Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

We would like to begin by expressing our heartfelt thanks to all of you for participating in this live fatwa session and for submitting your valuable questions. Your eagerness to seek guidance and clarity in matters of faith is truly inspiring.

We are also deeply grateful to our respected guest scholar, Dr. Muhammad Salama, for dedicating his time and knowledge to provide insightful and detailed answers to your queries. May Allah bless hem for his efforts in helping us better understand our religion.

Below, you will find the answers to your questions. We hope that these responses will bring you the clarity you seek. Jazakum Allahu khayran for your patience and participation!

Question 1:

Is earning from Patreon Channel halal?

Patreon is used by videographers, webcomic artists, writers, podcasters, and other kinds of creators who post regularly online. Fans pay a few bucks per month or per post you release, and then you get paid every month or every time you release something new. Patreon will keep 8 or 12% of my earnings, depending on my pricing plan, plus fees and applicable taxes. Patreon is a kind of social media, but the way to earn money here is by direct payment, not advertising. Because it’s a social media, anyone can create a Patreon channel, and post anything, whether it’s halal or haram, and as per my research, just like Twitter, Patreon allows adult content creators to use their platform as well. I create cooking-related videos on YouTube. However, since YouTube monetization is not permissible according to many scholars, creating a Patreon channel could help me earn a decent amount by referring my YouTube viewers to my Patreon account, as many other YouTubers do. I have seen several Islamic scholars who have Patreon accounts.

So, will the earnings from Patreon be halal if I make halal content? Will I be sinful by referring my YouTube viewers to a site like Patreon where they can do both halal and haram things?

Answer 1:

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

Through Patreon the content creators request their followers to donate and support them financially. So, the question now is whether this request is permissible or not.

Scholars are in agreement that a Muslim is prohibited to beg people for money if he is not in necessity or real need for that.

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him said, “He who begs people to increase his wealth is only asking them for live coal. So, let him ask less or more.” [Muslim]

He also said, “Charity is not permissible for a rich person nor for one who is physically well-able.” [Abu Dawud]

Thus begging is not permissible as a source of income for a person who can earn his living otherwise. Only in cases of need, one may seek financial help until he is no longer in need. Then he has to quit.

There seems to be no difference between the case in question and the case of begging money from people for any personal interest since the content creator requests the donation for his own benefit, not for a public interest. Collecting donations is permissible only for a public interest.

Allah knows best.

Question 2:

Asalamualaikum Warahmatullah.

I was wondering – If I am attempting to marry a woman who comes from a Shia family, but she herself is not (her brother is informed when we speak), can they be considered her wali if her immediate male relatives all either don’t pray, partake in drug use or are actively engaged in riba?

Also – for the sake of safety from negative perception, they will not be informed of the marriage until she is to depart her current living arrangement to live with me.

It is all seemingly justifiable due to research online being that:
a) a fasiq cannot be considered a wali.
b) publicizing the marriage is necessary except for fear of the envious eye.

I would like an ‘alim’s approval or disapproval on my approach to this matter and their objective thoughts based on their understanding from Qur’an & Sunnah.

Jazak Allahu Khairan,

Answer 2:

Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

The question talks about “immediate male relatives” without giving details about who they are. Also why is her brother chosen out of her other relatives, though he is also a Shi`i? No details here as well.

“Envious eye” is mentioned without referring to its relevance to the case at hand. Does this have anything to do with excluding her “immediate male relatives”? Also no details given.

So, let’s point out a number of issues that might be helpful in shaping your decision:

• First: Not all Shiah groups are the same. Some of them are moderate and close to Ahl As-Sunnah and some others are deviant and hate Ahl As-Sunnah. Some others are only Muslims in name and actually are not Muslims. If a Shi`i person does not hold blasphemous beliefs (as held by extremist Rafidah), he remains a Muslim.

• Second: There is no consensus on disregarding the woman’s Wali (guardian in a marriage contract) if he is Fasiq (ungodly). This is a controversial issue, and, in fact, the most preponderant opinion is that being Fasiq does not deprive him of this right; particularly if this Wali is her father.

• Third: The order of woman’s Awliya’ (guardians) in marriage from among her relatives goes like this: Fathers (including paternal grandfathers), sons (and their sons), brothers (and their sons), and uncles (and their sons). Some scholars, however, give sons priority over fathers in this regard. Still brothers come at least in the third rank. Breaking this order without a valid reason renders the validity of the marriage controversial.

Allah knows best.

Question 3:

AoA
I was 5 week pregnant and doctors diagnosed its a ectopic pregnancy and i had miscarriage as the tube was brust doctors removed my one tube.
Its was done at 25th of September 2024.
And now my bleeding has been stopped.
My question is when should i do gusal ans offer prayer after this miscarriage?
Should i have to wait for 40 days and then offer prayer of right now i can offer prayer?

Answer 3:

Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

If you are sure that the bleeding has stopped completely, you have to take the ritual bath (ghusl) and start praying. Scholars has identified 40 days as the maximum period of postnatal bleeding during which a Muslim woman have to refrain from Salah (praying), Sawm (fasting) and having sexual intimacy with her husband. Being the maximum period means that bleeding may stop before that. Thus, you may not wait so long as the bleeding has already stopped.

