Ask The Imam: Following a Madhab, Zakat on homes and cars, Aborting a fetus, Husband/Wife Issues

Wednesday June 5, 2024

Zul Qa'da 28, 1445

 

This edition of Ask The Imam answers the following questions:

 

00:00 1. Is a husband required to pay off his wife’s pre-marital debts?

 

17:08 2. Is one required to follow a single school (madhab) in Islamic law? Please follow this link to access the entirety of the Fard Ayn course. This also includes the links to Module II videos that the Shaykh referred to in his answer. https://mccgp.org/fard-ayn-certificate-course

 

27:55 3. Is it unlawful to eat from gold or silver utensils? If so, what is the reason?

 

31:43 4. What is Wahabism and Salafism? This was answered earlier as part of another question. See this link for the answer: https://www.youtube.com/live/Wr5sBlozbbE?si=nSmVmi6zBJ7JXR1u&t=2610

 

32:08 5. Do we calculate Zakat on homes and cars?

 

33:50 6. Is it allowed to do dhikr or du’a during the Friday sermon? If not, how is that reconciled with the hadith which speaks of an ‘hour of response,’ said to be from the time the imam ascends the minbar until Maghrib?

 

43:04 7. Is it allowed to abort a fetus that is going to have a major birth defect? This was also answered earlier. See this link for the answer: https://www.youtube.com/live/Wr5sBlozbbE?si=OGOD_VyOGiT3znuv&t=32

 

44:00 8. What is more important for a wife—looking after her health or obeying her husband? How does a wife balance between being a dutiful wife and having her own needs recognized and respected?

 

49:35 9. Is it obligatory for someone with a kidney condition to undergo dialysis? If they have been undergoing dialysis for some time and decide that it is too difficult, do they have the right to decline further therapy, accepting death as the consequence?

 

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