Maulana Sheikh Jehad Ismail

Maulana Sheikh Jehad Ismail
 
Age:
Location: Lakemba
Nationality: Australia

Ishaq

Public QnA

What about if a business owner sells lifestyle products such as: a water bottle , a blow dryer , a facial scrub , a handbag etc
Is it permissible using a commission based system to use high following social media influencers to promote these products? This may be with the use of demonstration of how to use the product or doing vlogs talking about the product. In Islam are there any restrictions to this? Influencers include non-muslims and muslim females. Does the influencer have to be wearing hijab?

If the market you are targeting is a Muslim target then yes they need to be in hijab if you’d target is non Muslim it’s not a requirement. Using influencers to promote business within the ethics of Islamic law is accepted

If the beautician takes before and after images of for example, just a cut out of the eyes and not the whole face for marketing purposes on social media? Is this permissible? Images are intended to show the makeup enhancement but not with the whole face. Is this permissible ?

If the full identity of the person does not become known it’s fine although it may also remain problematic on the basis that it can be identified by the one of the relatives of more

I want to ask you how we stop our self from wrong deed.

Try your level best not to belittle the sin you often repeat rather you should always focus against whom you are sinning and not so much the sin itself. That’s on one hand on the other hand find out the reason behind that particular sin and try and eliminate the causes.

When I was younger I used to have a lot of waswas and really suffer from doubts. I use to repeat my wudhu multiple times before salat due to waswas of the shaytan. Can I consider that such prayers that I prayed in this state are valid?

Yes they are

I work for a large financial lending institution. A significant amount of income is made by charging interest on their loans but they also make a significant amount of income from halal friendly ways such as monthly account maintenance fees, loan termination fees, loan establishment fees which are fixed fees not associated to interest. I work in the technology department so I work on enhancing their systems and building out platforms for their customers.

Can I trust that my income is halal from my job?

Yes

Can a man marry 2 woman from the same family like 2 sisters or maybe a cousin and the sister?

According to the Quran it’s prohibited to marry two sisters. How ever a sister and her cousin is fine though not recommended

I have a question regarding a sermon Delievered By Imam Ali (as) on the Day Of Ghadeer, I would like to know is it true that Imam Ali a.s gave any Sermon on thay day and if he did I would like to know any references where I can get his sermon from?

This is the only reference I could find

المصدر : مصباح المتهجد - الطوسي ( ر ) - ص 752 - 758

However this sermon was not delivered on the day itself when the prophet appointed him but it was delivered after the prophet had passed away and it coincided that the day of Ghadeer and Juma happened on the same day so the imam after his Friday speech he spoke about Ghadeer

1) What should we do to increase love between a husband and a wife?

2) What are necessary things to avoid from being divorced (as per female side).

1) The wife must always be creative in her intimate approach towards her partner and vice versa. Grooming oneself and always trying to have an appeal towards each other is very important to increase love between husband and wife.

Respect for one another and use of intimate loving words are also importance.

2) As for avoiding divorce there has to be mutual respect and to give regard to each other’s privacy. Avoiding arguments, disrespect and coarse language can help a lot in keeping couples from growing apart.

My mother and family believes we have dead relatives in the home. And strange things have happened in the house, I dont know what to believe. As muslims we dont believe in ghosts, but is there any islamic explanation for strange things happening?
Do jinns:
– move physical object, displace them and bring them back where we looked plenty of times
– interact with the living (removing a sock, putting hand marks on blankets, even on our clothing..)
– through things

Jinn yes and all you asked and gave examples of are possible

Does the man have any Guardianship over a mutah wife? If the wife were to die, does he have a right to decide matters related to her burial? Usually a husband has guardianship over the wife, but does this include mutah wife?

Yes if she dies while she is still his wife just like if he dies

I work in a Call center. We have to make sudo (American)names so that our customer can communicate as though we are a citizen of their state. Further when customer ask where we are located, we say in the US. The sales promise we commit with our client we give 100% and they get what we committed. Does sudo and telling we live in US. Does Islam allow us to these practices or should I leave the job?

