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Shaykh Farid Dingle

October 29, 2023 1 min

Can We Use Filthy Materials As Art Supplies, Tools, or Anything Else Similar?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Is it permissible to use something that is filthy as a tool, art supplies, or the like? Answer Thank you for your important question. In the Shafi‘i school, it is permissible to use filth (dead animals, dung, and the like) for uses that do not result in consumption, wearing, or […]
October 29, 2023 1 min

Can I Avoid Socializing To Focus on My Work?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Is it permissible to close one’s door on someone else in order to get on with one’s work? Answer Thank you for your important question. It is perfectly fine to stop socializing with someone in order to do one’s work. If they insist, and socializing would result in harm to […]
October 29, 2023 5 mins

What Is the Difference between Showing Modesty and Humiliating Yourself?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Are humans honoured in Allah’s eyes or are they disdained? What is the difference between showing modesty and humiliating yourself? Answer Thank you for your important question. Allah Most High has created us from lowly nothingness, and honoured us with free will and the ability to win unto His […]
October 28, 2023 2 mins

What Should I Do If I Break an Oath and Cannot Afford to Pay the Expiation?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question What should I do if I break an oath and cannot afford to pay the expiation? Answer Thank you for your important question. If one breaks an oath, one must even expiate by feeding or clothing ten of the poor. If one cannot afford to do so, one must […]
October 28, 2023 2 mins

Will Sinner Be in Hellfire Forever but Believes Their Sins Are Wrong?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question How can we explain verses of the Quran or hadiths that seem to indicate that anyone who commits a major sin will be in Hell forever? Answer Thank you for your important question. Someone who commits a sin knowing and accepting that they are doing wrong is sinful but is […]
October 28, 2023 2 mins

How to Distribute Zakat al-Fitr among People in Shafi‘i School?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question I understand that it is an obligation for me, according to the Shafi’i school, to distribute zakat al-fitr to all eight categories of zakat recipients in my city and to at least three members of each. Could you please give me some practical advice as to how exactly to do […]
October 28, 2023 3 mins

I Would Like to Name My Baby Girl Hayra. Was She a Hadith Narrator?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question I would like to name my baby girl Hayra. Was she a hadith narrator? Answer Thank you for your important question. I personally could not find a narrator by that name. There is a famous narrator by the name Khayra, who was the first wife of Abu Darda and […]
October 27, 2023 1 min

Am I Excused If I Have Trouble Pronouncing Some Letters When I Pray?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question If I find it hard to pronounce certain letters in prayer, am I excused? Answer Thank you for your important question. If one has genuinely tried one’s best to pronounce a letter and, after trying for some time, genuinely cannot physically pronounce it, then one is excused, and the prayer […]
October 22, 2023 2 mins

What Is Meant by the “War” Declared against Those Who Deal in Interest?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question What is meant by the “war” declared against those who deal in interest? Answer Thank you for your important question. Allah Most High says, ‘O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to you] of interest, if you should be believers. And if you […]
October 21, 2023 2 mins

I’m Due to Have an Operation during a Prayer. What Should I Do?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question I’m due to have an operation during a prayer. What should I do? Answer Thank you for your important question. If one is under general anesthetic from before Dhuhr until Maghrib, from before Maghrib until Fajr, or from before Fajr until sunrise, then one is excused from praying those […]
October 21, 2023 1 min

Does Reciting Ra and Lam without Heaviness Invalidate My Prayer?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Recently I learned that the letters ‘ra’ and ‘laam’ have to be pronounced heavily in some places and lightly in other places (tafkheem and tarqeeq). But it takes a little bit time for me to pronounce in that way correctly and I end up taking so much time to […]
October 20, 2023 1 min

How Can I Overcome Waswasa About Me Being a Disbeliever?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Recently, I have been getting a lot of waswasa from shaytan about my past sins and I am trying my best to overcome these. Sometimes I find it makes me think I am a disbeliever so I stray and lose hope. What should I do? Answer Thank you for […]
October 20, 2023 1 min

At Which Angle Do Fajr and Isha Start Respectively?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question At which angle do Fajr and Isha start respectively? Answer Thank you for your important question. Personally I go with Fajr starting at astronomical twilight, which is 18 degrees. You can see this fiqh discussion from UK for other opinions. Regarding Isha, you should try your best to go […]
October 20, 2023 1 min

When I Buy Food, Am I Obliged to Check the Ingredients?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question When I buy food, am I obliged to check the ingredients to make sure everything is halal? Answer Thank you for your important question. All food and objects are assumed to be pure until proven otherwise, and there is no obligation to check unless it is meat. (Fath al […]
October 20, 2023 5 mins

Is It Correct to Recite the Entire Quran Every Week?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question There is a hadith that mentions that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to recite the Quran every week and it mentions how he would divide it up into parts. What is the hadith and is it authentic? Answer Thank you for your […]
October 20, 2023 1 min

Did Our Lady Fatima Have an Argument with Abu Bakr over Property?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Is it true that Our Lady Fatima had an argument with Abu Bakr al Siddiq over property in Fadak? Answer Thank you for your important question. There was no religious argument between Our Lady Fatima and Abu Bakr al Siddiq (Allah be well pleased with both of them). When […]
October 19, 2023 1 min

What Advice Could You Give to My Friend Who Makes Spiritual Claims?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question My friend says Allah has told him that he is going to be His proof on Earth. What advice could you give to him? Answer Thank you for your important question. I pray that your friend will indeed become the Allah’s proof on Earth by realising his complete slavehood […]
October 19, 2023 1 min

Has Allah Asked Us to Venture into Space and Discover the Universe?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question  Has Allah asked us to venture into space and discover the universe? Answer Thank you for your important question. Allah Most High has created us so that we might realise and act upon our complete slavehood to Him. Part of this is to appreciate what is due to him […]
October 19, 2023 1 min

Who Has the Right to Name the Newborn?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Who has the right to name the newborn? Answer Thank you for your important question. May Allah reward you for your important question, and may He bless you god-fearing children with beautiful and inspiring. The right of naming of the child is that of the father. (Nihayat al-Muhtaj, Ramli; […]
October 18, 2023 3 mins

Does Islam Force Those Who Are Not from the People of the Book to Convert?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Does Islam force non-Muslims who are not from the People of the Book to convert to Islam? Answer Thank you for your really important question. Islam is a religion that seeks the good for everyone and shuns bloodshed and brutality. Although there are different opinions on the issue, historically […]
October 18, 2023 1 min

Is It Halal to Pursue a Career in Data Science?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Is it halal to pursue a career in data science? Answer Thank you for your important question. Data science per se is perfectly halal, and as such there would be nothing wrong with specialising in this field. As we are all aware however, the way that this science is […]
October 17, 2023 1 min

Can I Close My Door On Someone?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Is it permissible to close one’s door on someone else in order to get on with one’s work? Answer Thank you for your very important question. It is perfectly fine to stop socialising with someone in order to do one’s work. If they insist, and socialising would result in […]
October 15, 2023 3 mins

How Do I Find The Owner of Property I Damaged?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question I accidentally scratched someone else’s car and have been unable to find the owner. What reasonable steps should I take? Answer Thank you for your very important question. You should try your utmost to find the owner of the car, without going to extremes. Checking the cctv from the […]
October 15, 2023 2 mins

Will the Antichrist Be Followed by Jews, Iranians, and Turkic Tribes?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Is it true that the Antichrist will be followed by Jews, Iranians, and Turkic tribes? Answer Thank you very much for your question. No true believer, whether no matter whether they are of Jewish, Iranian, Turkic descent, or any other race, will follow the Antichrist. No one is damned […]