Question: Assalaamu Alaikum Christians have names such as ‘Urijah’ meaning “my light is Jehovah” or ‘My Light Is Yah.’ If a Muslim, says the name Urijah without any intention of kufr. Does saying this name/word make him a non Muslim? Answer: Wa Alaikum As […]
Question: Assalamu Alaikum, I would like to know the tafseer on surah 3:169 Insha allah…. “Think not of those as dead who are killed in the way of Allah. Nay, they are alive, with their Lord, and they have provision”. If the martyrs are alive, […]
Question: AssalamuAlaikum, Is it ok to use a picture of someone to represent them on caller i.d. on a cell phone? JazakallahuKhair Answer: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, All the great and reliable scholars have considered ‘pictures’ to be totally haram (on account of the […]
Q. Is it haram to sing Ya Nabi Salam Alaika, to sing Moulood Sharif, to attend Milads and Mouloods? Where did such practices come from? I heard at a function that Ya Nabi Salam Alaika was the first words said at the time of the […]
Q. Mufti Waseem has recently released an article on “islamic awakening”.. the following is an email sent out by a brother with his comments upon him receiving the email. I am sending the email to you, please comment and enlighten us. The email is as […]
Q. I took my shahada about 2 years aback and I have since backslided a lot in practicing. I love Islam and I will like to know what I have to do to get back on track. I am unable to practice as I would […]
Q. Recently I have come to know about a site named www.handwritingwizard.com. It claims to reveal the personality, character and qualities of a person in acordance with their hand writing and even says that one can change his habits and qualities by modifying their writing […]
Question: As salamu alaykum, Can you explain in full an article with the 12 differences between the Ash`aris & Maturidis in matters of doctrine, I want to choose one of them. Jazak Allah Khayran. Answer: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, Ahl as-Sunna Wal-Jama ‘a [The Ash’aris […]
Question: Asalaamu Alaikum, Where I work, it is a predominantly Chinese/ Taiwanese company. Every year, in an effort to make them feel welcomed, appreciated, the local (Trinidadian) staff would exchange gifts with each other and the foreign staff. Its something we do every year to […]