Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it okay to drink chai (tea) that has deer horns crushed and mixed in it? It is ginseng chai (tea). Answer: Jazāk Allāh for contacting us with your concern. In general, it is an agreed upon principal amongst the Fuqahā (Islamic jurists) those parts of a dead animal…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: I received a gift recently from an old friend which was a cast-iron skillet, this skillet may have been used to cook non-halal meats in the past. Would it be permissible to use the skillet after de-seasoning the pan and attempting to remove all the grease over a fire…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have heard many differences of opinion on the topic of taking photographs of people, but can you kindly inform me of the ḥanafī ruling on this and also what is the view of the majority of the scholars on this? I do not keep pictures in my house…
Answer by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Please explain the features and the series of events of the appearance of Dajjāl (antichrist) in detail. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. The Dajjāl or the Anti-Christ is a major sign leading up to the day of Judgement. From the Islamic point of view, some…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Allāh says in the Qurʿān, “No man guilty of adultery or fornication does not marry other than a woman guilty of adultery or fornication, or an idolatress, and as for a woman who committed adultery or fornication, no one but a man who committed adultery or fornication, or an…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am a revert and I have not informed my parents about it. This is because I feel they may either cut relations with me or take me back home and force to follow their religion. I am able to practice Islam because I live alone in another city…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is oral sex allowed in Islam? Can a woman or man kiss or suck each other’s private parts? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Oral sex refers to sexual contact between the mouth and the genitals or anus. If oral sex (performed by a husband and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to swallow saliva while fasting? Does it break the fast? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Swallowing one’s own saliva will not invalidate the fast. (See: Badā’i al Ṣanā’i) The act of one deliberately gathering, collecting and swallowing one’s own saliva, to quench…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: If a girl and boy accept each other as husband and wife with only Allāh as a witness, is that considered a valid nikāh? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In order for an Islamic nikāḥ/ marriage to be valid, the following conditions are required: Consent…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Please explain the rules and conditions of ‘Iddah and importance of abiding by them. Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr Thank you for your question. In Islam, ‘Iddah is that duration of time, a divorced or widowed woman observes, in which she does not marry, nor does she entertain proposals of…