Istikhara by Quran
Date 16 February 2026 & Clock 19:20
Question 7: Is istikhara by Quran valid and binding? If the answer to an istikhara comes out as bad, is it permissible to go against it.
Answer 6: According to some traditions, istikhara by Quran has also been reported but it is not known whether or not he who makes an istikhara understands the Quranic verses correctly. For this reason, one should refer to a learned and well-informed person for istikhara. Do not violate the istikhara unless you change the situation.
Tawaf from the second floor of the Sacred Mosque (Masjidul Haram)
Date 16 February 2026 & Clock 19:20
Question 28: Is it permissible for a pilgrim to perform tawaf from the second floor of the Sacred Mosque (Masjidul Haram)?
Answer 28: According to my late father, it is not permissible for those who can perform tawaf from in between the wall of Ka’bah and maqam-e (station of) Ibrahim to perform tawaf from the second floor but those who are unable to perform tawaf from the said area such as the aged or handicapped pilgrims who are carried on wheel-chairs and the government does not allow them to be moved from nearby the wall of the Ka’bah, they can perform tawaf from the second floor without having to take a deputy.
Prostrate without a zikr
Date 16 February 2026 & Clock 19:20
Question 40:If a person places his forehead on a turbat during prostration and lifts up his head before he recites a zikr, is it counted a sajda? Secondly, if during prostration, his forehead starts bleeding and the turbat gets stained with blood, what is he supposed to do?
Answer 40:A) Yes, it is considered one sajda and if he does not recite a zikr intentionally, his prayer would be rendered void. However, if he raises his head involuntarily, he should keep it up and not put it back on the turbat but if his forehead touches the turbat involuntarily again, he should recite a zikr and as a whole they would be considered as one sajda.
B) He should place the clean part of his forehead on the turbat. If that is not possible, he should prostrate with either side of his forehead. There are other situations also which have been explained in the manual of Islamic laws. May Allah grant you success.
A question about the nature of diyah (blood money)
Date 16 February 2026 & Clock 19:20
Question 37:I would like to ask you a question about the nature of diyah (blood money)? Is it a divine punishment or considered a kind of reimbursement of the losses? Does it make a difference when the crime is committed intentionally or unintentionally or by mistake?
Answer 37: Diyah is retribution and a punishment from God. It is not to be considered a decisive factor in determining and establishing values. Thus, there is no difference between a man and a woman in terms of their value and also between the various types of murder.
Perform half of ghusl in tartibi manner and the other half in an irtimasi manner
Date 16 February 2026 & Clock 19:20
Question 30: Is it permissible to perform half of ghusl in tartibi (sequential) manner and the other half in an irtimasi manner? For example, he immerses his head in the water and then washes the right and left sides of his body sequentially because, by doing so, he becomes certain that water has reached all parts of his head.
Answer 30: The ghusl done in this manner is valid and there is no problem in it.
