Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am a local artist. My Hindu neighbour asked me to help her make an outline of their god Ganesh as she is not very artistic and is not able to do it. I am not sure if this is allowed, islamically. It has no features and will not…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is more beneficial? Praying two nafl (optional prayers) for something to happen (good score on exam) or to recite Qur’ān (specifically Sūrah Yāsīn)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute. Both actions…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Regarding spending on one’s family for ‘Āshūrah; will it be better to prepare a special meal for ifṭār on the 9th Muḥarram or for the 10th of Muḥarram if one will be fasting on these days? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Do our desires toward islamicaly sinful activities like alcohol, music or pornography come under minor shirk? If a muslim dies without repenting from minor shirk, is there a chance he or she can still attain Paradise? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: As a person with OCD and anxiety problems, I suffer from bad thoughts and sometimes say things beyond my control. Recently, my wife had makeup left on the floor. I kicked it and she said the makeup is expensive. The reason I kicked it because I had put the…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is sperm analysis permissible? Masturbation is involved in this process. Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for contacting Mathābah with your question. Kindly note that if the sperm analysis is conducted due to a medical reason…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I was playing badminton outside with my cousin and he was not playing the best. It was quite windy also and so after trying for some time he hit the shuttlecock. I did not get it as it went down before I got there and I tutted. I am…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: When I was reciting a sūrah (Qur’ānic chapter) yesterday I had a waswasah (evil thought) that reciting this verse will make one a disbeliever, astaghfirullāh (I seek refuge in God). After a few hours I get the doubt whether I said these words with my tongue or not. My…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Reciting Sūrah Al-Kahf on Fridays – does it need to be done in one sitting or is one allowed to read it in parts throughout the day and when is the last hour that it can be read for Friday? Does one need to recite the entire sūrah or…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the sunni Muslim understanding of the narration of Ibn ‘Abbās (may God be pleased with him) in which he defines the term “mutawaffīka” from the Qur’ānic verse 3:55 as “mumītuka”? Answer: In the name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind. Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for contacting…