Prayer Request: For Spiritual Healing

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Request:

assalaamualaikum. my husband and i, we have been experiencing psychological, emotional and financial turmoil for may years and would be grateful for your prayers in overcoming these problems and bring love,peace,happiness and harmony in our lives. wassalaam.

Response:

wa `alaykum salam,
Insha Allah, Mawlana Shaykh Hisham will be praying for you. Part of our Naqshbandi practice is to recite morning “Ya Haleem” 100x to protect from anger and internal negativity, “Ya Hafiz” 100x to protect against external negativity. And recite “Ya Wadud” between 100x – 300x to increase in love for Allah and His Prophet s.a.w. and “Hasbunallah wa ni’mal wakeel” 100x, Insha Allah, you shall be fine because of that.

Abdul Shakur

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Prayer Request: Please guide and pray for us

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

Request:

assalamu’alaikum ya syaikh
saya , saya teman dari pemilik akun ini.saya bertengkar dengan orang tua saya dan pokok permasalahannya sama seperti dulu yakni tidak merestui hubungan saya dengan.saya bimbang saya terus-terusan dipukul,bahkan ibu juga sering memarahi bahkan diancam untuk di bunuh jika saya melanjutkan hubungan ini. rabu malam kemarin ibu dari fuadi kerumah saya berniat untuk meminang,dan ibu saya dengan sikap kasar mengusirnya.saya tak tahu jalan pemikiran orangtua saya. sebelumnya saya sudah dibilang ibu jika ibu tidak mau tinggal satu rumah dengan saya, bahkan sering juga ibu berdoa jelek untuk saya.
ya syaikh, apa yang harus saya perbuat. saya begitu memohon pertolongan allah melalui engkau. berilah petunjuk untuk saya melangkah,petunjuk bagaimana saya menyelesaikn semua ini. saya memohon doa dari Engkau untuk kedua orang tua saya, hubungan saya dengannya,untuk masalah saya .
saya juga memohon doa atau wirid dalam menyikapi semua ini.
sekian,terimakasih mohon atas jawabannya
wasalamu’alaikum

Translation

assalamu’alaikum ya shaykh,

my name is [private] the owner of this email account.  I have fought with my parents because they didn’t approve my relationship with [private]  I get upset by being beaten constantly, my mother also often scold me and threaten me to kill me if I continue this relationship.  Last Wednesday his mother come to my house to propose me, but my mother expel her harshly.  I didn’t understand why my mother behaved like this.  She didn’t want to stay with me and she prays something bad for me.

Ya Shaykh, what should I do? I really need help from Allah through you. Please guide me, how to solve this problem. I am asking your dua for both of my parents, and hope that my relationship with them becomes better. Please advise for any wird for this. Thank you, I am looking forward for your answer.
wasalamu’alaikum

Response:

wa `alaykum salam,
Recite hasbunAllah we Nimalwakil 100x. Everyday. InshaAllah will be ok.

Shaykh Hisham Kabbani

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Permissibility of Women Visting a Cemetary

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

Question:

Salaam, may Allah bless you,

My mother’s cousin passed away last month, she was told by several people that:
1. Not to go to the grave because she is a woman.
2. A woman can go, but not too often She only intend to go once a week, is it permissible?

Answer:

Assalamu`alaikum,
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Rahim:

Yes. A Woman may visit the grave, and she has to be accompanied by a Mahram. She has to control herself not to cry and lament excessively while on the grave.

Ustadz `Abdul Shakur Hadi

Translation

Pertanyaan:

salaam semoga Allah memberkatimu,
Saudara sepupu Ibu saya meninggal dunia sebulan yang lalu, ia diberitahu oleh beberapa orang bahwa:

1-Agar tidak pergi ke makam karena ia seorang wanita
2-wanita boleh pergi, tetapi tidak boleh sering-sering
Niatnya hanya ingin pergi sekali seminggu, apakah ini diperbolehkan?

Jawaban:

Assalamu`alaikum,
Bismillahi ‘r-Rahmani ‘r-Rahim:

Ya. Wanita boleh boleh mengunjungi makam, dan harus ditemani oleh
seorang Mahram. Ia harus bisa menahan diri agar tidak menangis dan meratap
berlebihan di makam tersebut.