If saying you work in USA means that your intention in saying so is you are telling them you work for an American based company then fine otherwise it’s deemed a lie. As for using borrowed names it’s fine

I’d like to know the ruling about reading Manga and watching Anime or Disney Movies. Here are some issues I’d like to have a clarification on, if you allow me:

1) Would it be considered haram to read a manga or watch an anime that might have sexual references or explicit scenes? Pornography is haram, but what if the manga is not pornographic nor sexual per se, but still has some explicit sexual scenes?

2) Soundtrack. Aren’t the soundtrack musics in Disney movies or Anime considered Ghina? They are for entertaining purposes. You don’t get the same vibe without soundtrack.

3) His Eminence Imam Khamenei says, there is no issue in watching cartoons in itself as long as there’s nothing haram in it (basically no explicit scenes or haram music etc.) and doesn’t cause harm. But what does "nothing haram in it" actually mean? X person killing x person is haram. Magic is haram. Having a relationship outside marriage is haram. Mangas and Animes are filled with this stuff. 99% of Mangas are fantasy, they have some sort of magic in it. Could you please clarify this?

4) Aren’t they considered a distraction from learning our Deen and focusing on Salvation? Could you define a bit more how do we define wheter something distracts us from deen or not? Tecnically all the entertainment distracts us from religion as we could learn something about it instead of doing it. I already do all the obligatory factors of my religion like salah or sawm. I refrain from sinning at my best. But I could see in all the entertainment like Mangas, Movies etc. a distraction from deen tecnically. Aren’t they so?

1. Skip the scenes and watch the rest.
2. You can’t listen to music that is used in place of entertainment.
3.if the mangas will lead you to doing haram you can’t watch it.
4. Any act that keeps you away from your religious duties or causes delay in the execution of your duties is deemed a distraction

Is it haram to dye your hair?

No it’s not

Are all latmiyas halal to listen to? Or can some be classed as ghina. How can one know if it is ghina?

Some are classified as ghina. If they conform with the same tune as places of entertainment

I have been someone who would never leave namaz and even tahajud. But since past 7 months I feel like not praying at all.
It has been happening with me since the day one of my dua has been rejected. I did every possible amal I could to get that dua answered but it has been turned down on me. Now I know, it might have been not good for me therefore I didn’t get it but this has affected so many things in my life. Basically my whole beliefe system.

Dealing with Allah should never be on the basis of gain or loss situation, this kind of attitude is like that of a business man that if he wants to enter into a business contract he looks at the pros and cons and if the cons outweighs the pros he refrains from the contract and would not sign it. This can’t apply to Allah when we deal with him! If we trust Him then Hd knows better when and when not to grant the prayers. We don’t worship Him so that he pays us back in return when we demand! We worship Him because we believe He is worthy of that worship , because we need Him and He Dora not need our worship one single bit. So re-examine your relationship with your creator on the basis that He knows best. And don’t plan your life on the basis of your own wishful thinking, yes indeed be hopeful , be positive but don’t be fixated on a thing that if it does not come, your way, your whole world comes to a complete standstill. This is not a healthy attitude as this incident you were hoping to materialise and it did not will not be the first of the last! Life is full of challenges and if we understand a challenge as means to growth and more experience we will learn to accept it and live with it in a more profitable and healthy way.

Go back to your prayers and speak with your Creator with love, trust and complete surrender to His will not to yours.

After how many days a women is considered as paak (when all the wajibaat/ daily prayer will be mandatory on her) after giving birth to a child.

10 days

1) Is there any way one can come in to any sort of communication with one’s passed relatives?

2) Is there way to intentionally contact them, without physical means?

1) They visit us by leave from Allah.

2) There are no other means of visitation physically as they are in a different realm to us

I’m a convert shia, how can I convince my parents?

Through your manners and moral code. Invite them through your actions not words.

My question is whether saying "wallah" or "Wallahi" constantly or alot is makrooh

It is Makrooh as the name of god should not be taken in vain.

A particular food is mentioned in narrations, that is good for consuming in pregnancy, known as Qawoot. How must you consume it? Qawoot with milk, qawoot with olive oil? And is it like a daily supplement? Or you consume it on weekly basis?

