Dream

Q: I had a dream a couple of weeks ago. My parents are no more in this world and the last time I saw my father was in the beginning of previous year and in my entire life I'd seen him third time. He and my mum were really happy And were shedding happy tears. There's a guy I love but due to some family issues he's engaged now and what I saw was that my parents are happy for him and they said ke beta hum khush hain is rishty se and maine tmhary abbu ko bi mana lia hai but main unko sab btati hun ke kya kuch ho raha hai tow woh kehti hain koi baat nae beta hum log phir bi koshish kren gy and baat kren gy us k parents se. Up till now nothing had happened in my favor. Can you please tell me what was is this dream about?

Dreaming of jinnaat

Q: I only want to put this question to you because this particular thing is happening to me very often now like 3/4 weeks. I am only thinking about jinnaat more when I am reading salaah and quraan zikr. I am not sure if I should worry about this but last night I dreamt that I am making wudhu and then I started making a slow noise which increased and then felt the presence of a jinn and got like stuck in my dream screaming till my wife got me up and I was terrified. Please advise me what to do I read munzil quls etc.

Salaatul Haajat

Q: I heard that if one prays two rakaats salaat e Haajat at Tahajud time and in the first rakaat after sura e fatiha one recites Rabbana Ateena
fid dunya Hassanato Wafil Aqirat e Hassanaton Wa Qina Azaabun Naar. Only this Ayat countinously as much as he can if possible 1/2 - 1 hour and do the same thing in the second Rakaat and after finishing the salaat and salaam and recites the same Ayat unlimitedly while sitting and after that he prays for any purpose it will be accepted, when I heard this I decided to recite this Ayat for at least 5 minutes in both Rakaats if I could'nt recites for One hour.  Please Advice me on this. JazakAllah.

Doubts regarding tahaarat and purity

Q: 

  1. I am over conscious about purity and cleanliness. Even though I do my best to wear clean clothes, have clean body and wudu properly so I can offer salah perfectly but I always have doubt about cleanliness. I feel if I touch most things I'll get germs I have to repeat my wudu again. I can't able to do wudu any place anywhere I worry about cleanliness of the place. I have 3 different clothes, I wear 1 set of clothes for toliet, I have 1 set of clothes for going out and I have 1 set of clothes for praying salah.  I worry that if I wear same clothes that I went to toliet with that clothes wouldn't be clean for salah.  I wear sandals at home because I don't want to get germs or dirt from carpet.  I try to avoid touching the door handles so I don't want to get infected with germs. I get thoughts  place where I pray it's not clean enough. If some else prays on my praying mat (carpet) I feel that person made my mat dirty I have to wash it. I waste too much water and long time in wudu and ghusl. I follow the tiny things that are not even seen by eyes to clean them and remove them. After I do wudu I get thoughts like I didn't do wudu properly or I didn't wash 3 times each part of body or I have to repeat wudu again because I was bit careless when doing wudu.  These thoughts I get do I have to accept them or ignore them? I feel if I don't listen to these thoughts my prayer will not be valid?
  2. How do keep yourself clean but not trying too hard or listening to shaytaan whispers?
  3. I am pretty sure I am suffering waswasas with regards to cleanliness, how can I stop these thoughts?

Working in a shop that sells religious items of other religions

Q: I am a Muslim working with a non-Muslim in an exhibition show. He is selling antiques which relate to all religions e.g. Buddha statues, Christian crosses, items decorated with the names of Allah Ta'ala, etc.  My job is loading, unloading and security, and I keep these things in a showcase. Is my job with this man halaal or haraam?

Imaamah and Topi

Q: I read the hadith "The difference between us and the pagans is that we wear the 'imama on top of the qalansuwa" (Abu Dawud). Does this mean that the mere wearing of a topi resembles the practise of the pagans and that it is better for us to wear imamas? The only problem for me wearing an imama is that it is uncommon amongst the Muslims where I live, most people including elders and teachers wear topi, and I am afraid that I give myself a higher rank than I am worth if I wear an imama. Is this a valid excuse not to wear an imama?

Performing Tahajjud Salaah when one is on safar

Q: We understand that when a person undertakes a journey for a distance of more than 48 Miles/77 km from his city of residence, he is required to offer only 2 Rakaahs of Fard Salaah, if offered alone, up to 19 days of his stay in another city, as confirmed in Sahih Hadith. But, for those who regularly offer Tahajjud Salaah, should they continue offering Tahajjud Salaah for those 19 days while they are in a state of journey to another city? Or is there an exception for them. Please clarify.

Fidyah if one is able to fast

Q: I have few farz rozas due to keep from last ramazan because of monthly period and one of them I left because of severe migraine headache.
Most of the time when I fast I have severe migraine headache with nausea which is quite severe. My question is can I give fitr for the above rozas or do I need to keep it despite the headache.

Making multiple intentions in Nafil Salaah

Q: 

  1. In 2 rakaats of Nafl Salaah, is it permissible to make multiple niyyahs for the salaah? Eg. Salatut Taubah, Salatul Haajat and Salaatus Shukar - all for 2 rakaats only. Or is every Nafl Salaah limited to one niyyah alone? 
  2. I am a Hanafee. Once in a while, during my Nafl Salaah that I read alone, usually at home, I make "Rafa' Yadain" with the intention of practising upon the hadith on the authority of Abdullah bin Omar (Radiyallahu Anhuma) in which Nabi (Sallalallahu alayhi wa salam) did Rafa' Yadain, which appears in Bukhari ​Shareef. It is not a constant practise of mines, but rather once in a while, in seclusion, do I practise this. I understand that as Hanafee's it is more virtuous not to do it, but I enquire with regards to permissibility. Can I continue doing this once in a while? If not, were all my past nafl salaah's considered invalid because of this?