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Live Fatwa (General Session)

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Thank you very much for joining us in this Live Fatwa session. We would like also to thank our guest, Dr. Mohammad S. Alrahawan, for answering the questions directed to him. You will find the answers to your questions below.

Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 | 14:00 - 16:00 GMT

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How Islam treats such symbols as skeletons, bones, skulls etc (as ornaments on clothes or jewelry)? Is it ok for Muslims to wear them?



Those symbols and skeletons are mostly worn by non-Muslims. Imitating non-Muslims is prohibited. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.” (Abu Dawud, it has been graded as an authentic hadith)

It also was narrated that `Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘Aas said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw ‘Ali wearing two garments dyed with safflower and he said: “These are garments of the kuffar, do not wear them.” (Muslim)

On commenting on this hadith, Ahmad Shakir said, “This hadith clearly indicates that it is prohibited to imitate non-Muslims’ dress, way of life and appearance.


Assalamoalaykum... I am married twice in islam.. we divorced my first wife and now my second wife (a Christian converted to islam in December 2007) wants to end up our marriage. We been living together for 8 years and we had a son... We engaged in threesome sex (2 guys and her) of course with her permission, we been doing this for a couple of years. And now she wanted to end up our marriage because of the following reasons: 1. Our threesome sex.(with her permission) 2. We are not legally married (according to Philippines Family Code)..she is single in papers but she is married in islam without legal papers. My question is: 1. Are the reasons above can be legal ground for Islamic divorce? 2. What shall we do in order that our acts (threesome sex) can be forgiven? I wanted to save our marriage... please help me...



May Allah forgive all our sins and guide us to the straight path. What you have been doing is one of the gravest sins in Islam, it is adultery which has been declared by Allah as a great evil. It also includes acceptance of an evil and abominable act to your family. Even if she accepts, you are still held accountable as being partner of this great sin.

First of all you have to repent your sin and invite her to repent this great sin. The conditions for repentance are well known:

  1. Quitting sin;
  2. Remorse over having committed the sin;
  3. Resolve never to return to the sin.

You must purify yourselves by drawing closer to Allah and raising the level of your God-consciousness. You must increase prayers, fasting and giving charity.

As for her asking for divorce, she has full right especially you have not practice your duty of protecting and caring about your family. Allah says in the Qur’an, “O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded.”  (At-Tahrim 66:6)

By encouraging her to do so, you are getting her to the hell fire specially she is a new Muslim. She does not have to obey you or listen to you in doing any prohibited act.

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For having an Islamic marriage, she has full right in order to guarantee her right of inheritance and also attributing children to you. But your marriage is still sound and correct as long as you concluded the contract according to Islamic law.

Almighty Allah knows best.


Assalamalaicoum! What duas, zikr, ayats from the Holy Quran should be read aloud and what - silently? Or one should at least wisper to get a reward?



When a Muslim recites the Qur’an he/she is presumed to recite it silently by moving lips and making it heard by oneself. This is in case one may disturb others. Abu Sa`id al-Khudri narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) retreated to the mosque. He heard them (the people) reciting the Qur’an in a loud voice. He removed the curtain and said: Lo! everyone of you is calling his Lord quietly. One should not trouble the other and one should not raise the voice in recitation or in prayer over the voice of the other. If it does not cause such a disturbance, one may raise his voice as long as he does not do that out of showing off or letting people listen to his recitation in order to praise him.

Almighty Allah knows best.


Assalamoalaikum! I am really depressed! My husbands first cousins (both girls) came from overseas for a visit! One is a 11 year old and the other 15...The 15 year old wears heaps of makeup, dresses inappropriately and looks like a grown up woman! My husband took them out one day alone and came abit late at night when it was dark! I got upset and told him that I do not like him taking them out alone...to which he replied they are like his daughters and they are children! He did not address my feelings and continued to ignore me in their presence! One time we were at a place and he was sitting beside me, he wanted to get up and go sit with his cousins! He doesn't realise how hurt I was! I kept telling him they will go away to their old life and we will be left behind to pick up the pieces (and that is exactly what happened)! I said according to Sharia you should not be alone with the 15 year old (she looks 22)...he also made inappropriate jokes to his uncle (the girls father) that he feels 17 again and when they go back, he will be back to being 30! Please help! Was I on the right to get upset?



