Q: Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radhiyallahu anhu) narrated that Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, "If anyone recites (the surah) Haa Meem ad-Dukhan in the night, then he will wake up in the morning with seventy thousand angels seeking forgiveness for Him." (Mishkat 2149)
Now is this virtue for every night or specific to Friday night that is from Thursday Maghrib to the starting time of Fajar of Jumu'ah?
Q: Is it permissible to sell toys or clothing that are replicas of the original brand but not the original brand itself, if the original brand has copyright protection?
For example, selling a motorcycle toy replica with the Kawasaki branding on it or selling an Adidas top replica with the Adidas branding on it.
Q: My son will be traveling to Georgetown, Cape Town, and Johannesburg from 19th June to 1st July 2025, إن شاء الله. I would be grateful if you could kindly advise on how he can ensure the consumption of halaal food during his stay.
Specifically, is it sufficient to rely on the word of a Muslim in those cities (such as a waiter or staff member at a restaurant or hotel or any Muslim) who claims that the food is halaal? Or should he look for formal halaal certification or other signs of reliability?
Alternatively, should he just restrict himself to eating fish, eggs, vegetables, and lentils in case there is no guarantee in those cities?
Q: I have a question regarding milk parents.
I was conceived by my biological parents with the intention of being adopted by my aunty (fathers sister) as she hadn’t had any children with her husband for 11 years.
When I was born, I was adopted and grew up in another city with my (new) milk parents. From small I was told about my adoption so it wasn’t something shocking to me.
I grew up knowing my siblings and visiting my biological parents often, but my milk parents were like my real/main parents and my biological were like my aunty and uncle.
Now that I’m older and married and my siblings are also older and married and I’m staying in the town I grew up with my biological parents. I hadn’t been there as much and made the khidmat owed to my biological parents.
My biological parents said multiple times that I should treat my milk parents as my real ones and that they (the biological ones) hold no haq over me. I asked my shaikh what to do and he says that shariah is above everything and that their words or emotions don’t govern what the actual rights to them are.
So my question is who holds more right over me, the milk parents who raised me or the biological parents who bore me?
When it comes to khidmat or instruction, who holds more weight?
And lastly, if they excuse me from khidmat what does it mean?
Q: My wife and I have been trying to fall pregnant for a few years now with no success, and after visiting a number of doctors, we've been advised that our only option going forward is to do an ICSI procedure.
Is this procedure permissible in Islam?
Q: Nowadays if we buy a phone which is 1000 dollars and if I buy with monthly EMI of 110 dollars for one year. This additional charge of 100 dollars is permissible in Islam? Is the 100 dollar considered haraam?
Q: Are women allowed to attend the masjid for 5 times daily salaah with congregation? Just like how in the western countries it's done?
Q: Is the microbial rennet used to make cheese halaal?
Q: A man bought abayahs for his wife and she never use it. Afterwards he divorces her.
Can he now give those abaayas to someone else or to his new wife?
Q: Does leaving a bad deed e.g. I was watching insta and it contains music, uncovered girls, etc , become minor or major shirk if left because of someone? Example, my mom came and I did not want her to assume I am watching internet for long or because she had not allowed me to watch and I am hiding.