Making such a dua is not permissible. A Mu’min
should understand that everything is from Allah Ta’ala. You cannot thwart
Taqdeer. Even if your parents may appear unjust to you, you as their child
should be tolerant, obedient and respectful to them. If you should reflect, you
will discover that your unhappiness if it is caused by any worldly difference
with your parents, is baseless. If it is the result of a Deeni issue in which
you are right and they wrong, then have patience. It is a trial. A Muslim is not
expected to react with cowardice. You should not be so faint at heart. People
had sacrificed their lives for their Imaan, but you are thinking of an evil such
as suicide simply because you are ‘unhappy’ in your parents’ home. Kuffaar
are weak in their hearts. They are unable to bear too much mental pressure.
Suicide is committed by those who lack Imaan. The more you feel depressed, the
more should your attention focus on Allah Ta’ala. You should increase your
Thikr of Allah. The Qur’aan Majeed says: “Hear! In the thikr of Allah do
hearts find solace.” Make dua for the removal of the trial and for strength of
Imaan. A seriously sick person may not make dua for death solely on account of
the sickness.
Q. Most people on a journey do not perform Salaat. They argue
that they do not have wudhu and Allah is Most Forgiving and Merciful. But they
do stop at garages where bathrooms and water are available. Is their argument
valid?
A. Their argument is absolutely baseless. They are guilty of kabeerah sins
for neglecting Salaat. Salaat may not be neglected at any time and in any
condition of life. Salaat remains fardh even on the battlefield. The very same
Allah Who is Most Merciful and Forgiving has commanded that Salaat be performed
in all conditions and in all places. This same Forgiving Allah is also Wrathful
and Stern in punishment. The argument presented by these negligent people is
ridiculous. Along the journey they stop at many places and enjoy themselves with
food, etc. They have time to eat and play, but for Salaat they present silly and
untenable excuses. Even at home they have no wudhu. What do they do then? When
the time for Salaat arrives, they should simply take wudhu and perform Salaat.
There are an abundant of water facilities available. They are perpetrating
self-deception if they claim that there is no water for wudhu. They are simply
lazy and have no respect for the Deen, hence they produce these untenable
arguments. Even when a person is so sick that he is unable to move from his bed,
then too Salaat remains fardh on time. He has to perform Salaat on the bed with
signs of the head if necessary.
Q. What is Islam’s view regarding favouritism by parents?
What if parents shower one child with gifts and favours while depriving the
other child?
A. It is not normal for parents to do so. The parents will surely have a
reason for this attitude. If the one child is disobedient, rude and insolent,
then the parents will be justified to act in this manner. If they have no valid
Shar’i reason for their favouritism, then they are guilty of injustice. It is
sinful for parents to favour one child to the exclusion of their other children
for no valid reason.
Q. A man married a divorcee. Then under pressure of his
relatives he gave her three talaaqs. He married another woman. Now he claims
that he can marry the ex-wife again. Is this permissible?
A. In view of the three talaaqs he had given, he cannot marry her again.
Marriage with her will simply not be valid.
Q. Are Shiahs Muslims?
A. Shiahs subscribe to beliefs of kufr, hence they are not Muslims. Among
their corrupt beliefs are:
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That the Qur’aan Majeed is fabricated.
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That the Sahaabah, the overwhelming majority of them,
became murtadd after the demise of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam).
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That their imaams are appointed by Allah Ta’ala and
that they transcend even the Ambiya.
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That wahi comes to their imaams.
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That Hadhrat Aishah (radhiyallahu anha) committed
adultery.
Besides these, there are also other corrupt beliefs
propagated by Shi’ism.
Q. If a prostitute repents, can she be accepted by the
community?
A. Taubah effaces all sins. Once a person has repented, all sins are
forgiven. The one who has made taubah should not be ostracized by the community.
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam): said“The one who has repented of sins
is like one who has no sins on him.”
Q. Some people search for the past faults and sins
of those whom they consider to be their enemies. Their motive
in so doing is to wreck the reputation of their adversaries by broadcasting to
all and sundry what they have unearthed of their enemies. What is Islam’s
attitude towards such people?
A. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said that those who engage in
such despicable activities will not die until they have not committed the same
crimes with which they are seeking to disgrace their adverseries. In other
words, before their maut, they will fall in the hole which they dig for others.
Hasad (envy) is indeed evil. It devours good deeds like fire consumes fuel. The
haasideen (envious people) are always in a state of mental agitation, unrest and
nervous tension. They have no peace. They are consumed by their own flames of
jealousy. It is truly a disastrous spiritual disease which destroys people in
the same way as it had destroyed Iblees.
