Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Some time ago, I forgave someone for their wrongdoings, but have since then contemplated whether I should take back the forgiveness, as the one who has wronged me is not remorseful at all; I am considering taking the forgiveness back, in the hopes of that Allah then would deal […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I am really struggling with the hadith that says: “كمل من الرجال كثير و لم يكمل من النساء إلى اربعة” What is the kamal here? Why can’t women become perfect like men? Please help me out; the responses I found all said that Allah favored men with Prophethood, intellect, […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is my prayer valid if I accidentally switch the words of the closing salam to ‘asslaatu WaSalam alayka ya rasoolalAllah’ before correcting it? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The prayer is still valid as long as you corrected the words and stated the […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question In the past I can recall breaking my Ramadan fast twice deliberately when I was in my teens, I am now 25. Once by masturbation and once by drinking water. I cannot remember if I had attained puberty or not because I used to masturbate but no fluid would […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I would like to know to what extent I should uphold ties with my family, specifically my aunts and uncles? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate You will find the answer to your question in this link. Hope this helps Allah knows best [Shaykh] […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is a bird putting flowers petals on my grandfather’s grave a sign of something? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate As Muslims, we are not superstitious. We believe that everything good or bad is created by Allah Most High as per His Divine will […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question When standing in the prayer, a person holds his hands as normal but folds the fingers on one of his hands to indicate the number 1, 2, 3, or 4, in order to remind himself what unit of the prayer he’s in. Is there anything disliked with this (he […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question An old school friend that does not practice (I don‘t exactly know his belief) and his girlfriend (I think she might be Christian since we are in Germany and she’s German) went to another country for holidays.  Now they want me to pick them up from the airport and […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question When my children are 10, should I wake them up for Fajr even though they are sick or have slept late due to some guests having come home or some other similar reason? And should I discipline them even when they miss Fajr due to such reasons? And am […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If I ignore a doubt when I don’t know if I did a major sin or not, would I be forgiven on the day of judgment if I actually did the sin? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Short Answer If you are not […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I’m looking at different Sufi tariqas and have a fascination for the different variations of Dhikr in different cultures. I’ve always found the Ba ‘Alawi Tariqa interesting, along with the teachings of Imam al-Haddad, his Wird al-Latif, and his Ratib. Does one need permission to recite the litanies of […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Inshallah, I will be performing hajj this year and want to confirm some details about Ihram for women in the Hanafi school of thought. Can a woman change her clothes once she is in the state of Ihram? Can she take off her hijab to make wudu or to […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If a person does not talk or speak to a Muslim person for more than 3 days because they are not friends, or they do not like each other or do not want to talk with each other, is that haram? When does not speaking with a Muslim become […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Can I, as a woman, recite Quran in a group? A mixed group of men and women, whether that be for the sake of learning the Quran together or for a mere session of recitation. Jazakumallahu khairan! Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate A […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What does this verse mean? (“Whoever has mindfulness of Allah, Allah grants a way out and provides for them in ways they could never imagine…” [Quran, 65.2-3]) Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Allah Most High says, “And whoever is mindful of Allah, He […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do we understand the verses in which the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) would mention certain supplications and invocations according to the various verses of the Quran he was reciting? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is an […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Growing up I studied the Quran in Arabic without being taught the meaning of it. It added no value to me. I want to teach my kids the Quran in English as I can understand it and can also teach them. Is it mandatory to learn the Quran in […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it necessary for me to break my prayer due to the need to pass wind, if I suffer continuously with uncontrollable wind? Answer If you are able to make it through an entire ablution (wudu) and prayer without passing wind, then you are technically not an excused person […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Could you clarify the rulings on machine slaughtered meat?  Is there any merit in authorities or certifying agencies who use this machine slaughtered meat? Is it better to avoid all machine slaughtered meat, even in Muslim countries? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Since […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What do I do if my husband is financially well off, yet he does not give me sufficient financial support? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Financial support is a right of the wife over her husband. It relates to her clothing, her food, […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to eat meat that has not been properly slaughtered according to the Sacred Law of Islam, if the meat is being served by my mother who follows an opinion given to her by her local Imam that in the US it is permitted to eat such […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to give a cat as a dowry? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Yes, it is permissible to provide your spouse a cat as her dowry (mahr). Dowry (Mahr) Dowry is defined as wealth obligatory upon the groom in a marriage […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I tell if something is Haram or not? There are many Harams in Islam, and I want to be able to avoid them. I do not want to commit a sin and disobey Allah. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The only […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I had a question regarding what constitutes kufr. I read on a SeekersGuidance fatwa that the only thing that constitutes kufr is negating something necessarily known by the religion. The thing is, I’ve also read that mocking the religion is kufr, prostrating in front of an idol and saying […]