Entries by sufyan

My Husband Keeps Forcing me to Serve his Mother

Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, My husband keeps forcing me to serve his mother. She doesn’t treat me nicely at all. She emotionally guilts me, gives me silent treatment, speaks about me badly in front of me to other women she knows and leaves all the rubbish for me to clean […]

Husband with High Physical Needs

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question: Assalamu alaykum My fiance has told me that he is not amongst normal men. He has a medical condition which makes his libido very strong. He is practising Muslim and takes the religion seriously. He says he will need approximately 2-3 hours in the bedroom and will then feel […]

Praying on a Chair

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum Can someone who prays on a chair lead the prayer? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, According to the Hanafi school, a bowing and prostrating congregant (muqtadi) may not pray behind an imam who is praying with head movements (ima’) rather than actual bowing and prostration on the […]

Divorce and Abuse

Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum I know that typically the views about women initiating divorce might be more limiting and men have greater permissions to initiate divorce. However, if a husband repeatedly over a duration of time expresses an intent to divorce once a certain condition occurs, is it within the realm […]

Permissibility of a Gift

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum 1. If I gift someone something that has difference of opinion on its permissibility (such as perfume that contains alcohol), am I held liable for their using it? Do I need to put a “disclaimer” when giving them the gift by reminding/telling them that it contains alcohol […]

Latecomer Recitation in Prayer

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum If I am joining the congregation in the mosque late during one of the prayers with loud recitation (Fajr, Maghrib, Ishaa), and am making up missed cycles, as far as I understood I have to pray the fatiha and the minimum of 3 ayat either once (1 […]

Divorce and Oath

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, If before marriage Zaid takes an oath that after marriage if he utters any word it will count as a divorce, will his wife be divorced if utters any word according to Shaf’i fiqh? Answer: Assalamu alaykum Shukran for your question. The Messenger of Allah (peace & […]

Wrong Number of Cycles During Prayer

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum I prayed maghrib prayer in 4 cycles instead of 3, would this invalidate the prayer ? Also dose going back to repeat a missed step during the prayer when remembering soon after invalidate the prayer? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, If you sat for the final […]

Divorce and Conversion to Islam

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, My wife and I married as Christians, and we have several children. I converted to Islam . She just filed for divorce primarily because she is opposed to Islam. I don’t want to divorce her, but that makes no difference to the government. Where can I find […]

To Be in the Company of the Prophet

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question: Assalamu alaykum What is a regimen (a hizb I can implement) day to day, week to week, month to month, year to year–so that inshaallah I’ll be in the company of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) in the Hereafter? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi […]