Shaykh Farid Dingle

December 31, 2020 5 mins

Living Simply: Active Minimalism

Do You Eat to Your Fill? The Real Minimalist Life Shaykh Farid Dingle In order to get through life with ease, the early Muslims (salaf) focused on certain key ways of living that would make it spiritually and practically easier and more fruitful. They coined a term for the variegated rules that they lived by, […]
December 29, 2020 1 min

Do I Need to Make Hijra to a Muslim Country?

Question: If I cannot call the azan aloud in the country in which I live, do I have to move to a Muslim country (hijra)? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Calling the azan is a sunna and not an obligation. (al-Muqaddima al-Hadramiyya, Ba Fadl) […]
December 29, 2020 8 mins

What is the Punishment for Rape in the Shafi’i Madhab?

Question: How is rape proven in an Islamic court and what are its legal repercussions? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Rape (zina) witnessed by four upright men or confessed before the Islamic magistrate (qadi) would be punished with stoning (rajm). ّIf there is no […]
December 29, 2020 10 mins

Were Any Prophetic Teachings Hidden by the Prophetic Companions?

Question: Did the Prophetic Companions (Sahaba) narrate all the teachings of the Prophet to them? Did they hide anything that we need to believe in or need to act upon? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. While it is true that certain hadiths have not […]
December 26, 2020 5 mins

How Many Levels of Paradise and Hell are There?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question How many levels of Paradise and Hell are there? How many doors or gates does each have? What are the Seven Heavens? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. First of all, these are not points of creed. So just in case, we have the wrong number […]
December 23, 2020 4 mins

Moving To Live With Mother

Question: I am 15 years old and have just moved to my remarried mother’s house because my father has prevented me from visiting her or even talking to her on the phone for the last three years. Am I sinful for doing this? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh Dear questioner, Thank you […]
December 23, 2020 5 mins

Living Simply: Spreading Muck

Living Simply Part Seven: Spreading Muck   In order to get through life with ease, the early Muslims (salaf) focused on certain key ways of living that would make it spiritually and practically easier and more fruitful. They coined a term for the variegated rules that they lived by, a term that summarized the system […]
December 17, 2020 8 mins

Living SImply: Wronging Others in Word and Deed (Part Six)

Living Simply: Letting Go and Holding Fast Part Six: Wronging Others in Word and Deed   In order to get through life with ease, the early Muslims (salaf) focused on certain key ways of living that would make it spiritually and practically easier and more fruitful. They coined a term for the variegated rules that […]
December 15, 2020 3 mins

Sects and Salafism

Question: Why do we have to have sects? Why can’t we all be one nation (ummah)? What is wrong with Salafism? Why can’t we listen to any and every scholar, no matter what his religious orientation is? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. A sect […]
December 12, 2020 1 min

Be And It Is

Question: Did Allah say ‘Be’ to each individual thing, or to the universe and all that will ever be in one go? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Allah Most High says, ‘When He decrees a matter, He only says to it, ‘Be,’ and it […]
December 12, 2020 1 min

Permissibility of Studying History

Question: Is it permissible to study history per se? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Studying history per se, as a hobby, or an academic pursuit is perfectly fine. Ibn Khaldun said, ‘History makes us acquainted with the conditions of past nations as they are […]
December 12, 2020 2 mins

Deceiving in Order to Avoid Sin

Question: Is it permissible to deceive in order to avoid being pressured into sin? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, it is permissible to use vague or deceiving language in order to avoid being pressured into sin. For example, some teenagers are teasing another […]
December 12, 2020 1 min

Violating The Terms of Service on a Website

Question: Is it forbidden to violating the terms of service on a website if it makes things easier for both the owner and the customers that use it? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, it is forbidden to violate the terms of service on […]
December 10, 2020 1 min

Wedding Night

Question: Is it okay for my wife and I not to have intercourse on our wedding night? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Whether or not you and your wife have intercourse on your wedding night has nothing to do with anyone else, be they […]
December 10, 2020 2 mins

Saying “In Sha Allah”

Question: Is it obligatory to say “In Sha Allah” whenever talking about future plans? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Allah Most High tells us in Surat al Kahf not to express a resolution concerning the future without adding the words ‘God willing”, or “InshaAllah”. […]
December 10, 2020 6 mins

Living Simply: Evaluation of the Self

Part Five: An Internal Audit By Shaykh Farid Dingle In order to get through life with ease, the early Muslims (salaf) focused on certain key ways of living that would make it spiritually and practically easier and more fruitful. They coined a term for the variegated rules that they lived by, a term that summarized […]
December 8, 2020 1 min

Combining Prayers for Medical Reasons

Question: Can I combine prayers in order to provide emotional support to someone in a critical medical condition? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. In general, one should strive one’s hardest to pray on time. However, the Hanbali scholars mention that one may join prayers […]
December 7, 2020 7 mins

Living Simply: Can Too Much Devotion Cause Burnout?

Part Four: Being Extremely Moderate By Shaykh Farid Dingle In order to get through life with ease, the early Muslims (salaf) focused on certain key ways of living that would make it spiritually and practically easier and more fruitful. They coined a term for the variegated rules that they lived by, a term that summarized […]
December 4, 2020 1 min

Are Pyramid Schemes / Network Marketing Businesses Permissible?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Are pyramid schemes, also known as network marketing businesses permissible? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Pyramid schemes are usually not permissible because they involve a membership fee for eligibility for the commission, commission for other people’s work, and commission that does not reflect the service […]
December 4, 2020 1 min

Is It Permissible to Cremate Pets?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Is it permissible to cremate pets? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. There are no rituals that apply to the dead body of an animal. Burying it, cremating it, or disposing of it in any other way is permissible. Personally, I would avoid cremating it because […]
December 3, 2020 9 mins

Living Simple or Entertaining Ourselves to Death?

Too Much Laughter, Not Enough Crying Part Three: Entertaining Ourselves to Death by Shaykh Farid Dingle In order to get through life with ease, the Early Muslims (salaf) focussed on certain key ways of living that would make it spiritually & practically easier and more fruitful. They coined a term for the variegated rules that […]
December 1, 2020 2 mins

Ranks and Meaning of Paradise

Question: Why did Allah create Paradise and what is the best thing a human can ever do? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Allah Most High created the creation, and Heaven and Hell to manifest Himself so that He would be known. The various experiences […]
December 1, 2020 1 min

The Stock Market and Madhhabs

Question: Is investing in the stock market permissible in the Shafi’i school? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. In principle, investing in the stock market is permissible in the Shafi’i school. One of the most significant scholars who worked on modern Islamic finance was the […]
November 27, 2020 2 mins

The Devil’s Continual Disobedience

Question: If the Devil knows that he is damned to hell, why does he keep disobeying Allah? What does he hope to achieve? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The Devil continues to disobey Allah and tries to send as many of mankind to hell […]
© 2024 SeekersGuidance. All rights reserved.