Question: How Do I balance between this world and the next? Answer: Perspective on Deeds Our life is and must be about balance. We must remember that we have things in our religion that are recommended and we have other things that are obligations. The first most important thing in our life is those things […]
Question: Do I have to compensate for accidental loss and damage to their property? Answer: Wa ‘alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh. I pray you are well. It would seem that she does not owe him anything for the stereo as it was his direct action that led to the damage of the stereo. As […]
Question: What constitutes seclusion with the opposite gender? Are there exceptions to this rule if it is for work? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate, What is Considered Seclusion? Seclusion with the opposite gender is prohibitively disliked. Seclusion occurs when an unmarriageable man and woman are alone in a […]
Question: Is it permissible to pray despite a tear in one’s trousers? If not, should one delay their prayers until a time they can cover the tear? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate, Brief Answer It is permissible and valid to pray with such a tear in your trousers […]
Question: What is considered loud recitation or quiet recitation? Should I take the opinion that merely moving the lips is sufficient as recitation, if I fear reading too loud in the silent prayer? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate, Quiet recitation is loud enough that one can hear themselves. However, […]
Question: How can I have a good opinion of Allah? Answer: Thank you for your question. Have a Good Opinion About Allah Allah Most High says in the Quran, “And when My servants ask you about Me, I Am near; I answer the call of the caller when he calls on Me. So let […]
Question: Is it permissible to do a voluntary fast with the intention of getting a supplication answered? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate, It is permissible to do a voluntary fast with the intention to get a supplication answered. [‘Ayni, ‘Umda al-Qari Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari] This issue returns to the […]
Question: I’m a 24-year-old woman. My parents have been divorced since I was a child. I live with my mom who wants me to get married as soon as I can and is manipulating me into getting married. My father offered to help me finish my Master’s degree and will let me choose whomever I […]
Question: Assalamu ‘alaykum. I was reading Sura al Nahl (Qur’an, 16:66) and it said: وَاِنَّ لَـكُمۡ فِىۡ الۡاَنۡعَامِ لَعِبۡرَةً ؕ نُّسۡقِيۡكُمۡ مِّمَّا فِىۡ بُطُوۡنِهٖ مِنۡۢ بَيۡنِ فَرۡثٍ وَّدَمٍ لَّبَنًا خَالِصًا سَآئِغًا لِّلشّٰرِبِيۡنَ “And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies – between excretion […]
Question: I have been married for two and a half years. My married life has been filled with constant arguments. My husband is an angry man and gets in a rage about the tiny things. He refuses to believe that he is ever wrong. We do not understand each other at all, and I have […]
