Akram Nadwi – Weekly Q&A 20-06-2024
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To
everyone and welcome back to another ASI q
and a session with Sheikh Akram Naidui on
every Thursday 6 PM
BST. Without further ado, let's begin. Sheikh, we've
got a number of private questions before we
begin.
The first question is, Sheikh, my little brother
loves to collect
action figures that are like statues of his
favorite
video game and movie characters.
Is it permissible for him to have these
statues
on display in the house?
Okay.
You know, first thing, let's understand,
you know, the picture or statue of any
living thing
which has life like animals or human being
or angels,
that is not allowed, in Islam.
But for the sake of the children to
play,
something is small and, you know, insignificant,
which people don't respect,
you know, is
allowed. Like, for an uproar says people have
camels in the house. You know, it's more
for children.
Something like that, toys,
that will be fine. But, you know, if
they it is a proper statue
which people respect and other people are shipping
or some people are shipping,
then, yeah, they should be avoided.
So something like, statue of Spiderman, which he's
listed as an example.
Spiderman or Superman, something like that.
Yeah. Because, you know, these things are so
much respected, you know, to people should avoid
it. You know, if there are something towards,
like, you know, people play, which is actually,
you know, not important to throw on the
on the ground,
something like that, that will not inform a
problem.
But something that people respect and put in
a nice place,
they decorate the house with them.
Something, you know, that the respect comes and,
you know,
or some people may be worshipping them. Things
like that will not be allowed.
JazakAllah Khayron Sheykh. The second question is on
a related note that a friend of,
the person who's posed this question, he says
a friend of mine
is an artist, and he's thinking about becoming
a Muslim.
He's a professional artist. He draws,
human
human people and posters and posters,
for a living. This is how he makes
his income.
He's wondering whether he would still be allowed
to do this if he became a Muslim.
No. It's very important really that if we
accept Islam,
you know, that's the most important that we
should encourage really.
But he should also know that,
you know, there are things in Islam
which are forbidden
and not halal.
And sometimes they could be permissible for some
needs.
So if he has no income other than
this one,
so until he gets a new source of
income, you know, he'll be allowed
to have it and, you know, use it.
But we'll encourage him that, you know, once
he become Muslim to find something better than
that, an alternative job. As long as he
does not get something,
He's allowed to continue that job because it
is very important for the people to have
a living, to have source of income.
So we should
encourage him to become Muslim, but at the
same time encourage him also to learn how
to obey
Allah and obey the messenger of Allah.
So if he can get something or, you
know, better than that, it will be, you
know, it it will be better than the
reen, inshallah.
And the last private question that we have
is some scholars
are
in modern times saying that Rajam is not,
needed anymore in Islam.
Is this the case? Can we make this
argument or is this something that might
be,
a modern concept?
You know, it has nothing to do with
being modern or not modern, really. You know,
Islamic,
commands are always in a context.
So if people don't have the same context,
they can't implement them.
To simulate Islamic punishment, not only a regimen,
even the, you know, cutting the hand of
the thief and some other punishments.
They need, you know,
proper, you know, context to where Islam is
the superior religion and, where Islam can do.
You know, I I I Muslims like it.
At the moment, you know, Muslims are very
weak, really. And if they implement any of
these,
they will be
labeled as,
in by by a coward and so many
things. And, actually, the apply for looking very
difficult for Muslims, and they can continue cannot
continue. So the best thing in this condition
is,
in to do,
the hour and to make the people's mind
and emphasize the and
all those things. Like the professor,
he did not introduce any hadou. It was
more about
the about the day of judgement.
So we are in a similar condition. You
know, more emphasis should be on the
and calling people to the rather than these
things.
It's very and also think really we have
not prepared the society for that. The Islam
made, you know, a society where people were
pure, and
they did not like to do. If something
one case hyper rarely,
then you can see the punishment.
At the moment, if you preliminary,
everybody will have a regimen. Everybody will have
a hand cut. So many thieves
and so many people do to
before that, we need to make society more
pure. When you become more pure, then you
need to bring the laws
to protect it. But the moment, you know,
it is not like that. The society that
we live in actually,
you know, evil is more than the than
the good.
