Earnings from UberEats

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am working in UberEats. My question is, I do not deliberately deliver pork and alcohol but at times, KFC or McDonalds orders contain non-zabīḥā beef or chicken, is my income ḥalāl? I am not the direct contact with the customer and the food company. I am only a…

Adopting Husband’s Name After Marriage

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can we use husband’s name after marriage? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. To use one’s husband’s name to express affiliation and or identification, as a wife to the husband, is permissible.…

What to do If I Forgot to Recite After Al-Fātiḥah

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What should a person do if he recites sūrah fātiḥah and forgets to read a sūrah after. Will ṣalāh be valid, or must it be repeated? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute.…

Platinum Rings for Women

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling on women wearing platinum rings? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Even though there is a minor difference in the matter, the correct position is that women are…

The Strongest Position Regarding Moon Sighting

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is dhāhir al-riwāyah (stronger position) in terms of moon sighting whether there is consideration of different maṭāli’ (horizions) or not? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Imam Ibn ‘Ābidīn (may Allāh’s…

Trading Sofas and the Question of Usury

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is selling 3 sofas in return of 4 sofas muʾajjalan (deferred) permissible? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. It is only islamicaly permissible to trade 3 sofas for 4 sofas if the…