Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’ve recently read that many things, like markers, glue, handbags, plastic, clothes, etc., contain animal products. Is it necessary to check all their ingredients or wash them off-hand before praying? And is it necessary to check all my clothes to see if they contain animal products? How do I […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it permissible to play in a men’s recreational league where you pay an entry fee to play a tournament-style sport? Every competing team has to pay an entry fee, and the top three teams split prize earnings. Part of the entry fee is paid to the winners, and […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What is the explanation of the following hadith, where other monkeys stone a monkey: Narrated `Amr bin Maimun, During the pre-Islamic period of ignorance, I saw a she-monkey surrounded by several monkeys. They were all stoning it because it had committed illegal sexual intercourse. I, too, stoned it along […]
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question May I carry a translation-only Quran in my trouser pocket? Does the same rule apply to an Arabic Quran? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us to what pleases Him. Amin. Carrying a translation-only Quran in your […]
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question There was a time when I unintentionally prayed two units of prayer instead of four, and I wasn’t sure whether I should simply pray an additional two units or start from the beginning. Just to be safe, I performed the prayer of four units again. Answer In the Name […]
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question A friend has proposed to a girl he is interested in by talking to her father. However, her father refuses to marry her off ‘Islamically’. He is demanding that she dates ‘the Western way’ (including every element of Haram) for a few years before he can approve. Is a […]
Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I said the closing salams in prayer and mispronounced the second one. I intended to repeat the whole test of closing salams, but my mother walked into the room. I stood up to talk to her. Was my prayer valid? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, […]
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’m desperate. The last four years things seem to be going downhill for me, my OCD got worse and I started failing at school because I was occupied with intrusive thoughts. Alhamdulillah, I gained Islamic knowledge, and now I’m at home after failing a college course. I’m taking a […]
Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question I use honey, curd, yogurt, rice flour, and oats on my face. What is considered harm in using natural substances like these in skincare? For example, some face packs or other natural ingredients should be kept on the skin for 15 minutes. Keeping them on for over 15 minutes […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Should a woman wake up ‘before’ the start of Fajr to check if her menses have ended or not to pray Isha, or is it sufficient for her to just check before going to bed at night and then wake up before the ‘end’ of Fajr to see if […]
