Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to play chess in Islam? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Playing chess is permissible but prohibitively disliked. It is forbidden to play chess if it entails any of the following: Gambling is involved Common responsibilities or Islamic obligations such as ritual prayer…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My parents saved some money for me for my education and it has earned interest (ribā). How can I get rid of this ribā money? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. If usury and or interest is accumulated, then it will be disposed of by giving…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Does one need wudūʾ(ritual ablution) in order to read the transliteration of the Qurʿān without physically touching it i.e reading it online/on an app/ or tablet? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. No doubt, it is preferred and praiseworthy to recite Qurʿān, while in the state…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can a nikāḥ (islamic marriage) be conducted via phone or Skype; is it a valid nikāḥ in such a case? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Nikāḥ by the means of phone and or video chat such…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is wishing Jumu’ah Mubārak allowed in Islam or is it a reprehensible innovation in the religion? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Although the words ‘Jumuʿah Mubārak’ (Blessed Friday) are not words taken from an established practise of the Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him),…
Answered by Shaykhah Umm Obaidullāh and Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am a female, and I experienced some bleeding in my area and I think I have broken my hymen. I am still a virgin and I was wondering whether if this is a sin or if this causes a disruption in a future marriage…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it okay to drink chai (tea) that has deer horns crushed and mixed in it? It is ginseng chai (tea). Answer: Jazāk Allāh for contacting us with your concern. In general, it is an agreed upon principal amongst the Fuqahā (Islamic jurists) those parts of a dead animal…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: I received a gift recently from an old friend which was a cast-iron skillet, this skillet may have been used to cook non-halal meats in the past. Would it be permissible to use the skillet after de-seasoning the pan and attempting to remove all the grease over a fire…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have heard many differences of opinion on the topic of taking photographs of people, but can you kindly inform me of the ḥanafī ruling on this and also what is the view of the majority of the scholars on this? I do not keep pictures in my house…
Answer by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Please explain the features and the series of events of the appearance of Dajjāl (antichrist) in detail. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. The Dajjāl or the Anti-Christ is a major sign leading up to the day of Judgement. From the Islamic point of view, some…