Shaykh Farid Dingle

May 17, 2021 1 min

Only One Caliph

  Question: What does it mean that Muslims should only have one caliph? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. In Sahih Muslim, the Messenger of Allah said, ‘If two caliphs are pledged allegiance to, kill the last of the two.’ Similarly, he also said, ‘There […]
May 15, 2021 1 min

Rolling a Dice in Mathematics

Question: Is it permissible to roll a dice when demonstrating the concept of random numbers or probability in mathematics? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, it is only gambling or playing games of chance that is sinful. Merely demonstrating the concept of random numbers […]
May 15, 2021 1 min

Fasting without prior intention

Question: If one does not intend to fast the next day of Ramadan, what should one do? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. In Ramadan, one must intend to fast the next day every night sometime between Maghrib and Fajr. The Messenger of Allah (peace […]
May 15, 2021 2 mins

Forgiving Others for Murder

Question: What should you do if you cannot prove that someone murdered someone else? Should one try to forgive them? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. If someone is wronged in this life and cannot get their God-given right to justice before they die, they […]
May 15, 2021 1 min

Fluff Under Nails

Question: Does fluff under one’s nails make wudu and ghusl impossible? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, one can safely assume that water can get past fluff under one’s nails. Earth or caked grease would be another issue. To judge how far the Shariah […]
May 15, 2021 1 min

What Is a Woman’s Religious Role?

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Can women call the azan? Can they be religious teachers and invite people to Islam? Answer Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, women can and historically have taught Islam to others and invited others to Islam. Please see: Can Muslim Women Teach Mixed Classes Do the […]
May 15, 2021 1 min

Possible Dirt on Limbs of Wudu

Question: I often get dirt on my fingers after wiping my ears. Does this make my wudu invalid? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, that doesn’t matter. And even if your fingers did get dirt on them after having washed them, it wouldn’t matter. […]
May 14, 2021 1 min

Feeling distant after sin

Question: When I first converted, I felt really close to Allah. Now that I have sinned I feel distant, even though I have repented? What should I do? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. It is normal to go through spells of feeling distant from […]
May 14, 2021 2 mins

Translations of the Qur’an and Blind following (taqlid)

Question: As a student, is it dangerous to learn specific translations of the Qur’an or hadith? Is that a form of blind following (taqlid)? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. As a student of any Islamic science, you have to blindly follow some part of […]
May 11, 2021 3 mins

Chronologically Disqualified from the Islamic Eutopia

  Question: Are all Muslim rulers and Muslim civilizations automatically discounted because they were after the period of the righteous caliphs? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, this is not the case. No one is automatically disqualified from any of Allah’s mercy and favor. […]
May 11, 2021 2 mins

Legitimate Reasons to Speak Bad of Others

Question: Is complaining of being wronged to someone who cannot help one at all considered backbiting? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Speaking bad of an individual to someone who cannot help one either stop that individual wronging him or help him personally deal with […]
May 11, 2021 1 min

Obeying Muslim Rulers

Question: What do I have to do if I mistakenly quote Islam on something? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. One may not obey the Muslim ruler concerning something sinful. (Nihayat al-Muhtaj, Ramli) The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘A […]
May 11, 2021 1 min

Mistake in Determining the Qibla

Question: If one makes a mistake in determining the Qibla, does one’s ritual prayer still count? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, if one makes an educated guess of where the qibla is, and then it seems wrong, the prayer one prayed with the […]
May 9, 2021 2 mins

Uncertain about becoming Muslim

Question: If one is trying to learn about Islam, is it normal to feel uncertain and feel that one could not possibly believe? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Knowing that Islam is true is easy. Accepting it as an emotional fact can take time. […]
May 9, 2021 1 min

Not Excommunicating the Excommunicators

Question: Are militant extremist Muslims who label other Muslims as disbelievers still themselves Muslims? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Yes, even militant extremist Muslims who label other Muslims as disbelievers and who commit terrorist atrocities in the name of Islam are still Muslims. A […]
May 8, 2021 1 min

Sleeping through a Prayer or Forgetting to Pray

Question: What do I accidentally miss a pray through sleep or mere forgetfulness? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. If one sleeps through prayer or forgets it, one makes up the prayer. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Whoever forgets […]
May 7, 2021 2 mins

Hijri Calendar and the Seasons

Question: Was the Hijri calendar originally in synchrony with the four seasons? Is Ramadan supposed to be fasted in the Spring? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. While there is evidence that certain pre-Islamic Arab communities adjusted and aligned the lunar calendar with the four […]
May 3, 2021 1 min

Our Mother Khadija after marriage

Question: Did our mother Khadija (Allah be well pleased with her) work after she married the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Allah knows best, but it seems like she still kept her business going either by […]
May 3, 2021 2 mins

Praying in Fox Fur

Question: Is it valid to pray wearing fox fur? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. If it is not known that the animal (fox or any other edible animal) was Islamically slaughtered, then in the Shafi’i school, its hair, fur, or feathers would be filthy. […]
April 29, 2021 1 min

Surrogate Motherhood

Question: Is it permissible to be or request someone to be a surrogate mother for one? Who is considered the birth mother? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. It is not permissible to have a woman be the surrogate mother of one’s child or to […]
April 29, 2021 1 min

Annulling Marriage Through Touching with Lust

Question: In the Shafi’i school, is it ever possible to annul a marriage by touching a relative with lust? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, touching a relative with lust would never annul a marriage in the Shafi’i school. (Minhaj al-Talibin) It would be […]
April 29, 2021 2 mins

Praying for Favorite Team

  Question: Can I pray to Allah that my favorite team wins? What if I end up praying that a Muslim loses? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Parameters and loyalty You can pray that Allah guides a non-Muslim and/or that He help a non-Muslim […]
April 29, 2021 1 min

Non-Islamic Greetings

Question: Is it permissible to used non-Islamic greetings like ‘Hi,’ ‘Shalom’ or ‘Namaste’? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Engaging in a non-Islamic ritual is forbidden. If non-Muslims only ever used these words as a religious greeting in one’s culture and locality, it would be […]
April 28, 2021 1 min

Hearing Music vs Listening to it

Question: Is it sinful to hear music if one is not intentionally listening to it? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Inadvertently hearing music, lies, or any other sinful speech is not sinful. (Nuzhat al-Asma’, Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali) We are only responsible for our own […]
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