Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

August 31, 2022 3 mins

What Is the Best Way to Defend the Prophet’s Honor Besides Character?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the best way to defend the honor of our Nabi peace be upon him aside from embodying His character? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate As you mentioned, the best way to defend the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him […]
August 31, 2022 2 mins

Will I Be Accountable If My Doubts Prove to Be True on the Day of Judgment?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Will I be accountable if my doubts prove to be true on the Day of Judgment? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate On the Day of Judgment, people will be judged according to what they were religiously responsible for. When the scholars advise someone […]
August 31, 2022 1 min

Is One Sinful for Unintentional Ejaculation and Masturbation?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is one sinful for unintentional ejaculation and masturbation? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate You are not sinful for unintended ejaculation. Furthermore, if after realizing that your touching was causing arousal you immediately stopped, you are not sinful either. The Messenger of Allah (may […]
August 31, 2022 3 mins

How Do I Pray Slower without Feeling Empty about Doing So?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I pray slower without feeling empty about doing so? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate May Allah ease your difficulty. It is clear that you suffer from misgivings from the Shaytan (waswasa). You must understand that, in order to get through this […]
August 28, 2022 6 mins

Is Forgiveness Possible Instead of a Sinful Past and Feelings of Insincerity?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I apologize for disturbing you. I am in deep need of guidance. I was a horrible person when I was a teenager, I was terrible with my parents, and I’ve never prayed. By 2015, when I turned 15 years old, I started praying. I keep asking Allah for forgiveness, […]
August 27, 2022 2 mins

Is It Disbelief to Kill Lice on the Pages of a Quran? How Does One Clean the Blo...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Suppose a young Muslim girl killed lice on several pages of the Quran while reciting the Quran. She remembers it being before puberty but could have done it after she started menstruating. She has repented after realizing it was disbelief, but what about the Quranic pages with blood stains? […]
August 27, 2022 5 mins

Is Sports Gambling Permissible after Doing Proper Research?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question A hot topic in our local community has become the topic of sports gambling as it is now legal in NY. Many argue its permissibility and say that their picks have gone under extensive reach and not randomly chosen. They also refer to the hadith, which permits sports gambling […]
August 26, 2022 3 mins

What Is the Ruling of Pronouncing the Takbir at the Beginning of Prayer?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If someone prayed salah every day from when he became baligh (reached puberty) until the end of high school (about 5-6 years) without starting each ṣalah in jama‘a by saying “Allah Akbar” to himself, will he have to make up all those years of prayers? Answer In the Name […]
August 26, 2022 2 mins

How to Fulfill Sixty Expiatory Fasts (Kaffara) for Broken Ramadan Fasts?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I’ve broken my fasts multiple times over several Ramadans by eating, drinking, and other reasons. I’m thinking of doing kaffara for thirty days to feel better. My question is, do I have to do the kaffara and make up the missed fasts without a break, or can I do […]
August 26, 2022 2 mins

How Does Impurity Transfer into Clothes, Utensils or Other Parts of Body?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If underwear becomes slightly wet from wadhi or anything, must the trousers be changed too? And if I’m uncertain if I touched the wet spot on my underwear but I likely did? I continued touching things as I wasn’t paying attention. If soap splashes on my body while washing […]
August 23, 2022 2 mins

How to Know If It Is Madhy or Maniy after Waking Up from a Dream of Sexual Natur...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I had a dream of seeing nude pictures, when I woke up, I didn’t see any discharge except that of moisture, but when I went to the toilet to ease myself, I saw a slippery release. Is that supposed to be maniy or madhy? I can’t differentiate between them; […]
August 22, 2022 2 mins

How Do I Deal with Constant Doubts and Waswasa (Misgivings)?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question For the past several months I have been experiencing severe doubts about purification and prayer. Whether it has anything to do with Ghusl, Wudu, prayer, or anything else. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Doubts and waswasa regarding purification and prayer are very serious […]
August 21, 2022 4 mins

