Mawlana Ilyas Patel

September 29, 2023 1 min

What is the Ruling on Advanced One Month Rent and Increasing Rent Each Year?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What is the ruling on charging last month’s rent and having a tenant pay the top each year when the rent increases? Would that be considered interest if the tenant is paying/adding to the amount he has kept as a loan? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most […]
September 29, 2023 5 mins

How Can I End My Whispers?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question It has been three months that when I pray, I get a whisper from Shaitan, which is very bad about Allah or anything else. Sometimes when I pray, It doesn’t come. Sometimes I get whispers when I am sitting.  I am very confused. I am not asking; this is […]
September 29, 2023 2 mins

Are Watch Dogs Permissible to Own And Keep Inside The House?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m interested in getting a guard dog for security reasons as I’m worried about my safety. However, getting a personal protection dog, as in one that attacks/bites dangerous people, is very expensive to train, costs thousands of euros, and needs constant training, and could potentially lead to a lawsuit […]
September 29, 2023 4 mins

Is There a Verse or Hadith That Directly Addresses Child Abuse?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I was abused by my parents. They’re emboldened by their status in Islam to beat their kids and believe the Quran allows it. Is beating your child a sin? What is the punishment for it? Where does it say so? Please, I need hadith or ayah that specifically addresses […]
September 28, 2023 2 mins

Is There Any Punishment for Hugging Another Naked?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am a boy who kissed another boy and hugged him naked but did not have anal intercourse. Is there a punishment for homosexuality for me? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for […]
September 28, 2023 3 mins

What Can I Do if One’s Father Commits Adultery and Causes Conflict in Fami...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My father has kept physical relations with women other than my mother. Allah first exposed me to my father’s adultery (zina) around eight years ago. Even though I guessed his physical relationship with another woman, I thought I might be mistaken. But my mother knew all of it, and […]
September 28, 2023 3 mins

Can I Use My Non-Muslim Mother’s Gifted Prayer Mat with My Name, Which Has...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a short question and would like to seek your answer. My non-Muslim mother wanted to be nice and gifted me a beautiful prayer mat written on it is my birth name, Marco. Now, this name has Kufr origin (Roman god Mars). Can I pray on this rug? […]
September 28, 2023 2 mins

Is Sleeping on One’s Stomach Sinful?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If someone sleeps on his stomach, and then he ejaculates, not because of a wet dream, because he drank much water, and because he pressed his private part into the bed, and slept on his stomach, while he was half asleep so he was kind of awake, but sleeping. […]
September 26, 2023 3 mins

Can I Tick the Over-18 Box in the Terms and Conditions Despite Being Underage?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If in the terms and conditions of a website, you need to be 18+ to use their platform/make an account, can you make an account if you are under 18? Does it make a difference if the account is used for financial services/to earn money? I have asked two […]
September 26, 2023 3 mins

Do Angels and Jinns Have Souls?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Do angels and jinns have souls? This question popped up in my mind as I watched a video that Allah would tell the angel of death to take the soul of Jibra’il and the other angels. So, does that mean they have souls? Also, are these simply things of […]
September 24, 2023 3 mins

What is the Rationale Behind the Punishment in the Grave for Carelessness with U...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I happened to come across a hadith where the Prophet, peace be upon him, stated that most of the punishment of the grave is due to urine. My question is why this would have been said, as it seems rather strange relative to almost anything else that could cause […]
September 24, 2023 3 mins

How Far Has the Father a Right to Interfere in the Life of His Children?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question How far has a father the right to interfere in the life of his adult children? My husband always tells me that he has the right to dictate to his adult children, some of them already married, what they should wear and what they are allowed to do or […]
September 24, 2023 2 mins

What If I Got Money from My Father for a Specific Course and Did a Different One...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question This question haunts my sister. When she was in university, she wanted some money from our father. As you know, her guardian (wali) is responsible for her financial needs, but she is so concerned that she always asks her father for money. She told him she needed money for […]
September 24, 2023 3 mins

What is the Definition of Hikma in the Quran?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What is the definition of “Hikma” in the Quran? I saw this guy saying he finds the traditional definition of Hikma, meaning Sunna, to be off. Who should I trust or seek knowledge from? The only bit of trust I have left is in you guys, so I am […]
September 24, 2023 3 mins

Is One Allowed to Keep Abused Dogs?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I rescue street dogs from abuse and harm. I try to rehome them, but it doesn’t always work, so their options are either the street or a shelter, and shelters don’t accept dogs that aren’t in a severe (life/death) case. So now I have two dogs. I have had […]
September 24, 2023 4 mins

How Can I Overcome My Morning and Evening Ups and Downs?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am unable to overcome my nafs. I know Islam is truth. I know I need to stop wasting time and do something useful, but I can’t overcome my nafs. I am not rebelling, but how is this just? I want to change; I know I need to change, […]
September 24, 2023 2 mins

Can One Have a Tattoo or an Eyebrow Wig Attached If One Has Alopecia?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I would like to know if a female with severe alopecia whose eyebrows are no longer visible causes her embarrassment and low self-esteem is permitted to have her eyebrows tattooed. One type of tattoo will last six months, and the other is permanent. Also, is she permitted to wear […]
September 22, 2023 3 mins

Can I Work as a Software Engineer in a Mixed Office Environment?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I work as a software engineer in an office. Is it haram to work like that? I don’t talk to men unless necessary, and most of the time, I need to sit at the table and work, except for some meetings where I will have to interact with men […]
September 21, 2023 3 mins

What Can I Do If Urine Drops Come Out During and Outside of Prayer?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am certain about the discharge when pressure is exerted automatically on the area between the scrotum and anus during ruku‘ and sujud. It is not misgivings as I take all the measures you told me. Once the drops are out, there is no more discharge. It also happens […]
September 21, 2023 3 mins

Can I Use Two Different Calculation and Estimation (Taqdir) Methods for Isha and...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I live in Scandinavia, where Isha and Fajr do not appear under certain months from late spring to late summer. Even Isha, according to the red twilight (Shafaq al-Ahmar), will become very late and then stop to appear. When I use an estimation (taqdir) for my prayer times, is […]
September 21, 2023 2 mins

What is the Ruling of Keeping Impermissible Money as a Trust?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Somebody has given me some money to keep as a trust.  I came to find out that around 20% of this money is haram, whereas the other 80% is halal. When he transferred the money, it mixed into my wealth, but the money he gave me was way more […]
September 21, 2023 3 mins

Does Lying about Marriage Cause Marriage and What Can I Do Seeing Patterns of Cr...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does lying about being married to a person cause a marriage to that person? Also, I have lots of misgivings regarding seeing crosses on clothes, even if there’s just a plain cotton fabric, sometimes when I look closely at that plain fabric, I see little cross shapes (of the […]
September 19, 2023 3 mins

Should a Disbeliever Be Allowed to Say His Religion is Better than Islam?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Should a disbeliever living in a Muslim country be allowed to say that his religion is better than Islam, or will it be considered blasphemy? And should they be allowed to express their disagreement on the interpretation of the Holy Quran and have other views, or will it also […]
September 18, 2023 3 mins

Will Modern Day Weapons Be Used with Weapons of Antiquity Before the End of Days...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question In many hadith about the end times, battles are mentioned that indicate the weapons used will be swords and bows, and arrows. Is this literal, and will society collapse, or will swords and weapons of antiquity become common? Or is it possible that these are the ways that the […]
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