Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question:As salaamu alaykum, Can I marry my half-niece? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, No, it is impermissible to marry your half-niece just as it is impermissible to marry your full niece because of the generality of the Qur’anic verse, 4.23. [Zayla`i, Tabyin al-Haqa’iq (2.102); Maydani, al-Lubab fi Sharh al-Kitab […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: If one committed sins in a particular room, is there something you can do to start over and make that room a place of worship? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate I hope you’re doing well, insha’Allah. May Allah bless you for your evident remorse–which […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question:As salaamu alaykum, How many days can I perform the traveler’s prayer? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, According to the Hanafi school, it is permitted to shorten your prayers whilst travelling for a period of less than fifteen complete days and nights. The reason why the number fifteen is […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question:My best friend is Muslim and is involved in a relationship with a non-Muslim woman. He has proposed to her and she has accepted. They have also decided to move in together. Is it permissible for me to be a witness to their civil wedding or even be present […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: I am in love with someone who is not practising religion. I didn’t use to practise it either, but now I am, and we’ve been together for the past 5 years. I’m trying hard to change him, but it’s hard for him. Do I keep trying to change […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: I am a convert woman and I am about to get married. Do I move away from my mother, who is a single working parent? I am an only child. Also, she is Catholic and there are Idols, pictures, and sculptures everywhere. Answer: Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, […]
Question: When a person dies, is it necessary for their family to inform those performing the ritual bath if he/she died in a state of major ritual impurity? Such as a woman who was menstruating or someone who died between having intercourse and ritual bath? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, No, if a person […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim foodstuff trader to supply items such as peanuts, tea powder, lemons etc to hotels/bars who may use it as ingredients to their drinks? Answer: wa alaykum assalam Yes. This would be permissible. You are supplying items that are permissible to consume. The way […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I bought a pair of track pants and just below the waist there is a 1 inch stripe of mesh with very tiny holes on it running across the pants along the waist. Do these tiny holes for breathability count as exposing the ‘awrah? Can I pray with such […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Can you give me any supplication to quickly find a good job? I have been struggling for the past 6 months but have not yet found a job. Answer: assalamu alaykum 1. There are a number of supplications that you may recite that have been narrated from the Prophet […]
