Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: I told my wife, “The day you leave Canada, then the remaining two ṭalāqs are effective.”. This was said in the context of a larger discussion that was going on regarding my wife selling a property and traveling with my mother in-law to Pakistan. I had explained this several…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: In Islam are we permitted to name a cat with a prophet’s name such as Ādam? Answers: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. It is not appropriate in Islam to name an animal…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to write Qur’ānic script on the skin of the arm and keep it there. Answers: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute Scripting anything on the skin is tantamount to tattooing.…
Answered by Muftī Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it appropriate to name a boy Ḥaseeb Aḥmed? Answers: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Yes, it is permissible to name a boy Ḥaseeb Aḥmed. Ḥasīb (or Ḥaseeb) means a noble man,…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My husband, Hasan had granted me the authority to divorce myself (tafwīḍ al-ṭalāq). Muftī Abdul Mannan of Pickering masjid in Ontario had provided a written document confirming the validity of the tafwīḍ al-ṭalāq al-bāin. The letter is attached. I exercised my right and have divorced myself by saying the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If one is travelling by flight from the west such as Canada, to Saudi Arabia for an ‘Umrah trip and visit to Madīnah, however, they land in Jeddah and go directly to Madīnah. Do they need to be in the state of iḥrām, because Jeddah falls inside the miqāt…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I, recently married in Pakistan (12th March 2021). My wife had two divorces before so I am her third husband. Few days ago, when I asked her that I did not see your khula’ (Islamic divorce) papers with consent of your ex-spouses of divorce. She said they are at…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have a certain problem, the cause of which is undiagnosed. I feel the sensation of bubbles on the exterior of my anus, these sensations also come with audible sound sometimes, and without an odour. I also experience the same bubbly feeling on my right or left buttocks, clearly…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: As a person with OCD and anxiety problems, I suffer from bad thoughts and sometimes say things beyond my control. Recently, my wife had makeup left on the floor. I kicked it and she said the makeup is expensive. The reason I kicked it because I had put the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Are Muslims permitted to eat snakes, bats and wild animals? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Islam has prohibited consumption of animals and creatures that are harmful to the wellbeing of humans. Accordingly, snakes, bats and wild…