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Is Disrespecting a Copy of the Qur’an Disbelief?

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question: Assalamu alaykum I have seen that to disrespect the Mushaf (copy of the Qur’an) is Kufr (disbelief). 1. Does this mean that if a person commits a sin (e.g. watching T.V) or any sin in a room which has an Ayah or several Ayahs or Allah’s name framed on […]

Huge Expiation to Pay for Broken Fasts. What to Do?

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum A Muslim is making up 22 years of missed fasts. That is not a problem for him, but he is also calculating the fidya and the kaffara he owns for breaking his fasts without a valid reason and not for not having make them up before the […]

Argument Leading to Disbelief?

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, Our neighbor died as a christian. My grandmother really liked him for some reason and cried a lot because he died. I’m pretty sure that she knew that he was a non muslim, but nevertheless she said things like ‘may his place be Paradise’. I was arguing […]

I Am a Convert to Islam and Struggle to Interact with My Family.

Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I converted about a year ago at 15 and since then, I have been struggling with interaction with my family. Recently on a road trip I’ve been repeatedly slandered by my brother who is also a Muslim. He pays very little heed to the religion and […]

Female Genital Mutilation.

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum So many of my school friends ask me about female genital mutilation. They say it is something to oppress the Muslim women. Is it allowed in Islam? Is female genital mutilation permissible in Islam? Answer: assalamu alaykum FGM as clitoridectomy (partial or total removal of the clitoris), […]

Rulings Related to the Quran and a Woman in the State of Menstruation.

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum I have seen the answer about it being okay to recite Qur’an with the intention of Dhikr while being in menstruation. Can you please explain it more? In particular, I am a Hanafi and have doubts about whether it is okay to read from a computer screen […]

My Husband Is a Convert to Islam but He Has Gone Back to Drinking.

Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, My husband is a convert to Islam. He took his Islam seriously when we first married. Since we moved to the house he was raised in, everything has changed. We are far away from my parents and our Muslim friends. I discovered by accident that he […]

Expiation and Masturbation.

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question: Assalamu alaykum Does masturbating whilst fasting during my 60 days expiation break the expiation such that I have to start again? Answer: Wa ‘alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh I pray you are well. If the masturbation lead to an ejaculation then the 60 day expiation would need to […]

Visions of Heaven.

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question: Assalamu alaykum Are people’s claim to see heaven true? Even if when the form of transport to heaven for the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings be upon him) was on a winged horse? Answer: Wa ‘alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh I pray you are well. Yes, it is […]

In Need of Advices for Ritual Purity.

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question: Assalamu alaykum My condition is that I have an urge to frequently urinate. I have seen that from 2 incidents that when I have actually gone to the bathroom I can see some substance thing at the tip. The issue is that I cannot tell when this happens this […]