Entries by Ahmed D.

Which Medicines From the Sunna Are Proven To Be Effective?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question What medicines are proven to be effective in curing or aiding illnesses, skin problems, and so on in Islam and the Sunnah? Answer Thank you for your question. You will find useful information below on prophetic medicine and more: Prophetic Medicine Archives Are There Any Prophetic Medicines for Vitiligo? […]

What Is the Ruling on Peeled Skin?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ruling on peeled skin? I get a lot of waswasa about its possible impurity. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Ignore, Ignore, Ignore The advice given to you is to ignore this issue and, furthermore, to immediately desist in delving into […]

Does Taking Shahada Require Witnesses?

Answered by Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra  Question What are the requirements for witnessing a Shahadah? Do the witnesses have to be men? Can they be women? Does SeekersGuidance have template Shahadah certificates we can issue? Answer Saying the shahada, or verbal proclamation of faith to convert to Islam, does not require witnesses to be valid. […]

Taking the Easier of Two Opinions

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch  Question How should we understand the hadith about choosing the easier option? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Our mother ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her), narrates saying, “The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace)was never given a choice between […]

Intense fear of adulthood

Question: I am almost 17 years old, starting my last year of high school. Recently, I’ve been obsessing over all the time that I’ve wasted. I am terrified of going back and finishing my last year because I haven’t chosen a career path. I also fear growing up because of the negative things associated with […]