Mawlana Ilyas Patel

November 6, 2023 2 mins

What Can I Do If My Mother Has Taken Our Father’s Inheritance without Any Dist...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question What Can I Do If My Mother Has Taken Our Father’s Inheritance Without Any Distribution?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. I am sorry to hear about your […]
November 5, 2023 2 mins

Can One Study While in the Process of Going through a Divorce?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question Can One Study While in The Process of Going Through a Divorce?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Yes, it is absolutely permissible for her to study online […]
November 5, 2023 2 mins

Is Watching Anime Permissible with Some Having Magic as a Power Source?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is Watching Anime Permissible with Some Having Magic as a Power Source?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Scholars say that if the content is free from inappropriate images, […]
November 5, 2023 2 mins

When I Am Still Financially Dependent on My Parents, Should I Fast to Expiate a ...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question When I am Still financially Dependent on my Parents, Should I Fast to Expiate a Broken Vow to Allah, or Should I Pay the Expiation (Kaffara)?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. This […]
November 4, 2023 2 mins

Can I Be Excused For Not Attending the Local Masjid Congregation Due to Tinnitus...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My question is, I tried attending the prayer in my nearby mosque, but the Imam’s voice there was very loud, and it was very damaging to my ears. I have tinnitus and loud noise sensitivity, so I have to be away from loud noise all the time. I am […]
November 4, 2023 2 mins

What is the Difference Between Laws and Personal Rules?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I know that legislating laws is kufr. What if someone makes rules for something? Let’s say someone says, “My rules in my car are that you have to drink alcohol,” or “The rules of this drinking game is you have to drink these first” I’m using alcohol as an […]
November 4, 2023 2 mins

What Does the Statement “He will sink down the seven earths on the Day of ...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I wanted to ask about the statement, “He will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection” (2454 Bukhari). Is it to be taken metaphorically or in a literal sense because according to Quran 55:33, on the day of Judgement, we won’t be able to leave the […]
November 3, 2023 3 mins

What Counts as Exposing of Sins?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does watching Netflix with siblings or playing games with them, like League of Legends, expose your sin? Does listening to music with them or near them count as exposing your sin? Does going out with nakedness (awra) uncovered count as exposing your sin? What counts as exposing your sins? […]
November 3, 2023 2 mins

Could You Summarize the Following Hadith?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Could you please clarify the exact meaning of a part of the following Hadith: Narrated Abu Dharr: The Messenger of Allah observed: “Three are the (persons) with whom Allah would neither speak on the Day of Resurrection, nor would look at them nor would absolve them, and there is […]
November 3, 2023 3 mins

Does Praying Without Wudu Make One Leave the Fold of Islam?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I was reading an article, and it is said that if you perform the prayer but have not done wudu, you are not in a state of purity. You have left Islam because you are mocking and disregarding the Sharia. The article said that some scholars say that it […]
November 3, 2023 2 mins

Does the Birmingham Quran Predate Our Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have heard of the Birmingham Quran, which was radiocarbon-dated to predate the Prophet Muhammad. Is this true? And how can this even be possible? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your […]
November 3, 2023 4 mins

How Do I Control Thoughts of Failure?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I wanted to ask what things I can practice to keep my reliance (tawakkul) strong on Allah Most High during a hardship. I’m constantly listening to Islamic lectures online as a reminder that Allah Most High hasn’t abandoned me, and that He has a better plan for me. But […]
November 3, 2023 3 mins

How Can I Protect Myself from Any Evil Amulet and Harm?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My stepmother is evil. We found a tawiz (amulet) tied to the root of a mint plant. She forced me into drinking mint lemonade or water made of mint from that plant. I can neither confront nor say anything to her. I fear my father will severely harm me […]
November 3, 2023 2 mins

Is it Permissible to Use the Word God for Allah Most High?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it Permissible to Use the Word God for Allah Most High? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. According to Muslim theologians, it is permissible to refer to Allah with […]
November 3, 2023 4 mins

Does One Have a Responsibility to Keep and Provide for a Brother in Law Who Can ...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am forced to keep my wife’s brother in my house. He is not married, and his parents have passed away. His other brothers won’t keep him because he is a burden. He does not want to work; at some time, he was into drugs and sent to rehab. […]
November 3, 2023 3 mins

What Can I Do if I Keep Seeing Wetness Even After Istibra?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m a 15-year-old and have become more practicing since Ramaḍan 2022, praying in Masjid in the first row in the Masjid, listening to lectures, etc. After excessive care of urine splashes and Istibra’, I became obsessed with Istinja, then Istijmar, Wudu, then Ghusl. I sought guidance from Imam Sahib […]
November 2, 2023 3 mins

What Is the Ruling If I Took an Oath Not to Continue an Action If Allah Forgive ...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I made a vow (nadhr) that if Allah forgives me, I will not continue a bad action of mine. However, I have come across someone who said this oath is broken due to not being able to know whether Allah has forgiven you or not. Hence, I went to […]
November 1, 2023 2 mins

What Should I Do about Thoughts That Make Me Think That Allah Will Not Accept My...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question What should I do about thoughts that make me think that Allah will not accept my repentance from shirk?   Answer I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. These are satanic whisperings and obtrusive thoughts. I would like you to work […]
November 1, 2023 2 mins

Can I Delay the Necessary Fast and Perform the White Day Fasts?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question I broke a nafl fast sometime back and need to make it up, but tomorrow is the 13th of the lunar month. So, can I delay the wajib fast to do the three lunar month fasts, or is it possible to combine both the wajib and lunar month […]
November 1, 2023 2 mins

Is It Permissible to Use Dryer Sheets Which Contains Ethanol Alcohol?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question Is ethanol alcohol in dryer sheets halal? If it’s haram, how can I stay away from my friends who use the dryer sheets that contain ethanol?   Answer I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Yes, it is fine to use […]
October 31, 2023 2 mins

Are McDonald’s Fries Halal in The US?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question Are McDonald’s fries halal in the US?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. The beef flavoring is derived from hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk – this does not […]
October 31, 2023 2 mins

Was My Fast Valid if I Just Stopped Gargling Before the Beginning of Fajr Time?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question Was My Fast Valid if I Just Stopped Gargling Before the Beginning of Fajr Time?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Yes, your fast was valid, as the […]
October 31, 2023 3 mins

Are There Any Effects of Sin that Remain After Since Repentance?

Answered by Shaykh Ilyas Patel   Question Are there any effects of sin that remain after repentance?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. If one fulfills the conditions of repentance, along with continuously repenting and […]
October 31, 2023 3 mins

Can a Non-Muslim Child Born out of Wedlock Establish a Relationship with a Fathe...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel   Question A Muslim brother had a relationship with a non-Muslim woman in the seventies. He did not know she got pregnant and had a daughter. After 45 years, that daughter, through a DNA match, found the father, a practicing Muslim now, alhamdulillah. The brother has repented for his sins […]
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