Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can a Muslim state where non-muslims also pay taxes, build a temple for non-muslims with tax money or any other source of money? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. The taxes that…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Two sisters had a disagreement when discussing which sins Iblīs (devil) will be punished for in Jahannam (hell). One put forward that Iblīs would be punished for his kufr (disbelief) during the incident when he rebelled against Allāh the Most High in regards to Ādam (peace be upon him)…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My question is related to my second Umrah which I performed in Makkah 2 years ago where I had used a number zero machine blade to remove hair even though hair were very less as I had done first umrah 2-3 days earlier and removed all hair using same…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have been separated from my husband for 9 months now due to domestic violence. I contacted him asking for my divorce. Due to having a child contact court case ongoing, he has written that he will give me divorce after the court case. In such a situation, is…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have a question regarding the use of chap-sticks and lip balms which contain cetyl alcohol and oleyl alcohol. I wanted to know whether the above-mentioned products are ḥalāl (permissible) to use? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: According to the Ḥanafī school, do we have to make up purposely (lazily) missed ṣalāh as soon as possible, or can we delay it for a certain time? I know the ḥadtīth about accidentally missed ṣalāh but does this apply to ones missed purposely/lazily? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I started my 4 days itikāf and broke it on the third day (29th Ramaḍān) by masturbating. Can I start my itikāf again for the last day (30th Ramaḍān)? What should I do to compensate it? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most…