Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

February 6, 2024 1 min

Is It Disbelief for a Muslim to Say, “Islam Is Bad.”?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it disbelief for a Muslim to say, “Islam is bad.” or to say, “Acting upon the Quran and Sunna is bad for you.”? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate If someone genuinely believes that Islam is bad or acting upon the Quran and […]
February 4, 2024 2 mins

How Can I Repent for Harming or Stealing from Others When I Can’t Reach Them?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I repent from harming others or stealing from others if I am unable to reach them for various reasons? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever has wronged their fellow […]
January 24, 2024 3 mins

How Do I Begin Islamic Studies in Fiqh?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I begin Islamic studies on fiqh and Prophetic narrations from al-Bukhari and Muslim? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Seeking Sacred knowledge is amongst the loftiest pursuits in one’s journey to draw nearer to Allah Most High. However, it must be done […]
January 23, 2024 2 mins

Does the Prophet (Allah Bless Him and Give Him Peace) Receive Mother’s Name as...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question When we send blessings (salawat) upon the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), and our names are conveyed to him along with our father’s name – does he receive our mother’s name as well? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The narrations […]
January 20, 2024 1 min

Is Inhaling Second Hand Smoke from Others a Sin?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Am I accountable for involuntarily breathing in the secondhand marijuana smoke of those around me after trying my best to avoid it and disliking it in my heart? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate If you tried your best to avoid breathing in the […]
January 19, 2024 1 min

Does Embracing Islam Remove Past Sins?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Regarding a person considering Islam and intends to embrace it but due to some remaining doubts they delay their conversion, if they eventually convert months later, are their sins in those months also forgiven? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Yes. Regardless of whether […]
January 16, 2024 1 min

Is It Permitted to Mention the Type of Woman One Likes in Front of Women?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permitted to mention the type of woman one likes in front of women? Answergender In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate There is a difference between the rulings of the Sacred Law and propriety. The mere mention of qualities one likes in a woman […]
January 16, 2024 2 mins

Is It Permissible to Recite Quran While Menstruating?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible for a woman in her menstruation to revise her memorization of the Quran from a text containing the Quran with translation and without touching the Arabic verses? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate According to the Hanafi school, it is not […]
January 7, 2024 2 mins

Are There Any Prerequisites to Seeking Islamic Knowledge?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it true that one must first be proficient in Arabic and have memorized the Quran to begin studying Sacred Islamic Knowledge above the minimum obligatory level (Fard al-‘Ayn)? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is not a requirement to seek higher levels […]
January 7, 2024 2 mins

Can I Practice What I Learn from My Quran Teacher?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it sinful to purposefully make mistakes in Quran to teach what not to do? Can I carry on learning from the videos, and then use it when reciting to my Ustadha so she can correct me if I’m wrong? Can I memorise, read or practise Suras at home […]
January 5, 2024 4 mins

Why Does the Practice of Islam Feel So Burdensome?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I would like to know your stance on this matter. As a young Muslim (I am 22 years old) to practise Islam feels very extreme and I have the feeling as if everything was haram and I had a great burden on my shoulders. How should we think in […]
December 24, 2023 1 min

Can I Share Posts That Contain Blasphemous Content?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ruling and correct way of sharing for awareness images or videos that contain blasphemous phrases or audio or video? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate When sharing anything, especially opinions that are contrary to one’s beliefs, one must take care to […]
December 23, 2023 2 mins

Why Did the Prophet (Allah Bless Him and Give Him Peace) Tell Wahshi to Hide His...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Why did the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) tell Wahshi to hide his face? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace), although he was a Prophet, he was still susceptible […]
December 23, 2023 3 mins

What Advice Would You Give to Someone Who Recently Converted to Islam?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What Advice Would You Give to Someone Who Recently Converted to Islam? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Congratulations on your embracing of Islam. May Allah bless you with a beautiful connection to Him and the best of this world and the Next. As […]
December 16, 2023 1 min

What Should I Do If the Imam I Pray behind Often Recites Less than the Minimum A...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I often pray behind an Imam who either recites one or two long ayas, which doesn’t equate to the length of wajib recitation of 3 ayas, or they don’t recite in order as Hanafi fiqh states. In these cases, should I pray again or what? Answer In the Name […]
December 16, 2023 4 mins

Does Intentionally Eating Something That Is Strictly Prohibited (Haram) Take Me ...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Recently, out of curiosity, I tried a bacon sandwich. I knew it was haram, but I still went ahead anyway. I’ve always been a person who’s been cautious with such things, I’m a very religious person otherwise, Alhumdulilah. But regretfully, out of peer pressure and curiosity, I had tried […]
December 14, 2023 3 mins

Reading Along with a YouTube Video in Prayer Due to Difficulties Reciting

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Since proper recitation and pronunciation are difficult, is it permissible for my sister to listen to and read along with a reciter while performing the prayer? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate In short, it is not permissible to have external aides when reciting […]
December 14, 2023 1 min

Does a Completion of the Quran Require That It Be from the Same Mushaf?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Does a completion of the Quran require that it be from the same Mushaf Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The Quran linguistically means recitation. [Zabidi; Taj al-Arus] It was later written into codices (Mushaf) to facilitate learning and spreading. For this reason, it […]
December 11, 2023 2 mins

Respect for Prophet and Listening to Music and How to Say Mashallah and Inshalla...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it considered disrespectful to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) to listen to music despite the unwanted thoughts i get? Is saying “InshAllah” and “MashAllah” as one word and not separated allowed? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Music […]
December 10, 2023 2 mins

Is Supplicating While Facing Humans, Portraits, or Animate Objects Considered Sh...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Does supplicating when one happens to face humans, portraits, or animate objects take one out of the fold of Islam? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Supplicating when one happens to be facing humans, portraits, or animate objects does not take one out of […]
December 8, 2023 3 mins

What Is the Ruling of Being in Khalwa with a 9 Year Old Girl While Teaching?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible for me to teach a 9-10 year old girl (uncertain whether she has reached puberty) in a secluded place with the permission of her father who is the Imam of the local mosque? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The messenger […]
November 26, 2023 3 mins

What Are Your Thoughts about Giving Joy to Others in Order to Have Joy?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I saw a series in which one person cured his depression and death wish through the joy of others. Isn’t that what we should also desire(to be happy)? I remembered a hadith (it is authentic?) in al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 6026 that has a similar content. What are your thoughts […]
November 26, 2023 1 min

Does Praying without Ghusl Due to Embarrassment Invalidate Others’ Salah in Co...

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If an individual, upon whom ghusl is obligatory, is called to pray and, out of embarrassment, joins the prayer alongside two other men, does this affect the validity of the other individuals’ salah? Additionally, does the junubi person’s role in giving the Iqama for that salah impact the completion […]
November 25, 2023 3 mins

Must I Make Up All My Prayers as a Hanafi or Take the Opinion of Ibn Taymiyya?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question So, recently I found out that I’ve been praying wrong all the time. I‘ve been praying by just reciting one verse after Surat al-Fatiha, and I constantly made dua in my own language in sujud. I‘ve been just crying since I’ve figured this out. I have to repeat all […]
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