rabbana aatina fid dunya hasanataw wa fil Aakhirati hasanataw wa qina azaaban naar".....
Death - Janaazah
31st August 2024

Children going to jannah witout Being tested

Assalam alaykum My question is is allah not supposed to be just if children die before reaching puberty they go straight to jannah without any test and allah wont test them in jugment day either like the person who never jeard islam allah will test him in jugment day but he wont test they children that passet away in this world its like this children are doping an exam and they are bribing allah.....
Halal and Haram
26th August 2024

Assalamu Aleykum Shaykh I provide workplace safety consultancy to clients. I inspect their workplac

Assalamu Aleykum Shaykh I provide workplace safety consultancy to clients. I inspect their workplaces for safety issues and advise them to implement appropriate control measures I have a client who is a departmental shop owner. I recently found out that one of services the shop provides is a counter for buying lottery ticket. If I don’t cover this area, will the fee their pay for my .....
Marriage - Issues
26th August 2024

Do I Need an Islamic Divorce After a Legal Divorce If My Husband Refuses to Give Talaq?

Assalamu Alaykum. My husband and I have been separated since March 2023. I asked him for talaq multiple times, but he refused and said I should apply for a legal divorce first, after which he would give talaq. I applied in May 2023, and in June 2023, he responded, "The respondent will continue without disputing the divorce." We reconnected in July 2023 while the divorce proceedings were ongoing bu.....
Halal and Haram
23rd August 2024

WhatsApp backbiting etiquette

Salam alaykum, I need to know if it is BACKBITING to say unwanted things in a WhatsApp group chat, where the person is not texting in the conversation/may not be present but is a member of the group chat. Please explicitly state wether it is halal or haram. Jazakallah kheyr.....
Salaah - Tahara
22nd August 2024

Establishing Purity and Impurity of Private Part

I have doubts whether my wet private part comes into contact with the impure part of my pyjamas when my private part becomes wet after the ghusl or instinja. Can I assume purity because I have no clear physical evidence or proof of urine transferring onto my wet private part? Is certainty of impurity only established by clear physical proof or evidence? An Imam told me if I don’t see the impurit.....
Salaah - Tahara
23rd August 2024

Is Ghusl required from the Leakage of Thin Sticky Liquid after Ejaculation

After ejaculation, this thin sticky liquid keeps leaking out. To combat this, I sleep, urinate, and wait several hours before I do ghusl. However, sometimes even after all of these precautions, this thin sticky liquid still may come out. Thus, my question is would my ghusl still be valid? And if so, will me ghusl still be valid if I do not take these precautions? As sleeping and waiting several ho.....
Marriage - Issues
22nd August 2024

My wife is too close to her relatives and it's causing issues in our marriage

Dear Moulana, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to you as a person of knowledge, seeking your advice and guidance on a marital issue that has been causing significant strain in my life. I am experiencing difficulties with the level of dependency my wife has on her extended family, specifically her aunty and cousins, who live nearby. It feels as though our marriage and her.....
Hajj / Umrah
20th August 2024

Masjid Aisha and umrah question

I am going for umrah, my first question if im going to perform a second umrah, can I do the ghusl wear the ihram at the Makkah hotel before going to masjid Aisha and then when arrive there I do the intention? My second question is the ghusl before umrah is intention ghusl for umrah or just intention for ghusl as we do every day? Third question Niyat itikaf I know I have to read this at masjid.....
Marriage - Issues
18th August 2024

Conditional divorce Urgent reply needed condition if she doesnt come back in 3 months

Assalamualaykum mufti sahab. I conditional divorce my wife if when she goes to pakistan and doesnt come back in 3 months than it is talaq. Intention of only one talaq and give her chance to rethink about her marraige and life with me. Marraige is cosumed. 1. She left on 27th may. Now if she comes back on 26th August or 27th august what is the ruling? 2. If she wants to come back but due to so.....