Q. A married woman filed for divorce in a non-Muslim court.
After she gained the divorce, she married another man. Is this nikah valid? The
husband did not issue talaaq.
A. The nikah is not valid. The ‘divorce’ decreed by the non-Muslim court
has no effect on the nikah. This woman is still in the nikah of her husband. She
lives in the state of adultery with the other man. If he too is aware of the
situation then he is also guilty of adultery.
Q. In view of the free indulgence in haraam, some people
claim that there is no longer the need to abstain from mushtabah (doubtful)
things. Is this view correct?
A. This view is baseless. If people freely indulge in consuming poison and
killing themselves, it does not follow that others should relax their guard and
consume just any filth and contamination. Mushtabah is spiritual contamination.
Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) has commanded abstention from mushtabah.
In every age, from the time of the Sahaabah right down to this age, all
Mashaaikh emphasised the absolute importance of refraining from indulgence in
mushtabah. Indulgence in mushtabah is the stepping stone for indulgence in
haraam.
Q. Is it permissible for a Muslim to make dua under a cross?
A. A cross is the symbol of kufr and shirk. It is an act of kufr to make dua
under a cross.
Q. After a man’s wife died, he married his daughter-in-law’s
mother. Is this marriage permitted in the Shariah?
A. This marriage is permissible.
Q. I became baaligh in the middle of Ramadhaan. When does
Zakaat become waajib on me?
A. If after twelve months, i.e. in the middle of next Ramadhaan, you have
Zakaat assets equal to Nisaab or more, then you have to pay Zakaat. The Zakaat
Nisaab is 612 grams silver or its value. Zakaat assets are cash, gold, silver
and stock-in-trade. Deduct your debts from these assets and pay Zakaat on the
balance.
Q. When one reaches the age of 15 does one become baaligh
even if there are no nocturnal emissions?
A. At the age of 15 one becomes baaligh (an adult) in Islam even if no other
signs of buloogh (puberty) appear.
Q. In anger I told my wife: “If you go to your mother’s
house, three talaaqs will fall on you.” My intention was that if she
went to her mother’s house at that time when we had the argument, the three
talaaqs will come into effect. If she should now go to her mother’s house with
my consent, will three talaaqs come into effect?
A. Since your intention was that she should not go to her mother’s house
on that particular occasion, the three talaaqs will not come into effect if she
goes now to her mother’s house. If at the time when you issued the conditional
talaaq, the intention was to prohibit her from going to her mother’s house
forever, then whenever she goes there, three talaaqs will take place.
Q. Does vulgar language break any kind of fasting?
A. Vulgar language is haraam whether one is fasting or not. While it ruins
the thawaab of the fast, it does not break the fast.
Q. What is the Shariah’s ruling on having an annual
braaivleis during the month of Ramadhaan on one of the last ten days? The
organisers solicit donations from the public for the braaivleis. The party
begins after Taraaweeh and continues until the early hours of the morning.
Senior members of the Jamaat committee are the organisers of this party. Many of
those who attend, even the Jamaat elders, do not attend Fajr Salaat after the
party. The preparations begin early in the afternoon. Mothers and sisters at
home have to assist in the preparations. In this process Zuhr, Asr and Maghrib
Salaat are neglected by the braaivleis committee. What does the Shariah say
about this type of party?
A. We think that any good Muslim child will be able to give you the Shariah’s
view regarding this haraam, accursed and shaitaani party organised by the
fussaaq jamaat members of your town.It is unbelievable that Jamaat officials and
elders in the community have sunk to this low and deplorable level of moral
degradation. Ramadhaan is the holiest month. It is the month of ibaadat. The
month when Allah’s special Rahmat is focussed on Muslims. It is the month when
the shayaateen are put in chains. But the nafs of these evil fussaaq has duped
them and deposited these people in the pits of immorality. What shaitaan could
not achieve in the other months, these evil fussaaq in your jamaat have achieved
in the holiest month of Islam. Instead of spending the auspicious time and
moments of the night and day in ibaadat, they indulge in evil and immorality, in
haraam, fisq and fujoor. Words cannot adequately condemn these evil shayaateen
in human form in your jamaat. If Allah’s curse and athaab settle on the
jamaat, it will not be surprising. This type of congregational evil publicly
organised during Ramadhaan by jamaat elders is unheard of. They are guilty of a
host of major sins by indulging in their shaitaani party. May Allah Ta’ala
save Muslims from such moral scoundrels who abuse their positions and destroy
the akhlaaq of people. They are truly the agents of shaitaan.
