Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Once during prayer, a few moments before the Salam, my passage opened, but I couldn’t detect any gas coming out, so I continued and thought it was just a waswasa. I am afraid whether I judged wrong out of haste as I was hungry and wanted to eat something […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I wanted to ask that at the time of one prayer, I felt gas movement in my passage but couldn’t tell whether it came out. Also, I felt some pressure once but couldn’t tell if gas came out, so I continued. Was it correct? Will a person be sinful […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I am 21 and recently had my Nikah overseas; my spouse is still overseas. We have not consummated our marriage yet because they are waiting until we move in together in the US. My question was, am I now obligated to pay her Zakat since we are technically married […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I deal with my doubts about Ghusl because I suffer from waswasa? If I did not perform a ghusl (that I had doubts about) and then prayed have I committed disbelief? If I have committed disbelief, is my marriage affected? Answer In the Name of Allah, the […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Allah be pleased with him) said, “The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to pray four rak‘at before Zuhr once the sun had passed its zenith.” Abu Ayyub asked him about it. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Indeed […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Will every human being to ever live be resurrected and held accountable for their deeds? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The Resurrection Every single human being, ever to have lived, from the time of the first human, Adam (upon him be peace), to […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the Hanafi ruling on somebody like me who gets damage to my leg during prayer? How should I pray? If it is to pray on a chair or to pray standing up but then go on a chair for the parts I can’t do, can I lead […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I was wondering if we are allowed to call ourselves Sunni Muslims. Because in Islam, we are not supposed to categorize each other into different kinds (Sunni and Shia, etc.). Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Ideally, we would not have to qualify our […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Does saying that a particular ruling from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) is harsh constitute insulting the Prophet and therefore count as disbelief? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. No. Considering a ruling harsh is not insulting the Prophet […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Shaykh, is it forbidden to cut nails and hair in the first ten days of dhul hijjah? And to whom does it apply? What’s the exact time for not cutting hair and nails? Is it the first ten days of dhul hijjah or the whole month of dhul qa‘dah? […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What does the folk or family (Āl) of Muhammad refer to? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The scholars mention that the meaning of “Āl” when used in supplication refers to every God-fearing believer. [Din; Jala al-Afham Sharh ‘Aqida al-‘Awwam] The Messenger of Allah […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question We know that our salam is conveyed to the Prophet (Allah bless him and send him peace), and the Prophet (Allah bless him and send him peace) replied to our salam, if I am not making a mistake. But is our durud conveyed to the Prophet (Allah bless him […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question One day, I set up a wallpaper in my phone at which it was written ‘Allah is watching you’, to try hard not to watch any erotic content again and intended to quit masturbation. After some days, I relapsed, masturbated and watched por* in the same phone having the […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I slowly increase my time in worship and decrease my time in games in a way that will have lasting benefits? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The best way to make slow changes to one’s current practice is to do so […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question While performing Hajj al-Tamattu‘, how many Qurbani need to do in total? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Only one slaughter on the Day of Slaughter (i.e., 10th of Dhu al-Hijja) is due for the Hajj al-Tamattu‘, and by this one will come out […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do we practice loving and accepting ourselves without falling into the sin of arrogance? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Loving oneself and accepting oneself is based on the inherent dignity that Allah Most High gave all humans. It means that we uphold […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If the wife and husband decide that they do not want to sell gold jewelry for previous years’ Zakat payment, and also, her Zakat for 30-33 years may be more than the entire monetary value of the jewelry itself, and her husband agrees to pay monthly in installments, but […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What does the statement by Allah Most High, “I am as My servant think of Me,” mean? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it true that we can’t do anything with free will except good or bad deeds? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The question you ask is not the correct understanding of Islamic belief. Free will relates to choice. We are free to choose […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I deal with my mother, who wants me to dress inappropriately? She’ll remark that my clothing doesn’t give me any form or that my bra makes my chest look too flat. She compares me and my high school friends and cousins who wear cosmetics. On Eid, I […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do we realize the true life is in the Hereafter? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Leaving aside the beautiful descriptions of the Hereafter in the Quran and Prophetic narrations, as well as the fear-inspiring descriptions of Hellfire –  there are many signs […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is giving charity (sadaqa) each morning from the practice (Sunna) of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace)? If so, can this be fulfilled by having a monthly amount directly deposited to an online charity count towards this Sunna? Answer In the Name of Allah, the […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question On our journey to Mecca, I started my period. I waited till the bleeding stopped (within ten days but one day longer than last month). I prayed Maghrib and ‘isha at the hotel and checked for any signs of bleeding throughout and before I left to perform ’umra after […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If you only have four minutes left to pray fajr and you aren’t sure if you would pray a part of the fajr fard prayer after the sun already set, should you still pray the sunna prayer, or is it better to only pray the fard prayer? Answer In […]