Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have heard it is forbidden to continue breastfeeding while one is pregnant. Someone also referred this ḥadīth to me, can you kindly clarify? “Narrated Asma, daughter of Yazīd Ibn as-Sakan, I heard the Apostle of Allāh (peace be upon him) as saying, ‘Do not kill your children secretly,…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Being a follower of the Qurʿān & Sunnah according to the Ḥanafī methodology, I perform the witr prayer in three raka’aats, two sittings, with the concluding salāms at the end of the three raka’aats. I am planning ʿUmrah in Ramadān and was wondering if my witr prayer would be…
ʿUmrah Procedure (Download Free E-Guide: Umrah-in-Four-Steps-SSS01) ʿUmrah entails 4 major steps: Iḥrām (intention and getting into the required state for pilgrimage) Ṭawāf (circling the Ka’abah in the Grand Mosque at Makkah) Saeʿīe (pacing between the two hills) Ḥalaq/ Qasr (shaving or trimming the hair on the head) Step 1, Iḥrām Approximately two hours prior…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: On the day of Judgement will we be called with the names of our mothers? Answer: Jazāk Allāh for your question. Please note that the following sound ḥadīth shows that, on the day of resurrection, people will be called with their own names and with the names of their…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: As a Muslim, can I give charity to non-Muslims and receive the same reward? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Being charitable to non Muslims is definitely a means of reward and blessings from the Almighty. It is the duty of Muslims to also assist suffering…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Who is the best person to lead prayers? Is it permissible to offer prayers behind someone who does not have a beard? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. According to Islamic jurisprudence, the following are the most entitled to lead the congregational prayer, in order of…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My question relates to shaving for men and is in 3 parts. Is shaving your facial hair on your chin and cheeks ḥarām? Am I sinning by not having a beard? Is having a beard a fard in Islam or a sunnah? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Practicing Muslims generally pray five times a day. The Al-Fātiḥah is the first chapter of the Qurʿān which is an integral component of the daily ritual prayers. Here is the verbatim literal English translation of the supplication with no interpretation, brackets, explanation or footnotes: “In the name of God, the Beneficent,…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is offering “fatiḥah” and going to tombs of saints and imams prohibited in Islam? Answer: Jazak Allah Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Reciting ‘fatiḥah’ usually denotes ‘rewards of deeds reaching the dead. Majority scholars regard this as permissible and valid. There are numerous prophetic reports and actions of…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My sister’s husband said ṭalāq 3 times in anger. He did this on two occasions a year apart. At that time they had asked about the matter and were told it didn’t count because it needed to be said in front of witnesses and maximum 3 months apart. Now…