Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What are the three shortest verses that can be read in a rak‘a to make salah valid? Answer For example, Surat al-Ikhlas, al-Kawthar, or al-‘Asr are sufficient in any unit of any prayer after the Fatiha. Three verses are the wajib amount, and any three verses can do this […]
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do we understand the distinction of innovations (bid‘a) by the Sunni mainstream into good innovation and innovations of misguidance with the narration of Ibn ‘Umar, “Every bid‘a (innovation) is misguidance, even if people think it is good.”? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is the group remembrance with the singing of spiritual poetry and rhythmic swaying, called the hadra, permitted? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful. The hadra is in itself permitted, as writings of major Hanafi authorities make clear. Among the imams of the Hanafi school who have specifically […]
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question While leading my family in fajr prayer I was reciting Surat an-Naba’. In the second cycle of the prayer, I began from “inna li l-muttaqina mafaza” (إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا) but when I got to “rabbi s-samawati wa l-ardi wa ma baynahuma ar-rahman” (رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الرَّحْمٰن), I […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is Allah Most High able to lie? I ask for forgiveness for the question if it is inappropriate. Answer I hope you’re doing well, insha’Allah. Even entertaining such questions is unbecoming of the believer’s reverence (ta‘dhim), awe, and adab with Allah. Allah is Absolutely Perfect, exalted, and transcendent beyond […]
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I’m trying to be a better Muslim but grappling with a question that’s weakening my faith, especially when going through hardships. I’d appreciate an answer (other than, “This is Shaytan’s whispers, you shouldn’t dwell on those questions.”) If we are not accountable for the mistakes of Adam and Eve […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’ve been married for 22 years. From the very beginning of my marriage to date, I’ve caught my husband watching porn (secretly). This has caused intense trauma for me. He is also very unkind to my children and me. But that aside, it’s a struggle for me to be […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Did Allah create us to worship him or to be tested? Because apparently – and I seek refuge in Allah – there seems to be a contradiction in these two aspects. Answer I hope you’re doing well, insha’Allah. As the following answers, articles, and on-demand courses make clear, Allah […]
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick based on Mufti Taha Karaan’s Fatwa Question What is the position of the Shafi‘i School about Tabarruj (women uncovering their faces in public)? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah guide us to that which pleases Him, forgive us for our shortcomings, and alleviate […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Sometimes I hear preachers mention that Abu Hanifa was weak in the Hadith Sciences and that he didn’t know many hadith. Is this claim true? What is his status in the Hadith Sciences? How many Hadith did he know approximately? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful […]
