Answered by Shaykh Muftī Rafiʾ Usmānī Translated by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Questions: Living in a time and era where cameras are virtually everywhere, what are the limitations for video and camera recording for Islamic and other educational programs? In schools, certain activities…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can you please clarify a ḥadīth I came across about debt? Something about the Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him) not conducting the funeral prayers on someone who had debt. One of the Companions stepped in and payed the debt off. Only then was the funeral prayer offered.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My questions are, how is it to print verses from the Qurʿān on flyers of an Islamic event? Once distributed to people, majority end up on the ground or in the garbage. Similarly, is it okay to print “Allāh Akbar” in Arabic on an advertisement flyer or in a…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for Muslim men and women to attend or celebrate a birthday or anniversary party or buy a gift for the occasion, especially if it is for a family member? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What are the benefits of reciting the Qur’ānic chapter, Sūrah Wāqiʾah? Are the narrations about Sūrah Wāqiʾah and wealth authentic? Answer: Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for your questions. Reciting any portion of the Qur’ān is virtuous and will draw countless blessings from the Almighty. Sūrah Wāqiʾah is a…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: If I put some impure clothes in the laundry along with clothes that are pure, will the pure clothes become impure? Please provide me with details. Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ If the impure clothes are dry and the impurity on it is not transferable then the pure clothes…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Are we allowed according to the Islamic law to give gifts (money or otherwise) to Ḥuffādh for leading tarāwīḥ in the month of Ramadān? What is the Islamic ruling of compensating a person rendering a religious service for the public? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question.…
By Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: What does the Islamic source text say about the return of Jesus/ʿĪsā? Answer: Regarding the return of ʿĪsā (peace and blessings upon him), the Messenger, Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him) once explained to his Companions while describing Dajjāl (the Anti- Christ), Dajjāl (the Anti- Christ) “The Dajjāl is a…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can women raise their elbows in ritual prayer (ṣalāh) when going for prostration? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In general the four jurists, Imams Abū Ḥanīfah, Shāfi’īe, Mālik and Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal are of the opinion that a woman will compress her body in the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I came to know that the best time to make duʿāʾ is while in prostration (sujūd). I have also heard that talking in ṣalāh will nullify ṣalāh. Please advise if saying duʿāʾ in sujūd, during prayers nullifies the ritual prayer. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question.…