Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Can an English (British) divorce result in a ṭalāq (islamic divorce)? What if a British judge grants us divorce and we get back together within 3 months? Do we still have to do ḥalālah? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Are these two narrations reliable and authentic? The ḥadīth of Abū Hurayrah: The angel of death will say to Allāh, ”O Allāh, all those who are in the heaven and those who are in the dunyā, they have come to an end except who you wish to remain alive…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: I was joking around with my wife about a second marriage. She said, “How will you please her in the bed when you cannot please me. You last only 1 minute.” I said, “Are you not ashamed talking like this?” She said, “I can talk like this because it…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: I had my period on 4th September and it ended on 11th September which is my usual menstruation week every month. However, I got my period again on 22nd September. I considered this as hayḍ (menses) and stopped offering ṣalāh. On 2nd October my bleeding has not stopped. What…
Answered by Shayk Yusuf Badat Question: A few questions from me and my friend who have made some mistakes in the past but have moved on and are repenting. Here-below are the scenarios and the questions. A scene is showed to a person where it says, “you’ll piss off the guy upstairs” referring to the…
Answered by Shayk Yusuf Badat Question: Are women permitted to wear non-scented makeup whilst in iḥrām? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Most makeup and cosmetic products are scented. When applied they also place a layer on top…
Answered by Shayk Yusuf Badat Question: I have got a job based on a fake degree and fake certificates. I have the skills and ability to do the job. I do the job competently and carry out my duties properly in the job. The job in and of itself is ḥalāl. Is my salary, which…
Answered by Shayk Yūsuf Badāt Question: My question about washing impure clothes that have menstruation spots visible on them which were not removed and have become dry, along with pure clothes in a washing machine. Will the soiled clothing make other clothes impure? Also drying them in a dryer? Please advise as I am getting…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: If someone hires the services of a debt collector, does he pay for these services or can he charge the debtor for it? Will it matter if “he had or had not” informed the debtor that failure to meet a certain deadline will result in the matter being handed…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Is anyone aware of any fatāwā in regards to charity dinners and whether paying a fee in exchange for entry and for a meal can be considered charity? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting…