Mawlana Ilyas Patel

September 5, 2024 4 mins

Could You Please Refute the Ambiguity Surrounding the Geocentric Model of Ptolem...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is accused of adopting the geocentric model of Ptolemy and Aristotle in Surah Yasin, verses 38-40. A friend told me that Muqatil Ibn Sulayman supported the heliocentric model. Please explain and translate his Tafsir on these verses to clarify this. […]
September 5, 2024 3 mins

Does the Water Used for Istinja Impure The Surrounding Area? – Mawlana Ily...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question While doing istinja for urine, istinja water not only flows through the site of urine but also the area around it, for example, some part of the buttocks in the case of a female). Let’s say it’s the same istinja water that removed the urine and is also flowing […]
September 5, 2024 2 mins

Does One Become Sinful by Forgetting the Quran? – Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What does Shaikh Nabulsi state in al-Hadiqa al-Nadiyya, Sharh al-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya about when one becomes sinful by forgetting the Quran? 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 Messenger of Allah […]
September 4, 2024 2 mins

Are Brushes That Are Made of Horse Bristles Permissible? – Mawlana Ilyas P...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I recently purchased a horse bristle beard brush to avoid impermissible boar bristle brushes. Still, now I wonder if the horse bristles are also impermissible. Also, what is the ruling on other animal bristles and leather products?  Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I […]
September 3, 2024 4 mins

Does Offal Have to be Included in the Three Splits of the Sacrificial Animal? -M...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I want to know whether the brain, leg, liver, and spleen should be included while dividing the meat into three parts during the sacrificial animal on Eid al Adha. If not compulsory or mandatory, please mention the source and its authenticity among the different scholars, and if the source […]
September 2, 2024 3 mins

How Can I Find Solution to Religious Needs Without Having Access to On the Groun...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question  I’m 18. I have for long time been very confused since turning my life around for Allah and trying to learn the deen, but it’s very hard without access or knowing local scholars. I am based in Denmark, and it could be awesome if seekers new scholars or members […]
September 2, 2024 3 mins

Is There Any Mention of a Treasure of Gold Being Discovered? – Mawlana Ily...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I read a hadith that said three caliphs will fight for this treasure of yours and then read an article that said that this is either talking about the treasure that is under the Ka’ba or the Euphrates one, and I realized it couldn’t be the treasure of the […]
September 1, 2024 3 mins

Can One Use Wet Wipes Other than Water to Clean Impurities? – Mawlana Ilya...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can I use things other than water to clean impurities, for example, can I use wipes, to clean an impurity, or must I use water for the place to be pure? If there is a difference of opinion on this topic, may you please mention it? Answer I pray […]
September 1, 2024 3 mins

Can Flies or Similar Insects Transfer Filth? – Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can a flea/fly or similar insect transfer filth? e.g., flies often land on feces and then can land on clothes/prayer mats/towels, etc. – do these areas need to be cleaned if you can see them land on a filthy are and then a clean area? Answer I pray you […]
September 1, 2024 2 mins

What is the Ruling if One Kept a Fast, then Travels and Breaks it on His Way? &#...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a question regarding a fast done during Ramadan a few years ago. That day, I had to take a plane from France to India.  I made the intention to do the fasting before Fajr as I was still at home in France. But I broke my fast […]
September 1, 2024 3 mins

Does One Have to Inform Others if One Had Misleading Views and Supported Them?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If a person has misled others about rulings, must the people be informed for repentance to be accepted? For example, if a person, during days when they were self-proclaimed feminists/LGBT supporters, had claimed /indicated things to non-Muslims, and then later realized and felt remorse and repented, must they contact […]
September 1, 2024 2 mins

What is the Grading of this Hadith Mentioned in Tabarani?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I read your article about the permissibility of music. But I have doubts regarding some hadith. It is as follows: In a lengthy hadith narrated by Abu Umama (Allah be pleased with him), it is mentioned that o­n the occasion of the expulsion of Satan from heaven and his […]
September 1, 2024 3 mins

