Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for the mutawalli (administrators) to redefine the masjid boundaries? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Once a space or structure is designated as a masjid and made waqf, it…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My friend and her husband are going for Ḥajj this year. My friend is asking her husband to do Ḥajj Badal for her dad as this is his husband’s second Ḥajj. They have two questions regarding Ḥajj Badal: Her dad did not make any waṣīyyah (bequest) regarding Ḥajj and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Would it be permissible for an architect to draw a plan for a church? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Yes, it is permissible in Ḥanafī jurisprudence to be an architect for…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it OK for my boys to offer their ‘Eshā prayer at 10 pm (or even slightly earlier) instead of 10:34 pm (that is the ‘Eshā beginning time where we live) as they have school and need to go to sleep early? I am not sure what is correct.…
Answered by Shaykh ¥ūsuf Badāt Question: Next week Wednesday, I have a dental appointment. I might either do composite bonding or if the dentist recommends me to get veneers. A veneer is a layer of material that is placed onto the tooth to protect it from further damage, decay etc. I want to know if…
Answered by Shaykh Y¨ūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling on rescheduling fees [which are more than the administrative cost to reschedule]? Would this fall under ta’zir bil-māl? What is the ruling on doctor cancellation fee if the doctor sees other patients in that time or does other work? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Salam. What is the dominant view on shellac? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. To consume shellac is prohibited according to Islamic jurisprudence. Shellac is an insect produced content (resin secreted by…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: One of our close relatives have a surrogate baby. What is the ruling regarding this? How will I behave with them? Is it OK to congratulate my relative and respond positively when I see WhatsApp or other social media posting about their baby? They are so close that it…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a wife asked her husband during a disagreement, “Give me divorce!” and to that, he responded, “Take it from me.” Thereafter, later on the same day in the evening, the wife said, “I have counted what you said this morning as one ṭalāq.” To that, the husband responded,…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My father said that he did not understand what he was saying at the times that he said ‘ṭalāq’ to my mother. He was mentally ill at the time. Could you please confirm the validity of the divorce and provide us with the fatwā. Answer: In the Name of…