Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can I use steroids to burn fat faster? Once I am happy with my weight, I will no longer use it on a regular basis. Is this permissible? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah with your question.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I was recently reading an article regarding a lady who has last stage brain cancer and she has decided to take medications that will help her pass away on her desired day without having to suffer and go through the excruciating pain of the cancer. According to Islam, is…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling of formal ritual prayer (ṣalāh) with a mask on? Does prayer count if the nose does not touch the ground directly, as the mask touches the ground and not the nose during prostration? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Thank you/…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: In the current lock-down, some of the local mosques are open but with limitations on the number of people that can attend. In such a situation, if I am unable to make it on the registration list, on time at the gate or I choose not to go [due…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a husband and wife have not consummated their marriage [through the actual act of sex], but engage in other intimate acts with each other, is their marriage invalid? Is there a time limit after marriage for a husband and wife to consummate their marriage through sex? If 3…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: Is it permissible to wear ear plugs when offering salat? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind We thank you for contacting Mathābah with your query. The intent of putting earplugs on during the ṣalāh (ritual prayer)is unclear in the question, but we will apply your…
By Ustadh Tamseel Ahmed It would not be an exaggeration to state that the Qurʾān is a book that has been served by billions over time. Men and women of great intellect have dived in this ocean of infinite pearls. Every century has witnessed fresh contributions and the potential for explanations seem endless. I can…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: There is a high chance for the current lockdown to continue throughout the entire Ramaḍān this year. I have been offering prayers with my family in the home. I know we either do Dhuhr or Jumuʿah at home if there are four male adults on the Friday. I was…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: Can you please shed some light on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and other similar offerings by the government? There are a lot of people applying with fraudulent doctor’s notes or lying. Independent business owners are giving references to their friends and family…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have some questions about the dhikr [or takbīr] that one must say after each prayer during ʿEīd. When do we begin this takbīr? When do we stop? Is it to be said after every single prayer, even sunnah and make up prayers? Do we do it on both…