Your husband does not have any right to go out or to sit alone with his female cousins. They are not mahrams for him. `Uqba ibn `Amir reported Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) as saying: Beware of getting into the houses and meeting women (in seclusion). A person from the Ansar said: Allah’s Messenger, what about husband’s brother, whereupon he (peace be upon him) said: Husband’s brother is like death. The same is applicable for

The same is applicable for husband with regard to the female relatives of his wives. Moreover, Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “No one of you should meet a woman in privacy unless she is accompanied by a mahram (i.e., a relative within the prohibited degrees).” Most of our social problems come through uncontrolled mingling between male and female relatives. May Allah guide him to the straight path.


AsSalamuAlyekum. My question is concerning the investment in public projects (transportation, water/sewerage, real estate, etc) in US and other nations through interest bearing loans by rich Muslim countries. Please advise Shariah's ruling on this potential undertaking and whether any type of employment with the investing party be permissible; specifically if a person becomes a representative or advisor of the investors in the country where investment will be made. Would such an interest be same as the one which formed the basis for strict prohibition (i.e., dhulm on individuals by hokdingtgem in bondage etc). Thank you immensely and JazakumaAllahuKhair.



By working in those projects as an engineer or as a technician, you are not involved in any riba activity. `Abdullah ibn Mas`ud narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) cursed the one who accepted usury, the one who paid it, the witness to it, and the one who recorded it. (Muslim and Abu Dawud). This is the version of Abu Dawud. As long as you do not register, witness, undertake or participate in interest taking or giving, your job is halal and there is no harm to continue doing it.


Salam. Please I am 33 years old and unmarried. What is your fatwa on marrying a divorced woman with 3 kids



The main criterion a Muslim should seek in his wife to be is good manners and piety. On the authority of Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) who reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “A woman is married for four things: for her wealth, for her lineage, for her beauty or for her piety. Select the pious, may you be blessed!” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

As long as the woman is a dedicated virtuous Muslim and of a strong belief and good manners, she would be a good choice. When a person is given the choice between a virgin and a previously married while both are of the same grade of righteousness and piety, scholars stated that it is recommended to get married to a virgin. This is based on the report of Jabir ibn `Abdullah. He said, “I married a woman and went to the Prophet, he said: ‘O Jabir! Have you married?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘A virgin or a matron?’ I said: ‘A matron.’ He said: ‘Why didn’t you marry a young girl, so that you may play with her and she with you?’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! `Abdullah (his father) died and left behind seven – or nine – daughter, so I have brought someone who can look after them.'” (He said:) “So he supplicated for me.” (At-Tirmidhi) It is graded as Saheeh.

But there is no problem of getting married to a divorced woman who has kids. If you do it sincerely for the sake of helping her and bringing up her children properly and islamically, you will be rewarded by Allah abundantly. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) got married to Khadijah who was a widow and he got married to Zainb bint Jahash who has been divorced by Zaid b. Thabit. Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) had Usamah ibn Zayd who was called the elect of the Prophet, whom he loved so much. The Prophet (peace be upon him), moreover, got married to 11 ladies all of them have previously married with the exception of `A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her).

Almighty Allah knows best.


I had a difficult childhood and teenage years and early adulthood. As a result I was a Muslim as I believed in all that Islam said. I encouraged my loved ones to read quran and all that stuff but for me I wasn't the best Muslim. I didn't always read quran and I had a problem with prayer. I changed the past few weeks I am back on track with my Islam and I want to be the same person as I am telling others to be.1. Will Allah ever forgive me? 2. What can I do to make up for all the bad things I did? didn't reject it or Islam? 3. Do I have to redo the shahada since I didn't pray regularly? 4. Is that considered a kafir or Munafiq? 5.Were any of my good deeds during that time even counted?



