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General Counsel

January 7, 2023 3 mins

Is My Salah Not Accepted If I Play a Game with Alcohol in It?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If I watch or read a book/movie, or tv show with characters that predict the future, is my salah not accepted for forty days? The characters predict the future in the show/movie/book, but I don’t believe in it. I watch and read for entertainment. I asked this question, but […]
January 7, 2023 1 min

Am I Sinful for Seeing a Woman Improperly Clothed in an Advertisement?

Answered by Yusuf Weltch Question Will I be sinful if I saw a woman in short clothes on YouTube or other websites by mistake because, in ads, u have to wait 3 sec to skip the ads? My two questions are in traveling videos. In the background, there are women walking in short clothes, so […]
January 7, 2023 4 mins

Who Is Supposed to Carry the Burden of Financial Responsibility within a Family?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question According to the Shafi’i Madhhab, financial support given to any family member, male/female, is not obligatory upon one (aside from parents, grandparents, and so on). I’m also not in contact with my extended family abroad, which means my uncles/aunts/cousins/second cousins/grandparents. My immediate family does not speak to my aunts […]
January 7, 2023 3 mins

How Do I Encourage Someone toward Religious Practice without Seeming Pushy?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I know someone who, alhamdulillah, was raised Muslim and knows and understands the concept of belief and the practices of Islam. His ‘aqida is sound, yet there seems to be a barrier in that he knows what should be done and why it should be done, but he does […]