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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

228 Questions

I pray regularly, but sometimes my mind gets distracted. Does this invalidate my prayer, even though I avoid past sins? What factors determine the validity or invalidity of a prayer?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

When your mind gets distracted from your Prayers, it does not invalidate your Prayer though it is not the good situation of Prayers.

Your Prayers are valid as far as your Wudhu is valid and your body and clothes are Tahir (pure) and you perform all the obligatory acts of Salah.

It is very good to keep your mind in your Prayers but if your mind gets distracted, your Salah remains valid.

Wassalam 
Is it considered nifaq (hypocrisy) if I repent then commit the sin then repent again , although each time I repent I dont want to repeat it but I am in process of leaving it?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If you really repent and decide not to do it again, then you feel weak and commit the sin again, it does not mean Nifaaq (hypocrisy).

You need to strengthen your will power and your remembering and fearing Good, to be able to avoid the sin.

Wassalam.
Is it sinful for me to check my brother’s phone to see what he and my sisters are saying about me and my parents in a group chat, considering they are gossiping negatively about us?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'āla

In this case, it is sinful. If they are all gossiping about you, try to understand why, and seek advice regarding the issues they are raising, to see if they genuinely have a point, and if you should try to look at their perspective. As for spying and violating someone else's privacy, this is haram.

And Allah knows best
I have committed sins, with intention to repent, but now I feel remorse and confusion about whether my Tawba is accepted. I am experiencing great depression. Can you clarify if my true Tawba is accepted?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Allah (SWT) Says in Quran: Say: O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves ( by committing evil deeds) never despai if the Mercy of Allah, verily, Allah Forgives all sins, Truly He is Oft Foegiving, Most Merciful. Sura 39, verse 53.

If you really repent and decide not to sin again, Allah is The Opt Forgiving, The Most Merciful.

It is for you to save yourself if you are serious about yourself. 
'Return to Allah and leave Shaitan immediately.

Wassalam.