Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My work requires travelling and company functions with non-Muslims who drink. Sometimes, circumstances do not allow me and other Muslim colleagues to sit on a separate table. Also, as a senior staff member, I have to pay the banquet bills (which include alcohol) using the company credit card. I…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt It is the consensus of Islamic jurists that one can delegate another person to render a farḍ (mandatory) Ḥajj on one’s behalf in a situation where one is unable to proceed for pilgrimage themselves due to a disability or is deceased and has left instructions to heirs to fulfill the obligation.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: We often sleep in our rooms with our feet pointed towards the qibla (direction for ritual prayer). Would it be a sin? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Lying down or sleeping with the feet facing the qibla…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it sunnah for the imam of the local masjid to lead the ṣalāt al-janāzah? Would it be considered against the sunnah if an imam of another masjid leads the ṣalāt al-janāzah? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Alḥamdulillāh, we have been blessed with a new baby girl. We are considering some names and were wondering if ‘Anīsa’ is a ṣaḥābiyyah’s name? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Congratulations on your new family member. May…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is there such thing as ṣalāh (ritual prayer) for need, and ṣalāh for repentance? Did the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) ever do or encourage this? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. May God bless you…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have started my residency in obstetrics and gynecology. We have a pregnancy termination rotation in our first year (to learn the procedure). I’m very conflicted on whether to participate in this rotation – pregnancy termination is a complex subject with various Islamic rulings but the one ruling that…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can muslim men and boys have haircuts where one’s hair is cut in uneven lengths? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. The Prophet of Islam, Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him) prohibited a haircut wherein the cut…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have been married for two years to my husband who is an Aḥmadiyah (Qādiyānī) Muslim. I, myself am a Sunni Muslim. I didn’t think it was an issue for us to be married. However, upon further research and understanding to their beliefs in recent months, I have been…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible in Islam for a sunni girl to marry a shi’ā who only believes in Allāh and his Messenger Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him). Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Those wishing to adhere…