We'll take the questions in the chat box
now. Anyone that has a question, please put
them in the chat box and I will
ask them to the Sheikh. InshaAllah.
The first question that we have
is by Ahmer who says, Salam, Sheikh. Do
you plan to take a group with you
to perform Hajj next year or can you
recommend a group to go with?
No. I don't have any
intention like that really. Yeah. So, we don't.
But any group
but people said to me there's no group.
People
apply on their own individual application.
Either it is.
Maybe you can join someone. Actually, I don't
have much knowledge about that. You have to
ask someone who knows about and those who
have gone this year for hire, ask them
how did they do to you. But if
I go in the future sometime, I'll let
you know. So you can come actually same
dates either mine and follow. But,
at the moment, if you don't have such
intention,
you know, maybe or maybe
put in my heart and things become easier
insha'Allah.
Insha'Allah. JazakAllah Khairn and Shaykh. The next question
is by Omar who asks, Salam Sheikh, I
have a job offer to work as the
IT director for a development bank. The main
goal of the bank is to fight poverty
in 3rd world countries.
They do this with equity but also with
debt.
The debt has interest of course but they
are very lenient when it cannot be paid
back. Is it halal to work here? Why
is there such a difference between the Hanafi
and other schools on working in a bank?
Working the bank, you know, out of the
need. That's
nothing to do with the motherhood, not Hanafi
motherhood. People who make this difference, they are
not right. You know, in this matter, you
know, all the motherhoods are same. That rebuy
is not allowed. Interest is not allowed.
You know? So, I mean, interestingly, rebuy is
the same in every mother. That means lending
the money. Means you,
take a rent,
you know, on the on the money.
You lend some more money and then take
profit on that. That actually is to basically
all the relevant interest in Islam are connected
to the,
to lending. People, you know, poor people, they
borrow money, and then you want to charge
more. And they collect sucking the blood of
the poor people. So that what, you know,
is Haram and Islam completely. It's very, very
bad.
At the moment, you know, all these institutions
like
banking, that what they do their major work
is this lending money and making profit.
And the most sense in your job.
So if you don't do, somebody else will
do. So don't worry about that. You know,
if you get a job,
you do this and you are paid for
your work.
The haram that the bank does, they are
responsible. You are not responsible for that.
So,
anyway, it's a simple matter either. Muslims are
allowed to work in in in a bank,
and there's no difference in this matter between
Hanafi and Hanafi school.
The next question that we have is by
Nabil who asked Salam, Sheikh. Tomorrow will be
the Makra with Sheikh Zahid Al Rashidi.
What are some of his remarkable
that make Ijazah from him special?
Well, if not tomorrow, Nishala, when the happen,
it's not his special, you know. There there
are many people like him.
So but you have to, you know, the
the way in the sun is this day.
You get many, many for you. You get
each other many, many from many, many people.
Some people become unique because of their high
synod.
Like, there was Sheikh Abdulrahman Kathani who passed
away 2 years back or 3 years back.
So now we don't have anybody, you know,
so high. They were the
he's no more there. So now most people
who are there in the world, they are
don't have very high sunard.
But still, it is good to actually to
get many
many
different types.
She's from
the well known
family of Hadid. His father was a sheikhul
Hadid.
His uncle was also a great expert. And
I wrote a a book
on his son, which is published
last year last
year, in Arabic.
So I know some of them. I'll tell
tomorrow,
but don't worry. Just, you know, you know,
if you're only worried about having the special
assignee, then you'll miss many, many. And sometimes
people discover
some assignee very late.
So,
if you have time, I I'll I'll recommend
all of you to to, to attend and
get a job.
The next question we have is,
sorry. It's not coming up.
The next question that we have is by
Anwar who asked Salam Sheikh, can the day
of judgment come at any time soon or
do we have at least 20, 30 years
before Imam Mahdi and Isa alayhis salam arrive?
No. I'm going to teach a course,
this Sunday and the one after that,
2 Sundays, you know, about the signs of
the day of judgement.