Definitely Allah forgives all sins and His mercy extends to you and to all His creatures. He said in the Qur’an, “Say, O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (Az-Zumar 39:53)

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Allah, the Exalted, and Glorious said: ‘A slave committed a sin and he said: O Allah, forgive my sin,’ and Allah said: ‘My slave committed a sin and then he realized that he has a Rubb Who forgives the sins and punishes for the sin.’ He then again committed a sin and said: ‘My Rubb, forgive my sin,’ and Allah said: ‘My slave committed a sin and then realized that he has a Rubb Who forgives his sin and punishes for the sin.’ He again committed a sin and said: ‘My Rubb, forgive my sin,’ and Allah said: ‘My slave has committed a sin and then realized that he has a Rubb Who forgives the sin or takes (him) to account for sin. I have granted forgiveness to my slave. Let him do whatever he likes”. (Muslim)

 

You must first and foremost make a sincere repentance to your Lord.

You do not have to recite shahadah again but you have to repent your sins and increase making supererogatory prayers which may make up some of the salahs you missed in the past. In order to gain forgiveness, scholars have stated that the following conditions must be met:
1. Giving up of the sin itself.
2. Remorse over what has been committed.
3. A resolve not to repeat it

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4- Compensating those who have been wronged or obtaining their forgiveness.

One who abandons prayers may one of two cases; 1. one who believes it is obligatory but he neglects it out of laziness, or 2. he denies its legislation. For the latter, he is a disbeliever by the consensus of all Muslim scholars. Such is the case of whoever denies a matter from the religion that a Muslim cannot be ignorant about such as fasting, Hajj and zakah.

Scholars differed on the state of the one who deliberately neglects prayers. Some scholars considered him a kafir. They have further differed on how many prayers that may render him a disbeliever. Some of them maintained that it is one salah while others stated that he must have abandoned prayers completely in order to be held a kafir. The latter view is preferred because it is based on sound evidences from the Qur’an and Hadith. In both cases, one has to repent his complete abandonment or partial negligence of prayer.

According to the view that we prefer, all your good deeds are expected and hoped to be counted for you by the mercy and blessings of Allah, since you were acting upon an act of disbelief like fornication and theft but you have not got out completely of the fold of Islam. There is a difference between the two cases.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said: “No one who commits Zina is a believer at the moment when he is committing Zina; no one who steals is a believe at the moment when he is stealing; no one who drinks wine is a believer scat the moment when he is drinking it; and no robber is a believer at the moment when he is robbing and the people are looking on.” (Al-Bukhari, Muslim, An-Nasa’i)  This is the version of Nasaa’i.

According to this hadith a Muslim on committing zina he did not get out of the fold of Islam though the hadith stated that the is not a believer at that time of committing this sin. Though iman is lifted by committing those sins, its origin and essence still exist. This is the view of the majority of scholars.

Almighty Allah knows best.


Hello,To start off, I am Albanian, and my family background has always been Muslim, but because of where I was born, communism rejected and persecuted any religion of any kind for a long time.Since coming to Canada it has been somewhat difficult, and I was wondering if it was possible to re-take the Shahada as I have no "proof" of being Muslim.. say if I am to (God willing) participate in Umrah or Hajj.Is it possible to get some guidance in this? Thank you



You are a Muslim even if you have passed through a long period of oblivion and being away from Islam. There is no clear evidence to prove that you have already got out of the fold of Islam.


Assalamualaikum,I am feeling very conflicted lately. I recently considered a brother for marriage who was religious, kind, sensitive and knowledgeable. Our personalities were extremely compatible. My family met with him and his uncle, however, this is where things became complicated.There were issues about his direct family that came out gradually, much of which was through speculation because they never shared it with us openly. The gist of it was that his parents were divorced, as one parent had a very severe mental illness. During the last meeting, it became clear that the parent with the mental illness would be coming to live with the potential spouse at the same time as the prospective marriage. I felt that this information should have been put on the table during the first or second meeting, and communicated transparently. Instead, they left us guessing. Add this to the fact that the brother was unreliable in his responses taking several weeks to respond to our dinner invitation and financially unstable.Although I had developed feelings for this brother during our conversations due to his kind nature, I felt that this marriage was not right for me. I prayed istikhara and said no. Now, I am undergoing extreme sadness and sense of loss. Was I justified in saying no, or have I committed a sin by refusing a righteous brother through which I have hurt both of us?



