Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Have I committed blasphemy if I sang a song and said Holy ***T? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate No, you have not committed blasphemy; neither is it disbelief. It is an offensive word used to show that surprise, shock, etc. Jabir ibn Samurah […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is a purificatory bath necessary for someone who has anal intercourse with another? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate If a person uses a dildo, the purificatory bath (ghusl) will be necessitated for the recipient and not for the person using it. If a […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it okay to say Quran has numerical miracles? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The Quran is full of miracles. Its wonders will never end. It is mentioned as part of a lengthy hadith, “The secrets and treasures of the Quran are never […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question What happens if we say subhana rabi al a’la before reaching the ground? What if we say it as we are getting up? Also, I understood that takbir should be said throughout the movement, but what about the taslim? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have not gotten an answer yet to this question. Can we wash in the same place in wudu? Suppose I have some misgivings and doubts about washing my elbow, so before I am done washing my hand, I go back to washing my elbow and continue from there. […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Despite educating our daughter over the past couple of years, not to get into an inter-faith relationship, she has tied up with a Sikh man and wants to marry him. She argues that in the Quran, only marriage to Polytheists is not allowed, while Sikhism is a monotheistic religion. […]
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question In Sura Yasin, verses 8-9, Allah Most High says that he puts shackles on the necks of non-Muslims and puts a barrier in front of them and behind them so that they fail to see the truth. Why does Allah do this? Why does he prevent non-Muslims from joining […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Can you please elaborate on Christians’ claim that Abdullah ibn Sarh has distorted the Quran? On the internet, there is a claim that the scribe of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) made changes to the verses and that our Prophet (Allah bless him and give […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I’m anxious because I have just noticed that the prayer hijab I always use is slightly see-through at the front, meaning you can slightly tell where the blackness of my hair begins. Before it was fully opaque, I guess the color faded due to washing it in the machine. […]
Answered by Shaykh Irshad Patel Question I have a problem that happens sometimes, but not all the time. Sometimes after I defecate and wash my anus thoroughly, I wipe and make sure that there is no impurity left. However, after I clean myself and get dressed, I feel discomfort in the area, and when I […]