Nobody knows really when the hour will come.
You know, the prophets, my son, just nobody
knows Allah has kept the knowledge in his
hand.
But the thing really is it is not
whether the day of judgement is near or
far. It is we, How how close we
are. Everybody when they die, that's their day
of judgement.
They don't have time. That we don't know.
Even the day of judgement comes after
10000 years. You know? If if I'm me,
if I'm dying after one moment,
that's my day of judgement.
Now I cannot change anything.
So more worry should be for the people
their own death rather than thinking when the
day of judgement is coming. That will come
certainly. We don't know.
But,
you know, even the day general outcome is
still the death will come in here. So
we have to worry about that. Yeah. But,
all the signs, Insha'Allah, I'll discuss,
in,
these two classes.
The next question is by Anaya who asks,
Salam,
what if someone cannot forgive another person
despite asking for forgiveness after abuse from them?
Yeah. Because sometimes, you know, people have been
hurt by someone so much that they can't
find their heart ready to forgive.
And that's a human nature. You know, we
are not like
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, you know, who's all
forgiving. Just you ask him I forgive and
he forgives. Human being are so different.
But still we have to force ourselves. Think
really. If I forgive that person, Allah will
forgive me. And I need Allah's forgiveness as
this person needs. So encourage
yourself. If you don't forgive, still, it's not
a sin. It it your right to forgive
or not to forgive.
But, it is better, really. It is much
much better to forgive. People your heart should
not be dirty. It should not have a
hatred for anybody.
It should be pure and clean. Allah loves
the hearts which are pure and clean. So
you you know, for your own health, it
is better that you don't keep anything like
that and forgive the people. So make a
fat inshallah. Allah will help you. But if
you don't forgive, don't worry. It is not
a sin, because, you know, it is not
obligatory upon you necessarily
to forgive the people.
The next question is by Fariha
who asks, Salam Sheikh, what should one do
when one sees a bad dream? Should I
try to interpret it from someone who can
tell its meaning?
And there's an additional question,
that asks along the lines of,
how do we know someone's a good or
correct,
dream interpreter?
You know, dreams are like there are so
many different types. You know, some dreams are
just nothing really. Just, you know, bad idea,
thoughts or any thoughts or idea. They don't
really mean anything. They're called a halal.
So they don't have any importance.
Some dreams could be important.
But generally, dreams are a reflection of what
is happening, what you're thinking.
You know, they don't do anything.
Dreams don't harm anybody,
don't benefit. It's your actions, your life that
benefits.
To if you are good and pious, you
have good dreams.
If you are not good and pious, you
have bad dreams. And sometime dream could be
showing you
something from the future.
You know, somebody died in your family. Somebody's
going to die in your family. Somebody's going
to fall ill. You know? Somebody's going to
become rich or somebody's going to get married.
You know? This is your people can see
in advance in the
dream. But the problem is most people don't
know how to interpret their dream. You have
to find one who can interpret their dream
and also who's sincere to you. Because if
somebody does not like you,
he can make your dream to be interpreted,
wrongly.
It will harm you. So it is good
to to you have to find somebody who
has got 2 qualities.
1, he knows how to interpret the dream.
Second thing, he's sincere. He does not hate
you. He likes he wants to find a
good meaning for you. To people like that,
they are bit better, and you have to
find them. Otherwise, don't rush to interpret.
If there's something important,
Allah will let you know. But don't rush
for interpretation far from the people
who are not qualified. JazakAllah, kiran shaykh.
The next question is by Niall who asks,
my agnostic friend is studying Islam and has
a doubt.
If we had no consciousness before birth,
doesn't that suggest the same oblivion after death
is most probable?
You know what? How we have been before
the death and what will be after the
death? People don't know really. And more likely
we had many,
you know, since before death, but we don't
remember them. Because for Allah for a purpose,
he has made the people to forget the
past,
because he want to test him. So people
don't have the the past is forgotten, Though
he has put that in the nature.
Your nature is sometimes good good thing you
like.