You have prayed istikharah and did your utmost to meet with him and to draw closer to him but it seems that most of the circumstances are not convenient for you and for him. Satan always attempts to insinuate in the heart of a believer to make him sad by regretting some events that happened for him in the past. You must be sure that you will get married to your husband who is destined for you.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “A strong believer is better and dearer to Allah than a weak one, and both are good. Adhere to that which is beneficial for you. Keep asking Allah for help and do not refrain from it. If you are afflicted in any way, do not say: ‘If I had taken this or that step, it would have resulted into such and such,’ but say only: ‘Allah so determined and did as He willed.’ The word ‘if’ opens the gates of satanic thoughts”. (Muslim)

Almighty Allah knows best.


If one can perform Janazah salah for deceased Muslims in abstentia then what is stopping us from performing it for the Prophets. The only difference is time.



Scholars who permitted offering Janazah Prayer on behalf of a deceased Muslim in abstention have set up the condition that such a deceased person must have passed away at a time when one was qualified to make Prayer for him, i.e. if one was still a baby in the womb of his mother when a certain person died, he is not qualified pray janazah on him. This is the view of the Shafi`i scholars.

Furthermore, we cannot suggest an act of worship by just feeling that it logically makes sense, because an act of worship must be enacted by the lawgiver.

The Prophet did not recommend us to make prayer after his death but he commanded us to send prayers for him and to make salam directly when standing in front of his grave. He did not offer janazah for other previous prophets and messengers. His companions never did that for him. `A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said:The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “He who does something contrary to our way (i.e., Islam) will have it rejected.” (Muslim).

Almighty Allah knows best.


Salaam alaikum . Please I'm having a boyfriend whom I'd love to marry . He is Christian and has converted when he met me. He said he is willing to do it but feels lazy at times when going to pray and I know that. Sometimes too friends mock at him for converting which makes him feel bad. Here is the point where by mom is not agreeing to me that, he is not serious with prayers and that he is supposed to be seen at the mosque all the time. His place too is also far from the mosque. I really love him so much and don't wanna quit with him because he helped me a lot and he is good guy. I'm worried right now and don't know what to do. Pplease help me . May Allah forgive us our sins ..Salaam



I ask Allah to forgive all our sins and to guide us all to the straight path. First of all, we should agree that premarital sex is absolutely prohibited in Islam and it is one of the grave sins which may end up with other major sins if a person does not hasten to quit and return to Allah for forgiveness and repentance.

One should also be aware that many times he loves something which may be a cause for his misery. You are in need to uplift your belief and regain your relation with Allah by stopping this relation right away and resolving that you will never be back to fornication. You must show that out of sincerity and love for Allah.

My suggestion is that as long as he is a Muslim, you must work on improving his iman and increasing his confidence in Islam and you get married to him after explaining the situation to your mother and convincing her that this is the least harm possible instead of being more indulged in an unlawful relation. I ask Allah to shower all His mercy upon you and to make things easy for you and for him.

Almighty Allah knows best.


Some believers that suffer from a disability like myself, struggle to use speech or talk. This way I am voicing the Kalima through sign language to Allah. I extend my index finger the whole day. It's a means to make thikr to Allah if one can't talk properly. This form of ibaadah can also be used by those without a disability inshallah. What do you think? Is is permissiblea?



Raising ones finger during prayer has been reported from the Prophet, who “put his left hand on his left thigh and knee, and he put the edge of his right elbow on his right thigh, then he held two of his fingers together and made a circle, and raised his forefinger, and I saw him moving it and supplicating with it.” (An-Nasa’i, Sunan). It has been graded as authentic.

The Prophet has also been reported as raising his finger when he made supplication. On the authority of Sa`d ibn Abu Waqqas who said, “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed by me when I was supplicating with my fingers and he said: ‘Make it one, make it one’ and pointed with his forefinger.” (Abu Dawud, Sunan, 1499). It has been graded as authentic.

