Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My question is that I wanted to know why Sūrah Tawbah (Chapter 9 of the Qur‘ān) does not begin with “Bismillāh al Raḥmān al Raḥīm”? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ May Allāh bless you for your eagerness to learn about the Qur’ān. The following has been noted by various…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to pay zakāh (mandatory charity) on a monthly basis instead of all at once? Appreciate your input. Thanks! Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Your concern for proper practice of religious tenants is admirable. Your question relates to discharging zakāh in advance (taking out zakāh prior to…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question After sex, can we just take some water and wash off ourselves and go for prayers or do we have to have a complete bath? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr / Thank you for your question and your interest in knowing the religious rules of cleanliness.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question Can we read Qur‘ān without ablution? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ If one is not in the state of major impurities (janābah or menstrual cycles), one can recite the Qurʾān without wudhū (ritual ablution). In order to touch the Qurʾān, one is required to have wudhū according to mainstream…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is hashish (marijuana) smoking ḥarām (prohibited) or makrūh (disliked)? Please give exact details because I have a lot of friends who smoke hashish/ marijuana but at the same time have the passion to perform prayers. We would like to know if hashish is ḥarām or makrūh and can we…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I recite the following ‘qunūt du‘ā’ in the third raka’ah of the witr ṣalāh. اللهم إنا نستعينك ونستهديك، ونستغفرك ونتوب إليك، ونؤمن بك ونتوكل عليك، ونثني عليك الخير كله، نشكرك ولا نكفرك، ونخلع ونترك من يفجُرُك، اللهم إياك نعبد، ولك نصلي ونسجد، وإليك نسعى ونحفِد، نرجو رحمتك ونخشى عذابك،…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question I am writing to you from Dubai. I need information on ‘Ḥalālah’. My husband divorced me out of anger and he now regrets divorcing me. He has issued 3 talāqs to me on 3 separate occasions, hence we are definitely divorced now. Can you please tell me how I…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: I work from home for Pizza Pizza. People call and I take their orders over the phone. I always try to offer veggie toppings. I send their order through internet to stores. Is this ḥarām or ḥalāl? My husband has no job so I am the one who is…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My question is regarding the permissibility of mortgages. Is it allowed to take a mortgage to own a home? From my research I’ve found that it is not, but other people have referred me to links of other Islamic leaders who are allowing it. What am I to follow?…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I do not remember how many mandatory prayers I have missed in my lifetime; please let me know how I should perform the replacement prayers for these. Answer: Thank you for your question. Your concern regarding mandatory prayers is admirable. The author of Nūr al Iḍāh writes, “To maintain…