And you you become happy when you do
it. Like, when you help somebody, you like
it and you become happy. When you hurt
someone, you feel bad and you don't like
it. So there are signs
that your nature already knows something. You know,
your fitra.
But that knowledge is weaker, you know, then
your reason can support you.
So this
thinking is self actually non scientific.
Since we do not have any sense of
the thing before,
the birth, It doesn't mean that you sent
you after the
no.
Nothing. You know? And I I mentioned earlier
that who said to you that you don't,
you don't do not have any any sense
of knowledge before before the birth. It's just
you don't feel it. It does not mean
you do not have. Similarly, when people die,
you don't see. Okay. That's part of the
test. If Allah make all this known to
the people, there is no test.
So test it that you don't see it.
And now you have to believe,
you know, using your mind and thinking
that what that what it means.
You don't see it, but you still believe.
There's so many things. It's all really people
don't know whether they're going to pass a
test to fail, get into a job, and
don't to get a job. Not necessarily you
feel that. And since Mary often goes against
what you feel and what you sense. So
most of many future in this world are
unseen.
Even, like, the unbelievers, they know they have
got a future, but they don't know it.
So if we don't know the future in
this world, which is material,
how can we know a future after death?
You know, if people have no sense, no
idea
what is going to happen. Sometimes 2 countries
fight. We don't know which one we're going
to win. Sometime, you know, 2 people compete.
We don't know who's going to win. You
know, sometimes there's a football match, a tournament.
Nobody knows in advance who is going to
get,
you know,
the the prize, the award, or who's going
to get in final. Nobody knows. There's still
people
be doing all this. So Allah has made
the future and the past
in another life unseen.
Sometimes, some people can feel not everybody.
So what not knowing and not feeling does
not mean it does not exist.
Before we continue, a brief announcement. Sheikh Akram
will be delivering a 2 day,
course starting this Saturday on the day of
judgement and it's major and minor signs. I
can see there's a lot of questions
regarding the major and minor signs of the
day of judgement. So this is perfect for
you to sign up to this course.
Early bird tickets are still up and still
available for those that wanna sign up and
benefit from the chef's deep wisdom and knowledge,
that will help you prepare for this most
incredible and most,
enormous day. So with that, we'll carry on.
Sheikh, the next question
we have is by who asks,
is it allowed to get a student loan
for a master's degree? I don't qualify for
bursaries
and I can't afford it otherwise. It will
help progress my career.
Yeah. No. We have, allowed people to get,
you know, loan for the fees for the
students. You know, the students loan, they're fine.
Though there are some interest,
but we allow the taking the giving the
interest,
you know, for the need. You've got the
education, one of the important need. Then you
can get a job and you can be
helpful for you and your family and for
other Muslim
Muslim college causes.
So it is very important
that people
So what we don't allow is to take
the interest, but people can have need to
pay the interest.
So when need comes, then haram becomes halal
or
becomes halal. So it's too much loan are
one of those things where we give fatwa
that it allow for the people to take
it.
The next question is by Masumor
who says, Salam.
Does Sheikh align himself with Imam Ashari or
Imam Maturidi?
Also, is it encouraged for Ulamat to study
different schools of Aqidah? I understand the layman
does not need to know these things.
Truth really, nobody knew say all these things.
You know, all these human interference
with the might of the iman and Islam.
They have harm.
They have divided the people. It is human
understanding which divide the people. You know? Nobody
knows really these just so clearly
to the best. Even if there had been
any truth in these,
creeds,
then the prophet would have told them. Then
there would have been a book of Aqidah
and Islam. There's a Quran.
But there's no book of Aqidah and Islam.
Aqidah was written very late, and it came
very late, you know, in this religion.
So simple matter is believers,
should be for
reading the Quran book of Allah. And soon
now the prophet and
follow them. And most important thing how you
your practice how your actions are.
Iman news action not discussion and debate. So
when Iman comes to people become pious.
They fear Allah. They trust in Allah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala. They want to have closeness with
him. They don't want to discuss and argue
and debate.
Debating is not religion of Allah Subha'ala.