He has also raised his fingers on delivering Friday sermon. `Umarah ibn Ruwaiba said he saw Bishr ibn Marwan on the pulpit raising his hands and said: Allah, disfigure these hands! I have seen Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) gesture no more than this with his hands, and he pointed with his forefinger.

 

Based on those reports, if someone suffers from disability which keeps him from pronouncing dhikr by mouth, he may mention Allah in his heart and refer to him in gestures through fingers.

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Almighty Allah knows best.


Salaam Alaykum, Dear Scholars I am going to do Umrah in a month time. I just wanted to know after completing my Umrah, if I can just perform voluntary tawaf and donate the reward to my deceased relative (this is without doing another Umrah). Jazakallah!



There is no hadith of the Prophet or a practice of the companions to support making tawaf and dedicating its reward for a dead or for a living Muslim.

There are numerous hadiths which confirm the act of dedicating complete `Umrah, Hajj, running charity and fasting to dead people.

It is recommended that you make tawaf for yourself but you increase making du`aa’ for your deceased relative. Your supplications will benefit him according to the Prophet’s hadith, “When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (for the deceased).” (Muslim).

According to the report of `A’ishah, “The Prophet (peace be upon him) told me to go to Al-Baqi` cemetery and pray for forgiveness for them.” She said,” What should I say, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Say: Peace be upon the inhabitants of this place among the believers and Muslims. May Allah have mercy upon those who have gone on ahead of us and those who come later on, and we will join you, if Allah wills.” (An-Nasa’i) It is graded as an authentic hadith.

Almighty Allah knows best.

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The reason I am asking this question about extending ones index finger during death is because it means the same thing as declaring the Kalima. During salaah one sais Ash hadu Allah ha illallah(I bear withness there is none worthy of worship but Allah) Then one extends ones index finger to mirror what one has declared with ones voice, that Allah is one. That is the meaning behind extending ones index finger during salaah. Here are few reason why I think one should do so.1.During death sometimes the believer does'nt have the strength to declare the Kalima with there voice 2. It is a form of thikr that the sick believer can still perform 3. Death is very confusing and painful. Raising one index finger is simple and when the sick believer dies they will still be declaring that Allah's is one with their index finger.



Extending finger during prayer is not agreed upon by all scholars. Shafi`i scholars, for example, recommend that one raises his finger when he mentions the name of Allah. Other scholar recommended that one keeps moving them.

They have also disagreed on the wisdom behind raising one finger whether it is in reference to Allah or it is to show that one is engaged in prayer so that people do not pass in front of him.

Anyhow, if raising your hand in the presence of a sick person is for reminding him of reciting the testimony of faith, there is no problem. We have been commanded by the Prophet (peace be upon him) to “Exhort our dying men to recite: ‘La ilahaillallah‘ (There is no true god except Allah).” (Muslim)

First, a person may recite it in his presence so that he is encouraged to repeat it after him. In certain cases a sick person may not be able to hear but he can watch people around him. He may also feel angry when people insist on exhorting him to say shahadah.

Imam An-Nawawi stated that a sick person may be persuaded to say shahadah several times. He may in this case dislike this practice and may utter inappropriate words while being on the verge of death. Therefore, people may give him implicit indications in order to remind him to recite shahadah (An-Nawawi, Sharh of Muslim’s Saheeh vol. 7, p. 219)

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Therefore, there is no problem to pay a person’s attention by raising your finger to the heavens to remind him of Allah or to encourage him to recite the shahadah immediately before his death.


Assalamaleykum i want the clarification base on naming of a baby because some people believe that you name a child according to the day you give birth to the child and while some believe you are free to give the baby the name u are please with.What i want is if there is any hadith that back it up that a baby should be name according to the day he/she is born or is it bid'ah to follow that part or sunnah. Jazakahllahkaheeran.



Naming a child is one of the duties laid on parents. According to the report of Samurah which was related by At-Tirmidhi, the Prophet said, “A child is mortgaged by his `aqiqah; slaughtering should be done for him on the seventh day, he should be given a name, and his head should be shaved.”

