Entries by sufyan

Marrying a Convert Man Who is Drifting Away from Islam

Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Question: I am a Muslim woman who has been trying to get married to a convert and my family declined. Things got really bad with the way he was treated when he was interacting with them when he converted. He’s now saying he feels like he’s losing his interest in […]

Should I Marry Someone I Had a Premarital Relationship With?

Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Question: I made a mistake by doing unisamic actions with a girl I really liked. Afterwards, I felt guilty and did not want to see her anymore because it reminded me of the bad things we did. I see her as a bad influence even though I fully participated and […]

How Should I Approach Getting Married?

Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question I’m 31 years old and still not married. My younger sister and younger brother are married which stressed me out. Also, I have two suitors who I’m not interested in due to age, maturity, and religiosity. I know that I won’t find a perfect guy but when I pray […]

Is Someone Using Black Magic to Destroy My Marriage?

Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: I hope this reaches you in the best of health and imaan. I got married a few months ago and everything was at first, but then my husband started arguing with me about petty things constantly. He’s gotten very ill, suffering from back, arm, knee, shoulder pain, headaches, lack […]

Expiation for Breaking an Oath to Fast in the Maliki School

Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: What can I do if I have broken an oath of ibada? I made an oath to fast every second day and I was not able to continue. Do I have to start again doing every second day or is there an expiation I can do in this case? […]

Joining Prayers Due to Rain in the Maliki School

Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: What is the Maliki school’s position on combining prayers due to rain or bad weather in general, and what are the conditions to make it valid? We live in Florida and it rains here frequently in the summer. Also, even though some masajid are far, we travel in cars […]

Wearing Pig Skin in the Maliki School

Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: In the Maliki school, what is the opinion regarding wearing pig skin? Do prayers need to be repeated when somebody’s foot has come into direct contact with pig skin contained in a shoe?   Answer: In the Maliki school, pig skin is considered impure even if it has been […]

Repeating Prayers in Maliki School for Not Doing “Dalk” in Wudu

Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: I just learned that it is obligatory to pass one limb over another limb in ghusl. Do I have to pray for all the years that my ghusl was not sound? Do these prayers become qada?   I would like to have this answered according to the Maliki school. […]

How to Counteract the Effects of Black Magic

Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Assalamu alaikum. I have a friend who is suffering from major problems at home. Somebody has done black magic on her family . When she goes to sleep she feels something pulling her down and when she woke up in the morning she had deep bruises and scratches on […]