Q: I went for a day out with my mum and sister and thought it would be only women but when we went for food, my mums boyfriend came. Have I sinned by meeting with a man I didn't know he was gonna come? I thought it would be just women. My family are non Muslim and I didn't talk to my mums partner except to say hello.
What's the ruling when the following happens?
Q: I would like to seek your guidance on an issue that has deeply affected me and my livelihood.
Before signing a 3-year lease for a store, I made it a clear and non-negotiable condition that all the electrical work—plugs, lights, DB board, etc.—must be in 100% working order. Despite this, from the very first day after moving in, we were met with serious electrical problems.
We tirelessly and continuously complained to the landlord about these issues, both verbally and in writing. On several occasions, we brought the faults to his attention, yet the repairs were either ignored, delayed, or done in an extremely poor and cheap manner. Some electricians even refused to work on the premises after assessing the condition of the electrical system, clearly indicating how bad and dangerous it was.
We did everything within our capacity to get the matter resolved, but the landlord failed in his responsibility. Unfortunately, this ongoing negligence eventually led to a fire that destroyed my store and stock. I now suffer major losses, while the landlord is relaxed and content, knowing that his own property is insured.
From a legal perspective, I have a very strong case against him. But before taking any action, I sincerely want to know what is the Islamic ruling in such a matter: Am I Islamically permitted to hold the landlord accountable and seek compensation for my losses, given that I clearly fulfilled my obligations, repeatedly raised my concerns, and the landlord failed to meet his end of the agreement?
Q: Recently I've seen alot of people talk about Umar Suleman and attend his talks and I've seen alot of people say that to say his part of the ulema is wrong. What is the correct way to go about this? Is he someone that can be trusted for deeni advice?
Q: If someone’s moustache is that much big that it covers his upper lip, is it makrooh e tanzeehi or makrooh e tahreemi?
Q: There is hadith narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'Aas (radhiyallahu anhu): The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: A single rider is a devil, and a pair of riders are a pair of devils, but three are a company of riders. Grade: Hasan Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2607 In-book reference: Book 15, Hadith 131
I travel alone for my college which is far, so what does this hadith mean?
Q: My grandfather has several children. He had bought some pieces of land on his 3 eldest sons' names. While he was alive he sold two of the plots of land of those two sons' marriage expenditures, but kept the third plot as it is.
Also, my grandfather did not buy land for his remaining children, but he however left behind a house without a will.
Now, my grandfather is no more. The 3rd plot of land was bought on my father's name and is still on his name. But my father's siblings are now asking for a share in his plot of land.
My question is whether they are entitled to any share in my father's land?
Q: My cat just ate impure food and she rubbed her mouth on part of my sleeve. The sleeve then became wet and smelt of her saliva. I used wet-wipes and rubbed over the area until there was no smell and then I dried the area. I continued to pray in the same top. Was this okay in terms of purification?
Q: I like to ask you about fidyah.
1. If you can't fast in Ramadan because of ill health, do you need to give fidyah for 30 days?
2. Do you need to give fidyah to one person or more than one persons?
3. Can I give fidyah to a charity organisation then they may distribute it?
Q: Some people say in Jannah women stay indoors and only men go out, they use hadith like this
1. Anas ibn Malik (radhiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, there is a market in paradise to which the men will come every Friday. The wind will scatter fragrance on their faces and clothes and will increase their excellence and beauty. They will return to their wives after having been increased in excellence and beauty and they will say: by Allah, we have seen you increased in excellence and beauty! They will say them: by Allah, we have seen you increased in excellence and beauty! Source: Saheeh Muslim 2833.
So the hadith makes it sound like women can't meet their daughters or adult sons.
2. And in ayah 55:70-72 Quraan it says that fair ones reserved in tents. How do we understand that because it makes it sound like women can't go out or meet families or female friends or adult sons.
3. Sahih Al-bukhari 3243 Narrated `Abdullah bin Qais al-Ash`ari (radhiyallahu anhu): The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A tent (in paradise) is like a hollow pearl which is thirty miles in height and on every corner of the tent the men will have wives that cannot be seen by the others." (Narrated Abu `Imran in another narration, "The tent is sixty miles in height.")
The hadith says (wives don't see each other). Does this mean that the women of Jannah can't see and meet her family like her adult children and her mum and dad and her female friends because the hadith makes it sound like she will only see her husband. Because the reason I'm contacting is I love my mum and I want to meet her and be with her in Jannah if we both make it there.
Q: I have a lot of confusion from few months and it’s affecting my mental health. Please help me to come to a conclusion.
My brother married to a Salafi women (extreme) and she always has an argument with us that we are following a wrong path and all Muslims have to do research in order to come to a right path just like non Muslims have to do research in order to find the truth of Islam. She claims that we Muslims also have do research in order to come to true the path. She always shows the hadith from Bukhaari ,etc. to prove her point and to be honest by looking at the hadith she seems correct to me and moreover my brother is also inclining towards Salafism now.
Some of the arguments that our family had with her as follows:
(1) Women's prayers are similar to men and she shows a hadith where the prohet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) told to read as you see me praying
(2) You can't do qurbani on Muhammed's (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) name as it is biddah and she tells the logic that Muhammed (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) doesn’t need sawab of it
(3) Zakatul fitr in cash
(4) Quran recitation for the deceased
(5) 1 rakat witr can also be read
(6) Combining salah for travel and important works
(7) Masah on cotton socks as she told that Allah wants ease for us but scholars have made it difficult by laying down so many conditions to it. (I personally feel quite attracted by these logics as washing the feet outside is very difficult for wudhu so if we take her opinion it will bring a lot of ease)
(8) 3 talaq is one as she said Umar (radhiyallahu anhu) has imposed it to three as it has always been one at the time of prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and she shows a Hadith that clarified her point to these clearly.
And many others rulings, etc.
One thing I want to mention that my family is not religious or you can say not much knowledgeable into these type of stuff and they are easily influenced by it and I am the youngest member of my home so no one listens to me.
And recently I noticed that 80 percent of the top famous Islamic scholars also belong to Salafi fiqh and more and more people of my surroundings are becoming Salafis (recently my whole uncle's family became Salafi's). They also have the same argument saying that imaams are not prophet’s and they can make mistakes and they always say the quote's of an imaam that if the hadith is saheeh then that is my madhab.
Basically they are trying to say that there are lot of mistakes in fiqh especially in Hanafi fiqh saying that Imaam Abu Hanifa didn't have much resources in his time nor did he travel so much so he gave rulings just on the basis of Quraan mostly that is why there are a lot of contradictions in ther rulings with the Saheeh Hadith.
They also say that the 4 imaams followers are doing the similar thing what the Arabs used to do in jaahiliyat that following their elders blindly without any proof . I don't know but I find their arguments quite attractive that we should follow Saheeh Hadith and Quraan.
I also done research myself but I couldn’t judge which one is correct. When I read or listen to Salafi scholars, they seem correct and when I listen to Hanafi scholars, they seem correct to me. What to do now? Please help.
Am I following the right path by being a strong DEOBANDI HANAFI follower or am I on the wrong path? Please guide me and give answers based on rationality and not just that you are following Hanafi so Hanafi will be correct. As a Muslim, should I research about it and not merely believe just because my grandfather follows Hanafi fiqh?