Qawoot is a powder made by grinding and sifting the following ingredients in relative quantities: Roasted wheat, Roasted Barley, Roasted Sun-flower seeds, Roasted Water melon seeds, Roasted Melon seeds, Roasted Roasted Deep Ribbed melon seeds, Roasted Purslane seeds, Roasted Coriandor, Roasted Hemp-seeds, Roasted Fennel seeds, Roasted poppy seeds, Roasted Peas, Sesame, Pistachio, Coffee, Cardamon, Cinamon, Almond, Sugar.

As this mixture is not readily available in most countries, it is suggested that the above contents are eaten on their own, e.g. pistachios and almonds.

For a Boy or Girl to marry or get Married:
1. Is it Must (Wajib) to get Permission from Both Parents .
2. What if one of the Parent agree and other doesn’t agree
3. What if the Parent doesn’t agree or are not happy with the choice or selection of their son or daughter without any Substantial reason

4. If the Son or Daughter goes and Marries a a spouse of his choice without Parents approval will they be sinning ? What if later parents might accept.
5. If one already had a Sexual relationship with a Girl and then decides to marry her, is it fine? Is his sin compensated.
6. Can he marry her if she has become pregnant?

1-3) Only the Father’s permission is needed in the case of a girl unless the father’s refusal is not based on Islamic reasoning.

4) If a girl goes and marries her self without the father’s consent in that event the marriage is not valid unless:
- She is totally independent of her dad.

- She spends on herself

-And the father’s refusal is not based on Islamic reasoning

5&6) Yes he can but that does not make the conception and the baby legitimate after you marry her

Does Husband or / and Wife have to do Ghusl after Oral Sex? Irrespective of ejaculation ?

Only if the man ejaculate yes, otherwise no.

I wanted to ask if it permissible to give money (sadqa) to people who beg but are young. Means young women and men begging. Won’t it promote this culture of begging if we give it to them or we should simply give in the name of Allah. Because I’ve heard that if you help them, you simply promote an easier way for them to earn. Please guide whether it is right or wrong.

If you know they are in need give and if you can find them employment for them even better

What important aspects should one remember when writing one’s will?

His missed salah
His missed fast
His debts both financial and moral if he/she has transgressed against the rights of others.
If he has not performed hajj

What does the Quran say about the beating of wives? What does it mean if not taken in literal meanings?

