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Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

December 23, 2023 3 mins

What Advice Would You Give to Someone Who Recently Converted to Islam?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What Advice Would You Give to Someone Who Recently Converted to Islam? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Congratulations on your embracing of Islam. May Allah bless you with a beautiful connection to Him and the best of this world and the Next. As […]
December 16, 2023 1 min

What Should I Do If the Imam I Pray behind Often Recites Less than the Minimum A...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I often pray behind an Imam who either recites one or two long ayas, which doesn’t equate to the length of wajib recitation of 3 ayas, or they don’t recite in order as Hanafi fiqh states. In these cases, should I pray again or what? Answer In the Name […]
December 16, 2023 4 mins

Does Intentionally Eating Something That Is Strictly Prohibited (Haram) Take Me ...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Recently, out of curiosity, I tried a bacon sandwich. I knew it was haram, but I still went ahead anyway. I’ve always been a person who’s been cautious with such things, I’m a very religious person otherwise, Alhumdulilah. But regretfully, out of peer pressure and curiosity, I had tried […]
December 14, 2023 3 mins

Reading Along with a YouTube Video in Prayer Due to Difficulties Reciting

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Since proper recitation and pronunciation are difficult, is it permissible for my sister to listen to and read along with a reciter while performing the prayer? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate In short, it is not permissible to have external aides when reciting […]
December 14, 2023 1 min

Does a Completion of the Quran Require That It Be from the Same Mushaf?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Does a completion of the Quran require that it be from the same Mushaf Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The Quran linguistically means recitation. [Zabidi; Taj al-Arus] It was later written into codices (Mushaf) to facilitate learning and spreading. For this reason, it […]
December 11, 2023 2 mins

Respect for Prophet and Listening to Music and How to Say Mashallah and Inshalla...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it considered disrespectful to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) to listen to music despite the unwanted thoughts i get? Is saying “InshAllah” and “MashAllah” as one word and not separated allowed? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Music […]
December 10, 2023 2 mins

Is Supplicating While Facing Humans, Portraits, or Animate Objects Considered Sh...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Does supplicating when one happens to face humans, portraits, or animate objects take one out of the fold of Islam? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Supplicating when one happens to be facing humans, portraits, or animate objects does not take one out of […]
December 8, 2023 3 mins

What Is the Ruling of Being in Khalwa with a 9 Year Old Girl While Teaching?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible for me to teach a 9-10 year old girl (uncertain whether she has reached puberty) in a secluded place with the permission of her father who is the Imam of the local mosque? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The messenger […]
November 26, 2023 3 mins

What Are Your Thoughts about Giving Joy to Others in Order to Have Joy?

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 […]
November 26, 2023 1 min

Does Praying without Ghusl Due to Embarrassment Invalidate Others’ Salah in Co...

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 […]
November 25, 2023 3 mins

Must I Make Up All My Prayers as a Hanafi or Take the Opinion of Ibn Taymiyya?

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 […]
November 25, 2023 2 mins

Can I Still Perform Hajj despite Saudi Arabia’s Political Positions?

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 […]
November 21, 2023 2 mins

Will Sura Al-Mulk Save My Body from Decomposing in the Grave?

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 […]
November 21, 2023 3 mins

Is It Wrong to Condemn Public Sinners and Oppressors?

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 […]
November 16, 2023 2 mins

Playing Chess in the Hanafi School

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 […]
November 14, 2023 1 min

The Home of Peace (Dar al-Salam)

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 […]
November 14, 2023 5 mins

Discontentment with Allah’s Decree

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 […]
November 12, 2023 1 min

What Is the Punishment for One Who Distracts Others While Praying?

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 […]
November 12, 2023 3 mins

Why Does Allah Reject My Prayers from Me but Accept Them for Others?

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 […]
November 12, 2023 1 min

Stretchy Clothing Exposing Skin in Prayer

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 […]
November 11, 2023 2 mins

Can I Make a Dua to Get My Male Organ Bigger?

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 […]
November 11, 2023 1 min

Was Our Marriage Valid without the Permission of the Girl’s Guardian?

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 […]
November 11, 2023 3 mins

Have I Earned the Anger of Allah for Raising My Voice in Anger at My Mother?

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 […]
November 10, 2023 2 mins

Is Speaking about One’s Difficulties to Another or Writing about It in One’s...

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 […]