Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question I have heard that one must apologize to the person if he has backbitten the latter. However, I have read that for backbiting; it is not mandatory to approach that person for forgiveness if the news has not reached him. How do I reconcile these two views? Answer There […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum Is it permissible to clean blood that has come from my gums with water when fasting as long as I make the effort to spit out the water? Answer: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah, You should ignore the tiny traces. The taste of blood does not affect […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum If one is praying alone and aloud (with the intention that someone may join him in congregation) and then in mid-prayer forgets to recite the takbir aloud (no one has joined him in prayer as of this point), does one have to perform the prostration of forgetfulness? […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum Can I wash my feet in the morning before putting on leather socks and perform wudu (and wipe over the socks) later in the day? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, Yes, you can wash your feet in the morning, wear your footgear, and then perform the ablution […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum How many sunna does one pray as part of the Friday Prayer? Answer: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah, You should pray four cycles (rak‘ats) before the Friday Prayer, and four afterwards. Consider taking the following free class at SeekersHub: Absolute Essentials of Islam: Basic Hanafi Jurisprudence (STEP). […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum Can men trim the thickness of their eyebrows without shaping them? Answer: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah, Yes, you may trim your bushy eyebrows, as long as you don’t do it to such and extent that they look feminine. Consider taking the following free class at SeekersGuidance: […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam alaykum, I have been married for a long time, endured verbal and physical abuse, and have children. We walk on eggshells around my husband, who has been violent in the past. My eldest daughter wants me to divorce him, but it will destroy him. Can I vent […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum In the hospital I work there is a culture of brothers coming into the prayer room and standing next to any individual praying to make it into a congregation. Is this permissible as it is unknown what prayer the individual is praying and their intention? Answer: Wa […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum How can I clean my hands to feed my baby during my Umra if I can’t find unscented soap? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmat Allah, Whilst in a state of pilgrim sanctity (ihram), you can clean your hands with that which is unscented and fulfils the […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum A person wakes up for Fajr and there is very little time left. He performs the four obligatory acts of wudu, and he only performs the obligatory actions of prayers, since it is almost sunrise. This person also had a wet dream. Is his prayer valid since […]
