Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am hoping to get a clarification on what a Musilm parent’s position should be regarding Pink Shirt Day. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr / Thank you for your question. Pink Shirt Day “Pink Shirt Day” is a campaign to raise awareness to end bullying and discrimination at schools, work…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it wrong to say ‘rest in peace’ or to give condolences to family members and loved ones of non-Muslims who have just passed away? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Rest in peace is a du’a’ (supplication). Making du‘ā’ for the disbeliever is permissible with…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have heard it is forbidden to continue breastfeeding while one is pregnant. Someone also referred this ḥadīth to me, can you kindly clarify? “Narrated Asma, daughter of Yazīd Ibn as-Sakan, I heard the Apostle of Allāh (peace be upon him) as saying, ‘Do not kill your children secretly,…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: On the day of Judgement will we be called with the names of our mothers? Answer: Jazāk Allāh for your question. Please note that the following sound ḥadīth shows that, on the day of resurrection, people will be called with their own names and with the names of their…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to play chess in Islam? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Playing chess is permissible but prohibitively disliked. It is forbidden to play chess if it entails any of the following: Gambling is involved Common responsibilities or Islamic obligations such as ritual prayer…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is wishing Jumu’ah Mubārak allowed in Islam or is it a reprehensible innovation in the religion? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Although the words ‘Jumuʿah Mubārak’ (Blessed Friday) are not words taken from an established practise of the Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him),…
Answer by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Please explain the features and the series of events of the appearance of Dajjāl (antichrist) in detail. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. The Dajjāl or the Anti-Christ is a major sign leading up to the day of Judgement. From the Islamic point of view, some…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am a revert and I have not informed my parents about it. This is because I feel they may either cut relations with me or take me back home and force to follow their religion. I am able to practice Islam because I live alone in another city…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My cats died recently. I want to know where they go after they die. Do they go straight to heaven? Answer: Thank you for your question. May Allāh bless you with relief and comfort for your loss. Based on the verses of the Qurʿān and prophetic reports, animals will…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to wear an amulet (ta’awīdh) in Islam, with an intention that it will help protect and cure? Do Islamic teachings support this or is this considered shirk (act of disbelief in God)? Answer: Thank you for your question. Our prayer for everyone is that Allāh Almighty…