Q. What does the Quran say about adoption? Is it permissible in Islam? A. Adoption is permissible in Islam, and the Holy Quran has endorsed the adoption of Zaid which was done by the Prophet (SA). However, there are guidelines which one is required to […]
Q. I was always told that men can’t wear gold but they can wear silver. However now someone told me that it is only 10g of silver the men can wear. Can you please tell me how true this is and draw reference from quran […]
Q. I once accidently said, ‘May Gods curse be upon me if I do (so and so act)’ and I gave strict conditons. Will I have God’s curse on me? I said this in a state of forgetfullness and in a state of anger, can […]
Question: As Salaamu Alaikum, Please Advice: My neighbor wants to accept islaam as the way of life/become muslim. However he is challenged with being from a Hindu home which he still reside with his siblings, his elder brother will most likely be displeased & he […]
Q. Can we pray behind an imam who goes and follows dargah and when is it compulsory to do dua, after farz salah or after sunna salaah? A. Those who visit the dargah and follow the rituals that take place at these places are engaged […]
Q. If someone makes an oath, promise and pledge to Allah to stop smoking and they go back and continue smoking is there any consequence for this and what is/are them/they. A. In this case, a person will be accountable to Allah for breaking his […]
Q. Can you please tell me about the grave? A. Anas reported that the Apostle of Allah said, “Verily a servant, when he is placed in the grave and his companions depart from him to the extent that he hears the knocking of their shoes, […]
Q. I was asked by a relative who is Hindu about what happens to the soul when a person dies. He wanted to know, can the soul be judged by what the body does? He specifically wanted to know if the soul can be punished, […]
Q. I was told that there is a prayer or dua that I can say before my wife and I have sex in order to have a pious child. Presently both of us say bismillah just before penetration. I don’t know if I was mis-informed? […]
Q. At what distance does a person become a musaafir? Is this distance “as the crow flies” i.e a straight line or is it according to the road you take? When a person is calculating the length of the journey, does he also include the […]