The hadith is graded as authentic. The default rule is that all names are permissible, but it is disliked that a person picks a bad name for his child.

The Prophet has been reported as changing some of his Companions names for this reason. He has been also reported as saying, “The names dearest to Allah are ‘Abdullah and ‘Abd al-Rahman.” (Muslim).

There is no merit or a reward or a statement of the Prophet to confirm that one should name his child according to the name of the day or the month. As long as we do not have an authentic evidence from the Qur’an or Hadith to support this practice, it is a restriction of what Allah has made spacious and permissible for us. It may be labeled as an act of innovation if a person does it out of thinking that it is a meritorious act.


I am a married male. Despite being married, I committed adultery with a sex worker. My wife does not know about this. Firstly, should I tell her? Second, how do I seek forgivness from Allah?



Committing adultery is one of the grave sins which are promised evil consequences in this life and the hereafter, but Allah forgives all sins including adultery. He said in the Qur’an, “Say, O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (Az-Zumar 39:53)

As long as Allah showered His mercy on you by not revealing what you have kept secret, you should not tell your wife or anybody else about it. This is confirmed by the Prophet’s saying to Ma`iz who came and admitted that he committed adultery, “Woe be upon you, go back and ask forgiveness of Allah and turn to Him in repentance.” (Muslim)

According to the version of Abu Dawud “Ma`iz came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and admitted [having committed adultery] four times in his presence so he ordered him to be stoned to death, but said to Huzzal: If you had covered him with your garment, it would have been better for you. (Abu Dawud, it has been graded as a weak narration).

Based on those reports, scholars maintained that it is recommended that a person does not reveal his sins to people and proclaim his repentance between himself and Allah.

On how should you seek forgiveness from Allah, you have to make a sincere repentance.

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First, your repentance should be meant for the pleasure of Allah. It should not be intended for showing off.

Second, you must express remorse for the sin you have committed.

Third, you must give up this sin.

Fourth, you must have a strong resolute not to make this sin again.

Moreover, you must increase your righteous and good deeds epically praying in congregation at mosques doing other deeds that draw you closer to Allah.

You must also close all cracks and avenues that may give room for Satan such as mingling with women or talking to them without a legal reason.


Assalam u alikum I have some questions about last time as we know we are very near to last time because of signs that prophet mohammad saw metioned in Ahadith MY first question Does yajooj and majooj came out from their barrier that dhulqarnayn made for them one of the muslim scholars by the name of sheikh imrannazarhosein said in a book by the name of an islamic view of gog and magog in the modern world and also in one another book jerusalem in the quran that the came out with very good proofs one of them is the 95 and 96 verse of suratulanbya and also imam ibnkathir said in the book of the star and the end of the word that they came out Second we know thath we are very veryvery close to the malhama that great war that took place before dajjal what do you say about thatand also what is your opinion on shaykhimrannazarhosien he is also a writer on the drisrarahmad 's website thank you



There are certain rules on how to deal with apocalypse (end of the world) from an Islamic perspective. We only receive information on the trials, tribulations and the end of the world through our reliable sources i.e. Qur’an and authentic sayings of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Moreover, we cannot apply a certain report of the Prophet on a specific case, issue or an event by stating that such a hadith is ramified in such a certain event. The Prophet gave us general outlines and descriptions which may be fitting for different events in different areas at different times. Neither the Prophet nor his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) have given definite events as real manifestations of a prophecy mentioned in the Qur’an or Hadith unless it has been specified clearly and unequivocally in these sources.

Moreover, as Muslims we are presumed to prevent fitan and block all means leading to their emergence. We are not supposed to wait for trials and tribulations or spread their reports to spread frustration and dissension in the Muslim ummah. The Prophet informed his ummah on those trials and tribulations in order to be aware of them and to deal with them properly.

