Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: I’m a postgraduate student in the faculty of hadīth and am eagerly waiting to request my professors to give me permission in obtaining the famous sanad (chain of hadīth to Allāh’s Messenger peace and blessings upon him) consisting Bābā Yūsuf al-Hirawī who is said to have lived 300 years,…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is machine slaughtered chicken ḥalāl (permissible)? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind In order for chickens slaughtered by machine to be ḥalāl, the following conditions must be strictly met. If they are not met, the poultry will be considered non-ḥalāl: The machine operator and or…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I would like to give $1000 in loan to an Islamic organization. The organization promises to return the money to me after one year. Is it permissible for me to ask them to pay my zakāh for the $1000 loan on my behalf. Answer: In the Name of God,…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: I was sacrificing my goat on the day of ‘EĪd and forgot to recite the name of Allāh upon the animal due to excitement. Is the animal halāl (legitimate to consume)? Answer: According to Islamic principles of theology and jurisprudence, in the above-mentioned case, the animal is considered Halāl…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: Do I have to make up missed ritual prayers (ṣalāt)? If so, then what is the proof in the ḥadīth? Answer: Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for your query. May Allāh Almighty give us the ability to understand and practice the pristine teachings of His religion. Āmīn! With regards…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a Christian man? She will be keeping and following lslam still after marriage. Answer: In the name of God, Most Merciful and Most Compassionate In a democratic world, one can marry anyone. However, a Muslim woman wishing to abide by…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badat Question: It is sunnah (a prophetic practice) to pray two nafl (optional) rakʿāts (prayer units) when entering a Masjid but what if someone enters after ʿAṣr and before Maghrib. Do they still need to pray the two nafl? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate This is…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: It seems that I am losing my memory. I tend to forget words, things that I have read. It makes me difficult to recollect things that I had learnt. This also makes it difficult to concentrate. Can you tell me some verse or sūrah that I can recite to…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Verse 34 in Sūrah Al-Nisā apparently explains that men are favoured over women. According to most English translations we find the word “beating”, that is if a wife shows immoral behaviour. Please clarify the true meaning of the verse, as there are many people who seem to be very…
Answered by Mufti Muhammed Bholat Question: My son was asking me what types of Doritos are ḥalāl. I told him I’ll get back and I went to the Frito-Lay website and they put a few there and I did not trust them. How can I know for sure. Answer: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وصلى الله…