What Are the Things Considered Obligatory for Muslims to Know?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What are the things/knowledge considered obligatory for Muslims to know? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Personally Obligatory Knowledge (Fard al-‘Ayn) The personally obligatory knowledge (fard al-‘ayn) which every Muslim is obliged to seek out is that knowledge by which one can fulfill their […]
August 21, 2022 2 mins

Do I Need to Repeat My Shahada and Ghusl If I Miss a Prayer?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I was doing ghusl, and I missed Fajr. I left the bathroom, repeated my Shahada, and did ghusl again. My question is, was that necessary? Can I assume my first ghusl was valid? Also, when I signed up for this site, I intended to submit a question, but I […]
August 21, 2022 3 mins

Are My Hands Pure, Although the Smell of Impurity Seems to Remain?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Suppose you have impurity on your hands; wash them thoroughly with soap and water and remove the physical filth. However, about ten minutes later, the smell of impurity remains on your hands with no physical impurity; Are your hands considered purified despite the smell remaining and no trace of […]
August 21, 2022 3 mins

Is the Sinful Habit of Masturbation Distancing Me from Allah?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I’m a 16-year-old Muslim boy who has the habit of masturbating. I want to know whether masturbating keeps one away from Allah and leaves his dua unanswered because some recent calamity has hit me. I always make dua to Allah to help me, but my duas are always unanswered. […]
August 21, 2022 2 mins

What Supplications and Suras Are Ideal to Learn as a New Muslim?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What supplications (dua) and suras are ideal for learning as a new Muslim? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Basic Amount of Quran A new Muslim should work their way up to learning sura al-Fatiha and at least the last ten suras. It is […]
August 21, 2022 5 mins

How to Deal with the Feeling of Being a Hypocrite?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I have been living a life of hypocrite since a young age, and people consider me someone very religious. So to impress people, I neglect my inner soul and keep living a fake life. How can I recover from this mistake as I feel my soul is just empty, […]
August 21, 2022 2 mins

How Do I Break the Habit of Masturbation?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I break the habit of masturbating? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Allah Most High will free you from this sin if you are sincere. Take the following steps forward. Repentance Firstly, remember that no matter how bad one sins, if they […]
August 20, 2022 3 mins

How Do I Stop Thinking Negative Things in My Prayer?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I cannot concentrate on my Salah, and I keep asking for negative things in sujud or before saying salam, or even while standing, such as “death, hell” if I don’t do this,” etc. I feel scared whenever I stand to pray. I found a weak hadith that says missing […]
August 20, 2022 3 mins

Is My Prayer Invalid Due to My Mistakes in Recitation?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Since I accepted Islam in 2019, I discovered that my pronouncing was not good in salah. I said Bismillāhir ar-Rahman Ir-Rahim wrong and Aouthubillahi mina shaytanir rajeem. Now I have an problem with surat al fatiha. I accepted Islam, but my family did not know it since it can […]
August 20, 2022 1 min

Are Rotting Grapes Impure? Can We Eat Them after Expiry Date?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question When grapes start to rot, are they considered najis? Secondly, if grapes are past their ‘Best before’ date by 3 or 4 days but seem fine, can they still be consumed? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Grapes are Pure Grapes are pure and […]
August 20, 2022 4 mins

Can I Pray Laying Down Due to Sickness and Surgery? If So, How?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Having had surgery and being very ill and in hospital, I have not been able to pray. As I cannot prostrate, can I beg to lie down? If so, could someone explain how, please? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate It is permissible for […]
August 18, 2022 3 mins

Is It Permissible to Conceal the Fact That One Is Fasting an Obligatory Fast by ...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If someone needs to fast because they want to make up the missing days from Ramadan, for example, or because they made a false oath and they want to fast for three days to repent. Still, they don’t want their parents to know the reason (because this way, they […]
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