Therefore, what Imran Hussein predicted in his An Islamic View of Gog and Magog in the Modern Age is not correct. He concluded that “Gog and Magog are present in both the Anglo-American-Israeli and the Russian-led alliances, and are leading them both to a mighty clash that will result in their mutual destruction as super-powers. However, it is important to note that Gog and Magog will survive that clash and will then use their power to so empower Israel that Israel can be firmly established as the ruling State in the world,” (http://www.imranhosein.org/books/131-an-islamic-view-of-gog-and-magog-in-the-modern-age.html). His statement is criticized in many ways:

1- There are many violations and misinterpretations of reliable and authentic traditions of the Prophet. According to the report of Hudhayfah which was related by Abu Dawud, the Prophet said, We were sitting in the shade of the chamber of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) discussing (something) and when we mentioned the last hour, our voices rose high. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: The last hour will not come or happen until there appear ten signs before it : the rising of the sun in its place of setting, the coming forth of the beast, the coming forth of Gog and Magog, the Dajjal (Antichrist), (the descent of) Jesus son of Mary, the smoke, and three collapses of the earth: one in the west, one in the east, and one in the Arabian Peninsula. The last of that will be the emergence of a fire from Yemen, from the lowest part of Aden, and drive mankind to their place of assembly.” (Abu Dawud, Sunan 4311). It has been graded by Sheikh Al-Albani as authentic. This hadith did not provide definite chronological sequence of those major sings of the Last Day, but the report related by Muslim (2937) gives an indication on when Gog and Magog are going to appear, “Every disbeliever who will find his (i.e., `Isa’s) smell will die and his smell will reach as far as he will be able to see. He will then search for Dajjal until he will catch hold of him at the gate of Ludd (village near Jerusalem), and will kill him. Then the people, whom Allah will have protected, will come to `Isa son of Maryam, and he will wipe their faces and will inform them of their ranks in Jannah, and it will be under such conditions that Allah will reveal to `Isa these words: `I have brought forth from amongst my slaves such people against whom none will be able to fight, so take these people safely to the mountain.’ And then Allah will send Ya’juj and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog people) and they will sworn down from every slope.” This report maintains that Gog and Magog will appear after the return of Jesus and the killing of the Anti Christ. The text of this hadith contradicts what Imran Hussein claims.

 

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2- The descriptions that prophetic hadith gave about Gog and Magog are totally different from Anglo Americans and Russians. The Prophet said, “Allah will send Gog and Magog and they will sworn down from every slope. The first of them will pass the Lake Tabariyah [near the Dead Sea in Palestine] and drink all its water. And when the last of them will pass, he will say: `There was once water there.’ Prophet `Isa (peace be upon him) and his companions will then be so much hard-pressed that the head of an ox will be dearer to them than one hundred dinar, and `Isa along with his companions, will make supplication to Allah, Who will send insects which will attack their (Gog and Magog people) neck until they all will perish like a single person.” (Muslim)

3- Those symbolic interpretations about Gog and Magog cannot be accepted because the general rule which is admitted by the massive majority of Muslim scholars of usul al-fiqh (methodology of eliciting legal rulings from their respective sources) is that the literal and primary meaning of a text takes precedence when it contradicts a metaphorical interpretation. Recourse to the metaphorical interpretation is only guaranteed when there is a textual or a contextual clue that may tolerate migrating the primary meaning. The interpretations provided by Imran Hussein are symbolic and remote. It does not have any precedent or reference from early or modern scholars of Islam. They are not even compatible with primary meanings or indications of Arabic language.Imarn Hussein articulated many statements about the companions of the Prophet, Shia, doubting the authenticity of some reliable traditions in Al-Bukhari and Muslim. For many other reasons, we should confirm that many of his views and interpretations do not go with

4- Imarn Hussein articulated many statements about the companions of the Prophet, Shia, doubting the authenticity of some reliable traditions in Al-Bukhari and Muslim. For many other reasons, we should confirm that many of his views and interpretations do not go with mainstream understanding of the Qur’an and Hadith.

Almighty Allah knows best.


When a Muslim leaves his/her town for another (travel), for how long will he/she continue praying qasri? While he/she will spend up to three month in the town he/she travelled to.



