Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: As Salaamu ‘Alaikum, Did Adam and Hawwa (‘alayhimus salaam) initially live in Paradise before being sent to this world? Or did they live in a garden that resembled Paradise? JazakAllah Khair Answer: It is quite evident from the following Qur’änic verses that our ancestral parents, Adam and Hawwa عليهما…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: I would like to know that if we read the Qurʾān and ask Allāh to send its reward to all Muslims and my relatives including my parents who are no more, will the reward only go to my parents or to the rest of the people as well? Answer:…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Please explain the difference and the importance of Laylat Al-Qadr which is in Ramaḍān and the Laylat Al-Barāʿah which people observe on 15 Shaʾbān. Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Laylat Al-Qadr Laylat Al-Qadr (the night of…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Which ten nights are referred to in chapter 89 of the Qurʿān? Are they the last ten nights of Ramaḍān? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Gracious Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. There are four scholarly views regarding the meaning of “layāl ʿashr…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: How is it to fast on the 15th of Shaʾbān? I’ve heard it is a sunnah (prophetic practice), is that true? Answer: Fasting on the 15ht of Shaʾbān is praiseworthy and recommended (mustaḥab). To single out the fasting on the 15th of Shaʾbān and to deem it as a…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Did the Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him) see Allāh with his own eyes on the night of Isrā’ wal M’erāj? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. There have been extensive scholarly discussions and views regarding…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it important for us to pray on the night of 15th of Shaʿabān (shabb-barāt)? Do we have to read Sūrah Yāsīn on this day? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. As far as the 15th Night of Shaʿabān is concerned, some scholars and Islamic experts…
Answered by Muftī Khālid Saifullāh Al-Raḥmānī Formatted into English by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can Muslims accept and give blood transfusions? Is organ transplantation and donation permitted for Muslims? Answer: One of the methods of treatment is to acquire medical treatment through human body parts and organs. This can occur in various forms. Body parts…
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: 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…