Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the Islamic ruling for a Muslim man and woman to shake hands, in a business context? Is it absolutely ḥarām to shake hands with a non-maḥram? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr / Thank you for your question. Shaking hands of a non maḥram opposite gender is not permissible…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can you please advise on a duʿā (supplication or prayer) to conceive a child and get pregnant. We as a married couple have been childless for many years and have prayed a lot, for Allāh to bless us with a child. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the age limit of breastfeeding babies in Islam? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In general, the period of breast feeding is two years regardless of the baby’s gender. “And mothers suckle their children full two years, it is for one who wants to…
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),…
Answered by Shaykhah Umm Obaidullāh and Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am a female, and I experienced some bleeding in my area and I think I have broken my hymen. I am still a virgin and I was wondering whether if this is a sin or if this causes a disruption in a future marriage…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: I received a gift recently from an old friend which was a cast-iron skillet, this skillet may have been used to cook non-halal meats in the past. Would it be permissible to use the skillet after de-seasoning the pan and attempting to remove all the grease over a fire…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have heard many differences of opinion on the topic of taking photographs of people, but can you kindly inform me of the ḥanafī ruling on this and also what is the view of the majority of the scholars on this? I do not keep pictures in my house…
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 Khālid Saifullāh Al Raḥmānī Rendered into English by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling of keeping Ramadān fasts in regions where the days are lengthy? What if the day stretches to 17 hours? Are we still to fast? What about the elderly and weak? How would the people living in…