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Live Fatwa (How to Keep the Spirit of Hajj and Other Issues)

Sheikh Kifah Mustapha
04 September, 2017

Dear Brothers/Sisters,

 

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

Saturday, Sep. 09, 2017 | 13:00 - 15:00 GMT

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As-salamau alaykum dear Sh. Kifah. I am wondering if you have any tips for those who performed hajj this year on how to keep the spirit of hajj.



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

It is said, if your status before Hajj did not change after Hajj, then you only performed the obligation but did not benefit much.

 

That means, you should see yourself more closely to Allah, focusing on the Hereafter, avoiding Haram and doing a lot more of new and extra types of worship to Allah.

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I advise attending the Masjid as the most important thing and learning about Islam and also contributing Sadaqah.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

My brother died recently, so I want to buy Quran and give the nearest mosque on his behalf.Will that be sadaqah Jariah for him? Please add some details from the Quran and Hadith.



Yes, insha Allah. Every time one will use that Qur’an for reading it will generate good deeds for you as one who donated the Qur’an and for him as he was intended in it.

 

Allah  says: “And we document that which they have presented and that which was of their marks” (Yaseen 36:12) which means the marks of good deeds left after people from you especially family will be considered yours.

 

Also the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:  “If a person dies, his deeds will cease to generate rewards except 3: knowledge, a continued Sadaqa and a righteous son making Dua.” This deed includes the three together: a family member, knowledge of Qur’an and Sadaq Jariyah.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

Is it allowed in Islam to use emojis in text messages? As there are number of emojis having faces of humans and animals.



Yes it is. Pictures are prohibited if meant to be worshiped only.

Almighty Allah knows best.

Dead line for tewaful ifadaSalam



The dealine for Tawaf al-Ifadah is end of the month of Dhul-Hijjah as long as you are residing in Makkah.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

A senior member of our family has married (for the 3rd time) a man 35 years younger than her. However she is still married to her 2nd husband. I assume she did not disclose her marital status to the celebrant who was performing her 3rd marriage. She does not live with her 2nd husband but still communicates with him, sees him and takes financial support from him for herself and her grown daughter. She has also never asked for a divorce. She feels that her 2nd marriage is automatically null and void since he no longer physically lives with her; and that she can therefore marry a 3rd time without requiring a formal divorce. She has kept her third marriage a secret from everyone and her 3rd husband is forced to pretend he is her nephew in front of other people. So essentially my question is: is this 3rd marriage valid? If it is valid, on what grounds? If it is invalid, does this mean that she is not required to divorce her 3rd husband in order to end the relationship?JezakhAllah Khair for your time.



Being away from the husband is a reason for a woman to ask for divorce from a judge. It does not mean at all she is already divorced!

 

So if what you claim is true as you said, she is still married to her 2nd husband and her 3rd marriage is void. The Imam who did the marriage should be notified to make needed corrections.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

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Assalaam Aleikum , I have been texting a muslimah ,i text her through facebook twice or thrice in a week or so,we talk straight without sending pictures or so,we arent interested in rubish talks,May Allah protect us and guide us,we never meet personally nor talk face to face,am 19 years and she is 16 ,i would like to talk to her family about us instead of texting ,her brother told me that she is still young when we were talking generally though i never told him about her,but i told the girl to let her family know that we have a conversation where by she told her elder brother ,i told my parents about her and they admired her , Am studying in college and she is to finish GCSE the following year In shaa Allah, i really admire her etiquettes,character and the way she carries herself , I would not like to text her again and again,i wish to talk to her parents, Kindly suggest the best advice , JazakhAllah Khairan



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

I would ask you if you had a sister who is 16, would you allow her to communicate with another man the way you are doing? I hope and expect not.

 

You are also only 19 and still studying and you need to find a job and maintain work.

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The prophet (peace be upon him) said: One who is ready to establish a family let him act on it.” That means mainly financially because you are responsible to care for your wife and kids.

 

I say, quit this relationship and wait until you have a job and income and a place to call home to live in and then ask for her hand. If that takes 2 or 3 years both of you will be mature and more ready.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Is it important to have a hobby? If yes, should it be beneficial for after life? How do we know how much resources and time should we invest into a hobby? I am taking medicines for mental illness and was divorc ed for not disclosing it before marriage. I feel either parents or girls would not be willing to marry me. Am I allowed to go for improper ways like dating to impress women? Can I give da'wa to a woman seeing both the possibility of marrying her and not marrying her? Am I allowed to pray istikharah to marry a girl who has faith but has not yet accepted Islam?



