Answered by Shaykh Shuaib Ally Question: Assalam alaykum, What is the wisdom behind reciting aloud in some prayers? Answer: Assalam alaykum, I pray that you are well. The ruling on reciting aloud or silently, for the regular obligatory prayers, is tied to the time of day when it is performed. Those performed at night (Maghrib, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Assalam alaykum, I have a problem of forming a bad opinion of people when I witness them committing wrongs; for example, when someone tries to engage me in backbiting others I usually formulate a bad opinion of him mentally. Can you please advise what I can do to treat […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, Is it sinful in Islam for a male to pluck white hair from his hair and beard? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah, No, it is not necessarily sinful as there is some detail to this ruling. Generally, removing grey or white hairs from your hair or […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum, Can I dye my hair in black? Answer: Assalam alaykum wa rahmatullah, If pure black dye is used for mere adornment, many scholars deem it disliked (makruh). However, there is some difference of opinion within the school about the matter as some scholars held its permissibility based […]
Answered by Shaykh Shuaib Ally Question: Assalam alaykum, Why did the Prophet (peace be upon him) want to divorce Sawda? Answer: Assalam alaykum, I pray that you are well. There are areas of convergence as well as divergence with respect to the relationship between the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) and […]
Answered by Shaykh Shuaib Ally Question: Assalam alaykum, I was told that it is permissible to do dhikr and then blow on food or drink to give that food or drink barakah (blessings). Is there any validity to this? Answer: Assalamu alaykum, I pray that you are well. It is permissible to recite the Qur’an, […]
Answered by Shaykh Shuaib Ally Question: Assalam alaykum, What is the correct and reasonable way to repay money that has been stolen? Answer: Assalam alaykum, I pray that you are well. The correct way is to return the stolen property through whatever means possible. It is not permissible to give it to someone else, or […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Salam. Is there an alternative to Qurbani? I’m a vegetarian so don’t agree with giving the money to spend on meat or the slaughter of an animal (yes I know it’s a bit controversial but vegetarianism is allowed in Islam) but I would like to offer something instead. I don’t […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Some time back I signed up for an online design website. I paid a designer to make a logo and then when I received a logo the website sent me an email giving me a £5 bonus as I am a new member. I have not used that money […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I have read that we can make supplications while in of prostration in the obligatory prayers. Does this mean we can ask and say anything we need from our Lord or should we confine to those supplications which are in arabic and more so taught to us by our […]
