Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Any ideas on what are the best Islamic responses to the divine command theory? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah. The “divine command theory” refers to the belief that what is moral, and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A woman passed away. She has no husband, no parents and no children. She has 1 full brother and 1 full sister. She also has 5 half brothers and sisters. Will the half brothers/ sisters inherit? Or do they not inherit in the presence of full brothers/ sisters? Answer:…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Does reading Sūrah Al-Fātiḥah again fulfill the wujūb (obligation) of dhamm al-sūrah (reciting a Qur’ānic passage)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah. The correct prophetic method is to recite another passage of the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have a question on behalf of my sister in-law. She has been separated from her husband for over a year, and has not been with him. He gave her talāq (divorce) 3 weeks ago and now she is in ‘iddah. During her separation, she met someone and made…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am a local artist. My Hindu neighbour asked me to help her make an outline of their god Ganesh as she is not very artistic and is not able to do it. I am not sure if this is allowed, islamically. It has no features and will not…