Weekly Questions & Answers – 2021.01.10 – Question #2
The questioner asked: The Questioner asked: Is it permissible for a Muslim to help pay funeral costs for their non-muslim parents?
Can The Evil Eye Affect One’s Wealth and Property by Shaykh Dr. Abdulillāh Lahmami
Weekly Questions & Answers – 2021.01.10 – Question #1
The questioner asked: I have crops and I noticed that they died suddenly without any interference, even though I took care of them, watered them etc. Is it possible that these crops can be given bad eye? Or if touched by a jealous person get, what they call, bad hand?
Is It True That Saudi Arabia Has Destroyed Yemen and Killed Innocent Women and Children There by Shaykh Zakariyyah ibn Shuʿayb al-ʿAdanī
Pivotal Quotes “The reality [and the Shaykh is a Yemenī living in Yemen] of what Saudi Arabia has done for our country is that these are shining white hands that have been extended forth and they have helped us and stood by us and we continue to live in the …
How Can We Differentiate Between A Bad Dream And A True Dream That Is A Warning by Shaykh Zakariyyah ibn Shuʿayb al-ʿAdanī
Pivotal Quote “The bad dream that is scary (i.e. a nightmare), this comes from shayṭān, so this is not a warning of something. Whenever you wake up and you are scared of what you saw in the dream, this is not a true dream that is warning you against something, …
Is Dream Interpretation Considered Authentic Knowledge And If So Are There Any Books To Learn It by Shaykh Zakariyyah ibn Shuʿayb al-ʿAdanī
Pivotal Quote “Yes, this is knowledge, and Allāh (عز وجل) says in Sūrah Yūsuf when the king asked the men in his court whether or not they could interpret his dream, they responded saying, ﴾ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحْلَٰمِ بِعَٰلِمِينَ ﴿ “…and we are not skilled in the interpretation of …
Can The Answer To Istikhārah Come In A Dream and Can Istikhārah Be Repeated Several Times For One Issue by Shaykh Zakariyyah ibn Shuʿayb al-ʿAdanī
Pivotal Quote “As for making Istikhārah and then seeing in a dream whether or not you are actually supposed to do it, there is no evidence for this. And as for making Isktikhārah and then having a feeling in your heart whether or not you should proceed, there is also …
Is It Permissible For A Muslim To Vote In Elections In A Non-Muslim Country Since It Is Not A Religious Ceremony Nor Are The Candidates Promoting Any Religion by Shaykh Dr. ʿAbdullah ibn Ṣulfīq aẓ-Ẓafīrī
Pivotal Quote “No, this does not have any truth to it. In fact, this view is rejected and what we say is that Islām is the source of happiness for humanity. Winning or losing elections is not going to bring about happiness for people in this life or the afterlife, …
As A Muslim Can I Work In An Electoral Polling Station In A Non-Muslim Country’s Elections by Shaykh Dr. ʿAbdullah ibn Ṣulfīq aẓ-Ẓafīrī
Pivotal Quote “No, it is not permissible and it is obligatory upon the Muslims to distance themselves from that voting process. And these so-called democratic countries have brought about no benefit for the Muslims or the non-Muslims. The whole democratic process has not benefited (largely) the societies and many people …
Can A Muslim Be A Political Candidate In Elections In A Non-Muslim Country Just As Prophet Yusuf (ʿalayhi salām) Was A Governor For Pharaoh by Shaykh Dr. ʿAbdullah ibn Ṣulfīq aẓ-Ẓafīrī
Pivotal Quote “The situation that was present in the time of Yūsuf (عليه السلام) was different to our situation now. The reality of political parties nowadays is that people enter them and lose their dīn in the process. Islām has nothing to do with political parties and democracy in our …
Is It Permissible To Cooperate With The LGBT Community Regarding Our Shared Objectives? by Shaykh Dr. ʿArafāt ibn Ḥasan al-Muḥammadī
Pivotal Quote “This is not permissible to cooperate with such organizations. The homosexuals are practicing something which is a filthy and despicable thing. It’s a sin of the people of Lūṭ (عليه السلام). When people dress up that sin and call it by other than its name, by coming up …