What Islam says about Domestic Violence
 
“The most perfect of believers in belief is the best of them in character. The best of you are those who are the best to their women.”
Domestic violence against women remains a major concern in today’s society. The problem is so severe that it affects people from all ways of life regardless of socio-ecomomic status, ethnicity, age and religion. The statistics on this issue are alarming.
The Extent of the Problem
Murder – Every day four women die in this country as a result of domestic violence, the euphemism for murders and assaults by husbands and boyfriends. That’s approximately 1,400 women a year, according to the FBI. The number of women who have been murdered by their intimate partners is greater than the number of soldiers killed in the Vietnam War.
Battering – Although only 572,000 reports of assault by intimates are officially reported to federal officials each year, the most conservative estimates indicate two to four million women of all races and classes are battered each year. At least 170,000 of those violent incidents are serious enough to require hospitalization, emergency room care or a doctor’s attention.
Sexual Assault – Every year approximately 132,000 women report that they have been victims of rape or attempted rape, and more than half of them knew their attackers. It’s estimated that two to six times that many women are raped, but do not report it. Every year 1.2 million women are forcibly raped by their current or former male partners, some more than once.
The Targets – Women are 10 times more likely than men to be victimized by an intimate.
Impact on Children – Violent juvenile offenders are four times more likely to have grown up in homes where they saw violence. Children who have witnessed violence at home are also five times more likely to commit or suffer violence when they become adults.
Impact on Health and Social Services – Women who are battered have more than twice the health care needs and costs than those who are never battered. Approximately 17 percent of pregnant women report having been battered, and the results include miscarriages, stillbirths and a two to four times greater likelihood of bearing a low birth weight baby. Abused women are disproportionately represented among the homeless and suicide victims. Victims of domestic violence are being denied insurance in some states because they are considered to have a “pre-existing condition.”
The Islamic Solution – Kind treatment towards others is a sign of piety
While domestic violence exists in both Muslim and non-Muslim societies, the position of Islam on the kind treatment of women is very clear as mentioned in the Quran and exemplified through the life and character of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
“The nobler among you in the sight of God is the more righteous among you.” (Quran, 49:13)
It is narrated that the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, “The most perfect of believers in belief is the best of them in character. The best of you are those who are the best to their women. And in another tradition, “The best among you are those who are kindest to their wives.”
The Prophet (pbuh) also taught that a husband’s treatment of his wife reflects a Muslim’s good character, which in turn is a reflection of his faith. The character of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) exemplified how one should be good to his wife. He should smile, not hurt her emotionally or physically, remove anything that will harm her, treat her gently, and be patient with her. He should communicate effectively with her, involve her in decision making and support her in times of difficultly. God instructs men to be nice to their wives and to treat them well to the best of their ability. A devout Muslim should always remember that pleasing his wife is part of faith and earns the pleasure of God, whilst dealing with her unjustly will earn God’s anger.
“Live with them in kindness; even if you dislike them, perhaps you dislike something in which Allah has placed much good” (Quran, 4:19).
Realistically, human beings are imperfect and, in this regard, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said, “A believing man should not hate a believing woman. If he dislikes something in her character, he should be pleased with some other trait of hers.”
Marriage experts recommend that one should focus on character traits, just as the Prophet (pbuh) recommended. For example, a husband may appreciate the way his wife arranges his clean laundry, but the underlying character trait may be that she is thoughtful. Following this advice should help the husband focus and be more aware of his wife’s good attributes rather than on the negatives.
A companion asked the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) what is the right of a wife over her husband?’ He said, “That you feed her when you eat and clothe her when you clothe yourself and do not strike her face. Do not malign her and do not keep apart from her, except in the house.” (Hadith, Abu Dawood).
Conflict in marriage is virtually inevitable and, unless one is conscious of the presence of God, it can lead to a lot of anger. Although anger is one of the most difficult emotions to manage, the first step toward controlling it can be learning how to forgive those who hurt us. In case of conflict, a husband should not stop talking to his wife and emotionally hurt her, but he may stop sleeping in the same bed if it will improve the situation. Under no circumstance, even when he is angry or somehow feels justified, is a husband allowed to humiliate her by using hurtful words or cause her any injury.
Common Misunderstandings
Of all the Qur’anic passages about men and women perhaps the one most often misunderstood or misused, by both Muslims and non-Muslims, is verse 34 of Surah an-Nisa. An English translation of this verse reads as follows:;
Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means.; Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband’s) absence what Allah would have them guard.; As to those women on whose part you fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (next) do not share their beds, (and last) beat (tap) them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them means (of annoyance): for Allah is Most High, Great (above you all). (4:34)
First and foremost, this verse needs two clarifications. One, that it doesn’t apply to any women, but to ONLY those women who are “rebellious” to their husbands in acts of immorality, such as lewdness, adultery, and fornication. Second, the issue of hitting is a mere symbolic tapping of the hand as a serious gesture of disgruntlement from the husband towards the wife, for her disobediences in the morality of the household, because its an issue of integrity of the family, which the husband is responsible to maintain the honor and respect of it.
Therefore, it is not a permission for the husband to “abuse” this verse of the Quran to his advantage and use force against his wife for every kind of refractions and rejections from his wife. Rather it’s for specific actions such as disloyalty to the husband by having an affair with another man, or committing acts of vulgarity that brings shame to the family. Even then, this symbolic tapping of the hand of the wife should be as a last resort, whence all other avenues have been exhausted in making sense of shame to the wife for her rebellious strife. Otherwise the family might disintegrate into a divorce, which is also disliked by God, and His Messenger.
There are numerous narrations of the Prophet (pbuh) which clearly discourage and even prohibit beating, hitting, and use of any brutal force against wives, such that would cause bodily harm or injuries. He, being the role model for all husbands, himself never resorted to such a measure with any of his wives, speaks volumes of his character as a husband which all men should emulate. In addition, in the following verse of the Qur’an, God warns men that if they retain their wives in marriage it should not be to take advantage of them.
“Retain them in kindness or release them in kindness. But do not retain them to their hurt so that you transgress (the limits). If anyone does that he wrongs his own soul. Do not take God’s instructions as a jest” (Qur’an 2:231).
Conclusions
The statistics on domestic violence in the United States are alarming. The problem exists in both Muslim and non-Muslim societies. The worship of God, which Muslims believe is the sole reason for their existence, is an all-encompassing concept that applies equally to one’s relationship with God as well as with His creation. In Islam, one cannot perfect their Worship to God, unless they perfect their relationship with others. The kind treatment of others, including one’s spouse, can therefore not be ignored as an obligatory act of Worship and a sign of piety to God. Islam teaches the individual to constantly consider which deeds and behaviors will be pleasing to Allah and to interact with others in way that will be pleasing to Him. As the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) related, “The best amongst you in the sight of God are those who are the best to their wives.” It is through attaining a higher level of God-consciousness that Islamic principles can contribute to the elevation of society. As a believer sincerely contemplates on how his deeds will be viewed by God, he learns to improve his conduct with others, including his spouse.

