QUESTION Assalamualaikum Mufti Please answer the following questions 1- I have read that most of the ahadith which talk about the coming of mahdi are weak ahadith and only a few ahadith are authentic. Now, i am confused that how can we base our aqeedah of “zuhoor e mahdi” …
Read More »Speaking a White Lie in an Attempt to Reconcile Between People
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) has said: ‘The one who attempts to reconcile between people and speaks good (in order to avert dispute), or conveys good is not a liar.’ Ibn Shihab (rahimahullah) said: “I did not hear that concession/exemption was granted in any lies that the people speak except …
Read More »Is a man allowed to wear a silver ring that has a diamond stone on it?
Nasihah (Advice): The ring of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) Sayyiduna Anas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports: The signet-ring of Rasoolullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) was of silver with an Abyssinian stone. (Sunan Tirmidhi) ______________________________ Question and Answer: Is a man allowed to wear a silver ring that has a diamond stone …
Read More »Is it permissible to beautify graves?
السلام عليكم ورحمه الله وبركاته Dear Mufti Saheb, Please guide me regarding what can be done to the grave of my beloved Father Rahimahullah Ta’ala and what should I abstain from doing to his grave? When I stand at his Qabr and look at the other graves, I see …
Read More »Looks in marriage?
QUESTION Salaam, I hope you are well inshaAllah. I recently got “engaged” and my wedding is slightly delayed to the current covid situation. The girl to whom I am engaged is righteous and I really get along with her in terms of our personalities and our plans for the future …
Read More »Du’a To Remove Debts
Question Can this hadith be acted upon and is it reliable for the removal of debts? اللهم مالك الملك , تؤتي الملك من تشاء , وتنزع الملك ممن تشاء Answer Yes, this Hadith has been declared reliable by ‘Allamah Mundhiri (bi isnadin jayyid) and Hafiz Haythami (rahimahullah) has declared …
Read More »Speaking A White Lie
SPEAKING A WHITE LIE IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECONCILE BETWEEN PEOPLE Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) has said: ‘The one who attempts to reconcile between people and speaks good (in order to avert dispute), or conveys good is not a liar.’ Ibn Shihab (rahimahullah) said: “I did not hear that …
Read More »The Event of Ghadir Khum
Question: Dear scholar, is the event of Ghadir Khum true or it’s a false tradition made the by Shi’as? And if it is true, what’s the Sunni interpretation of this event? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, One of the fundamental differences between the Ahl …
Read More »Is it wrong to take money to teach Islam?
Should this be a factor in deciding whether one becomes a scholar or not? QUESTION Assalamualikum My brothers who are Alhamdullilah huffaz wished to become ulama since childhood. As they entered the teen years, people would inform them that they must get secular education ( college degrees: professions etc.)first in …
Read More »Twenty Basic Beliefs for a Muslim?
Question: I just want you to give me a simple explanation of the basic beliefs that a Muslim should hold regarding Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and other matters. I sometimes get confused by the various different groups (Sunni, Shi’a, Salafi, Deobandi, Barelwi, etc) saying …
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