Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My wife is 41 and is pregnant with our third child Alḥamdulillāh. This was a planned pregnancy as we wanted more children and planned for 3, given we were married at 33. However, this pregnancy unlike the others carried higher risk factors due to age and previous 2 c-sections…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a husband says “take 3” to the wife, does it constitute as a religious divorce? Is saying “take 3” a metaphor of divorce/ ṭalāq? The person in question wanted to say “take 3 capsules” but due to waswās (devilish whispers), he is having doubts. Is saying “take 3”…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I recently read a fatwā that said some ‘ulamā regard appreciating singing and dancing, to take one out of the fold of Islam. So many Muslims these days enjoy ḥarām (forbidden) music and dancing. They listen to music, watch dancing videos etc. I thought this was only sinful. Is…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am in contact with an Ismā’ilī and I am a Sunnī Muslim who offers prayers Alḥamdulillāh. I want to ask if it is permissible to marry this Ismā’ilī guy or is it outside the pale of sunnī Islam? Please advise! Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am working in UberEats. My question is, I do not deliberately deliver pork and alcohol but at times, KFC or McDonalds orders contain non-zabīḥā beef or chicken, is my income ḥalāl? I am not the direct contact with the customer and the food company. I am only a…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can we use husband’s name after marriage? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. To use one’s husband’s name to express affiliation and or identification, as a wife to the husband, is permissible.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What should a person do if he recites sūrah fātiḥah and forgets to read a sūrah after. Will ṣalāh be valid, or must it be repeated? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling on women wearing platinum rings? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Even though there is a minor difference in the matter, the correct position is that women are…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is dhāhir al-riwāyah (stronger position) in terms of moon sighting whether there is consideration of different maṭāli’ (horizions) or not? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Imam Ibn ‘Ābidīn (may Allāh’s…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a woman becomes pure at work or school, and is not able to get home in time to make ghusl (ritual bath), should she make tayammum (dry ablution)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for…