Sheikh Mohammad Habeeb

Sheikh Mohammad Habeeb
 
Age:
Location: Doha
Nationality: Qatar

Public QnA

I am a man and my family is from a certain country and if I wish to marry a women from another country but my parents disapprove, would this be advisable? My parents may be worried about things such as not knowing the other family, fears of a different culture, and my children not learning Arabic (as I am an Arab). While I understand their concerns, I am not sure if it should stop me from searching for marriage outside of Arabs. Is it therefore islamically better to marry an Arab to please my parents?

قال تعالى: (يأيها الناس إنا خلقناكم من ذكرٍ و أنثى و جعلناكم شعوباً و قبائل لتعارفوا)، و قد فُسِّر التعارف بالتقارب عن طريق الزواج. و لم يشترط الإسلام التزاوج من نفس البيئة، فيمكن للعربي الزواج من غير العربية، و كذلك العربية من غير العربي. الأمر الوحيد الذي حرص عليه الإسلام هو تخيُّر المرأة الصالحة و الزوج الصالح، فإن أكرم الناس عند الله أتقاهم. و قال النبي صلى الله عليه و آله (فاظفر بذات الدين تَرِبت يداك)

I have come across differing opinions regarding the permissibility of playing chess in Islam. Some scholars state it is allowed as long as there is no gambling involved, while others say it is forbidden under all circumstances. I would like a clear ruling according to Agha Sistani. Is it permissible to play chess purely as an indoor sport? I consider chess a beneficial tool for brain development and plan to teach it to children to reduce their screen time and encourage strategic thinking, problem-solving, and planning skills.

His Eminence Sayyid al-Sistani’s opinion on the issue is that if chess is no longer a gambling game in the whole world, but rather has turned into a mental game of thought, then it is permissible to play it.

سؤالي يتعلق بعبادات والدتي وبالاخص الصلاة والصيام. منذ سنوات طويلة، تم تشخيص والدتي بأنها في بدايات مرحلة الخرف وذلك بسبب عملية أجرتها في الدماغ. شيئا فشيئا، اصبحت تتقن الحركات والعادات المكررة، ولكنها سيئة جدا في التكيف او التعامل مع التغيير بل وحتى فهمه. مثلا، اكتشفت مؤخرا ان لديها اخطاءا كثيرة في الوضوء، لكنها حتى لا تستوعب كل كلامي عندما اشرح لها الطريقة الصحيحة. او تطبق بعضا مما اقول لكنها تنسى تطبيقه في المرة التالية. فمثلا تظل كفاها ملامسة لماء الحنفية ولا تفصلها عنها.. وتنسى ان تجعل الماء يصل الى نهاية المرفق كما انها تغسل يداها قبل المسح على الرأس وتمسح قدمها مرتين.. احيانا اكون متواجدة جنبها لأجعلها تتوضئ بالطريقة الصحيحة وانجح في تصحيح بعض الاخطاء وليس كل الاخطاء.. لكنها لا تستوعب كل الاوامر وقد تبقى ساكتة وواقفة في محاولة منها لفهمي واحيانا تعيد الوضوء من المنتصف وليس من الاول.. ولا اعرف ما الحل كما انني لست متواجدة دائما عندها عندما تتوضئ. طبعا الشيئ نفسه ينطبق على الصلاة بل حتى العمرة عندما ذهبت قبل سنوات طويلة وطافت حول الكعبة من الطابق الثاني وليس الارضي. افكر احيانا بأن الله رحيم وهو اعلم بحالها ومحدودية استيعابها ولا بد انه لن يحاسبها على اخطاءها.. فيومها معظمه يتمحور حول العبادة وان كانت تؤديها بطريقة خاطئة. فهل انا مصيبة بذلك؟

يبدو من وصفك أنها صارت بوضع سقوط التكليف، فلا شيء عليها، و الأفضل من باب الاحتياط أن تحصوا المدة، ثم تستأجر من يقضي عنها بعد وفاتها.

If I accidentally hit the turbah twice with my forehead while going into sajdah, is my prayer invalid or does it count as one sajdah?

If you are unable to hold yourself back after your forehead rises off the turbah, as if it happened momentarily, then the prayer is valid.

