Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

August 1, 2023 2 mins

Will Every Human Being Be Resurrected and Held Accountable?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Will every human being to ever live be resurrected and held accountable for their deeds? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The Resurrection Every single human being, ever to have lived, from the time of the first human, Adam (upon him be peace), to […]
July 30, 2023 2 mins

Can I Pray on Chair If I Suffer from Leg injury?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the Hanafi ruling on somebody like me who gets damage to my leg during prayer? How should I pray? If it is to pray on a chair or to pray standing up but then go on a chair for the parts I can’t do, can I lead […]
July 30, 2023 3 mins

Are We Allowed to Call Ourselves Sunni Muslims?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I was wondering if we are allowed to call ourselves Sunni Muslims. Because in Islam, we are not supposed to categorize each other into different kinds (Sunni and Shia, etc.). Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Ideally, we would not have to qualify our […]
July 30, 2023 2 mins

Does Saying That a Particular Ruling Is a Harsh Count as Disbelief?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Does saying that a particular ruling from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) is harsh constitute insulting the Prophet and therefore count as disbelief? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. No. Considering a ruling harsh is not insulting the Prophet […]
July 29, 2023 1 min

Is It Prohibited to Cut One’s Nails or Hair during the First 10 Days of Dhu’...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Shaykh, is it forbidden to cut nails and hair in the first ten days of dhul hijjah? And to whom does it apply? What’s the exact time for not cutting hair and nails? Is it the first ten days of dhul hijjah or the whole month of dhul qa‘dah? […]
July 26, 2023 1 min

What Does the Folk or Family (Āl) of Muhammad Refer To?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What does the folk or family (Āl) of Muhammad refer to? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The scholars mention that the meaning of “Āl” when used in supplication refers to every God-fearing believer. [Din; Jala al-Afham Sharh ‘Aqida al-‘Awwam] The Messenger of Allah […]
July 26, 2023 2 mins

Is Our Salat and Salam Conveyed to the Prophet (May Allah Bless Him and Give Him...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question We know that our salam is conveyed to the Prophet (Allah bless him and send him peace), and the Prophet (Allah bless him and send him peace) replied to our salam, if I am not making a mistake. But is our durud conveyed to the Prophet (Allah bless him […]
July 24, 2023 2 mins

Is It Forgivable If I Commit a Sin Knowing That Allah Most High Is Watching Me?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question One day, I set up a wallpaper in my phone at which it was written ‘Allah is watching you’, to try hard not to watch any erotic content again and intended to quit masturbation. After some days, I relapsed, masturbated and watched por* in the same phone having the […]
July 16, 2023 2 mins

How Can I Increase My Devotion to Allah (Most High)?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I slowly increase my time in worship and decrease my time in games in a way that will have lasting benefits? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The best way to make slow changes to one’s current practice is to do so […]
July 13, 2023 1 min

How Many Qurbani Must Be Performed in Total When Performing Hajj al-Tamattu’?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question While performing Hajj al-Tamattu‘, how many Qurbani need to do in total? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Only one slaughter on the Day of Slaughter (i.e., 10th of Dhu al-Hijja) is due for the Hajj al-Tamattu‘, and by this one will come out […]
July 12, 2023 1 min

How Do We Practice Loving and Accepting Ourselves without Falling into Arrogance...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do we practice loving and accepting ourselves without falling into the sin of arrogance? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Loving oneself and accepting oneself is based on the inherent dignity that Allah Most High gave all humans. It means that we uphold […]
July 10, 2023 2 mins

Can Zakat from Past Years Be Paid in Instalments?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If the wife and husband decide that they do not want to sell gold jewelry for previous years’ Zakat payment, and also, her Zakat for 30-33 years may be more than the entire monetary value of the jewelry itself, and her husband agrees to pay monthly in installments, but […]
July 9, 2023 3 mins

What Does the Statement by Allah Most High, “I Am as My Servant Think of Me,...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What does the statement by Allah Most High, “I am as My servant think of Me,” mean? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) […]
July 9, 2023 2 mins

Is It True That We Can’t Do Anything with Free Will except Good or Bad Deeds?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it true that we can’t do anything with free will except good or bad deeds? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The question you ask is not the correct understanding of Islamic belief. Free will relates to choice. We are free to choose […]
July 7, 2023 4 mins

How Do I Deal with My Mother Who Wants Me to Dress Inappropriately?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I deal with my mother, who wants me to dress inappropriately? She’ll remark that my clothing doesn’t give me any form or that my bra makes my chest look too flat. She compares me and my high school friends and cousins who wear cosmetics. On Eid, I […]
July 6, 2023 3 mins

How Do We Realize the True Life Is in the Hereafter?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do we realize the true life is in the Hereafter? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Leaving aside the beautiful descriptions of the Hereafter in the Quran and Prophetic narrations, as well as the fear-inspiring descriptions of Hellfire –  there are many signs […]
July 6, 2023 2 mins

Is It Sunna to Give Charity (Sadaqa) Every Morning?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is giving charity (sadaqa) each morning from the practice (Sunna) of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace)? If so, can this be fulfilled by having a monthly amount directly deposited to an online charity count towards this Sunna? Answer In the Name of Allah, the […]
July 6, 2023 2 mins

Is My ’Umra Valid if I Discover a Blood Spot After Finishing the Ibada?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question On our journey to Mecca, I started my period. I waited till the bleeding stopped (within ten days but one day longer than last month). I prayed Maghrib and ‘isha at the hotel and checked for any signs of bleeding throughout and before I left to perform ’umra after […]
July 5, 2023 1 min

Can I Offer Sunna if the Fard of Fajr Prayer Has Only Four Minutes Left?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If you only have four minutes left to pray fajr and you aren’t sure if you would pray a part of the fajr fard prayer after the sun already set, should you still pray the sunna prayer, or is it better to only pray the fard prayer? Answer In […]
July 5, 2023 2 mins

Am I Allowed To Pray the Sunna Or Fard Behind the Tarawih Prayer?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Am I allowed to pray the sunna or fard prayer behind the Tarawih prayer? If I a person were to come late to the masjid and the isha prayer has been prayed, can he join the tarawih prayer with the intention of fard, and could a person pray the […]
July 5, 2023 2 mins

Is It Sinful To Hope for Something Bad To Happen to Someone?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ruling on hoping something terrible happens to someone? For example, if I am angry at someone and think, “I hope that you lose your job,”. If I don’t pray for it but simply hope something bad happens, does it count as cursing someone? Answer In the […]
July 5, 2023 3 mins

Are Fulfilling Emotional Needs in Marriage an Obligation?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How long can Muslim neglect their spouse emotionally? And what are the valid reasons for which one can ignore? Is fulfilling the emotional needs of our spouses in marriage an obligation or a recommendation? Please, do provide references from the Quran and Sunna. And I am not speaking of […]
July 4, 2023 2 mins

How Do I Repent for Hurting Someone?

 Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to just seek forgiveness if you have hurt someone, or do you need to seek their forgiveness? If that’s so, then there’s an ayah in Quran which shows there’s repentance even for murder, so can you clarify this matter for me Answer In the Name of […]
July 2, 2023 2 mins

Is My Umra Valid If I Didn’t Correctly Make Intention and Recite Talbiya?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Must I pay the expiatory charity (fidya) for not properly making the intention for Umra and not properly pronouncing the Talibiya supplication? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is a prerequisite for a valid Umra to enter into the state of Ihram. This […]
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