Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum When should I start shorten my prayers? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, Contemporary scholars have differed on the precise calculation of the travel distance. The position forwarded by the Indian Fiqh Academy is 48 miles. Other scholars hold it to be something closer to 51 miles, and […]
Shaykh Faraz A. Khan is asked whether a scholar is obliged to answer a student who asks a question seeking knowledge, and if there is any circumstance in which the scholar can refuse. Question If an Alim has knowledge – i.e. fiqh rulings, tenets of aqa’id, etc., – and a muqallid asks the Alim, or […]
The new term is just around the corner. A group of modern scholars have taken their time to speak on the importance of seeking knowledge. See what they have to say. And say, “My Lord, increase me in knowledge.”” (Sura Ta Ha 20:114) The Obligation of Seeking Knowledge – Shaykh Salek bin Siddina […]
Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question: Assalamu alaykum The Imam was in the tashahud position in the last raka when I entered the mosque. Just after I said the opening takbeer before I had a chance to join the imam in the tashahud position, the imam said the first of the finishing salams. Can I […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum What is the ruling of intellectual property rights? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, Intellectual property is a legally recognised right afforded to the respective authors or inventors. This is the conclusion of many individual, senior contemporary jurists and also various fiqh academies from across the Muslim […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum Some scholars say that if a dry impurity is touched upon by wet hands then it transfers even if the traces can not be seen but the Hanafi school says it does not transfer. Could you provide me an evidence regarding this? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I am expecting my first child with my wife. Is there anything in the sunnah we need to do leading up to the birth of the baby next month? What do we do when the baby arrives and the days coming after the birth of the […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I have a teenager who is hyper most of the time, is disrespectful to everyone around her (elders and children), has no empathy and says some things that are out of context. I am stuck as how to deal with her. Can you help me? Answer: Assalamualaykum […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum A person has had an argument with his wife. He then sits alone imagining in his head a scenario where he tells her “talaq” (divorce) as response to her bad behaviour. He has no intention whatsoever of giving her a talaq in reality, but merely fantasises. Whilst […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum I study in a non muslim country and I think that the professor will sometimes talk about the bible or christianity in general even though the classes I attend aren’t about christianity. When he talks about it should I leave the class? Answer: assalamu alaykum You do […]
