Fiqh

Missing the pre-Sunnah of Fajr and Zuhr and performing them later

  Nasihah (Advice): The Virtue of the Sunnah of Fajr   Sayyidah Aa’isha Radiyallahu Anha reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “The two Rakaats before Fajr Salaah are better than this world and all it contains.” [Ṣaḥih Muslim] _______________________________   Question and Answer:   If one misses the 2 …

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Performing a Public Nikaah after a Secret Nikaah

  Nasihah (Advice): Announce the Nikaah   Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Zubayr Radiyallahu Anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “Announce the Nikaah (Do not do it secretly).” [Ṣahih Ibn Hibban]   _______________________________   Question and Answer:   Is it permissible to have multiple Nikaahs with the same woman? For instance, …

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Can the Jumuah Khutbah be delivered in English?

  Nasihah (Advice): Protection from one Jumuah to the next   Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “Whoever recites Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Falaq & Surah Naas 7 times after Jumuah Salaah before talking to anyone, will be protected until the following Jumuah.” (Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah) __________________________________   Question and Answer: …

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Adhering to Islamic business ethics when transacting

  Nasihah (Advise): Be lenient when transacting   Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah Radiyallahu anhu narrates that Rasulullah Sallahu alaihi wa sallam said, “May Allah’s mercy be upon him who is lenient in his buying, selling and in demanding back his money.” (Sahih Bukhari) __________________________________   Question and Answer:   An …

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Giving fish in Sadaqah as a means of curing the ill

Nasihah (Advice): Treat you ill by giving Sadaqah   Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘Protect your wealth by [discharging] zakat, treat your ill by giving sadaqah and prepare for calamity in advance by engaging in dua.’ [Shu’abul Imaan] __________________________________   Question and Answer:   I have received information suggesting that …

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Dealing with repeat beggars

Nasihah (Advice): Turning to Allah at the time of financial difficulty   Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever is afflicted by poverty and turns to people, his poverty will never end, but whoever is afflicted by poverty and turns to Allah, Allah will provide for him immediately or after some …

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Keeping the sixty Kaffarah Fasts consecutively

  Nasihah (Advice): A scent more pleasant than musk   Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The smell which is emitted from the mouth of a fasting person is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk.” [Sunan Tirmidhi] __________________________________   Question and Answer: …

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Homosexual Inclinations

Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Abbas radiyallahuma anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “…May Allah’s curse be upon those who do the action of the people of Lut.” [Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) repeated this curse thrice!] [Sahih Ibn Hibban]   _____________________________________ Question   I am a Muslim male who was …

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Making Masah on the tape applied over Mehndi

Nasihah (Advice): Wudhu washes away sins   Sayyiduna Abu Huraira radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “When a Muslim washes his face in Wudhu, every sin that he committed with his eyes will be washed away with the last drop of water. When he washes his hands, …

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Conditions of Polygyny

Nasihah (Advice): Treat your wives equally and justly Rasulullah Sallahu Alaihi Wa sallam said, ‘Any man who has two wives and he does not fulfill their rights equally and justly, shall be raised on the Day of Judgement in a condition that one side of his body will be drooping.’ [Abu …

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