Can my mother in law wear my gold so I won’t have to pay the khums since it is worn

No

اعيش في دولة اجنبية، ولي زميلة عمل لا دينية. اذهب الى بيتها احيانا وتقدم لي الطعام في صحونها (اطباق نباتية) .. نمشي احيانا تحت المطر فتتبلل ملابسها وتصعد الى سيارتي, اعلم ان الرأي الفقهي لسماحة السيد هو ان كل شخص كافر يعامَل على انه نجس، هذا فيما يخص التماس المباشر مع جسد الكافر، ولكن ماذا بالنسبة للمقتنيات كالصحون والملابس والاثاث الخ؟ بالنسبة للصحون، فلكوني اعلم بوحود غسالة الصحون في المطبخ، فأنا اعتبر ان الصحون طاهرة لانها قد تُغسَل وتجف بدون حصول التماس المباشر معها.. ولكنني لست متأكدة من ذلك او من طهارة باقي المقتنيات.

مع عدم العلم بالنجاسة، تبني على الطهارة

While on the pills I’ve been bleeding for more than a month slightly so O took it as istihada and have been following its rules as it is. But now because its been bothering me bleeding for so long O went to the doctor and she told me to take the placebo pills that comes in the birth control for 4 days and after that O should continue on the birth control pills even if I am bleeding. The placebo pills cause bleeding similar to menstrual bleeding. Now I dont know how I will treat both of the bleedings. While on placebo pills should I treat it as menstrual bleeding and then when I start taking the birth control I do ghusul and then follow istihada rules?

If you have a regular menstrual cycle, you menstruate with the blood that falls on time, and with the number that you used to see before taking the control pills, then perform ghusl and do the actions of istihadah.

I’m currently going through a very depressing phase. Whatever I’m being grateful for is being taken away from me. Hadith says if a mo’min fears a calamity and prays in advance to Allah to never afflict him with that calamity/trial, Allah is too merciful to do so and will never test him with that participation trial. Also, if we are grateful, Allah multiples our reward, as per the holy Quran. However, firstly, I lost my home and then my mom, and so many other things which I can’t even count. Why did Allah put me on such a trial!? I’m heartbroken and even scared of being grateful now. I don’t know what to do? Where did I go wrong?

My dear daughter You are asking why Allah has afflicted you with these trials, that you have lost your home, your mother, and countless other things, while you are praying on time...etc. First: Is there anyone among us who has not lost a loved one? All of us have lost our fathers, mothers, brothers, and loved ones, and we were grieved by their loss, and we will not remain after them, and our children and loved ones will be grieved by us, and this is the way of life, and if anyone were to remain, it would be the Master of Creation, Muhammad, may God bless him and his family. Second: If you have lost your home, then you have undoubtedly seen what happened in Lebanon and Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people have lost their families, homes, and sources of livelihood, but they did not say why Allah has afflicted us with this trial. Third: Who is more severely afflicted, you or Imam Hussein, peace be upon him? You are the lady Zainab, peace be upon her, who saw her brother Hussein, peace be upon him, her brothers, her two sons, her brothers' sons, and her cousins ​​cut into pieces on the dust of Karbala, trampled by horses with their hooves, but when Ibn Ziyad asked her how she saw what God did to her brother and those with him, she said, "I saw nothing but beauty." My dear daughter, do not deal with God Almighty as a merchant would, but rather deal with Him as a servant deals with his master, and He will compensate you for what happened to you with all kinds of blessings.

For me to lead salat Al jamaah for my family, I have made sure I meet the qualifications. I am now wondering, when I lead the Salah, does my niyyah need to be different since I’m leading?

Your intention will be that you are prayer leader (Imam Jama'at)

If a women is doing all the work in their house including outside works like farming which need strength. Is it not a mistreatment by a society or by her household

She is not required to do any of that, and she can refuse to do it, or ask for a fee for it.

Is the name ‘Abraham’ islamic? Can we as Muslims name our children ‘Abraham’? What effect would this name have on the child?

It is permissible to name the child Ibrahim, not Abraham, and it has no effect on him, as Ibrahim is the father of the prophets, peace be upon him and them.