It is not ordained religiously to have a hobby. Hobbies are personal choices. You do not have to have a hobby; it is totally up to you. It is good on a personal level to have good hobbies that you can benefit from. It will benefit you indeed after life if it was goodness to people.

 

Looking for a spouse is great but you must tell of your medical conditions so you will not be deceiving the spouse or her family. If they accept you with your condition, then that is the proper channel.

 

You can give Dawah to all people, but you need to keep the proper conduct when dealing with the other gender.

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Dating to impress women in a Haram way is not allowed. You can use social venues like through family and websites to look for the best match and be yourself and honest about all your matters.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Alhumdulilah I'm studying the Quran nowadays so many of my misconceptions are being cleared up and Im getting to know the wisdom behind many things. I understand the fact that everything stated in the Qur'an and Sunnah has some special wisdom behind it. I would like to know that why in Islam a Muslim man is allowed to marry a Christian or Jewish woman? Are there any special conditions to this? I mean, conditions like whether the Christian or Jewish woman should be very practicing or moderate in her religion? I've heard that marrying a Christian or Jewish woman is only allowed in cases of extreme necessity, like if a Muslim woman is not available to marry. Don't know if this is true, but I heard that in the time of Umar (R.A), some Sahaba married Kitabiya women and he told them to divorce those woman because Muslim women were available to marry that time. I understand that a Muslim woman cannot marry a Non Muslim man because of the sheer differences and pressures that would come in terms of faith, but what about the wisdom in allowing Muslim men to marry Christian and Jewish women?



A Muslim man is allowed to marry a Jewish or a Christian woman with the condition of chastity. No details were given by the Quran or the prophet (peace be upon him) in relation to the level of their religious practices. Some companions made it prohibited based on circumstances like `Umar when he told Abu `Ubaidah to divorce his newly Christian wife explaining that no men will be available to marry Muslim women if one leader like Abu `Ubaidah set an example.

 

Some scholars say that only if you live in a place where you can guarantee the well-being religious identity of your kids and that in case of divorce the non-Muslim wife will not change their faith away from Islam.

 

In short, it is permissible with one condition that Allah said in Qur’an that they must be muhsanat or protecting their honor. All other conditions are points of views in relation to environment and time and can change relatively.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu'alaykum. I am on my last days of menses. I don't think I experience any white discharge to guide me about my end of period so I waited for blood cessation. What I want to ask is, what if I think my period has not ended, so I left my prayers and fasting, but then apparently it has ended and no discharge come anymore, do I have to make up the prayers? Also, what I know that spotting after menses is the remaining menses blood that hasn't come out. So does spotting of brownish discharge count as menses?



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

Two signs declare the end of menses; either the white discharge or the total dry status in which no blood would come out after. If you thought you were not clean yet and missed prayer but verified you were clean you must make up what you missed. If you did not verify you were clean but was in a doubtful status, you are considered still not clean and no need to redo the prayers until you are sure 100%.

 

If brownish spots are connected to the regular period, then it is a normal period. If it was disconnected in time and fell over the regular days, then it is not.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

Salam,for some work I was looking through wikipedia on information about mermaids and it says this:"A mermaid is a legendary aquatic creature ... The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame..." (and then they talk about legends of mermaids you can check the article.) Does this mean I should stop anything related with mermaids, and stop kids from watching movies about mermaids for example? Thank you



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

Watching mermaid’s movies or reading stories in an entertainment way are fine. `A’isha, the Prophet’s wife (may Allah be pleased with her) used to have a toy of a horse with 2 wings. But to believe in their existence as holy and sacred and have some sort of praise for them to that will make it haram (prohibited).

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

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Recently I came across an article where someone(Mr. X) was described as a member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. I respect your all the scholars and contributors to your website and the good work they are doing in promoting the moderate face of Islam. However, don't you think that calling an Ahmadiya a Muslim, when religious scholars belonging to different school of thoughts, unanimously agree that they are kafirs and heretics, amounts to misrepresentation of facts to a certain degree



Basic beliefs of Ahmadiyyah include that Mirza in a prophet after Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) which contradicts basic belief to Islam. We belief that Muhammad was the last prophet and messenger and anyone who believes in a new prophet after him has caused a major change in our creed.