Can i pursue my political career if my parents are against it? They say, if Islam is okay with it, were okay with it. So what’s your verdict on this?

Yes you can

What are the amount of animals for a baby boy’s aqeeqa? I heard two. Or is it fine to give 1? And how to go about aqeeqa meat. I heard the mother can’t eat that meat, Is it true? And can we cook a complete meal of that meat and invite all paternal and maternal relations for feast?

From the viewpoint of our esteemed contemporary jurists, sacrificing an animal on the seventh day of a newborn's birth, which is what we call a 'aqīqah (عقيقة) is mustaḥab.

Of course, it is highly recommended, and a very important practice anyone blessed with a child should do. It is so much encouraged that even when a person grows old, and they find out their parents did not do it, they can do it themselves.

So, as it is mustaḥab, everything related to it is either mustaḥab or makrūh. observing the etiquette of 'aqīqah is important, but not obligatory. Usually an Islamic butcher would know all these things as well. Also, it can be a sheep, a cow, or a camel, but most people choose sheep.

Let me mention some things:

The 'aqīqah should be done on the seventh day of the new baby's birth.
The sheep needs to be free of any deformities or imperfections.
The sheep should be large and fat.
The meat should be cut up, but no bones should be broken.
The meat should be distributed to people, raw or cooked.
It is makrūh for the immediate family of the newborn to eat from the 'aqīqah meat.
Something that is very bad and un-Islamic to do is rub the blood of the sheep on the forehead of the baby, or anything like this. There is no basis for this, and such practices must be avoided.

With the head and the legs, it is not necessary to bury them, and they can be eaten or given away like the other parts.

And Allah knows best.

Allahs rules are fixed in every era and we should follow them but current society has bexome so corrupt in the matter of non mehram topic that it has become nearly impossible to dodge it. Walk on the streets huge billboards portray them, tv, mobile, news paper, etc. How to avoid them and the thoughts generating from that?

God ordered us to lower our gaze so the responsibility of protecting ourselves against temptation lies within us not with what is around us.

When fishing some people take out fish from water and then slit its gills to bleed it out. The fish may die of bleeding or lack of water. Is this permissible?

You have to find a way to kill the fish as it’s not permissible to take the dead fish out of water and then put it again in water to die by itself as in putting it in a bucket for example

1. Is it recommended (mustahab) to wear niqab ?
2. Are there any narrations about hijab of Bibi Zahra (s.a) and Bibi Zainab (s.a), what type of hijab they did??
3. Can a women wear t-shirts, pants at home or outside?

1) Niqab is Mustahab.
2) Their hijab consisted of a long Jilbab, flowing, and not transparent.
3) You can wear t shirt and pants at home but not outside unless she wear something on top to cover her arms and her hip and thighs below the knees