هل يضر دخول قطرات الماء الى فم الصائم في حال ان الصائم لم يشعر او لا يتذكر وصول الماء الى الجوف؟ جزيتم خيرا

لا يضر مع عدم اليقين ببلوغ الجوف

شيخنا هل يجوز الذهاب إلى المسبح المختلط الذي تكون فيه النساء متحجبات حسب الضوابط الشرعية، كأن تلبس ملابس تغطي جميع مناطق العورة؟

كيف يكن محجبات و ينزلن في الماء حيث تلتصق ثيابهن بأبدانهن، و تحكي كل الجسد؟!! هذا حجاب صوري. و على كل حال، لا يجوز الذهاب إلى هذه الأماكن إذا استلزم وقوع الحرام، و كذلك الأحوط وجوباً تركه لو لم يستتبع حراماً

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has narrated the following: “This is about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. . . I swear by the night when it becomes dark. . .’ (92:2) and ‘. . . I swear by the star when it descends down’ (52:2) and so on. Abu Ja’far (a.s), has said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, swears by anything of His creatures as He wants __but His creatures can only swear and take oath by Allah__.’” Grading: Hasan by Al-Majlisi https://thaqalayn.net/hadith/7/7/14/1. In this shia hadith, It says we cannot swear anything by Allah, yet Sistani says we can? Please explain

An oath is only binding by God Almighty or His names and attributes, and it is an oath that results in expiation and sin if it is violated. As for the oath by the Prophet or the Imams, peace be upon them, it is a type of pledge, and it is not binding, and violating it does not require expiation or sin, but violating it is contrary to morals.

1) When I’m walking outside either in the rain or after it has rained: While walking, water on the road would splash from under my shoes and land on top of my sneakers. Like it happens normally for everyone. Is that water supposed to be considered najas (that landed on top of my sneakers, or feet if I’m wearing open sandals). 2) If I walk with najas sandals or shoes (i.e. the soles of the shoes are najas) outside while it’s raining or on a place that is wet due to rain, will the soles of the shoes get pure?

1) No. It is not najis. 2) Yes, if they got washed. If walking on wet ground washes the soles of shoes, then they are purified. If the sky is rainy and the water is running on the ground, it purifies everything it touches.

لقد حاولت التوبة والرجوع إلى الله عدة مرات من قبل بسبب ذنب أستمر في تكراره. مرّت شهور وأنا لم أصلِّ، وما زلت أكرر نفس الذنب. و أنا في سن صغير جدا. لا أعرف لماذا، لكن لدي شعور قوي بأنني أريد التوبة والعودة إلى الله، لكنني أجد نفسي أعود لنفس الذنب، بالرغم من أنني أريد التوبة. الذنب الذي أتكلم عنه هو التحدث مع الجنس الآخر والدخول في علاقات غير مشروعة تُعتبر حرام. سمعت أن مجرد التفكير أو الشعور بالرغبة في التوبة قد يكون علامة إيجابية، لكنني أريد أن أسأل: هل سيغفر لي الله إذا عدت إليه حتى بعد تكرار الذنب مرات عديدة؟ وأيضًا، أين يجب أن أبدأ؟ كيف أتحول من عدم الصلاة وارتكاب الذنب إلى أن أكون أفضل مسلم ممكن؟

و هل سيكون لكلامي أثرٌ ؟ لا أظن ذلك، فأنت سمعت محاضراتٍ، و لم تستفيدي، و السبب هو عدم رغبتك في جهاد النفس" التوبة ليست لقلقة لسان، بل هي جهاد النفس و محاربة الشيطان. إن لم تكن هناك مراقبة لله سبحانه، و حياء منه سبحانه، فلا يمكن أن تتحقق التوبة. نحن نستحي أن نفعل أموراً في محضر الناس، الذين هم عباد مخلوقون، و لكننا لا نستحي أن نفعلها في محضر الله سبحانه الذي هو مطَّلع على كل شيء و هو معنا في كل لحظاتنا، فكيف يمكن أن نتوب، و نحن لا نرى الله سبحانه مطَّلعاً علينا. مع الأسف، الله سبحانه يدعونا لمغفرته و رضوانه (و سارعوا إلى جنة عرضها السموات و الأرض أعدَّت للمتقين)، و نحن ندير أظهرنا له، و نتبع الشيطان الرجيم الذي سيبرأ منا يوم القيامة ( وَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِيَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ إِلَّا أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِي ۖ فَلَا تَلُومُونِي وَلُومُوا أَنفُسَكُم ۖ مَّا أَنَا بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَا أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِيَّ ۖ إِنِّي كَفَرْتُ بِمَا أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ ۗ إِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ) التوبة تبد با لإقلاع عن الذنب، و العزم الأكيد على عدم الرجوع إليه، و الابتعاد عن كلِّ ما يؤدي إليه، و مراقبة الله سبحانه (عميت عين لا تراك عليها رقيبا)

