Counseling

Question:

Are there any specific prayers or Dua's that will help a couple get pregnant?  

Answer:

Although there are no prescribed prayers that we can readily find in the sources for this specific purpose, you can freely make use of any general prayers or supplications from the Qur’an, the Sunnah or from the salaf al-ssalih (pious forbears): So turn to Allah through them, invoke His favour or beseech His mercy. Allah says, ‘Call upon Me, I will answer your prayer” So never despair of Allah’s mercy but pray unceasingly with hope while placing all your trust in Him; perchance He may respond to your prayer.

Question:

If a man is travelling by himself, is he required to seek the permission of his wife before leaving?

Answer:

Islam enjoins husbands to deal with their spouses not whimsically or erratically but in full conformity with standards of kindness, decency and fairness. This has been best summed up in the Quranic imperative: “And deal with them on terms of al-ma’ruf” (Q. 4:19).

Question:

I heard some respectable Muslims say that it is not necessary for Muslim women to cover their heads and that there is nothing in the Qur'an that require them to do so. Can you comment?

Answer:

The Qur'an and Hadith contain sample proofs to show that covering the head is part of the Islamic dress code for women.

Question:

Very often when I stand up to pray, I experience doubts in my mind as to whether my purification or Wudhu is nullified or not. What should I do in such a situation: Should I leave the Salah and purify myself and then resume my Salah, or should I simply continue in my Salah and not bother about such doubts?

Question:

Dear sheikh Assalamu alaikum,
My Husband is a doctor. There are a lot of pharmaceutical companies that offer certain gifts in the form of household appliances, sponsor air tickets or lavish dinner parties and sometimes cheques. In return, they would want the doctor to prescribe their brand of medicines to their patients. I would like to know if it is permissible in Islam to accept such gifts.

Question:

Asalam alikum wa rahmato Allah

My question is in the most critical issue facing all Muslims in all Muslim countries, which is the banks and Islamic banks? Please, state the detailed difference between them and give us a perfect start answer, whether to deal with the Islamic ones or not?
Jazak Allah khir

Question:

Is taking a shower the same thing as making wudhu? I have been told that taking a shower only does not substitute for wudhu in the Hanafi School of Jurisprudence. Therefore, a person must make wudhu separately and if he does not do so, his salah is not valid. Is this true?