What Aqidah had done all these centuries, just
debate, discussion,
argument, and so and so is so and
so is a and
so. Everybody, you know, Label everybody. While the
companions used
to think that they are the one who
are not right. They will think about themselves
whether I I'm going to be celebrated or
not. Maybe I go to the hellfire. So
they think about themselves.
People always think about other people to label
them. So that is sound really wrong.
Because humble people always accuse themselves. And people
always accuse other people. So it is best
for everybody
for to avoid the as much as possible.
The next question is by Jannid who asks
what will happen to children who die before
reaching puberty
like girls who are killed before birth?
Yeah. There are, you know, many opinion but
the most, sound opinion is that, you know,
Muslim especially Muslim children, you know,
who die before they become adult, they are
going to be paralyzed. And they'll in fact,
there's no judgment for them. No no question
answered. They are going to be in paradise.
The next question is by Adnan who asks,
I work as a freelance video editor.
I have to add music in in my
videos. Is my earnings halal?
Yeah. I know. The thing is if the
people who for whom you work, they they
require that. So that's fine. Then, you know,
it's just part of your job and you
get money for that prepared. But if it
is your choice, you are to make more
interesting and you get more money.
Then otherwise, you don't don't do this thing.
But anyway,
music itself actually is not something where people
agree with the halal or haram.
You know, many people say the haram, but
there are all of them who say music
with halal. So kind of the people who
say the halal,
then then no problem anyway.
Barakkalawfiksha.
The next question is by Hassan who asks
it's a it's a bit of a long
one so I'll read it.
What's
the ruling on using sayings like Masha'Allah
and Insha'Allah
or their English equivalents among non Muslims?
Sometimes they slip out of my mouth when
conversing with them and other times I deliberately
want to use them as a means of
Dawah.
But I
was starting to wonder about its permissibility.
What if I don't
know their true intentions or stances towards religion
or God? Is it allowed to congratulate non
muslims for achievements or could one say that
this could be considered disrespect towards Allah's name?
No. I don't think there's any problem really.
Everybody
load off everybody to anything that connected to
the.
Mostly listen now. Mostly everybody's safe. So, you
know, you can say to you know, can't
say in English. You know? Don't use the
Arabic
words. You can say, you know, thank God
that Allah has made you. Glory to God
that, you know, he,
he awarded you something like that and favored
you something like that or your son or
your children.
And then no harm in that. That's true
really easy.
He's the lord of all the human being,
everybody.
So everybody who gets success or not success,
it all coming from Allah. And unbelievers live
in the peace of Allah and in the
favor of Allah. Believers live. Nobody's away from
the favor of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.
So it is good if you remind them
and maybe they can
they can start thinking that why you
attribute every achievement
to Allah they will ask you and then
you can explain properly
to mentioning Allah the name and attributing
every achievement
and favor to Allah. That's a very good
thing. That means to remember
all the time.
So, you know, there's no disrespect.
You know, maybe sometimes they don't like it.
So be careful about that. But even if
they don't like it, you'll get reward for
that.
So Muslim Muslims should be known by other
people as well that you are Muslim and
you and Allah is the one who you
remember so much. Like anybody who falls in
love with something. Today always mention
that believers should be always mentioning Allah subhanahu
wa ta'ala and his name. And that Quran
mentioned that is they already mentioned Allah's name.
Whatever happens. So Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala reports
that, I advise you don't worry. Use, you
know, English or speak or explain to the
people.
One day, inshallah, it will be helpful.
The next question is by Faiza who asks,
is there any Hadith that making Dua with
Zamzam water causes Dua to be accepted?
There are some things in the
mouth. The water water of zamzam is beneficial
for whatever people drink it. But it's not
very strong. But,
many people think it is, you know, or
so many zamat they make it a good
Hassan or something like that.
The truth really is Allah listens anyway. We
think he does not want to listen to
us. So we have to make him to
listen.
But actually he wants to listen. He wants
to accept your dua. He wants to do
what you he wants to help you. You
know, that he doesn't want to help and
then we have to find a way to
convince him. No. He's actually he he's waiting
for you.
