Answered by Shaykh Yusūf Badāt Question: Can you tell me the ruling on wearing necklaces for men? The wife is arguing that it is just a matter of ‘urf (common local custom) and does not matter if men wear a necklace because it is not explicitly ḥarām (islamicaly forbidden). Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: An uncle is currently in the hospital. Doctors want to give him CBD and THC, would it be allowed for him or for the relatives to agree to take this? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A lady is in iḥrām and the duration of ḥayḍ (menses) is complete with the passing of 10 days. She is still bleeding but not continuous, to make her a ma’dhūr. She does get enough time in between, to offer farḍ ṣalāh before she bleeds again. What will be…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A woman’s husband passed away. She is at present in ‘iddah. Her mother is 92 years old and completely incapable of moving. Will it be permissible for the woman in ‘iddah to go and visit her mother who lives 8 kilometers away? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A husband and wife got into a heated argument and the husband uttered the words below and acknowledged it as a divorce at first but then rejected it and says it was not his intention. Would this be considered a divorce or not according to Islam? If so, what…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My grandma is in intensive care and the doctors have asked about the resuscitation orders. If an elderly heart were to stop beating: Are chest compressions (pressing down hard on the chest repeatedly) with the risk of breaking the ribs allowed? Are electrical shocks to stimulate the heart (sometimes…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A couple after trying for many years, now adopted an infant girl. With the help of hormone therapy, she is able to breastfeed her. Does aḥkām (rulings) of raḍā’ah (breastfeeding) change for her husband because of hormone use? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the Islamic religious ruling if a lady gets married and she finds out that her husband is trans-gender? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. If a woman is married to…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Who makes ghusl (ritual bathing) for a person that is top half she (female) and bottom half he (male)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Intersexes are people having reproductive organs or…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a person has started their zakāh year but has not reached the full year yet, (and is not yet in a position where their zakāh is necessary to give due to the possibility that they might dip to 0, or below the threshold), are they still liable to…