Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: My husband is addicted to pornography and music. He does not want to stop. Once I found that he watched obscene stuff on his computer, so I hid it, but I told him that i threw it away. Hearing this he got very angry and asked me to leave […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: At many gatherings and community events, it is easy to notice that many people take more than their needed serving of food. As a result, most of us end up not eating everything on our plate and throwing it in the trash. For those who volunteers at these events, […]
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Is it disliked to pray for Muslims who kill? Answer: Prayer for a Deceased Muslim The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing be upon him) taught us to perform the funeral prayer (janazah) for every single person that passed away as a Muslim. He would only ask whether or […]
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: My parents own a home. They would like to transfer the entire home to me, their only son. However, I am close to my sisters and feel it is best if the home is transferred to all 3 of us. According to Islamic law, what is the distribution […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Is kosher gelatin halal? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. The answer is, it depends on the source of the gelatin. If it is from slaughtered kosher meat, it would be halal since the meat is […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I recently inherited a large set of antique sterling silver eating utensils and serving pieces and I have read in the past that it is haram to eat or drink out of silver vessels. Does this ruling apply to forks, spoons, knives, cake carving pieces and such? If it […]
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: My question is regarding dividing the night into portions for worship.We find a description of Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam’ s prayer in ahadith and Prophet Dawood Alaihi Salam ‘s prayer. So, when do we start the night, at Maghrib when the new islamic date begins, or at Isha or […]
Answered by Dr. Bano Murtuja Question: I have been married for 15 years. My husband can’t read the Qur’an. Now we have a Hafiz coming to our home to teach Quran to our kids,I asked my husband to sit with him and finish his Quran too. But he said to me, “I will have to […]
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Is exaggerating in lauding the scholars with different titles before their name allowed in Islam? Answer: Some scholars have warned against using a name that has a pronouncement of one’s integrity (tazkiyatul nafs) . This is taken from the verse in Sura al Najm which states, “then do not […]
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: I recently found out I pregnant. I have been married for less than a year. My husband and I are overjoyed; however since being married and finding out I am pregnant, my husband stopped praying. He misses all his prayers. He argues with me on all matters of Islam, […]
