Mawlana Ilyas Patel

September 13, 2023 2 mins

Is it Sufficient for a Broken Oath to Feed Ten Needy People by Donating Food Wor...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I understand that you must feed ten needy people if you break an oath. If I donate food that is worth ten meals, is this sufficient? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for […]
September 13, 2023 2 mins

Is it Haram to Delay Inheritance in a Non-Islamic Country Because of Fear of Unf...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I live in a Western country where the Islamic Law of inheritance is not followed. In that country, whatever is obtained during the marriage is shared 50-50 between husband and wife. This includes salary. Even if you earn your own salary, it is considered a common good. They call […]
September 13, 2023 4 mins

Can You Advise if Our Prophet Mohammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) Advi...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I would like to ask if you are familiar with the below statement and if this is an authentic statement, and what the reference is, as I have heard this going around recently: When Fatima (Allah be pleased with her) was reciting the Quran when a verse about men […]
September 13, 2023 3 mins

If All Business Transactions Involve Interest, is It Sufficient to Consider Hone...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Do all business transactions involve interest. I am from Pakistan and belong to a business family. It is very common to buy cars on lease from banks in my family, and my parents prefer for me to get married to a businessman too. They would not consider such factors […]
September 13, 2023 2 mins

If I Take Dispensations From the Hanafi School for my Prayers, Do I Have to Take...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I predominantly follow the Shafii madhab for my acts of worship. Suppose that I had taken some Hanafi dispensations with regard to my prayers. I understand that when one takes a dispensation from another school for an issue, he should take on the school’s rulings for issues that are […]
September 13, 2023 2 mins

Can You Give Me Any Solutions After Entering a Contractually Obliged Conventiona...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I entered into a conventional mortgage and am now contractually obliged with the bank for the next five years before I can exercise the option to switch to an Islamic Mortgage. Eight months in, I now profoundly regret this decision, and I wanted to ask which of the following […]
September 13, 2023 2 mins

Is it Permissible to Recite and Listen to the Quran in Lo-fi Style?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question A phenomenon has recently emerged on many social media platforms, with people reading the Quran in a “lo-fi” style or with autotune. I want to know whether this is permissible or not, as it has a lot of resemblance to music. I also remember that we are told to […]
September 13, 2023 3 mins

Are Allah’s Oneness and His Attributes Equally Perfect and Honorable?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Some say that Allah and His Attributes and names are equally perfect. Is it okay to say something like this? We know that the Quran is Allah’s Kalam and that Kalam is Allah’s Attribute. And we know that Allah described the Quran as Majeed and Allah is Al Majeed, […]
September 11, 2023 4 mins

What Can I Do I Suffer From Anxiety and Depression, and I am Not Able to Pray?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question For over one year after the accident, I have been suffering from anxiety and depression. I used to pray, but then I stopped after that. I also feel very alone and sad because I don’t have any friends. All my contacts are just my family. I am worried about […]
September 10, 2023 3 mins

Does Prospective Spouse Have a Right to Know Past Fornication of Other for Medic...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Many have asked about revealing sins, specifically fornication to a prospective spouse. You have responded that it is haram to reveal such sins. However, I feel that this answer neglects a very important fact. Namely, STDs, such as HPV, which 8/10 sexually active people have, can be asymptomatic. Doesn’t […]
September 10, 2023 2 mins

Why Is There a Longer Gap between Maghrib and Isha in Some Mosques?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I follow that maghrib time is 1 hour 30 min long. Is that the time for Hanafis, since I also noticed some have 1 hour 20 min? Is using such a method as saying maghrib is every day 1 hour 30 min okay since it does not respect the […]
September 10, 2023 5 mins

Why Are We in Debt to Allah Most High?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Debt is something that one borrows for a period of time and then has to return: Why do humans owe a debt to Allah? The root meaning of religion is a debt owed to the divine. We owe it because Allah created us and sustains us in existence. I […]
September 10, 2023 3 mins

How Do I Perform My Missed Prayers with Ease?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have years of prayers due on me when I was not a good Muslim. I add them every day with my obligatory salat. Like if I pray for fajr, I pray for 3 days of fajr with it. Same with every prayer. Recently I learned that you need […]
September 10, 2023 3 mins

Does One Have to Admit to Watching Copyright Material on YoutTube?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I haven’t done this, but I just now learned there are penalties for watching copyrighted content. If I watch a video, must I admit to my mistake even if I wasn’t caught? Also, my friend is saying there are probably so many copyrighted videos on YouTube, and she doesn’t […]
September 10, 2023 2 mins

Does One Give Zakat for The Previous Years Using The Current Value of Gold?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I need help calculating Zakat due for a family member who’s unsure if they paid Zakat during a certain past time period. For example: Since 1990, they had 1kg of gold. However, they did not pay Zakat until 2012 due to accidental negligence. Also, starting from 2010, they saved […]
September 10, 2023 3 mins

Is it An Islamic Requirement to Change a Name to Fulfil a Nikah?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question The father of the girl I want to marry, will not allow me to marry her unless I change my name to Mohammed Omar, as he does not believe I am Sunni, even though I am. He thinks I am a Shia. My name is Nikrouz. The father doesn’t […]
September 10, 2023 3 mins

Can One Prioritize Paying Past Due Zakat Over Disposing of Accrued Interest Mone...

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question There was some interest amount in my account that I failed to dispose of, and now I have two burdens on my shoulders. One is to complete the past 29 years of zakat, and the other is to dispose of this interest amount. If I had some money at […]
September 10, 2023 3 mins

Can a Catholic Girl Marry a Muslim Man?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m a Catholic girl, and I fell in love with a Muslim man I work with. I had an ex-boyfriend before I met this Muslim man. I’m still a virgin, as I haven’t gone to the extent of sex. However, I engaged in oral sex with my ex, but […]
September 10, 2023 3 mins

Can One Pay Zakat On One Item First, then Others?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My father had been transferring money into my account for monthly expenditures from which I cater to my and my mother’s necessary expenses. Before, we used to live with him but now separately. I realized that over 5-6 years, I failed to pay zakat on whatever I saved from […]
September 10, 2023 2 mins

Can One Go to a Country Other Than One’s Own and Then Leave for Hajj?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question With difficulties regarding attaining a Hajj package from the UK, some people have tried to go to the subcontinent (Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, etc., to their motherland) and have gone from there to Saudi Arabia for Hajj. However, some Imams have stipulated that this is not permissible, but I needed […]
September 9, 2023 3 mins

What is the Ruling if One Was Uncertain About the Proper Way of Giving Zakat?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My mum has a debt to pay zakat for a certain number of past years from the time of her rukhsati. The number of years was about 33 Hijri years. A good few years have been covered. My mum told me that for the first 17 years, she can […]
September 9, 2023 2 mins

What If I Lied to My Company to Get a Computer for Work?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m in this program, and they require a computer. They said if you don’t have a computer, you can talk to the program leader, and they will give you a computer. I have my own computer at home, but it’s kind of broken. It works, but it’s still broken. […]
September 9, 2023 3 mins

What Can We Do to Get Rid of an Interest based-Loan on a House?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m really sick of this riba-based loan I got into for our house under family pressure. I have faced so many trials after this sin, and I have confessed to Allah about this and hate this sin. I’m unable to get rid of it on my own. It’s been […]
September 8, 2023 7 mins

How Was the Roman Empire Conquered?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I heard a prophecy that the companions would conquer the Persian and Roman Empires. The problem is that the Prophet’s companions did not conquer the Roman empire. I know that Constantinople was conquered not by the sahaba but by a Muslim leader. I heard an Alim say that the […]
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