So, you know, you in any condition, you
come to him. He respects. He receives. He
he welcomes you. He likes you. He loves
you. He's kind to you. Actually, we he
does so much for us without asking. But
when you ask, he becomes more happy.
So don't think that Allah does not want
to listen. Then I find a magical way
to convince him. No. Okay. He wants to
listen. He wants to and I think it's
difficult for him
to answer your question. It's so easy for
him. You cannot imagine. You know, you just
say be and it is there. Even actually,
when he puts in your heart that you
ask him, that simply means he want to
give you. That, you know, it is possible
that you don't ask him, but it is
never possible that you ask him and he
does not give you. So keep making dua
and if you come haram, you make more
dua, but he accept everywhere.
Darkness of the night, you know, you are
in the
ocean. Even if somebody in the pub, you
know, Haram place, still if he ask Allah,
he will help him. Somebody worshiping idol,
you know, in in a temple. And then
he tells to Allah and ask him, he
will help him there. You know, nothing can
stop Allah from helping and
responding to the people. So don't worry.
You know, wherever you remember Allah, ask him.
JazakAllah Khairn Sheikh.
The next question is regarding this ayah. I'm
gonna read it out inshallah.
So the ayah is
The question is, salaam de sheikh, what is
the meaning of this ayah regarding Mary?
Some say sajda refers to praying alone and
ruku refers to congregation and that it means
praying at home is better for the woman.
They also say Mary was allowed to pray
in congregation
with the men because she was pure and
it means Allah purified her from Shawwat.
I don't find this convincing. What is the
Tahara of Mary?
No. No. This actually is not right, Ali.
You know, all the people who
the companies of the prophet
used to pray all the female with the
prophet, some 2 minutes. So they didn't have
any desire. Among the companies, there are those
who did zina. Everybody used to have desires
and feelings and all those. Our prayer is
the one who stops. I don't understand why
people think many people come to mosque, they'll
be corrupt.
The women can go to the shops, they
can go to the banks, they can go
all over the world.
Nothing happens. I assume that they come to
the mosque, they become corrupt.
So I don't why don't you think the
women also love to worship their lord? They're
coming to ask him to help. Why women
cannot be pure?
When some when a man go to the
masjid,
we love him. We're a step. Oh, this
man is so good. He goes to the
masjid. And, you know, when a woman go
to the masjid, then we think she's bad.
So I don't understand why we have 2
criteria.
You know, going to the masjid, big intention,
big effort. You know, it's not easy really.
I myself, some, like, feel lazy and weakness
not to go to masjid. If a woman
goes to the masjid and spend time there,
it's a big thing.
You know, you have to respect that. And
Quran actually had mentioned that Jama'a for women
not only in this one more than a
month To hear it very clear, you know,
Quran mentioned the main parts of
the. Prayer should be with humility.
Was Judy and, you know, because the Jews
did not do, you know, to the that's
why she's commanded special that in her, she'll
decide the work
and pray with because she was in the
temple, praying with everybody else in the temple.
Not only her, there are many, many women
used to be in the temple coming for
for the prayer, and they attend attend the
prayer. Same like in the life of the
prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam.
Later in in Muslim society,
is there you know, people stop the women
from the mosque. Do people think it is
normal for women not to go to the
mosque?
Do we have we have made this new
society
where no one was to go to the
mosque to pray. Quran mentioned to the wife
of the prophet
established the prayer.
And
means
in the in the Quran and the sunnah,
the prayer
with sincerity. Everything. Jama is part of your
qamutu salah. That's why you say qamutu salah
before jamaah. Because it is part of your
qamutu salah.
So Jamah is very important and rewards are
multiplied by many many times for the men
and women both.
There is no doubt about about that. And
any woman who goes for to mosque for
the prayer, we should respect her. Either we
respect the men who go to the mosque.
That's all for today. Unfortunately I can see
there's a lot of questions that haven't been
answered.
Please
remember them and we will Insha'Allah aim to
answer them
next week Insha'Allah. Jazakallahu Khayram for everyone for
listening. JazakAllah Khairan Sheikh for your time and
inshallah we'll be back here next Thursday 6
pm as always.