Shaykh Farid Dingle

March 1, 2021 1 min

How Do I Repair Harm Done to Others?

Question: How do you repair non-material harms to people with whom one no longer is in contact? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. If one has caused someone severe emotional harm but one is no longer in contact with them, it is not sufficient to […]
March 1, 2021 3 mins

When Is a Child Ascribed to the Father in Islam?

Question: If a woman gets pregnant out of wedlock and then marries the biological father less than 6 months before the delivery of the baby, is the baby deemed the child of the father? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, if the child is […]
February 22, 2021 1 min

How Did the Prophet Deal with His Wives?

Question: How it is possible that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was intimate with Aisha, a girl that too young to have sexual relations? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) never acted […]
February 22, 2021 2 mins

Should I Seek Pardon From Every Person That I Have Harmed?

Question: If you have accidentally hurt someone’s feelings in a very minor way, or cause them in slight convenience or slight physical harm, do you still have to ask them for forgiveness? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. May Allah forgive us all! If we […]
February 21, 2021 14 mins

Science or Hadith?: A Critical Discussion of Contradictory Hadiths

Understanding and Reconciling Conflicts Between Hadith and Science Shaykh Farid Dingle discusses how hadiths that may contradict modern science are understood and resolved. The example used is the hadith whereby the gender of a child is determined by whoever reaches climax first. Summary Everything the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) […]
February 21, 2021 1 min

Are Humans the Last Species of Living Things To Be on Earth?

Question: Are humans the last species of living things to be on Earth? Will Allah create anything after us? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. When we look at the Qur’an and Sunna, we do not see anything that states that Allah will not create […]
February 21, 2021 2 mins

Do I Share in Other People’s Sins?

Question: If one shares premises, a vehicle, a social network account, or any other facility, is one responsible for what others do with it? What if they use it for a sinful purpose? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. One is not responsible for other […]
February 21, 2021 2 mins

Does Saying Certain Words Out of Anger Entail Disbelief?

Question: If in a fit of anger I utter out words that entail disbelief, what is the expiation? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Angrily expressing words of blasphemy is sinful, but not disbelief if one does not mean in one’s heart what one is […]
February 21, 2021 1 min

Is It Permissible To Help a Non-Muslim Practice Their Faith?

Question: Is it permissible to help a non-Muslim practise their non-Islamic faith? For example, can you by specific food for Hindi that they will use in their religious rituals? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Directly facilitating non-Muslim religious practices is not permissible. For example, […]
February 20, 2021 3 mins

What Do Grandchildren Inherit?

Question: What do the grandchildren inherit from their grandfather if their grandfather and father die before the estate is divided? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. When a grandfather dies, as long his sons are still alive, the grandchildren do not inherit anything from him. […]
February 18, 2021 3 mins

Is It Shirk To Read Lord of the Flies?

Question:  Is it shirk to read Lord of the Flies? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Literature is a subject we learn in school in order to understand how language works. It is also a very important means of learning about human life, human emotions, […]
February 18, 2021 2 mins

Do I Have To Remove Immoral Comments Online?

Question: When I was young, I used to read immoral books, and I would promote these books with extensive praise and comments on forums. Should I go back and delete all of these comments? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The past is the past, […]
February 18, 2021 1 min

Is It Permissible To Wear a Watch That Has Engravings of Animate Life on It?

Question: Is it permissible to wear a watch that has engravings of animate life on it? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. It is forbidden to wear clothes that have pictures of animate life on them in the Shafi’i school. [Sharh Muslim, Nawawi] Wearing a […]
February 17, 2021 4 mins

Does Islam Give Non-Muslims Freedom of Speech?

Question: Does Islam give non-Muslims freedom of speech? Does Islam force non-Muslims to become Muslim? Are they punished for expressing their own religious views? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Non-Muslims in an Islamic country are free to practice their own religion and express their […]
February 17, 2021 1 min

How Do I Know if a Sign Is From Allah or From the Devil?

Question: How do I know if a sign is from Allah or from the Devil? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. All signs are from Allah. Even the Devil is one of Allah’s signs. Nothing escapes His direct control, granular management, and ultimate plan and […]
February 17, 2021 2 mins

Is It Permissible To Buy and Sell Likes on Social Media?

Question: Is it permissible to buy and sell likes on social media? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. There are two main problems with buying likes on social media: selling something that is worthless and misleading others. The first issue is that when we buy […]
February 17, 2021 1 min

Should Veterinarians Treat Dogs?

Question: Is it better for vets not to treat dogs? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, the lives and wellbeing of dogs like all other animals besides pigs are sacred (hayawan muhtaram), and Allah wants us to keep them alive and well. There is […]
February 17, 2021 1 min

Can I Pray With Blood on Me?

Question: Is blood filthy? Can you pray with blood on you? What if the blood is mixed with other things? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Allah Most High has said, “He has chosen you and did not impose any hardship on you in the […]
February 15, 2021 3 mins

How Should Muslims Deal With Conspiracy Theories?

Question: How should Muslims deal with conspiracy theories? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Conspiracy theories are not a topic of Islamic scholarship or an issue of halal or haram. Talking about, believing in, and acting upon conspiracy theories is an issue of halal and […]
February 14, 2021 1 min

When Is It Obligatory To Inform Authorities of Someone Cheating in an Exam?

Question: When is it obligatory to inform authorities of someone cheating in an exam? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. When cheating in an exam would result in someone taking someone else’s rights, it is obligatory to stop that by informing the authorities. If the […]
February 13, 2021 3 mins

Lord of the Flies: The Benefits of Reading Fiction

Fiction: Is it Shirk?  A questioner asked if reading Lord of the Flies was considered shirk. Shaykh Farid Dingle gave the following answer. The Spectrum of English Literature Literature is a subject we learn in school in order to understand how language works. It is also a very important means of learning about human life, […]
February 13, 2021 1 min

Can I Join My Prayers If I Work in Customer Service?

Question: I work in customer services. Can I join prayers? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. Being in customer service does not allow one to join prayers. Just as any employee has a right to a bathroom break or a lunch break, there is no […]
February 13, 2021 2 mins

What Is the Nature of Fate?

Question: Has Allah plotted out different paths for us to follow, and we but choose which one? Or is it that He has chosen only one way for us? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. From our side of the coin of predestination, the side […]
February 13, 2021 1 min

How Many Types of Each Fruit Are There in Paradise?

Question: How many types of each fruit are there in Paradise? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. No, you were right in saying that there seventy types of each from in Paradise. Ibn Kathir mentions it in his work al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah. That said, as […]
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