Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible in Islam to use optical aid when sighting the new moon to commence the lunar Islamic months? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting us related to your question. Yes, Islamicaly it is permissible to use…
By Yūsuf Badāt ONE: Varying Practices are Acceptable within the Framework of Islam. This is Done with Respect. Anas (may God be pleased with him) said, “When [we] the Companions would travel, some of us would fast and others would not. Some of us offered the complete prayer while others performed the shortened (qaṣr) prayer. The…
Answered by Muftī Khālid Saifullāh Al-Raḥmānī Translated and formatted into English by Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling for the one making iʿitikāf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) during Ramaḍān and leaving the masjid prayer hall area? Please provide some details! Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Du’ā Jamīlah – it is said that it is good to recite this du’ā during the month of Ramaḍān as its benefits are great. Is Du’ā Jamīlah authentic? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In general, making…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: After urinating, I always wash my private part properly and clean it. However I still have doubts that there may be a drop that came out afterwards. What should I do? Also, if a drop of semen or urine comes out, do you have to wash the whole cloth…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Questions: In shā Allāh I would like to go for Ḥajj but there are some health concerns. I sometimes have urine issues. When waiting in line for the washroom it is extremely difficult to control the urine and some urination happens. It is not a small amount. Lifting or sneezing…
By Shaykhah Omm Obaidullah Fiqh of Food Tasting Tasting food does not invalidate the fast, as long it is not swallowed. Tasting food should be avoided, it is only to be done if there is a need for it; Children Fasting is not mandatory on children who have not reached the age of puberty Fasting…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt #ProductivePilgrimage Step 1: Ihrām The 8th of the Islamic lunar month, Dhū al-Ḥijjah is the first day of Ḥajj. On this day the pilgrim will dawn the iḥrām clothing and enter the state of iḥrām. Men will wear two unstitched sheets. One sheet wrapped from the navel down.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: We are a few board members of our Islamic center. Our question is, if we follow the international sighting stance to commence lunar months, is it permissible to declare and announce the beginning of the month as soon as we receive reliable verified information of moon sighting from the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am getting married in a few months, but I am very confused because I do not want children. I want to live a free and happy life with my wife. Is it wrong, according to the teachings of the Islam, to not want children? Answer: In the Name…