Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, Is there anything which one can read to substitute for the prostration of recital? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmat Allah, If unable to perform the prostration of recital (sajda al-tilawa) right away, or even if intending to perform it later, it would be recommended to recite […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, The time for Asr and Isha according to the two main students of Imam Abu Hanifa is earlier than the time chosen by Abu Hanifa. Is there a problem if someone takes this opinion if one is in a country in which both prayer times are accepted […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, Is the supplication below only a Ramadan supplication or can it be said at any time? “Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibbul ‘afwa fa a‘fu anni” (O Allah, You are Pardoning and you love pardon, so pardon me.) Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatuLlah, No, this supplication is not […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, I have heard that in Hanifi fiqh a women does not have to cover her feet in-front of a stranger. What is he proof for this? Answer: Assalam alaykum wa rahmatuLlah, Yes, according to the most expansive position in the Hanafi school, a woman’s feet are not […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, What is the minimum period of purity between menses according to the Hanafi School? If a woman sees blood before the minimum period, and it has the characteristics of menstrual blood, should she still continue to pray and fast? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah, The minimum […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, Is it permissible to pray the Fajr prayer after sunrise but before the Eid prayer? Answer: Assalam alaykum wa rahmatuLlah, The general interdiction against praying before the Eid prayer refers to voluntary prayers. As for Fajr, it cannot be deliberately performed after sunrise. The time of Fajr […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: I want to marry someone with excellent character but weakness in his religion. He struggles with believing in certain principles of Islam, certain miracles mentioned in the Qur’an, and with the idea of Islamic prayer. What should I do? Answer: Assalam alaykum wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuh, I pray […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: My father-in-law wants us to move in with him, his wife, and his daughter. My husband and I don’t want to, mostly because my father-in-law is very bossy and will try to make decisions for us and our children. Now he is not on speaking terms with us, […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, I have accidentally taken an oath and I am sure that I cannot keep it. Can I pay the expiation for breaking the oath in advance [before actuallly breaking the oath]? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatuLlah, No, performing the expiation (kaffara) before it is due is […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, Was the prayer of a follower valid if he has said the Salam before the Imam? I was trying not to finish saying my Salam before the Imam but the Imam made such a long Salam that I had to end saying my Salam before him. Answer: […]
