A1: The scholars have three opinions one opinion is you can fast on those 9 days with the intention of replacing what you missed in Ramadan only, one intention because those are two separate tasks of worship and in sha Allah you will be rewarded because of the precious days, and this is to be in the safe side. Some of the scholar allow to have the two intentions (Shafaie, Ibn Othaimain and Altoraify) allow it, they said Hadret Omar Ibn Alkhattab used to delay replacing what he missed in Ramadan to those 9 days The third opinion is from Sh AlAlbany he said it is permissible but the reward will not be the same And Allah knows best.
A6: Aqiqah is authenticated Sunnah as per the majority of the scholars. It is time will be on the seventh or fourteenth or twenty one days then any time. For the boy you slaughter two sheep ( also it could be one sheep) and for the girl one is prescribed. You can cook the meet ( majority of the scholars) or give it without cooking it is permissible. The majority of the scholars agreed upon that Aqiqah could be from either camels or cows or sheep or goats for each should have reached a specific age as follow: Cows or buffalo should be full year at least, if it is two years going to third years or complete three years it is ok. Sheep, it should be six months old. Goat it should be one year old. Camel should be five years old Also the animal should not have any disfiguration. Lastly some scholars said one cow could be for seven children like Qurbani and some said it is only for one. Aqeeqah you could give it as a gift, or you can eat from it or you can store some of it or you can give it as charity all this are permitted. The only thing is you cannot sell it. And Allah knows best.
A7: Yes you can ask The Almighty to grant you Barakah (blessing ) in your age and extend it to serve Him. That is allowed. Our prophet ﷺ made that Duaa for Hadret Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), and he died about 103 years old. Also you should believe that your age, your provision, your happiness and your deeds being written while you were in your mother’s womb and the best amongst us is the one utilize his/her time to the best of his/her ability and follow this beautiful verse: (لا يكلف الله نفساً إلا وسعها) And Allah knows best.
A9: I stated (briefly) that both terms have different ruling, Covenant is obligatory to fulfill due to the agreement between the two parties and if you do not then certain penalties will take place, example for this a contract with two parties with certain conditions. Allah, The Almighty stated that in the beginning of Surat AlMaàedah #5 verse 1. Promising is liked by the scholars to be fulfilled but if you can’t there is no penalty or punishment except ill feeling against you, example for this is when you promise your children something. my advice if you promise say إن شاء الله and if you can’t fulfill it, just sweet apology will solve the problem. Furthermore, some people uses both terms the same, in this case they will have same ruling. And Allah knows best.
9/18/2024
Assalamualaikum ya Sheikh Saad,
Would I be allowed to work for a bank/credit company so long as I am not involved in the financial dealings? For example, if I was a Data Analyst for a bank, would it be permissible for me to work this job?
بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وبعد
وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته
My dear son Zak may Allah make you of those righteous and always watch for the sake of Allah’s The Almighty Ameen
Dear son even though you are not involved in the finance does not make this job you mentioned Halal, as a matter of fact you will be helping in practicing the Haram having said that, if you are not in desperately in need for this job, do not take it. But if you are desperately in need for it then take it till you find something else, why because the little Which not allowed in this job in sha Allah will be forgiven due to your needs.