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Dealing with Injustice

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Question:

Salaam,
I have been through the most evil experience in this life. I dream of revenge to the man who took the innocence. How does Islam deal with this? Do I wait? I want to take justice in my own hands, but I do not know. Please help me. What prayers can I recite for peace in my heart and soul, I am dying. He is living a good life, almost like he is being rewarded. He got a free education and got an MBA, he is now engaged to be married. I do not understand how this life works. The suffering suffer, i know I am not the only girl this happened to, but I am the type to seek revenge myself, but I know I have to control myself. Please guide me.

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,
If she was raped she shall be forgiven. According to Shari`ah  the rapist’s punishment is death. If she was not raped, then she should ask Allah for forgiveness and any revenge on her part would be unacceptable.

Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago

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Should Seek Divorce?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Question:

Assalam o Alaikum Ya Shaikh, My Husband and I had been married in Feb last year. In short we were living with his parents, after marriage I discovered he was more controlling of nature than he posed initially. He had issues with giving me monthly expenditure, nanafqa, me visiting my parents, cooking, serve his mother’s desires. Our arguments had a lot of screaming and shouting turning into physical abuse in front of his parents. Last argument i came to my parents only to share my ordeal with my family. He and His parents came to our home, insulted my parents, cursed and shouted, even brought the Qur’an with them for me to take oaths. Have been 6 months and haven’t heard from him. No nafqa given either. I want to know if I should file for divorce and that If how to seek Mawlana Nazim’s approval (guidance). Walaikum Assalam.

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,

To be patient and hope for a better future is better. But if your husband:
a. refuses to provide for you,
b. harasses you and treats you unjustly,
c. abandons you and you become like a suspended woman not knowing if you are still his wife or not,
then it is permissible that you ask for divorce.

Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago

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The Rights Of Muslim Women

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Question:

Aslamu Alaykum

Im doing aalima course and I have been told to do a research about “The rights of muslim women and hijab” I would like you to give me information about this and where the information is coming from please by feb 25th. Remember me in your duas JazakAllah Khair

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,
You may visit this site:

Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago

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Questions regarding marital intimacy

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Question:

Salaam Alaikum,
I would be grateful if you could guide my husband and I on the following:
1. Is it permissible for a wife to swallow her husband’s ejaculate if this pleases him? Does this nullify prayer?
2. Is it permissible for one to think of sexual things other than the husband in order to get aroused for intimacy with husband?
3. Is it permissible for a wife to explore her own self to find out how her husband can please her also?
4. What can a wife do to satisfy her husband in every way in this day and age when scantily clad women are around him at the workplace all day?

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,

1. This act is un-natural (zulm) unclean and impure and some scholars have termed it forbidden.
2. We are closest to the opinion that if you imagine the image of another man while having intercourse with your husband you are sinning. However a passing thought that you cannot prevent does not constitute a sin.
3. There is no harm for the wife to touch or play with the private parts of her husband.
4. If your husband focuses on your attractions he will not be distracted by other women.

Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago

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Lawyer in Islamic Finance

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Question:

AssalaamuAlaykum

I am a lawyer specializing in Islamic finance and my role involves writing the documents. Over time I have come to my personal opinion that there these arrangements are not Islamic at all. Rather, they merely disguise “riba” in a variety of ways. However, I am not a Shari’a scholar and these arrangements are approved by so-called scholars.
I do not benefit from these arrangements directly. I have read that three people are cursed, those that pay interest, those that receive interest and the scribe.

I did istikara before I took this job and in my dream I could see nothing but vibrant green. The job has been very good for me but I am extremely concerned that if these arrangements are wrong that I will be cursed to the hell fire as I am the scribe.

(The word limit would not let me explain in more detail).

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,
It is our religious duty to follow opinions and verdicts of Muslim scholars credible in Islamic finances.

Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago

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Schools of Thought

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Question:

Salaams

I reverted to Islam almost 3 years ago and now I feel I need to follow a school of thought. I know that there is Hanafi,Safa and 2 others.

I went to a darga last night and found out about Tariquas. I looked up and found 4 other schools within the tariquas. The lady at the darga talked about the golden chain and the link to our Prophet (SAW). On the internet there are also a lot of questions about this.

I want to follow our Prophet (SAW), my question is I don’t know what or who to follow.

Can you help me, please. InshAllah

Answer:

wa `alaykum salam,
The madhhab (School of thought in Islamic law) of Imam Abu Hanifah (RA) is the most widespread among the Muslims. One of the reasons for that is that the Ottoman caliphs followed this madhab and ruled the Muslim lands for more than six centuries.

Imam Senad Agic
Head Imam (IABNA)
The Islamic Association of Bosniaks in North America
American Islamic Center – Chicago

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