Allah knows best.

Question 4:

what does it mean by the stingiest of people who is too stingy to make dua and can you give me an example pls and thank you may allah reward you. also so heres my example does it mean by if a person is making dua to allah only for himself not for other is that stingy

^^ assalmu alaykum

Answer 4:

Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

“Stingy” means ungenerous. I tried to find out what is meant by being “too stingy to make du`a” but I could not find something relevant to this meaning.

As for making du`a for oneself, not for others, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was reported in many narrations to have prayed and supplicated for himself both inside and outside the Salah (Prayer).

However, it is undesirable for the imam who leads people in Salah or any congregation to make a special du`a for himself while others are hearing and responding by saying “Ameen”.

Allah knows best.

Question 5:

Is rimance and fantasy is harram too read islam. When I was little I love too read. I still do. Just dint like to give up. But if it is harram than I will try to focus on more Deen. Please it is yes too harram or no.

Answer 5:

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

In principle, it is permissible to read stories, if they are free from haram (prohibited) content, such as sexuality, immorality, or idolatry. It is the content that decides whether such reading is permissible or not.  

Still, a Muslim should not waste time. Time is life. Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) tells us that many people devaluate and depreciate the blessing of time. He said that there are two blessings which many people waste carelessly: Good health and free time [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

He also exhorted us to “Take advantage of five conditions before other five conditions: your youth before your old aged, your health before your sickness; your richness before your poverty, your free time before you become busy, and your lifetime before your death.” [Al-Bayhaqi]

So, you are better advised to spend your time reading useful books and watching useful contents that increase your knowledge and strengthen your faith.

Allah knows best.

Question 6:

I am from Bangladesh , is it permissible for me to shift in Singapore and settle there because I will be able to practice my deen there perfectly , in my country there is too corruption, I can’t even find something to do.

Answer 6:

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

Bangladesh is a Muslim country, and it is not clear how corruption prevents you from practicing your deen. Moving to a non-Muslim country is a risky endeavor that puts Muslim’s faith to test due to the temptations and secular lifestyle to which a Muslim gets accustomed gradually.

Therefore, there are necessary conditions for the permissibility of moving in a non-Muslim country:

1. To be able to practice Islamic teachings freely.
2. To have the ability to resist worldly temptations and ideological misconceptions. This requires a good level of knowledge and piety.
3.  To have a dire need or a convincing reason of achieving a legitimate goal that cannot be achieved in a Muslim country such as escaping persecution in one’s country, seeking knowledge that is not found in a Muslim country, giving da`wah, etc.
4. For a Muslim woman, there must be a mahram in her company.

Considering your case as presented in the question, it seems that there is no convincing reason or a dire need to justify moving to this country. Let me here remind you of the Prophetic promise “You will never leave out something for the sake of Allah but that He will compensate you with something better.”

Allah knows best.

Question 7:

Assalamualaikum! I have question regarding salah when traveling. Can you please answer me quickly, I am in a hurry.

First, I am going to be traveling in 2 weeks in a flight that will take almost 24 hours. And I am confused to when to pray when their will be huge time difference. I will be traveling from Chicago to Islamabad and stopping in the middle in Turkey. Can you please give me a detailed answer to how to pray when traveling? And that the qiblah is not in the right direction, can we pray in any direction?
Second, In salah a woman has to cover every part of the body except face hands. But if we are in front of non mahram, do we have to cover face and hands too? And if we don’t cover face and hands in front of non-mahram (in salah), is our prayer invalid?
JazakAllah for your time!

Answer 7:

Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

While travelling by plane, a Muslim enjoys a number of licenses with regard to prayer.

– If one cannot stand while praying, he/she may pray while sitting down.

-If one cannot identify the Qiblah at the beginning of the Payer, he/she may seek the help of the crew and if no help, he/she may try to identify it by way of reasoning and follow the direction he/she thinks to be the right one.

With regard to Payer times, it is a remarkable feature of such times that they are determined by the obvious movement of the sun. No matter whether the plane moves with the sun or against it, it is easy to identify the time either based on one’s knowledge (identifying sunrise and sunset is easy, I believe,) or by seeking help from the crew.

One may observe Jam`, that is combining Dhuhr and `Asr together and Maghirb and `Isha’ together.

If you believe that covering face and hands is obligatory, then you have to cover them in front of non-Mahram men. Still uncovering them does not render Salah invalid.

Allah knows best.

Question 8:

Aslmo Alakume my question is about my period it takes only 7 days but the problem is when I eat too much food or drink too much or drinks cold thing my period will stop a moment and than continue but If I eat to much food or I overeat if my period have to end in the in the 7 day it will porbpely end in the 9th day and this means to me I have to re pray all the Slahal because it was my flair for overeating drinking cold water and I notice something when I am in my period something is telling me don’t eat too much or drink cold water and that’s true because if I do that it will take days or long for my period to be clean.

