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: 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…
Answer by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: A lady failed to sit in ‘iddah (ritual waiting period prior to remarriage) after her divorce and the ‘iddah period is now over. Is she allowed to get married to someone else bearing in mind she did not sit in ‘iddah from her first marriage? Thank you / Jazāk…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am going through an early miscarriage (11 weeks). My OB has informed me that my pregnancy will not survive and my body will naturally start the process of miscarriage. I have been spotting for a few days – which is already an indication of my body realizing and…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question After sex, can we just take some water and wash off ourselves and go for prayers or do we have to have a complete bath? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr / Thank you for your question and your interest in knowing the religious rules of cleanliness.…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question I am writing to you from Dubai. I need information on ‘Ḥalālah’. My husband divorced me out of anger and he now regrets divorcing me. He has issued 3 talāqs to me on 3 separate occasions, hence we are definitely divorced now. Can you please tell me how I…
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Is it mandatory for a Muslim woman to change her surname to her husband’s name after marriage in Islam? Is it wrong to continue using her father’s family name? Answer: Jazak Allah Khayr/ Thank you for your question. There is no explicit evidence in the Qur’an or Hadith, neither…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I am married to someone who does not pray or fast and I have tried every way possible to guide him and have others guide him. Can I seek divorce on these grounds? I am afraid his lack of Imān and practicing Islam affects our children. Can a woman…