QUESTION: A female is looking to study the Aalimah course online and came across Madrassah Urwa Bin Zubair. Please advise if this Madrassah is a suitable choice. ANSWER: Fundamentally, to acquire the knowledge of Deen is necessary for both males and females, to the...
QUESTION: Please advise if it is acceptable to follow Omar Suleiman? ANSWER: Consider the following statement of Muhammad bin Sireen (Rahimahullah): إن هذا العلم دين، فانظروا عمن تأخذون دينكم.(صحيح مسلم 1/14) "Indeed, knowledge is an integral part of Deen, therefore...
QUESTION: Is it compulsory for a revert to change his first name Islamically and also legally? ANSWER: Firstly, consider the following Aayah: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ ادْخُلُواْ فِي السِّلْمِ كَآفَّةً (البقرة :208) "O you who believe, enter into Islam...
QUESTION: What is the punishment for committing Zina as mentioned in the Ahaadith? ANSWER: The following are some of the Ahaadith regarding the punishment for committing Zina: عَنِ ابْنِ حُجَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ...
QUESTION: Is it permissible to write the name of Hadrat Umar Radiallahu Anhu on the chest as a prevention for nightmares? If not, please provide a remedy to prevent one from experiencing nightmares while sleeping. ANSWER: We could not locate any such Amal of writing...
QUESTION: Please advise how a person can leave the sin of masturbation? ANSWER: A Muslim is one who submits and surrenders to the Will of Allah Ta’ala. If the command of Allah Ta’ala is to perform Salaah, discharge Zakaat, fast in the month of Ramadaan, etc., then a...
QUESTION: Please advise on how one can stop the habit of vaping? ANSWER: 1. Perform two Rakaats of Salaah daily and beg Allah to grant you the ability to give up smoking. 2. Think that the money which Allah Ta’ala has given you is a bounty which many are deprived of....
QUESTION: Who are the beneficiaries of child grant and on what can the money be spent? ANSWER: It is to be used on the child (and not on the parent), hence it will be regarded as the Milkiyat of the child. If the child passes away or the child is absent from the...