Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Is the Friday prayer valid in the following scenarios: 1. If there are four people (including the Imam) out of which one person prays sitting on a chair with gestures due to disability. 2. If there are four people (including the Imam) out of which one person prays sitting […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, A christian woman agreed that our future children will be Muslims. I don’t want to force her into Islam, I want that to be her own choice. Can I marry her? Answer: Wa alaykum salam In principle, Islamic law permits a male to marry a Kitabiyyah (a […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaikum My question is regarding the brand NYX cosmetics and its name origins, the name is apparently the Greek meaning of Greek goddess of the night and after reading interviews. Is it idolatry to buy it? Is wearing and purchasing from designer brands such as Christian Dior, Yves Saint […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question Is it allowed to wear shorts while playing sports, if when running and jumping the shorts will lift and expose my knee and thigh? What about tight compression pants underneath the shorts? Also if I am playing with other brothers, without any women around, is it okay to play […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: A sister in Bangladesh is wanting to go to hajj and claims that her husband is in no mental state to take her. Her three sons cannot return back to Bangladesh to accompany their mother. The mother is now asking whether she would be able to go along with […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaikum I have read that to fold one’s sleeves in prayer past half of the forearms is prohibitively disliked. So does the prayer need to be repeated in this case? What about short sleeves? Answer:Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, There are two issues related to the prayer here: (1) […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I missed the Friday sermon but prayed the Friday prayer. Is my Friday prayer valid? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate Walaikum assalam, I hope you’re doing well, insha’Allah. Friday prayers are valid if one catches any part of the imam’s prayer before the closing […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Is it permissible to sign up for a free trial offer of something and benefit from it with the intention of cancelling at the end of the free term? Answer: assalamu alaykum There is no problem with this since one is benefitting from such an offer with the permission […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Assalam ‘aleykum Is it permissible when listening to the recitation of the Qur’an to make remembrance (dhikr) at the same time? Answer: Walaikum assalam, I hope you’re doing well, insha’Allah. The adab with Qur’an is to listen quietly and attentively. Allah Most High says, “When the Qur’an is recited, […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: I am part of a da’wah effort in our city centre. Often, members of the opposite gender approach us and ask about Islam. Not all of their nudity is covered, and sometimes I have to look at them to communicate effectively. Is the odd glance permissible, or must […]
