Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Is it permissible to use soap to make ghusl in the Maliki school considering its strictness on rubbing the whole body with the hand? Answer: You must not use soap during a ghusl in place of the obligation of rubbing the body. In the Maliki madhab, one of the […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: What do i do with the ash, after shredding and burning, unwanted literature ? If the text only has the name of Allah and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, in English/urdu/hindi do i need to erase the names still or does this refer to Arabic text only? […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question Although I am not chronically excused, my regular problem of passing very tiny amounts of gas makes me anxious during prayer times. I am particularly nervous about performing umrah – I am so fearful that I will lose my wudu before completing the tawaf. It is almost paralyzing. When […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I am a person who has a problem of constant breakdown of wudu. So, due to this reason I perform the wudu once when the time of prayer begins and pray as much as I want till the end of prayer time. At the time when my wudu breaks […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Ibn Ishaq reported that the mother of the Prophet s.a.w. was told/inspired to say ‘I place him under the protection of the One against the treachery of the envious’. Would this make it a sunnah to do so at the birth of a newborn? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: There is a girl in our community that was divorced about a month and a half ago. My family is interested for her hand in marriage for my brother. When will it be appropriate for us to initiate the talks with the girl’s family? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam […]
Answered by Shaykh Arsalan Haque Question: In the Shafi’i maddhab can Zuhr/Asr and Maghrib/Isha be combined in the mosque by the group after a heavy snow fall which makes driving dangerous, or would it require actively falling snow and what amount of snow falling qualifies? Answer: Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah, It is permissible (though disliked) […]
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Upon discussing the issue with some non-madhab following brothers, there appears to be an opinion within this group saying that the purchasing of cats is haram. They cite an opinion of the Maliki school and say that it should not be done. Is there any prohibition in purchasing cats […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I know certain nouns in Arabic are considered ‘aqil (intelligent) and others are ghair ‘aqil (non-intelligent). Specifically, I was wondering how angels are considered for this, especially in reference to surah u-qadr. Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, I pray that you are in the best of health and […]
Answered by Shaykh Arasalan Haque Question: Assalamu alaikum. I would like to know if Salat al-Haja prayer (prayer of need) is nafl or sunnath prayer in the Shafi’i Madhab. Answer: Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, The following terms are used interchangeably in the Shafi’i school: – nafl – sunna – mustahabb – mandub – […]
