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Question: I am currently studying and working full time, while my husband is also working but we have no children yet. Unfortunately, we have an immigration situation where my husband will be subject to return to his home country for at least 10 years. In Islamic law, is it permissible …

Nasihah (Advice): Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) advised him the following: “Be punctual with the recitation of the Qur’an and remembrance of Allah, it will be a means of you being remembered in the heavens and it will be a light for you in …

Question: Is there any authentic Hadeeth from the books of Hadeeth about: 1. The forty steps for each person to carry the Janazah? 2. When throwing the first handful one should say “Of this we created you”, and on the second one should say, “And to it shall we cause …

Q. I know it is Sunnah to eat and do other good performances by right hand. But my husband is left-handed, so it is difficult for him to use the right hand. Can he eat by left hand or he necessarily be retrained on the right hand? He is disturbed …

Nasihah (Advice): Exchanging gifts removes ill feelings Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has said: “Give gifts to each other; for it removes the ill feelings of the heart” (Tirmizi, Hadith #: 2130, Narrated by Abu Hurayrah) __________________________________________________________ Q. Is it permissible to keep rabbits as pets. Some people say I can’t …

Nasihah (Advice): Filling a gap in the Saff is a means of forgiveness: Sayyiduna Juhayfah (Radiyallahu Anhu) reports that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) said: “Whoever fills a gap in the Saff (row for congregational Salaah), his sins will be forgiven” (Majma’uz Zawa’id, V:2, Pg: 251) __________________________________________________________ Q. …

Q. How Islam belongs to the healing, some people claim that they have supernatural abilities to cure people without medical intervention – imposing of hands, reading any prayers. I know the woman who claims that she be able to heal people imposing of hands. What our religion says about it? …

Q. i`m in the service industry whereby i physically go out on install in peoples homes, the bulk of my clientele are none muslim and thus they have dogs as pets, many a time there dogs jump on me etc, my question is what is the permissibility salaah for me …

Nasihah: A recommended Dua to be recited after burial of the deceased: Sayyiduna Uthman (Radiyallahu Anhu) narrates that when Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) used to finish burying the deceased, he used to stand at the grave and advise his Sahabah “Ask Allah to forgive your (deceased) brother and ask Allah …

Question: Is it permissible to use a Qur’ān app on a smartphone without wudhu? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. As far as the actual screen display is concerned, it is not permissible to touch the actual script of the …