Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I saw a series in which one person cured his depression and death wish through the joy of others. Isn’t that what we should also desire(to be happy)? I remembered a hadith (it is authentic?) in al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 6026 that has a similar content. What are your thoughts […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If an individual, upon whom ghusl is obligatory, is called to pray and, out of embarrassment, joins the prayer alongside two other men, does this affect the validity of the other individuals’ salah? Additionally, does the junubi person’s role in giving the Iqama for that salah impact the completion […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question So, recently I found out that I’ve been praying wrong all the time. I‘ve been praying by just reciting one verse after Surat al-Fatiha, and I constantly made dua in my own language in sujud. I‘ve been just crying since I’ve figured this out. I have to repeat all […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question For long, but now shamelessly open, Saudi Arabia supports Israel. Although Allah (Most High) repeatedly warns us of collaboration with the enemies of Islam, we witness those who are in charge of Hajj complicit with those who aim to destroy Aqsa and perpetrate crimes against Muslims and humanity. I […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Will Sura al-Mulk save my body from rigor mortis and decomposing in the grave? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “(Punishment of the grave) will approach a person in his grave […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I have done a prohibited type of gheebah and what I did and writing a comment of condemnation like this is impermissible? What about the warning I asked about? Can this woman warn others to stay away from him because he is evil and dangerous.? When warning someone for […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to play chess in the Hanafi school? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate   The Hanafi school has taken a strict position with regards to playing chess due to external factors that historically had a strong correlation with the game. Such […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ‘Home of Peace’ mentioned in the Quran; 10:26? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Dar al-Salam (or Abode of Peace) has many interpretations: 1) The majority opinion of the Quranic exegetes is that it is a reference to Paradise, itself. In […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it disbelief to angrily beseech Allah Most High for help? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate No, angrily beseeching Allah Most High for help is not disbelief, nor is it necessarily discontentment with the Divine decree. It may however be a lack of […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the punishment for one who distracts others while praying? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Intentionally Distracting Someone Who is Praying Intentionally distracting someone who is praying is a major sin. This is a type of “preventing” from the way of Allah […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Why does Allah not accept my prayers when I pray for myself, but He accepts them when I pray for others? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I’m sorry to hear that you are going through such difficulty, and pray that Allah gives you […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is prayer valid if the skin is visible through the stretched-out material of certain clothing? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Your prayers are valid. It is highly unlikely for a garment which in its normal state completely covers the skin to be stretched […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I’ve always been unsatisfied by my penis size, (I’m average size) and was wondering if it is permissible to make a dua to increase the size, and if so, is there a specific dua I should recite? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Gratitude […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is a marriage valid between two people who were in an illicit relationship and then married without the consent of the wife-to-be’s guardian (wali)? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is a blessed thing that you both have repented from your illicit relationship […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I have anger issues, and I am trying to suppress it. Have I earned the anger of Allah Most High for raising my voice in anger at my mother? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Controlling Anger Anger is a natural quality of the […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it allowed to speak about one’s difficulties to another or to write about it in one’s diary? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is permissible to speak of your tough times and difficulties to another. However, if by tough times you mean […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it disliked or sinful to omit the Sunna actions of wudu and/or ghusl? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Abandoning actions that are deemed emphasized sunna are prohibitively disliked if done habitually without excuse. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar] This applies to wudu, ghusl, […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What advice would you give to someone having trouble praying due to urine leakage? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Allah Most High says, “and He has not put upon you in the Religion any undue hardship…” [Qur’an; 22:78] This verse is clear in […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If there is a large amount of blood on my clothing, can I use my phone if there is a Quranic verse on it? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The presence of impurity on one’s clothing is not a factor that would prevent […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to work in a laboratory studying various types of alcohol? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Yes. It is permissible to study various types of non-wine alcohol. There is nothing in the Sacred law that would prohibit such studies, especially since […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch   Question   How does dua work? Does it change reality?   Answer   In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate In as far as our vantage point of the perceptible world supplication can change things. But in regards to what Allah Most High has in His […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to pray two rak‘a of ‘Isha sunna prayers behind an Imam who is praying Tarawih? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is permissible to pray the sunna of ‘Isha prayer behind an Imam who is praying Tarawih. Amongst the conditions […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ruling on praying at the masjid while maintaining social distancing in the context of the hadith in which we are supposed to stand shoulder to shoulder and feet to feet; otherwise, shaytan will come between us? Is it permissible to pray with 6ft between each other? […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ruling regarding a man praying without a shirt? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is prohibitively disliked for a man to pray without a shirt unless due to an excuse. Amongst that which is disliked is for a man to […]