I usually move my ring after every ghusl to ensure water has reached everywhere but if I forgot after ghusl to move my hands on my body and I did not rotate my ring to ensure water reached everywhere, is my ghusl still valid or I need to re do my ghusl? As far as I know moving ring after ghusl and rubbing hand everywhere is just part of mustahab amal.

The important thing is to make sure that the water reaches all parts of the body, and there is no need to rub the body with the hand in that. In the matter of the ring, if it is tight and prevents the water from reaching what is underneath it without moving it, and you forgot to do that during the ritual washing, then it is sufficient for you to wash the area afterwards, and there is no need to repeat the ghusl.

I know that we can eat fish that have scales. But, the sole fish is a fish that have scales and lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. It eats shrimps, other fishs etc.. My question is that is it permissible to eat the sole because indeed, the fish has scales but it eats other animals (they are carnivore and I think we cannot eat animals that are carnivore).

As long it has scales, it is halal.

I converted to shia few years ago. But I wanted to ask about my divorce. So basically 3 months ago my husband gave me talaq . He send it in text msg via whatsapp. And wrote i divorce you. I have doubts if this talaq is valid. Maybe you can advise me

If your husband is Sunni and he intended divorce by doing so, then the divorce has taken place. However, if he is Shiite, then the divorce does not take place by doing so.

I was wondering if eel sauce, which is typically put on sushi, is halal or not. Eel sauce doesn’t contain actual eels, however it contains sake and mirin. I know that if something contains a small enough alcohol content that according to sistani it is permissible, however i’m unsure about the amount of alcohol content in eel sauce and if it’s halal or not

If the sake and mirin are alcoholic beverages that are considered impure, then it is not permissible to consume the sauce because it is impure.

I am certain in tawassul but I am confused on wether we are able to speak to the imams and go to them directly I hear so many times “yes you hear people say ya Ali but they mean ya Allah I ask you in the name of Ali” is the only intention we should have? Can we say ya Ali be pleased with me and guide me with the intention of speaking directly to Ali while keeping in mind that it is all with the permission of Allah

As long as you know that Ali, peace be upon him, can neither harm nor benefit without Allah, and that when you ask him to help you, it is as if you are asking your father or brother to help you, then there is no harm in that. The most important thing is that Ali, peace be upon him, has a higher status than your father and brother, and he is closer to Allah, the Almighty.

I took an oath to refrain from doing a haram act but i broke it. Now I want to ask someone to pay the kaffara of breaking the oath on my behalf, but I dont want to share the sin I did where I broke the oath. Would the kaffara be valid if I lied about what sin I took an oath not to do?

It is not right for a person to pay the expiation for another person, but he can give you the value of the expiation, so you own the value and then pay the expiation. But there is another problem, which is that you are declaring a sin against God, you swore that you would not commit a specific sin, then you broke your oath and committed the sin, so you committed two sins, so how insignificant God is to you!!

For sayed ali khamanei, Are snakes, are snakes permissible to have as pets, and if they are, should we beleive that they bring in bad spirits or bad energy into a household?

It is permissible to raise snakes, but as for the issue of negative energy, we have no knowledge of it.

Nowadays, animal cruelty is at it’s peak, is it allowed for a Muslim to follow a vegan diet under such situation?

Yes

I’ve been talking to my local scholar about rizq, he says that he can ask the Imams for rizq with the intention that he can give rizq only by the permission of Allah swt, he gave examples of how Jesus (a.s) had miracles by the permission of Allah swt. But I said that the Imam cannot give rizq, but rather he can make dua for Allah swt so that Allah swt give me rizq. What do you think is the correct belief?

