Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to swallow saliva while fasting? Does it break the fast? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Swallowing one’s own saliva will not invalidate the fast. (See: Badā’i al Ṣanā’i) The act of one deliberately gathering, collecting and swallowing one’s own saliva, to quench…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a girl and boy accept each other as husband and wife with only Allāh as a witness, is that considered a valid nikāh? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In order for an Islamic nikāḥ/ marriage to be valid, the following conditions are required: Consent…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Please explain the rules and conditions of ‘Iddah and importance of abiding by them. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr Thank you for your question. In Islam, ‘Iddah is that duration of time, a divorced or widowed woman observes, in which she does not marry, nor does she entertain proposals of…
Answer by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A lady failed to sit in ‘iddah (ritual waiting period prior to remarriage) after her divorce and the ‘iddah period is now over. Is she allowed to get married to someone else bearing in mind she did not sit in ‘iddah from her first marriage? Thank you / Jazāk…
by Shaykh Omar Subedar Towards the end of time many major events are to occur as the Messenger of Allāh صلى الله عليه وسلم has foretold. Conditions will become extremely intense and humanity will gradually degenerate. Minor signs of the Final Hour will initially appear followed by a sequence of major signs. The Messenger صلى…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: It is sunnah to pray 2 units nafl (optional ritual prayers) when entering a Masjid but what if someone enters after ʿAsr and before Maghrib. Do they still need to pray the 2 nafl? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. This is a matter differed upon…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My cats died recently. I want to know where they go after they die. Do they go straight to heaven? Answer: Thank you for your question. May Allāh bless you with relief and comfort for your loss. Based on the verses of the Qurʿān and prophetic reports, animals will…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt An Old Phenomenon وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ “Messengers were ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by that which they used to ridicule.” (Qurʿān 6:10) In the divinely revealed scriptures, God describes the great works, charity, compassion, commitment and…
Answered by Shaykh Khālid Saifullāh Al Raḥmānī Rendered into English by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling of keeping Ramadān fasts in regions where the days are lengthy? What if the day stretches to 17 hours? Are we still to fast? What about the elderly and weak? How would the people living in…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badat Question I have a copy of the Qurʿān that has missing sections. Can I discard it, if so, in what manner, or should I keep it away? Answer: Thank you for your question. Your interest in learning religious rulings is admirable. Discarding old copies or pages of the Qurʿān can…