 

For that all Muslim scholars do not even consider them true Muslims even if they claim shahada. Islam cannot be divided; you must take it all as one unit.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

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Asa, I was wondering if it is permissible for a woman to perform the nikkah ceremony.



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

There are two ways to understand your question. If the women was just a processor of the paper work like a lawyer who will file it in court or a clerk in an Islamic court and she documented the marriage in its conditions as the acceptance of marriage from both parties, the presence of the girl’s Walii, the Mahr and the two witnesses etc.. then yes she can do that.

 

But if the question meant either the girl marrying herself or acting as the Imam conducting the marriage, it should be checked under what is acceptable in that country. You do not want women to conduct marriage in a society that it can revoke later because of the cultural practices as part of understanding religion too. Most of the schools of thought do not permit women to initiate a Nikah for herself or for another person.

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The school of Abu Hanifah allows a woman to marry herself without Wali if she is an adult and proper candidate came to her, she can assign whoever she wishes to be her Wali.

 

Based on that view, I can say that if it is accepted in a place to have a female acting as the one who performs Nikah ceremony, it should be fine. The reason I say that is because marriage needed no specific person to process nikah ceremony in early time of Islam. It was a trusted word of mouth between groom, father of bride and 2 witnesses. Later in time it was assigned to the Imam to do it as one who knows the details of requirements.

 

So yes with these conditions:

1- the female must be Sharia graduate who knows all details of marriage conditions and requirements and apply them.

 

2- Both families must be in favor of it.

 

3- No problem in country of residence to file such marriage by a female.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

 

Assalamalikum.. i need some guidance for a friend of mine. I have a friend whose daughter got married in Pakistan four years ago. Her husband came to live with her. Everything was done on paper for immigration purposes. He stayed for a year and then just left. Now he has filed papers in court to register the divorce. How do they go about with the Islamic way? When does she start her iddat? But they haven't lived together for over a year now. They live in separate houses. He submitted the papers in court to register the divorce but hasn't given her talaq verbally. Does he have to say three times in front of other people? And then she start her iddat? He has to say it at three different times? Or just once that he divorce her? she works so how does she do her iddat? please guide. How does one go about doing this Islamic way.....Jazzakallah



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

The iddaH starts after the divorce is finalized either verbally or in paper depending on each court in each country. So to that I suggest to ask the judge where the divorce is to be processed.

 

Now, you did not specify if they consummated the marriage or not. If no consummation of marriage took place, just paper like Kitab then no iddat is required and only half Mahr should be returned. If they did have intimate relation, then full Mahr is required and the iddah is 3 menstrual periods from the divorce time.
Almighty Allah knows best.

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My wife has been cheating me most of our marriage but I couldn't prove it but recently I heard her having sex with another man. What should i do?



This matter is no joke to assume. It must be verified by either 4 witnesses or the person himself or herself admits.

 

My advice is to check the status of the matter. Was it a onetime mistake and the person is repenting and asking forgiveness from Allah and promising to never do that again? If people admit and they are repenting to God never doing it again, there should be space for reconciliation to save marriage especially if kids are born.

 

If it was an act that is going to continue and no remorse or intention to change, divorce might be an option.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu'alaikum. I would like to know what is Islamic perspetive on:1. Drawing skull and beasts 2. Writing post-apocalyptic stories where life is destroyed On drawing, I choose the fatwa that permits it so maybe it is best to choose a scholar who holds the same belief because what I would like to know is whether or not drawing skull and beasts is permitted or not.



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

I believe the ruling changes depending on the purpose intended behind the art.

 

Any art that is presented in a sacred context is Haram. For example; drawing saints, angels, assumed blessed people etc. The reason for that is the possibility of people worshiping them or committing shirk in such figures.

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Any art that causes harm is Haram. For example; scaring kids, evil eyes etc.

 

Any art that promote something prohibited in Islam is Haram. Like showing private area, people drinking wine etc.

 

So in relation to your question, I am not sure of what is the purpose of drawing skulls and beasts.

 

Is it cartoonish like or scary made for kids? If it was used in any categories I mentioned above or in general something harmful, then it is not allowed.

