Category : Miscellaneous
Dreams After Fajr
Question: اسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتهDo dreams after Fajr Salah come true?So my mum recently had a very detrimental dream in the current 2019 Holy month of Ramadhan but a few months ago from today, a valuable and dear aunty from the family passed away so my mum ...
Surname
Salaam Alaykum wa ramatulaah wa barakatuhu Ya shaykh , upon marriage I took my husbands last name , dropping my fathers family name. I had not yet converted at the time nor did I have knowledge of the ruling. Now is it compulsory that I change it back to my fathers? and drop my husbands las...
School
Salaam Alaykum In USA. If one can not afford Islamic school for their children is it permissible for them to attend public school? There is a hadith I’m not sure what the exact words are but it says something like “ do not leave your children in the hands of the disbelievers” do...
Photo/video
Salaam Alaykum wa ramatuaah wa barakatuhu Is taking photos and home videos of ones young children for the purpose of memories permissible? Can they be stored digitally or in album? I question if it’s haram and it makes me scared if it is bc I have pictures and video of them I take on my ...
starting Ramadan according to calendar or local moon siting
Salaam alaykum In USA the vast majority of Muslims go by the calendar on when to start fasting Ramadan and celebrating Eids. A small minority go by local moon siting. The mosque closest to my house goes by local moon siting. Should I follow when the vast majority start fasting Ramadan for t...
Relationship
Assalamualikum sheikh. Please help me sheikh with your advise. Im in lot of depression and stress. I met a girl in my workplace. She was a nonmuslim then. We had a relationship for around 3 years before we broke up. After q. 1.5 year of our relation she reverted to islam without informing ...
In-laws
Salaam alaykom Ya shaykh Please help me what I should do in this awkward situation dealing with my in-laws coming to my home and having mixed gathering. My husbands brother every now and then comes to visit and sometimes brings his wife. She does not wear any hijab at all. They do mixed gat...
Changing Name
Asalaamo alaykum wrb Pls if u could answer this question bc am having such a delima. Ya shaykh I know it’s permissible for convert to keep their birth name if it doesn’t have haram meaning. However is it better/preferable for a convert to change to Islamic name? Also is the name ...
Niqab Fard or Sunnah
Salam alaikum wrb Ya shaykh if u could pls answer this question I’d really appreciate it. Is niqab Fard or sunnah? What about for a convert living in the west? Would it be permissible for them to unveil if it’s causing them a lot of stress due to veiling attracting unwanted attention du...
Ya Badooh
Assalamualaikum Mufti Saheb, I have seen one wazifa of reciting Ya Badooh. But what is the meaning of Ya Badooh? Please reply at the earliest. ...