Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: I wanted to inquire about whether or not sugar is considered ḥalāl in North America. I searched on Google and found out that white sugar that we normally use is actually made in processing with bone char. Does this mean that many sweet products we eat contains this type…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: We the board of directors are planning to adopt the calculation method for moonsighting, please advise if this is permissible according to the shari’ah. Answer: In the Name of Allāh, the Almighty, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind. There is no doubt the closest method to the sunnah (prophetic…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the status of a marriage wherein a husband said to his wife, “I give you a million ṭalāqs (divorces).”? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, the Almighty, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind. When a husband utters the words, “I have given you one million divorces” to…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have a few questions for Mathābah scholar, Muftī Yūsuf Badāt below. Please kindly clarify the following, as I have heard much gossip about your scholar: Answer: Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for reaching out to seek clarification on the matters. My stance regarding the Aḥmadīyyas is with ijma’ā…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: In the case of separation and divorce, what happens to the custody of the child and who is most rightful for the primary residence of the child? Does the age of the child play a role in the matter of child custody? Is it true the mother forsakes her…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am a revert. My parents believe in one God but did not take their shahādah. If I was to memorize the Qur’ān, would that benefit them anyhow on the day of judgement? Answers: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: In the Ḥanafī madhab, can a woman travel to study e.g Jordan or Egypt to study Arabic, Qur’ān and Islamic studies, if a maḥram is there for travelling and leaves her there and picks her up? Is there any difference of opinion? Answers: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the…
By Shaykh Omar Subedar Take a full shower or bath (ghusl) and apply some oil on your hair. Salmān al-Farsī (may Allāh be pleased with him) reported, “The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, ‘On the day of gathering (jumuʿah), every man who bathes, cleans whatever he can of himself, applies oil […] or […]…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is non-penetrative captive bolt stunning acceptable under Islamic law during the ritual slaughter process? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, the Almighty, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind. Thank you for contacting Mathabah institute. Non‐penetrative captive bolt stunning is a procedure adopted prior to manually slaughtering animals. The non-penetrative…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: I told my wife, “The day you leave Canada, then the remaining two ṭalāqs are effective.”. This was said in the context of a larger discussion that was going on regarding my wife selling a property and traveling with my mother in-law to Pakistan. I had explained this several…