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Live Fatwa (General Session)

Dr. Wael Shehab
15 November, 2016

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Thank you very much for joining us in this Live Fatwa session. We would like also to thank our guest, Dr. Wael Shehab, for answering all the questions directed to him. You will find the answers of your questions below.

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AssalamualaikumI want to ask regarding law according to islam about breast enhancement surgery (plastic or fat transfer) for my case. A couple of years ago, I have a breast surgery that I have to remove a lump on my right breast (like breast cancer but its not) and it is due to medical condition and if it is not remove, it can be dangerous for me. After the surgery, my right breast is not the same size or symmetrical-like my left breast. Means that my right breast is smaller than my left breast. I just want to know, is it haram or permissible if I want to do breast enhancement surgery on my right breast up until so that my right breast can be the same size or symmetrical with my left breast or to its original size? I have been reading that some say its haram but some say due to certain condition it is permissible. I feel like my breast is kinda disfigured because it is not the same size. What I want to do, it is permissible, if I want to do breast enhancement surgery only on my right breast so it can be the same size as before my breast surgery?Thank you



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

 

Thank you for your question. We pray Allah for your quick and full recovery.

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This type of surgery is permissible per Islamic Law as long as it has no negative effects on your health and it is recommended for you by reliable specialist doctors.

 

May Allah accept your and our good deeds!

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

Dear Scholars asalam walekum Can i keep my daughters name Angel and son name Arhaan And both names are islamic Thank you in advance



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Thank you for your question.

 

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Muslim parents are highly recommended to give good names to their children. Good names are the names that bear good meanings.

So, the general rule in Islam is that any name, whether Arabic or non-Arabic, is permissible as long it meets the following conditions:

a) It doesn’t have a bad meaning,

b) It is not peculiar to Allah, and

c) It doesn’t relate to paganism and idolatry.

Given the above, the names you have referred to in your question are fine.

 

May Allah accept your and our good deeds!

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

Assalamulaikum Shaykh Wael, my question is does Islam consider women to be inferior to men? I read on some websites mentioning the tafseer of Ibn katheer that women are inferior and not as good as men. They said that the male gender is better than the female gender because men have more strength and wisdom. They also say that a woman is low in intellect and that she is foolish. How correct is this? Are the rewards of men superior in jannah than women's and does Allah love men more than He loves His female servants? Is there any concept of superiority in Islam? Jazakallah khair Wa As Salamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah!



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

 

Thank you for your good question.

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In fact, the position of women in Islam is unique and matchless. Islam appreciates and highly estimates women whether they are daughters, sisters, wives, or mothers. Both women and men are equal in Islam. So, Islamic law never discriminates between people, men and women. Women enjoy as equal rights as men. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said in a hadith, “Women are men’s counterparts” (Abu Dawud, Sunan, hadith No. 236)

Also, the Qur’an unequivocally emphasizes that men and women are equal: “O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes that you may know one another. Verily, the most honorable of you with Allah is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.” (Al-Hujurat 49:13)

 

Among the manifestations of Islam’s appreciation of women is whenever the Qur’an asks children to be kind and dutiful to their parents, it emphasizes the importance of being so dutiful towards mothers in particular. Allah says, “And We have enjoined on man to be dutiful and kind to his parents. His mother bears him with hardship and she brings him forth with hardship, and the bearing of him, and the weaning of him is thirty (30) months…” (Al-Ahqaf 46:15)

Moreover, a man came to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, who among the people is most deserving of my good companionship?’ He said, ‘Your mother.’ The man asked, ‘Then who?’ He said, ‘Your mother.’ He asked, then who?’ He said, ‘Your mother.’ He asked, ‘Then who?’ He said, ‘Your father.’”  (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

Islam highly recommends kindness to daughters. Prophet Muhammad said, “Whoever has a daughter.. and doesn’t abuse her and doesn’t prefer his sons over her, Allah will admit him to paradise.” (Abu Dawud)

For more details, I recommend viewing my lecture “Islam and the Role of Women” on this topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EddvbSPFELs

Given the above, it is absurd for anyone to claim that Islam underestimates women or considers them inferior to men. On the contrary, Islam highly estimates women and their various contributions.

May Allah accept your and our good deeds.

Allah Almighty knows best.

There are two prayer timings. One is hanafi and the other is standard and they are different especially the asr. Which one is correct?



In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

 

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

 

Thank you for your question.

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As you said in your question, there are slight differences regarding prayer times between schools of jurisprudence, i.e., between the Hanafi and Shafi`i, Maliki and Hanbali schools. All of them are correct.

 

As for the time of `Asr, according to the Hanafi school, the time for `Asr enters at two shadow lengths. The other three schools of thought state that it enters at one shadow length. As such, the Hanafi `Asr time enters a bit later than the Shafi`i one. Both positions are sound and have their proofs in the primary texts. You can follow any of these opinions; they both are correct.

 

May Allah accept your and our good deeds!

 

Allah Almighty knows best.

A salamu alaikkum As humans, we all sin when we make dua say the All mighty of Allah forgiven.and I want to after fogiveng will Almighty ask about same sin in the day of judgment



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Thank you for your question.

 

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In fact, sincere repentance erases and wipes away all sins. So, it’s never too late for a Muslim to repent and be back to the true path of Islam. Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) told us that one who repents sincerely to Allah from his sins will be like the one who never commits any sins. He (peace be on him) said, “One who has repented of a sin (sincerely) is like one who has never sinned at all.” (Ibn Majah)

 

If one commits wrongdoings but repents sincerely, and changes his or her life around for better, then Allah certainly promises to grant him or her mercy and forgiveness. It is one of the basic principles of belief in Islam that Allah is All-Forgiving and All-Merciful.

 

Here are a few verses which clearly convey this crucial concept:

 

“Do they not know that it is Allah Who accepts the repentance of His servants and receives (approves) their charity, and that Allah is the Relenting, the Compassionate?” (At-Tawbah 9: 104)

 

“Say: ‘O My servants who wronged against their souls, do not despair of Allah’s mercy! For Allah forgives all sins; for He is indeed Forgiving, Compassionate.” (Az-Zumar 39:53)

 

A Muslim, therefore, should not put off repentance. He or she has to take the necessary steps immediately, for no one can tell when the death will overtake us. The door of repentance is wide open so long as we are not in the throes of death, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah accepts the repentance of His servant so long as death has not reached his collar bone.” (At-Tirmidhi)

 

But since we have no way of knowing when death will overtake us, we must never be complacent or slack in hastening to taking steps towards repentance.

 

While speaking of repentance, we must rush to add, that it cannot be considered as valid unless one takes the following steps:

 

a) One must feel deep remorse for the sins one has committed.

 

b) One must refrain from committing such a sin totally while also abstaining from all those leads or circumstances that led him or her to such a sin in the first place.

 

c) He or she must be firmly resolved never to sin again, and immediately becoming occupied in whatever good deeds that he can in order to wipe out his or her past sins.

 

d) And, if the sin committed is against someone else, one has to correct his or her mistake.

 

May Allah guide you and us all to the best in this world and the world to come.

 

May Allah accept your and our good deeds!

 

Allah Almighty knows best.