At the end I ask Allah to provide you with the best Halal, suitable and comfortable job to help yourself and our UMMAH Ameen
Wrote by Sh. Saad Hassanin
Jazakallahu khairan ya sheikh. I appreciate you taking the time to reply thoroughly. I will avoid applying to any banks inshallah
May Allah bless you and continue to shower you with his mercy Ameen
بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وبعد فإن تعلم القرآن وتعلمه من أفضل الأعمال والقربات ، قال صلى الله عليه وسلم: خيركم من تعلم القرآن وعلمه.ومن أشرف الأعمال تعليم الغير قال صلى الله عليه وسلم : بلغوا عني ولو آية، وقال في حديث آخر: نضر الله امرءًا سمع منا حديثًا فحفظه حتى يبلغه غيره، وقال صلى الله عليه وسلم : فرب حامل فقه إلى من هو أفقه منه، ورب حامل فقه ليس بفقيه ، وقال صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم وهو يخطب الناس في حجة الوداع: ليبلغ الشاهد الغائب. فمن هذه الأحاديث وغيرها يجوز لطالب العلم المبتدئ أن يعلم ماتعلمه لينتفع بما يعلمه غيره ، وثوابه عند الله عظيم على عمله هذا ولا يلزمه الإجازة لان الإجازة ليست شرطا للتعليم للمبتدئين او لتسميع الحفظ او لتصحيح قراءة من هم أقل منه في مراحل التعليم وفي التجويد والحفظ، كما قال الإمام السيوطي رحمه الله تعالى في الإتقان: والإجازة من الشيخ غير شرط جواز التصدي للإقراء والإفادة؛ فمن علم من نفسه الأهلية جاز له ذلك وإن لم يجزه أحد، وعلى ذلك الشيوخ الأولون ولكن يجب على المعلمين اختبار هؤلاء الطلاب الذين سيختارونهم للتأكد من أهليتهم من كونهم على الأقل يتقنون القواعد الأساسية من المخارج أي يفرقون بين الحاء والهاء والعين والهمزة . والأستاذ لابد من أن يؤهل طلبته لتعليم غيرهم وتصحيح أخطاءالمبتدئين وبهذا ينتشر العلم والله تعالى أعلى وأعلم
Learning the Qur’an and teaching it is one of the best deeds and acts of worship. The Prophet PBUH ,said: The best of you is the one who learns the Qur’an and teaches it. And one of the most honorable deeds is teaching others, especially the Quran. He PBUH said: “Convey from me even if it is just one verse”. In another hadith he PBUH said: “May Allah beautify who hears a hadith from me and memorizes it so that he can convey it to others” and in another Hadith he PBUH further said: “there may be those who convey knowledge to those who may have more understanding of it than they do”. In his Farewell pilgrimage speech while addressing the companions he PBUH advised: Let the one who is present convey to the one who is absent. From these hadiths and others, it is permissible for a beginner student of knowledge to teach what he has learned in order to benefit others, and his reward with Allah is great for this work. He is not required to obtain an Ijazah to do so because Ijazah is not a condition for teaching beginners or correcting tajweed rules of students who are lower than him in the stages of education, intonation, and memorization, as Imam Al-Suyuti, may Allah have mercy on him, said in Al-Itqan: And the Ijazah from the sheikh is not a condition for the permissibility of undertaking to teach and benefit; so whoever knows that he is qualified, it is permissible for him to teach what he learned even if no one has authorized him, and this is was the case with the sheikhs in the past, but the teachers must test those students whom they will choose to ensure their qualification by at least mastering the basic rules of articulation, i.e. distinguishing between the ح’ and the هـ’ and the ‘ع and the ء . And the teacher must qualify his students to teach others and correct the mistakes of beginners, this way knowledge will spread and be practiced.
بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وبعد
مراتب قيام ليلة القدر
١. أن تقوم الليل كله وهو أفضله وتقسمه الى ثلاثة أجزاء أوله ووسطه وآخره.
٢. أن تقوم الثلث الأخير من الليل فقط
٣. أن تقوم أول الليل فقط وهو أقله
وقد قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ( من قام رمضان …)
ومن قام ليلة القدر….)
والقيام معناه الصلاة في جوف الليل ، وقراءة القرآن والدعاء وهي العبادات المقصودة والله أعلم.
بسم الله
The levels of praying at night during last 10 days of Ramadan including the night of power:
- 1. You pray the whole night, and this level is the best and you can divide the night into three portions beginning of the night then you rest then middle of the night then rest then end of the night and if you can not
- 2. You pray only the last third of the night and if you can not
- 3. You pray the beginning of the night.
And qiam means praying reading portion of the Quran ( if you read long portion you can reduce the numbers of Rakaat like two or four, if you read short portion you increase the numbers of Rakaat, six or eight), also do not belittle the Duaa .
بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وبعد
It is an obligation to pay the debt of the deceased from it’s own money before his/her family distributes his/her wealth, if there is no wealth or not enough wealth to cover his/her debt, will be no obligation or duties to pay it unless someone willingly wants to do it. Having said that, it is permissible to use Zakah to pay the dept of the deceased according to Maliki school of thought, a saying by Shafi and the choice of ibn taymiah. Their evidence is الغارمين for those in dept could be used with every one in dept dead or alive. And Allah knows best