Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Please explain “īlā’”, the oath to abstain from intercourse, and under what circumstances does one/is it permissible to take such an oath? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting us for your question. Īlā’ literally means to take an…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is watching pornographic movies a kind of zinā (fornication/ adultery) in Islam? Answer: In the name of God, Most Kind, Most Merciful Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Yes, watching pornographic material is a form of fornication (zinā) which is not only prohibited and sinful in Islam…
Answered by Muftī Shujaʾath ʿAlī Question: Without student loans in Canada, I could not finish my university degree. Only after the loan and degree, I now have a good job. Currently, I am paying back my student loans with interest every month. Please advise me of the islamic rulings in my situation. Answer: In the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is covering of the head (ḥijāb/ head veil or scarf) mandatory for muslim women? If so, at what age does it become mandatory? How can I convince a sister to start wearing ḥijāb? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to deal forex, stocks and shares to make money? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for your question. It is permissible to deal in forex, shares and stocks transactions, provided all the Islamic guidelines of business and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a girl and a boy are in love with one another at a young age, what are they supposed to do? What if they want to get married but are scared to talk to their parents? What is the best thing to do? A very common problem among…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Are perfumes containing alcohol allowed to be used on body/clothes, especially during ṣalāh (formal ritual prayer)? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Perfumes containing various forms of alcohol can be applied, since the alcohol is synthetic. There…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can we put flowers on the graves of Muslims? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah with your question. There is no religious merit to placing flowers on graves. This is generally a practice of other religions and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for women to attend funerals and visit graves? In some schools of thought, women do visit graves freely while in others, women are discouraged from doing so. What is the Islamic ruling on this? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh…
Answered by Muftī Khālid Saifullāh Al-Raḥmānī Formatted to English by Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have come across conflicting suggestions around the religious significance of the number “786”. Does the number “786” hold any significance from an islamic standpoint, or does it not mean anything? If we come across items (sheets of paper, articles, signs etc)…