Hlp

Answer 8:

Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

These additional days are included into your menstruating period. So long as you have menstruation bleeding you have to refrain from praying, fasting and having sexual relation with your husband. You do not have to make up obligatory Prayers during the days of your menses.  

Allah knows best.

Question 9:

My father remarried when I was very young and ignored our family and my mother to go and live with his second wife. I went through a very traumatic childhood and troubled youth because of that. My husband knows this and still talks about second marriage knowing how traumatic the mention of this act is to me. Recently, somebody we mutually know remarried and it caused my husband to mention his “right” of second marriage again and again to the point that daily we have atleast one unpleasant discourse about it. I try to avoid it but he brings it up even when we are discussing other things. It has become increasingly difficult for me to have a normal conversation with him about other matters of marriage or Shariah as he keeps attacking me for my dislike of this one thing. It seems like I have to agree with him that he can remarry if he wants to or he will daily mention this to me. He knows that if he goes ahead with the act, I might have a breakdown and do something irrational as it is out of my control. But still, he insists that I should have no problem with it as it is “his right”. How should I deal with this situation?

Answer 9:

Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

Before discussing this specific case, let me give a short introduction:

As a ruling and a law prescribed by the Shari`ah, no Muslim may ever raise objection to polygamy or any other Shari`ah ruling or law.

Submission to Allah’s laws, whether one understands the wisdom behind them or not, is an essential part of being a Muslim. The wisdom behind its legislation has been mentioned in another long answer found in this site (please search for it if you like.)

Polygamy is an exception not a rule. A polygamous husband is required to be just and give each wife her rights in a fair way, which is difficult for many men; otherwise, he has to face the prophetic warning “Whoever has two wives and is inclined to favor one of them over the other will come on the Day of Resurrection with half of his body leaning.” [Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi]

Jealousy is an emotion and feeling that only needs to be channeled in the proper way. It is a test for women to curb this emotion as it is a test for all Muslims to curb their desires and emotions and channel them in a way that pleases Allah SWT.

Now, coming to your case, it is unwise of your husband to bring this issue repeatedly into your conversations. Often such a husband just wants to win a theoretical debate. Usually a husband how really intends to marry another wife does not seek permission from the first one and often does not talk about the issue at all.

You are, thus, advised to keep calm and try to avoid any argument with him in this regard. Whenever he brings up the issue, just ignore it and deflect the discussion.    

Allah knows best.

Question 10:

Is it sinful that I won’t be pregnant because of side effects from bipolar medication?

I’m pretty worried if I get marry someone that I can’t be pregnant because of taking medication for bipolar that causes me having Susie effect. I can’t be pregnant if I will tell him, he will leave me or not. I can’t stop the medication that helps me to stabilize my emotions. I also don’t know how to handle with kids because of being autistic.

Answer 10:

Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

May Allah relieve your distress and help you get cured soon.

Life is a journey of trials. The Quran says what means “Very truly, We created man in [a life of] travail.” [90:4] Trials for a Muslim either atone for one’s sins or elevates his ranks. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “Trials will not cease afflicting the believing man and the believing woman in their self, children, and wealth, until they meet Allah without having any sin.” [At-Tirmidhi]

A Muslim must also have trust in Allah, feel content with all His decrees, and entrust all their affairs to Him. Marriage and pregnancy like all other affairs are only determined by Allah’s decree and all His decrees are good for a believing person.

Having said that, it is important to emphasize also that a successful marriage has to be based on honesty from both parties. Hence, just leave your affairs in the Hands of Allah, pray to Him to help you overcome this trial and to grant you a pious husband.

When you find a good man proposing to you be honest with him and tell him about your case. Concealing this important information will likely cause marital troubles in the future as he will think that you have cheated him.

Allah knows best.

Question 11:

Generally, is it a blessing to have your period?

Answer 11:

Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

Menstruation is a normal vaginal bleeding that occurs as part of a woman’s monthly cycle. Every month, the woman’s body prepares for pregnancy. If no pregnancy occurs, the uterus sheds its lining. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to `Aishah “This is something that Allah has decreed for the daughters of Adam.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

As such it is useful to keep your period as normal.

Allah knows best.

Question 12:

Assalamu alaykum if someone deems video recording as haram because he deems as picture making would the person being sinning if he watched videos Islamic ones and if he watched videos would he be amongst the picture maker’s

Answer 12:

Wa alaykum assalamu warahmatullah wabarakatuh,

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving.

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Prophet Muhammad.

There is disagreement among contemporary scholars regarding whether photography and videography are permissible or not. Even some of the scholars who prohibit photography deem videography as permissible.

On the other hand, there are scholars who deem both as permissible. Still no one has said that watching videos is like making them. Even if we go with the opinion that declares photography and videography as impermissible, this does not entail the impermissibility of watching them as long as the content itself is not haram.

Entering a house that has images or pictures is not prohibited. A number of the Prophet’s Companions entered churches and we all know that churches are usually decorated with pictures and images and they must have seen them.

By analogy watching a picture or a video with a lawful content is permissible.

Allah knows best.