Both of you are right in a way. The Imam, peace be upon him, acts by the command of God Almighty, and not on his own. When you ask him, you present him as an intercessor to God Almighty, and when the Imam, peace be upon him, intercedes, God Almighty accepts his intercession.

I have a couple questions. 1. When using Qaleel water, the water that drips is najis. That why scholars say do two wash. My question is first wash najis and the second wash is Tahir using qaleel water? 2. Do we have stop the jug when pouring water on urinary part twice or can we just pour continuously till the part is tahir?

Alaykum assalam 1- Yes. 2- Yes, you need to cut the water

I work at a Arabic store where there are 2 owners, in the store not everything is priced, so I would have to call one of the owners to check on the price Today I sold some fruit, it didn’t have the price on it but I felt like I knew the price, I thought it was $2.99 LB but I called one of the owners and they told me it’s $3.00. I double checked and asked him again if it’s $2.99 or $3.00 LB he said $3.00 LB so I went with what he told me. I had a feeling it was $2.99 LB so I charged them $3.00 LB and later on I called the 2nd owner which works here a lot more and he makes the prices and he told me it’s $2.99 LB. Once I found out I paid sadaqa on the customers behalf for charging them extra. I didn’t mean to charge them extra but it’s because they don’t price everything and so I would have to keep asking. I am really trying my best to work in the halal way, what I have done is it right? I paid a lot more sadaqa then what I charged them

You are not responsible for what happened, as long you have not cheated the customer. Paying the sadaqa on behalf of the customer is the responsibility of the shop owners, not your’s.

١- هل يجب التشكيل في الصلاة (في ما عدا السور)؟ مثلا.. انتبهت الى اني اقول في الركوع: سبحان ربي (العظيمْ) وبحمده (وليس العظيمِ) او عند الاطمئنان بعد السجود اقول: الله أكبر. استغفر اللهْ ( وليس اللهَ) ربي واتوب اليه. ٢- اعاني من عدم التركيز والخشوع في الصلاة. ولكنني لاحظت انني لو تخيلت اشياء معينة في الصلاة سأستطيع ان اركز وان انعزل عن العالم الخارجي بل وربما ابكي.. مثلا لو تخيلت اني لوحدي اكلم ربي وانا على قمة جبل او في مكان اخر وهمي حيث لا يوجد سوى نفسي وربي.. فساستطيع ان اصلي واركز على ما اقول وانفصل عن مشاكل الحياة وملهياتها.. لكن هل هذا جائز ام لا؟

١- يجب التلفظ الصحيح، و ما أتيت به سابقاً جهلاً معفوٌ عنه. ٢- إذا لم يكن صارفاً لقلبك عن الصلاة، فلا بأس به

It seems like I can control myself on anything but this one specific sin I keep falling into. I ask for forgiveness but I keep falling into that sin what do I do. How do I control and stop myself from it. Its been many years since I have been trying to stop myself from doing it. Its gotten lesser but I am having a really hard time completely leaving it.

Alaykum assalam Can you do this sin in front of people? If the answer is no, how can you do it in front of God?!!

وجدت رواية تقول انه امير المؤمنين قال: أنا العابد أنا المعبود. هذه الرواية موجودة في كتاب مشارق الانوار اليقين، عن الحافظ رجب البرسي. سؤالي هذا، ما هو تفسير هذه الرواية، و هل هي صحيحة أصلا؟

هي واردة في كتاب مشارق أنوار اليقين ( ص 261) في الخطبة الافتخارية بلفظ (أنا العابد، أنا المخلوق، أنا الشاهد، أنا المشهود)، و لكنه ذكر في ص 340 (و إليه الإشارة بقوله (عليه السلام): أنا العابد أنا المعبود)، و لم يُشر للمصدر. و على كل حال، فالخطبة الافتخارية بتمامها ضعيفة من جهة السند، بل في غاية الضعف إذ لا سند لها و ينسب الحافظ روايتها للأصبغ بن نباتة مباشرة، و بينه و بين الأصبغ قرون، و لم يذكرها أحد من أصحاب الكتب الروائية المعتبرة، و تحوي مضامين مضطربة جداً لا يصح اعتمادها على ظاهرها لمنافاتها لأصول العقيدة، والأظهر أنها من وضع الغلاة واختلاقهم.