Shaykh Farid Dingle

September 8, 2021 1 min

Is It Permissible To Profit From Being a Middleman?

Answered by Ustadh Fariduddin Dingle Question Is it permissible to profit from being a middleman? Answer Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, it is perfectly fine to profit from being a middle man. If, for example, you rent a property from person X for $2,000 […]
September 8, 2021 1 min

What Are My Obligations in Obeying My Husband in the Shafi’i School?

Answered by Ustadh Fariduddin Dingle Question What are my obligations in obeying my husband in the Shafi’i school?   Answer Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. In the Shafi’i school, the bare bones of obeying one’s husband are fulfilled by not leaving the house if he […]
July 30, 2021 1 min

Are Allah’s Attributes Merely a Reflection of How We Experience Him?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Are the attributes of Allah that the theologians mention merely a reflection of how we experience Him? Answer Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, the attributes that the theologians mention are a distillation of how Allah describes Himself in […]
July 29, 2021 4 mins

Can Women Take Part in Jihad?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question Can women fight for Islam or take part in jihad? Nusaybah bint Ka’ab (RA) took part in the battles and fought alongside men. Does it mean women can take part in jihad? I heard a narration that Rasoolullah (saw) asked women to take care of their home, which is […]
July 29, 2021 1 min

What if I Received Gifts in the Past Without a Proper Legal Gift Format?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question What if I received gifts in the past without a proper legal gift format? Answer Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. As long as it was clear to both parties that it was a gift, there is no need to […]
July 23, 2021 2 mins

How Do I Understand Men’s Marital Rights in Islam?

Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question I have several issues regarding men’s marital rights. Sex slaves, polygyny, and divorce in Islam generally bother me. Please advise. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important questions. You have asked […]
July 8, 2021 1 min

Doing Qurbani/Udhiya in another country

Question: If one does Qurbani/Udhiya in another country, does it matter that the slaughter happens before the due time in one’s own country? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. When one appoints someone else in another country to slaughter Qurbani/Udhiya on one’s behalf, the time […]
June 28, 2021 1 min

Does Crying in the Ritual Prayer Invalidate the Prayer?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle  Question Does crying in the ritual prayer invalidate the prayer? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, crying during a ritual prayer (salat) wouldn’t normally invalidate the prayer. If one intentionally makes sounds while crying to utter something distinguishable as a letter, then one would invalidate the […]
June 28, 2021 2 mins

Praying for a Person in Qunut

Question: When reciting the Qunut prayer in Fajr, can one pray for a specific person? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, you can pray for a specific person in the prayer in general and in qunut of Fajr and Witr. In general, addressing anyone […]
June 28, 2021 2 mins

The fathers of Sayyidna Musa and Sayyidatna Maryam

Question: Did Sayyidna Musa and Sayyidatna Maryam have the same father? If not, did their fathers have the same names? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, the two fathers have the same name. They lived centuries apart in two different geographical locations. The name […]
June 28, 2021 1 min

Scalp micro-pigmentation

Question: Is scalp micro-pigmentation (SMP) permissible? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Scalp micro-pigmentation (SMP)  is essentially tattooing. As such, it would only be permissible if it is for purely corrective reasons, such as when some abnormal hair loss clearly disfigures the head. Please see: […]
June 23, 2021 1 min

Sounds made while praying

Question: Is the prayer affected if one makes involuntary sounds during the ritual prayer (salah)? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The ritual has a fixed form that may not be broken. This form comprises physical movements and words. Therefore, any disturbance to this form […]
June 20, 2021 1 min

Buying in-game money for real world currencies

Buying in-game money for real-world currencies Question: Is it permissible to buy in-game money for real-world currencies? Do the rules of interest apply to in-game money? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Buying in-game money for real-world currencies is just like paying for an added […]
June 20, 2021 1 min

Disbelievers being ransom for Believers from the Hell-Fire

Question: How could disbelievers possibly be a ransom for believers from the Hellfire? How can one soul bear the sin of another? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The hadiths that mention that some disbelievers will be a ransom for some believers from the Hell-Fire […]
June 20, 2021 1 min

Buying without a known price

Question: Is it valid to buy something if one only has a rough idea of the price? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. It is valid to buy something if only one has a rough idea of what the price is if such items are […]
June 19, 2021 1 min

Biographies of the Four Imams

Biographies of the Four Imams Question: What are the best biographies of the Four Imams in English? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The best biographies of the Four Imams in English are found in many sources, and all are very useful. One of the […]
June 19, 2021 1 min

Making wudu at work and missing the prayer

  Question: I frequently miss Dhuhr because I cannot make wudu at work? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. I was frequently in a very similar scenario at work and at school in the UK, where the time between Dhuhr and Asr can sometimes be […]
June 19, 2021 1 min

Jinn taking human form

Question: Is it possible for Jinn to take human form? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, Jinn can take human form. For example, the Devil took the form of humans on more than one occasion, and a Jinn took the form of a beggar […]
June 19, 2021 1 min

Innovations and saying the testimony of faith before going to sleep 

  Question: Is it a blameworthy innovation to say the testimony of faith before going to sleep? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, It is perfectly fine to say the testimony of faith before going to sleep, or any other time of day, be it regularly or not. Please see: https://seekers.flywheelstaging.com/answers/general-counsel/the-concept-and-classification-of-bida-in-islam/ […]
June 14, 2021 4 mins

The verse of stoning

  Question: How is it valid to say that the verse of stoning is in the Book of Allah when it is not in the Qur’an? Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Short Answer: Stoning an adulterer who commits adultery while married or after having been […]
June 13, 2021 1 min

If my step-mother physical assaults me, may I take physical retaliation?

Question: If my stepmother physically assaults me, may I take physical retaliation? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Our religion is a religion of law and order and not of vigilantism. The right to “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” […]
June 13, 2021 1 min

Performing ghusl with one’s spouse

Question: Is it true that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) performed ghusl with his wives? If so, how could that be done? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Aisha (Allah be well pleased with her) said, ‘Messenger of Allah […]
June 13, 2021 1 min

Mistake in sale

Question: I ordered something online, and something else that is worth more was delivered to me. What should I do? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. By default, if what was delivered was other than what you ordered, then it should be returned. If you […]
June 11, 2021 1 min

Honoraria for religious services

  Question: Is it halal to receive honoraria for religious services? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Receiving money from others as a gift or out of appreciation for your religious services is perfectly fine. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, […]
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