Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What are the virtues of Sūrah Yāsīn? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Kind, Most Merciful Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for contacting Mathābah with your question. There are countless virtues for reciting, studying and practicing the lessons of Sūrah Yāsīn (Qurʾānic chapter 36). Some are mentioned below:…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is watching pornographic movies a kind of zinā (fornication/ adultery) in Islam? Answer: In the name of God, Most Kind, Most Merciful Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Yes, watching pornographic material is a form of fornication (zinā) which is not only prohibited and sinful in Islam…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is covering of the head (ḥijāb/ head veil or scarf) mandatory for muslim women? If so, at what age does it become mandatory? How can I convince a sister to start wearing ḥijāb? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can we put flowers on the graves of Muslims? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah with your question. There is no religious merit to placing flowers on graves. This is generally a practice of other religions and…
Answered by Muftī Khālid Saifullāh Al-Raḥmānī Formatted to English by Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have come across conflicting suggestions around the religious significance of the number “786”. Does the number “786” hold any significance from an islamic standpoint, or does it not mean anything? If we come across items (sheets of paper, articles, signs etc)…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is Qadr? I have read that it is God’s decree and things are pre-destined. I also heard that this knowledge of decree is only with God. If so, does this mean we as humans are merely ‘puppets’ and that whether we choose to exercise our free will or…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I was recently reading an article regarding a lady who has last stage brain cancer and she has decided to take medications that will help her pass away on her desired day without having to suffer and go through the excruciating pain of the cancer. According to Islam, is…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: Is the following text, “Speak to a leper whilst there is a distance of one spear or two spears in between the both of you.” about social distancing, that is making the rounds amidst COVID-19 an authentic ḥadīth? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: I have heard people saying that the COVID-19 phenomenon is a punishment of Allāh. I heard a viral audio clip of a prominent scholar saying based on an anonymous dream that COVID-19 came as a punishment from Allāh upon the Chinese nation and many more. Is there any merit…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: In the current climate of COVID-19, most masjids across the world are closed with no prayers. This got me thinking, what are the rights of the masjid? If they are not fulfilled, are we sinful? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank…