Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a question regarding water that exits the anus (backside) after istinja due to excessive washing. Does it take the same ruling as water mixed with impurity? I am confident that it entered my anus and then exited. That is the only explanation, as only that part appeared […]
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Due to a medical emergency, we had to terminate our pregnancy within three months (before 120 days). What is the destination of our baby? Will we meet our baby in heaven? I have heard about the destination of the babies if they have a soul. Our pregnancy was terminated […]
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I want to get close to Allah, but I can’t. I can improve my iman, physical strength, education, and finances to be better in Allah’s sight, but I can’t change my gender. I hate my gender, as it makes me less loved by Allah, and if I make it […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question There is a Hadith [Sunan Abi Dawud 4361] often cited by hardline Muslims who are in favor of harsh anti-blasphemy laws where a blind man kills his concubine for insulting the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger (Peace and Blessings be upon him) seemingly does […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I used to do two salams of sajdat al-sahw, one on the right and left, instead of doing one salam and then completing the sajdat al-sahw, is this permissible? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The forgetfulness prostration (sajdat al-sahw) is mandatory (wajib) to […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it fard to go to Jamat? If you have a family with young children, is it obligatory to go for four months, leaving a wife and 3 children under the age of nine behind? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Tabligh Jamat is […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question On YouTube it may be expected that people download videos from YouTube and re-upload them. Even Islamic videos, people might download a lecture and re-upload it, or download a video, cut out a shorter clip from it and upload it. To my understanding, one cannot download videos from Youtube; […]
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I believe it’s okay to be friends with non-muslims and not wear hijab in front of non-Muslim women. My question is that what if they are bisexual or lesbian? If they are trustworthy and respect Islam, is it okay not to observe the hijab in front of them? Is […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a question about the interpretation of the Hadith, “Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: “No child is born, but the devil touches him when he is born, after […]
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is that show-off if you add something in prayer and you do it, so someone is not angry with you? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate It will not be considered showing off (riya) but a weakness we humans sometimes make, but nothing to […]
