Nasihah (Advice): The period of mourning the deceased Ibn Sirin (rahimahullah) has narrated that Ummu ‘Atiyyah’s (radiyallahu ‘anha) son passed away. On the third day [after his demise], she requested [that] yellow dye [be brought for her to apply]. [After it was brought] She then applied it and said: …
Read More »How long after sunset can Maghrib salaah be performed?
Nasihah (Advice): Performing Maghrib Salaah early Sayyiduna Rafi’ bin Khadij radiyallahu anhu reported: ‘We used to offer the Maghrib prayer with Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and then one of us would go out of the Masjid and be able to see the spot his arrow would fall at. …
Read More »Benefitting from a Company Insurance policy
Nasihah (Advice): Pay your workers timeously Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Umar radiyallahu anhuma reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Pay the worker his wages before his sweat has dried.” [Sunan Ibn Majah] ______________________________ Question and Answer: Q. I am working for a company and the company I …
Read More »Making Tayammum if one cannot perform Wudhu
Nasihah (Advice): When the verse of Tayammum was revealed Sayyidah Aaisha radiyallahu anha said, “I borrowed a necklace from Asma’ and it was lost. So Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sent a man to search for it and he found it. Then the time of the Salaah became due …
Read More »A non-traveller performing Salaah behind a traveller
Nasihah (Advice): Stand shoulder to shoulder & close the gaps Sayyiduna Ibn Umar radiyallahu anhuma reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Arrange the rows in order, stand shoulder to shoulder, close the gaps, be accommodating to your brothers and do not leave gaps for Shaytan. Whoever joins a …
Read More »The status of a non-Muslims marriage after she reverts to Islam
Nasihah (Advice): The benefit in having a righteous spouse Umar ibn Al-Khattab radiyallahu anhu said, “Nothing benefits a man, after faith in Allah, as much as a wife with good character, who is loving and fertile. Nothing harms a man, after disbelief in Allah, as much as a wife …
Read More »Prohibition of music in Quran and Hadith
Question Please provide proof as to why music is haram. Answer Proofs from Quran 1) Allah Ta’ala mentions: “There are some who purchase futile discourse to deviate from Allah’s path without knowledge and they mock it [the path of Allah, Islam]. There shall be a humiliating punishment for these …
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Can an adopted child give Zakat to their adoptive parents?
Nasihah (Advice): Eagerness to give Zakaat grants sweetness of faith Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Muawiyah radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever does three deeds will taste the sweetness of faith: one who worships Allah alone, one who declares there is no God but Allah and who gives …
Read More »Marrying a child from a relationship of Zina
Nasihah (Advice): The adulterer loses Imaan whilst committing Zina Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “The adulterer is not a believer while he commits adultery. The thief is not a believer while he is stealing. The drinker of wine is not a believer …
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