Can Anti-bacterial Wipes Be Used to Clean Impurities?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have used antibacterial wipes for impure areas that can’t be washed. These wipes are mainly used for imperceptible impurities – from a wet impure hand. For example, my hand was impure from impure water but not yet washed. That hand came into contact with a wet clothes railing. […]
September 1, 2024 4 mins

What Can I Do for My Past Reckless Ignorance About Impurities?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have been extremely reckless with impurity in the past. There was a time in my life when I would have impure hands and touch wet things around my house all the time, or my hands were impure and wet, and I would touch things carelessly. My body was […]
September 1, 2024 3 mins

What Can I Do If I Doubt Water Seem to Be Not Reaching Certain Areas?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question When doing istinja, I usually pour water from the front also, when I wash my anus, I also pour from the back for certain areas, but mostly I pour from the front, but now I am starting to fear that the water might not reach as much as it […]
August 31, 2024 3 mins

What Does Habitually Leaving a Sunna or a Jama’a Mean?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What is meant by اعتاد ترك السنة or habitually leaving a Sunna (Mu’akkada)? What does “habitual” mean? What constitutes habitually leaving a Jama‘a (which is a Sunna Mu’akkada)? What does “habitual” mean practically? How is it defined in the Hanafi books? For example, is this habitual if I don’t […]
August 31, 2024 3 mins

Are Psychedelics Such as Psilocybin or DMT permissible in the Treatment of Depre...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a question about substances that are psychedelics, such as psilocybin or DMT, that have expansive and mystical states of consciousness induced. Are they considered permissible in the treatment of depression? And are they considered intoxicants? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I […]
August 31, 2024 5 mins

How Should I Dress Myself and Preserve My Muslim Identity in a Majority Non-Musl...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I would like to be able to ask you a question regarding Islamic dressing when you live in a city where most people are non-Muslims. I ask this because although there are many Muslims in the area where I live, when I try to dress according to what is […]
August 31, 2024 3 mins

How Can I Rectify My Past Sin of Touching My Brothers?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question When I was 12 or 13 (I had already hit puberty ), I did something very haram to my brothers. My younger brother and my older brother who has autism. One night I touched their private part. I didn’t know it was haram back then and thought it was […]
August 30, 2024 3 mins

Can a Vow Cause Hurmat al-Musahara?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If someone makes a vow and conditions hurmat al-musahara upon the vow breaking, can hurmat al-musahara really occur because of the broken vow? For example, the consequence of the vow is hurmat al-Musahara. What if the person who made the vow intended for it to occur between two future […]
August 30, 2024 2 mins

Would My Son from a Previous Marriage Become Mahram of the Female Infant Whom My...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If my wife, who has never been pregnant, naturally produces breast milk and breastfeeds a female infant and fulfills the conditions for establishing foster relations via milk nursing (https://seekers.flywheelstaging.com/answers/shafii-fiqh/how-much-milk-nursing-is-needed-to-establish-familial-bonds/), would that make my son from a previous marriage a mahram of the female infant who my wife breastfeeds? Additionally, […]
August 30, 2024 3 mins

What Are the Rights of the Mother of the Bride in the Absence of the Father?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My niece is 25 years old. She is engaged to be married. Her father is not around, and her brothers don’t know anything about Islam, the marriage dowry, etc. Her maternal uncle and mother have tried to facilitate the dowry conversation. Still, the mother of the bride-to-be was told […]
August 30, 2024 4 mins

What is the Ruling of Isha Living in High Latitude Areas?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I live in a high latitude city: (1) How soon is it permissible to pray ‘isha after maghrib during the twilight nights (when ‘isha never technically comes in)? In my city, it is increasingly common to pray ‘isha immediately after maghrib during the longest days of the year due […]
August 30, 2024 2 mins

Why Was Abu ‘Ubaida Ibn al-Jarrah Called After His Grandfather’s Name?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Why Was Abu ‘Ubaida Ibn al-Jarrah Called After His Grandfather’s Name? 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 name of Abu ‘Ubaida Ibn al-Jarrah (Allah be pleased with him) was […]
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