A Muslim shortens a four-rak`ah prayer into two during his travel and during his stay in that town for four days and nights in addition to the day of his trip and the day he returns back. In case he knows he is going to stay for more than four days, he must pray his salahs in full.


assalamualaikum,is gold trading through an online platform halal? would you give us hadith or verse of al quran on it?



Answering this question requires two basic introductory remarks:

1- The main goal of the Islamic law of transactions is to achieve justice and block all possible means for great risks, cheating or injustice. The default rule of all transactions is that they are all lawful unless there is a restriction or a prohibition which is found in a clear text of the Qur’an or Hadith.

2- There are four types of a commodity trading:

A) Spot commodity trading where a commodity and price exist on the spot. It is permissible according to the unanimous agreement of all scholars.

B) Future commodity trading based on a delay in both commodity and price is prohibited. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited the sale of deferred (commodity) for a deferred (price).

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The Islamic Fiqh Academy ruled against such a transaction in its Seventh Annual Full Meeting 1412 A.H./1992 (Resolution No.63/1/7).C).

Future commodity trading based on a delay of receiving the commodity such as A sells B a ton of sugar which will be delivered by next August while price has already been cashed or transferred to B’s account. This is called salam or buying in advance. It is the sale of described merchandise which is under the seller’s obligation to deliver to the buyer at a certain time. The Shari`ah regulated this type of transaction by setting certain conditions to prevent injustice and possible risk.

C) Future commodity tradition based on a delay in receiving price. It is permissible provided that it does include a usurious interest. For example A sells a car for B for 10.000US on installments, after a month he raises the amount to be 12.000. Moreover, the price and the commodity should not be of the six categories that the Prophet has assigned to be usurious, i.e. gold, silver, wheat, barley, dates and salt. In case one exchanges gold for gold or silver for silver, three conditions has to be met:

a- Both price and commodity must be paid simultaneously. This is based on the report related by Muslim on the authority of `Ubadah ibn As-Samit that the Prophet said, “Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates, and salt by salt, like for like and equal for equal, payment being made hand to hand. If these classes differ, then sell as you wish if payment is made hand to hand.” The phrase, ‘hand to hand’ means that the transaction must be concluded on the spot by delivering price and commodity.

b- In each transaction, the Shari`ah gave a purchaser and a seller the choice to buy something and even try it for a certain period where both parties can later cancel the contract by returning price to the buyer and the commodity to the seller. This is called khiyar, i.e. Both the buyer and seller have the right to stipulate an option to cancel period, an intervalduring which either party may cancel the agreement. This khiyar or option to cancel is not applicable to usurious commodities. This is based on the hadith of `Umar ibn Al-Khattab who reported the Prophet saying, “[Exchanging] gold for silver is riba unless it is done on the spot. [Exchanging] dates for dates is riba unless it is done on the spot. [Exchanging] wheat for wheat is riba unless it is done on the spot. [Exchanging] barley is riba unless it is done on the spot.”‘ (An-Nas’i, Sunan 4558. It has been graded as authentic).

 

c- The quantity of price and commodity must be identical i.e. of equal weight. This is in case one sells gold for gold or silver for silver. This is based on the Prophet’s saying, “like for like and equal for equal.” In case one sells gold for silver or gold for dollars, this condition is not required but the other two conditions must be met.

 

Based on those introductory premises, a gold trading through an online medium is permissible if the following conditions are met:

1- The price must be paid to the seller immediately or transferred to his account.

2- After the transaction, the seller is obligated to give the gold to the buyer immediately or to the one he empowered to receive it on his behalf. However, the seller can still keep that gold as long as:
– With your permission.
– Status of the gold is that it belongs to you.
– The gold is not be used without your permission because it becomes yours.
– The amount/weight is not changed either becomes more or becomes less.
– You can take that gold anytime. Or, you can order the party that sold the gold to sell your gold to the other.

-The internet company works as a wakeel, e. it is empowered by you to trade on your behalf. In this case you pay the company and it trades on your behalf. The company must receive gold and send it to you or keep it as a trust. It cannot make any transaction on that gold without your permission.

Almighty Allah knows best.