Q. Is it permissible to offer Salaah on a bed (not much soft), if the floor is suspected to be unclean or dusty? Please consider I am living in a hostel where there is no proper sitting area on the floor. All daily activities like […]
Q. Is it ok to pray in a room with an aquarium containing fishes in it is present? A. Yes, it is permissible to do so. And Allah knows best. Mufti Waseem Khan
Q.When calculating Isha timing by one third for mustahab time, do we have to calculate from start of Maghrib up to dawn or from start of Isha up to dawn? A. You have to calculate from the beginning time of Isha until dawn. And Allah […]
Q. Concerning the prohibition/dislike of sweeping after sunset, is this due to an Islamic reason, or superstition? For some people who work throughout the day, sweeping at night is sometimes the only option. A. We know of no prohibition or dislike for this in Islam. […]
Q. Kindly confirm the iddat period of khula divorce, is it 1 month or 3 months? Also, does the husband have to provide maintaince for that period? A. The Iddah period of khula is the same as a divorce, that is 3 menses. The husband […]
Q. Can a person pay his zakat al-fitr in the form of money? What are the conditions in the Hanafi madhhab? A. The allowance has been given by the Fuqaha, especially in the Hanafi Mazhab for one to pay his Zakaat Al Fitr in the […]
Q.Is it permissible for me to say to non-Muslims or anyone on the whole “And the same to you” when they wish me a Happy New Year or say Best Wishes? A. Yes, it is permissible to do so. And Allah knows best. Mufti Waseem […]
Q. My question is in regards to salaah. On a regular basis I begin to have doubts as the local masjid that I have prayed almost most my salaah’s in for the past 6-7 years has an imam who unfortunately has weak makhrij. This is […]
Q. Is it haraam to have stuffed toys and animals? Is it haraam to pray with them close by? A. Stuffed toys and animals fall within the same prohibition of animate objects and are not permissible. The Prophet (SA) has warned against pictures and images, […]
Q. Can we make dua while in a state of sajdah during any prayer (farz, sunnah, witr, nafl prayer)? A. Yes, it is permissible to make dua in Nafl Salaah in the Sajda posture. However, your dua will have to be made in Arabic seeing […]