 

Same thing to which the art is meant to show life is destroyed. If it was just scenes with no cause of harm mentally or emotionally, it should be fine.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalam-u-Alaikum! I am a 21 year old girl. My problem started when I was 8 years old. Images of nude girls came to my mind. Then I remember that I was 11 years old when I had some strange imaginations that involved nudity. I was just sitting and enjoying these thoughts. I also remember going to the washroom and washing my hands until my mum discovered it and scolded me. But I still used to do it because I thought everything is not clean and still dirty. I was 12 years old and I remember that I enjoyed the ideas of punishment and I enjoyed it if someone else punished me. I used to punish myself at 13 or 14 years old age my doing sit ups until my legs became sore. Then I remember I started masturbating. I am not lying I never ever knew what in the world I was doing. It was completely involuntary and I was completely innocent. I remember we used to have those water pipes in our wash room and at 14 years of age while washing I used them on my private parts and used to orgasm unintentionally. I just remember I used to do it because I enjoyed that feeling. I never indulged into this sin deliberately I never knew what I was doing, what it is called, whether it is a sin or not, it is haram or it is not normal. I was only 14 year old at that time when I started this and till 18 years of age I did not know what I was doing.I knew nothing about what I was doing. I discovered all about what I was doing at 18 years of old through the internet. I came to know that what I was doing is masturbation and it is haram. I could not find a person I can discuss my problem with because I thought no one would ever believe me because it's such a strange condition. I cannot tell this to anyone because although it is not my fault at all I think every one will hate me because of the conservative society we live in. I never indulged into all of this deliberately and it was never my fault. I spent 3 years of my life-fighting this addiction. I would pray for forgiveness a lot and leave it and this kept on going on and off for 3 years. In these 3 years, I would become extremely religious or sometimes depressed because I cannot discuss it with anyone and dirty obsessions would overpower me. I started looking at haraam things due to depression that only and specifically involved girls’ punishment when I became extremely depressed. But I left it soon because I feared Allah and I didn't let it to develop into addiction. Finally, with so much effort I have left masturbation but I cannot control those thoughts. They over power me so much that even though I don't act upon them it is a great mental and physical agony and they leave me aroused. How can I just overcome these thoughts? Moreover, even though I am not sure but I think I have broken my hymen due to orgasm. Should I tell my future husband about these issues? I still have the cleaning obsession. I will repeatedly wash my clothes, hands, perform ablution, check things and arrange my things in specific order. I try not to do it but if I don't do it I cannot have peace of mind till I do it. I have anger issues also. Recently, I have developed death phobia and I start suffocating and cannot sleep at night. I have developed an immense fear of everything including death and grave. I don't want to go out because I think something bad will happen. If my family is going out I always start having thoughts something very bad is going to happen to them. I remain in fear all the time. I tend to over think everything and always imagine the worst is going to happen. Moreover, I have phases in which I become extremely religious that I even start praying Tahajjud or I become so bad that I even don't pray obligatory prayers.How can I become regular in prayers? I also feel angry at times because I never did bad with anyone then why did this happen to me? This sin was not my choice it was something written because I was very young and never knew what I was doing. People are not going to see my that it is not my fault they are just going to hate me. I just wonder I was so young what could I have done that Allah punished me so badly. I would have been a really bad kid that I fell into this sin. I would have done something really very bad as a kid. Every one in the world will hate me no one will ever understand that it was not my fault. How much a person is responsible for the sin that became an addiction which wasn't her own choice? It would have been my fault if I had deliberately started masturbating knowing what I was doing. But I never knew what I was doing. It is such a strange condition that I don't tell anyone due to the fear that no one would have believed me. I remain depress all the time and cry all the time. I always keep thinking why did this happen to me? I always feel Allah is angry with me that I have now developed a feeling of self-loathing.I hate myself. Since I came to know at 18 years of age what I was doing I have been constantly transforming myself into a good person. Even before that I was never a bad person. I never deliberately did bad to anyone. I always help less privileged people by giving them money as much as I can as i am a student myself and don't earn. I help them from my pocket money. And I always make sure I help anyone who needs my help in studies and other affairs. I even support people a lot emotionally and console them when they are worried. Even I go out of the way to help people. I also used to recite a lot of Darood but lately I have become very depressed and now I don't even pray obligatory prayers. I become extremely sad whenever I think of future. I have never talked to men unnecessarily and I never have a boyfriend. I have always maintained the limits Islam has told women to maintain. What I have done was never in my hands or knowledge nor did I indulged into that deliberately. That was and is my genuine problem. How can I make some one believe that I was never a characterless girl and it is really my problem. Due to this I have developed anger issues. As I am battling with so much already inside my head that I cannot discuss with anyone I tend to get very angry if some one irritates me. I sometimes end up shouting at my own siblings. My patience level has dropped to a dangerous level. I don't want to tell my mother all of this because I don't want to hurt her. I love my parents and family members a lot and I cannot see them getting hurt because of me. Since 3 years I have been hiding this from everyone. I came to know about all of this 3 years ago. Moreover, I don't want to marry anyone because I don't want to hurt anyone because of me If I tell the truth to person I will marry he will get hurt and hate me and I don't want that. And he will be a stranger what if he refuses to believe my genuine problem and thinks I am lying to him and I did this deliberately. Because it is a very strange condition even I myself don't know how to explain it to anyone. But whenever the time will come what reason I will give my parents for refusing marriage. I cannot tell them the truth. I am stuck in a very bad situation. I have almost left it and I know I will leave it completely because I have the willpower to leave it. Actually I just want to know how much of it is my fault. Will Allah hate me for this that despite knowing 3 years ago I kept fighting it for 3 years and didn't leave it. But it was an addiction it was very difficult for me to leave it. In these 3 years there were times when I left it for months but 1 day I would slip a masturbate a lot. Then again I would leave it for months. Will Allah consider those 4 years when I was sinning without knowledge also my fault? I am lacking a lot in Imaan and Tawakul. Did this happen to me because Allah does not love me? What if I ever tell this to any person will they hate me?



