Questions:

1) Have you got any advice for people going to Universities?

2) Should we not be praying Qunoot in this day and age?

Answered by: Shaykh Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf

If my father says I’m not to go to the centre that prayers are taken place can i still go? If he’s forbade me to wear my juba too am I allowed to fullfill this sunnah I learnt of?

Question As I was reading your e mail, I came across this ruling and I couldn't help my curiosity. Allow me to be open and frank, because as little knowledge as I have, I would really like to know the right thing. As I understand, according to you, one who does...

Question I have inquired about this topic before but I think the only relevant answer I recieved is about encouraging the good and forbidding the evil. I understand this concept - it's the reason why I've been inquiring about this issue - so that I can encourage the...

Question 1. I just wanted to make sure. It says that it is haram to shake hands unless necessary. Can you please give me an example of necessary? Is a job interview considered such? 2. In the hidayah, on the section of looking at awrah, it says that for darurah a...

Question I was in a lesson and we were watching a video which had nudity and sex e.t.c, so i put my head down and didn't watch the video. As far as i know in islam it is forbiden. Is that true? The video wasn't important. After the lesson I was told to stay behind and...

Question If I break my oath, then to expiate I fast for three days, then what if I break my oath again do i fast for three days again? My oath was to read namaaz five times a day but i broke this, say I make up for it but I lapse again sumwhere along the line and one...

Question If someone made a promise to Allah in a dua to never masturbate again, and he later breaks that promise, what is required of him? Answered by: Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah the Inspirer of truth. From the apparent wording...

Question Can you please tell me whether it is allowed in Islam for a man to do stuff like street fighting, (just like Fight Club the movie). I know a brother who is saying that he is just trying to stay strong, and want to see what his limits are, insha'Allah he would...

Question A family has a pet cat which is dying of cancer, the cat is in terrible agony. Some members want the cat to be put down by a vet to end its suffering while others argue that this is against Islam since you are taking a life and if you can do mercy killing for...

Question What is the fiqh position on body piercing (other than the ears) for women? i.e. nose, eye brow, belly button. Do these rulings also apply to men? Answered by: Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah the Inspirer of truth The...

Question We are trying to arrange a Carnival with different games to collect funds to build a new masjid, Inshallah. Is it Islamically permissable to have: 1. a raffle for prizes? 2. play 'bingo'? 3. play 'wheel of fortune'? Answered by: Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf...

Question If a child is born to a sister out of wedlock, is it inappropriate to go visit the sister and send gifts for the child (because although the mother did wrong, the child is sinless)? Answered by: Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Assalamu alaykum In the name of...

Question I was recently told that it is a sunnah to keep a pet (any acceptable animal) in the home. Also, that keeping a pet more easily drives away the 'evil eye' from reaching anyone in the home? Is this a confirmed sunnah? I was also told that Muhammad (salAllahu...

Question I want to prepare a concise piece of literature for our annual" Mawlid for the women", on the life of the Prophet(saw) and his relation to females of the family and the non-family members.I wish to highlight the beauty of his(saw) character and his immense...

Question Why are there differently-worded narrations to one hadith? Answered by: Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful There could be many reasons for the differences of expressions found in the narrations: One...

Question In order to benefit from black seed oil, do you have to use it regularly? Answered by: Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah, the Inspirer of truth. The following excerpts may help to answer this question: Black seed is also...

Question I. Can I touch a translation of the Qur'an without wudu? II. Can we give a Qur'an that is Arabic w/ English translation (and has more English than Arabic), i.e. the Majestic Qur'an. Can we give a Qur'an that is only in English? Does a non-Muslim have to have...

Question I wanted to know was the entire Qur'an compiled before the Prophet's death or after by the khalifas. What i mean by compiled is the ordering of the surahs. Before the Prophet's death (Allah bless him & give him peace), did the sahabas know that the #1...

Question An individual (non-Muslim) in my Islamic Civilization course was asking whether it was permissible for non-Muslims to attain an electronic copy of the Qur'an (I think he has it on CD). He does not read/speak Arabic, and just has it on his hard drive. The...

Question I was wondering, if a couple adopts a child, would the child still be non-mahram for the woman if it was a boy or for vice-versa for the man. If so, then the woman would have to still wear hijab if the child was a boy when he hit puberty? and would not be...

Question I have a rather complex question. A girl I know has a father who was adopted at birth. The father took on the family name of the family who adopted him, and has kept it ever since. As such, he passed it to his children. Should the girl keep the family name of...

Question So, about the nafaqa, is it such that the man only has to support his parents if he has the money and thus does not have to get a job specifically to support them. Answered by: Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Assalamu alaykum In the name of Allah the Inspirer of...