Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is more beneficial? Praying two nafl (optional prayers) for something to happen (good score on exam) or to recite Qur’ān (specifically Sūrah Yāsīn)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Both actions…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If somebody drinks water, will this suffice in fulfilling the farḍ of gargling in ghusl? (making sure the water wets the entire mouth)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. The objective of…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling with regards to a woman not covering her ‘awrah in front of a blind man? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. A Muslim woman wishing to practice Islam…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a woman is pregnant and got divorced in this condition, and has had an abortion within few days after the ṭalāq (she was in her 11th week of pregnancy). Now what happens with her ‘iddah? Still carry on 3 months? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Regarding spending on one’s family for ‘Āshūrah; will it be better to prepare a special meal for ifṭār on the 9th Muḥarram or for the 10th of Muḥarram if one will be fasting on these days? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My question is if a husband prevents the wife from going out to visit her friends or go shopping without any valid reason, is this allowed in Islamic law? After marriage is a wife treated like she has no emotions or wants and is she allowed to be imprisoned…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Do our desires toward islamicaly sinful activities like alcohol, music or pornography come under minor shirk? If a muslim dies without repenting from minor shirk, is there a chance he or she can still attain Paradise? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I need an Islamic ruling urgently to finalize my separation. I have been in an abusive relationship with my husband. The police have arrested my husband. I have very limited contact with him. Even though we have problems, he does not want a divorce and I do not want…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have OCD and keep getting doubts regarding ambiguous divorce. I have never said the ‘divorce’ word to my wife but lately my overthinking has gotten worse and the ‘divorce’ word is always in my mind. I have never uttered it. Rather, I have said to my wife, “Leave…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is a tenant islamicaly responsible for accidentally breaking blinds and also stains on walls and mirrors from smoking in a residential rented property? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. In response to…