Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a husband and wife have not consummated their marriage (the actual act of intercourse), but engage in other intimate acts with each other, is their marriage invalid? Is there a time limit after marriage for a husband and wife to consummate their marriage through sexual intercourse? If 3…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: My daughter was involved in a premarital relationship with a close family friend’s son. I really admire the boy’s services to Islām and his passion for it, but I didn’t like the manner in which he approached my daughter, hence I wish to get her married elsewhere. Please provide…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: I’m a postgraduate student in the faculty of hadīth and am eagerly waiting to request my professors to give me permission in obtaining the famous sanad (chain of hadīth to Allāh’s Messenger peace and blessings upon him) consisting Bābā Yūsuf al-Hirawī who is said to have lived 300 years,…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is machine slaughtered chicken ḥalāl (permissible)? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind In order for chickens slaughtered by machine to be ḥalāl, the following conditions must be strictly met. If they are not met, the poultry will be considered non-ḥalāl: The machine operator and or…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I would like to give $1000 in loan to an Islamic organization. The organization promises to return the money to me after one year. Is it permissible for me to ask them to pay my zakāh for the $1000 loan on my behalf. Answer: In the Name of God,…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: I was sacrificing my goat on the day of ‘EĪd and forgot to recite the name of Allāh upon the animal due to excitement. Is the animal halāl (legitimate to consume)? Answer: According to Islamic principles of theology and jurisprudence, in the above-mentioned case, the animal is considered Halāl…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: Do I have to make up missed ritual prayers (ṣalāt)? If so, then what is the proof in the ḥadīth? Answer: Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for your query. May Allāh Almighty give us the ability to understand and practice the pristine teachings of His religion. Āmīn! With regards…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a Christian man? She will be keeping and following lslam still after marriage. Answer: In the name of God, Most Merciful and Most Compassionate In a democratic world, one can marry anyone. However, a Muslim woman wishing to abide by…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badat Question: It is sunnah (a prophetic practice) to pray two nafl (optional) rakʿāts (prayer units) when entering a Masjid but what if someone enters after ʿAṣr and before Maghrib. Do they still need to pray the two nafl? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate This is…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: It seems that I am losing my memory. I tend to forget words, things that I have read. It makes me difficult to recollect things that I had learnt. This also makes it difficult to concentrate. Can you tell me some verse or sūrah that I can recite to…