Answered by Shaykh Taha Abdul-Basser Question: Assalamo Alaikum, I have worked in various organisations where people have been granted different types of lump sum payments. The first is a severance payment for termination of their employment contract. The second is a redundancy payment that pays them a certain amount based on their length of service […]
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question If one follows the madhab of Imam Malik, is it permissible to do imsak, i.e., stop eating 10 to 15 minutes before the time of fajr? The local mosque adds an extra column to the prayer times schedule every Ramadan. Next to the fajr times, it says imsak. Imsak […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I am really confused about how to perform ghusl and wudu. I spend almost an hour on both of these. I especially dread making ghusl because I know it will take me a long time and even afterwards I feel so unsure that I end up not praying. I […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I am receiving welfare from the government but I am overstating how much I pay in rent in the hope that the government will pay me a little more. Therefore I am lying and getting more then I actually deserve. Secondly, and more seriously, I am using my brothers […]
Answered by Ustadha Saira AbuBakr Question: How is the sajda of tilawah done (perform) in the Maliki School? What will a person do if it falls in the makruh times of prayer? Answer: assalamu alaikum wa RahmatuAllah, One says one takbir (Allahu Akbar) to go into prostration (sajda), performs one prostration, and then one takbir […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, My understanding is that ghusl is invalidated if, as a result of food pieces stuck between the teeth, water is unable to reach certain parts of the mouth. Would it then be advisable to floss each time one performs ghusl, as a precaution? […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I wanted to ask if a Muslim could buy a sex slave as slavery is allowed in Islam. For example, in my country, they have human trafficking where they sell slaves. Can a Muslim have sex with them after buying them? If not, can a Muslim at least buy […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azak Question: When a person takes the asthma pipe while fasting, does this break the fast. If it does, what should one do? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, I pray that you are in the best of health and faith, insha’Allah. Yes, inhaling from an asthma pipe will invalidate the […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: In our city, there aren’t any “formal” mosques. We have several rented prayer spaces (musalla). Is the spiritual retreat (i`tikaf) valid there? What can we do to attain the reward of the sunna of i`tikaf? Answer: Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you in the […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question My sister intends to sit for it’ikaaf. But she can’t sit for the last three days of Ramadan due to family matters. She can only sit the first three days of the last ten days of Ramadan. Is that permissible according to the Hanafi fiqh? Answer I pray this […]
