Question: Do I need to correct mistakes in Qur’an recitation if it happens in my mind? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. The nature of your question is unclear. If you are referring to inward recitation outside of prayer, […]

Question: Is it permissible to wear a shoe called “Israfil?” Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Wearing a shoe that has the title of a great angel is heavily disliked and sinful, but it is not an act of […]

Question: Does lying about my qualifications make my income haram? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Lying in order to obtain a job is a major sin and requires repentance. However, the income that is made from the job […]

Question: Does scratching my feet while wearing thick socks nullify ablution? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Using your finger to scratch the inside of your foot while wearing thick socks does not nullify your ablution nor the ruling […]

Question: Is it permissible for an apostate to be a witness for a nikah? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Uttering a statement of disbelief removes one from the fold of Islam if spoken from a place of knowledge […]

Question: How do I wash my thin beard during ablution? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. If the skin is visible under the hair, then it is necessary to wash the beard as you would wash the face. Your […]

Question: Is the usage of sex toys permissible during intercourse? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Intimacy with one’s spouse is an integral part of marriage. Both the husband and wife should strive to fulfill the desires of each […]

Question: How do I wash impurities on the skin? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. The impurity found on the skin would predominantly be visible, by either sight or smell. One should wash the impurity until the signs of […]

Question: Is it permissible to work as an embryologist? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. The field of Islamic Bio-Ethics is one that is still evolving and expanding. Working as an embryologist to help married Muslim couples dealing with […]

Answered by Ustadh Omar Popal Question Does leakage after sex necessitate ghusl? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. It is not necessary for a woman who finds her husband’s semen leak out of her vagina to repeat the major […]

Question: Can we supplicate to Allah by his mercy? Answer:  Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Asking Allah, Most High by His Mercy The Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) would supplicate to Allah, Most High by […]

Question: Is it permissible to do electrical work for a bar or pub? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge, and may he place blessings in your sustenance. Working as an electrician is a permissible and noble job. However, when […]

Question: Is my ablution nullified upon hearing a sound? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Your ablution (wudu) is not nullified until you are certain that gas left the body, regardless of whether you hear a sound from your […]

Question: Do traces of stool nullify my prayer? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Your prayer is valid so long as the amount of impurity on your body was less than 5cm in diameter. The cleanliness of the body […]

Question: What can I do during the crowded tawaf? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Undoubtedly, The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca is quite crowded during the Hajj season. The area around the Ka’ba where the majority of Muslims desire […]

Question: Is learning the history of magic permitted? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. In Islam, the study of black magic is sinful and prohibited. [Ibn Abidin, al-Hashiyah] For the general Muslim, learning the history of magic would be […]

Question: Is it necessary to return the income I earned from a skill learned though haram means? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. The income acquired from a (permissible) skill that was learned from a stolen phone is permissible to keep […]

Question: Is rain during a funeral a sign of felicity? Answer: Dear questioner, May Allah, Most High reward you abundantly for your desire to increase in knowledge. In Islam, rainfall during a funeral is not a sign of felicity nor punishment of the deceased. Our Mother Aisha (Allah be pleased with her) said that when […]

Question: Should I still get married despite not being inclined to? Answer: Dear questioner, May Allah, Most High bring clarity to your heart and keep you firm on the straight path. In general, Spending multiple years trying to get married to someone is highly discouraged. Having a relationship with someone of the opposite gender for […]

Question: What is the permissibility of a woman leaving the home for exercise if she observes proper modesty? Answer:  Assalamu alaykum, Thank you for your question. It is absolutely permissible for a woman to out for the reason that you described as long as she is doing it modestly.   Please see the details and […]

Question: Who are the Pious Predecessors? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Who are the Pious Predecessors? The term “Pious Predecessors” or “Al-Salaf Al-Saliheen” technically refers to someone who died within the first four hundred years after the Prophet […]

Question: Is giving tips permissible? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. Giving tips to waiters/waitresses, delivery workers, etc. is permissible and advised. Giving a tip is the same as giving a gift to someone. It is permissible to give […]

Question: Is it necessary to give my zakat to the people of my village back home? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. You may give Zakat to any legally poor or needy Muslim individual, regardless of where they live. […]

Question: Is it permissible to recite a different sura after already beginning a sura during prayer? Answer: Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah, Most High reward you for your desire to increase in knowledge. When you begin the recitation of a sura in prayer, you should continue to recite that sura […]