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

It seems you went through a lot of ups and downs in your life. In short, repentance will erase all the past of faults or short comes.

 

But what I think you need is a close counseling sessions with an Imam who is aware of such details or a professional to help guide you move on. See if they are any in your area, it will be lot helpful.

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Almighty Allah knows best.

I have to go for eid in madina with my family on 31/8/2017.i will leave 31 night 8pm but i will not reach for eid paryer can i paryer eid namaz on my way.



Salat El-Eid can be prayed alone or in a group.

 

So yes if you missed it in a Masjid, you can pray it alone or with family.

 

Just remember no Azan or Khutba when praying alone.

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Just 2 Rak`ahs with 7 Takbeerah after the Takbeeratul Ihram and 5 takbeerat after standing from the sujud in second Rak`ah.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

Assalamu alaikum shaikh. I'm a female. Can I go to website /blogs/alike or download book/magazine/alike related with law,economics,business, finance,accounting,management, marketing , political science (world politics, international relationship, alike) to read news/article/writing/book/magazine to get the general idea about it while these websites, blogs, books, magazines are not about islamic law, islamic economics, islamic business, islamic finance, islamic politics, while I don't believe these are perfect than islam & won't apply. can I do course on these topics out of interest to gain knowledge & get idea about it? please note that I'm not taking any degree on these subjects or I'm not working in those fields but I want to do study or course about these topics as hobby cause I like to gain knowledge & get idea about various things



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

To the best of my knowledge most of the content on internet is available for public use individually. You need to be cautious for two things; one when referencing to quote the source and second not to use against copy rights.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.

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Assalamu Alaykum, Please i would like to know: 1.what is the rulling of wearing toe rings and anklects in islam? There are so many controversies is it halaal or haraam? 2. Can a woman cut her hair for the purpose of regrowth? Jazakumullahu khayran



Wa `alaykum as-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

 

Wearing jewelry in Islam is permitted for females made of gold or other stones. Allah the Almighty  said: “then is one reared amid ornaments.” (Az-Zukhruf 43:18)

 

But wearing jewelry should match cultural practices to be on the normal track and avoid imitating people of bad example.

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So what I am trying to say is that, if one had jewelry on toes and it was a practice in her community or culturally inherited, it should be fine. But if practices are imitating other gender or people of bad example, it is not.

 

On the note of your second question, a woman can cut her hair for regrowth, yes because there is no text that prohibits that and the ruling in Islam is that: everything is permissible except that which God declared not.

 

Almighty Allah knows best.