Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Under which circumstances is it permissible in the Hanafi school to pray sitting down? Can one pray sitting down when one is traveling in a vehicle? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray that you are well, insha’Allah. It is permitted to pray voluntary (nafl) prayers whilst sitting […]
Answered by Ustadha Shaista Maqbool Question: Are clams permissible to eat in the Hanafi school? Answer: Wa’alaikum assalaam warahmatu Allah, No, clams are not permissible to consume in the Hanafi school since they are not considered fish. wasalaam, Shaista Maqbool Checked & Approved by Faraz Rabbani Related Answers: Are Stingrays and Puffer Fish Halal […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I have ear infection, and I constantly have some fluid in the ear; sometimes the fluid comes out of the inner ear, and sometimes it stays in the ear. Does this fluid break the wudu? Is this fluid impure? Can I stop the ear with some cotton, so I […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: What exactly does it mean to have a covenant with Allah and to break it? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, I pray that you are in the best of health and spirits, insha’Allah. Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa’id that he had heard […]
Answered by Dr. Bano Murtuja Question: I was blessed to accept Islam, but my siblings still haven’t done so. How can I encourage them to become Muslim without being too aggressive or appearing wierd to my family. Also, how can I tell them to become Muslim when I sometimes have doubts in my faith. […]
Answered by Dr. Bano Murtuja Question: Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatulla wa barakahtu, There is a brother I was interested in marrying so I performed istikhara. He started to express interest and then he suddenly stopped. Another brother I know proposed to me for marriage. I confessed my feelings to the first brother who responded that […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: My question is regarding the chronic passing of very small amounts of gas – making it difficult to keep wudu during salah, or reciting Quran. I may be able to quickly complete fard (albiet, with great anxiety and worry that my wudu will break any second), – but during […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I was in love with a girl and we used to talk on phone. In the final semester of my school, I fell short of my attendance and my professor didn’t agree to clear my attendance. So I said to Allah, “O Allah, please bring me out of this […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Is huband and wife allowed to meet each other alone and touch each other without intercourse after nikkah if the time span between nikkah and farewell (rukhsati) is more than a year? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I had a question in regards to ghusl. Can I wet pieces of toilet paper with water to cleanse (one’s private parts) as I feel this is more hygienic than using one’s hand and water? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best […]
