Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I belong to Hanafi madhab. I understand that a person can pay expiation for fasting days as well as prayers he missed. 1) Can a healthy person skip fasting and prayer by paying expiation? 2) Can a person’s sin for not praying and fasting be forgiven if his […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I am a new Muslim who grew up in a strongly secular environment. I struggle with the issue of al-ghayb: the unseen, the unknowable, hidden realities. For example, I know that Allah said in the Quran that certain Bedouins didn’t have iman, but only have islam. (49:14) […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Like many Muslims, I am increasingly concerned about not knowing the origins of my food. I have recently been given the opportunity to select and slaughter rabbits by a family that raises them in cages in their backyard for their own consumption. They have more than they need […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I was born into a sunni-muslim family and we pray on prayer mats, the same kind found in mosques around the world. I recently watched Shia-muslims pray, where they place a turbah (clay, mainly from Karbalah, Iraq) on the ground. So I confronted them on this, and they […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: In my bed room the bed it fixed and can’t be moved. We sleep with out feet pointing towards the Qibla, is the permissible or do we change the bed room setting? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: A couple of weeks ago, as I was attempting to park my car, I advanced it too much and hit some concrete causing a crack in my front bumper. I did not want to repair it as the front bumper was definitely still in tact with no issues. […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question I was having a discussion with an atheist, and he brought up an issue that had me stumped. A good unbeliever who does a good action will end up in hell, and a bad believer will get the same fate. Is this an accurate understanding? Answer I pray […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: The prophet said ‘Whoever performs cupping (hijama) on the 17th, 19th or 21st day (of the Islamic, lunar month) then it is a cure for every disease.” [Saheeh Sunan abi Dawud (3861)]. Did the prophet mean whoever does hijama on these days there is a high chance Allah will […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Were any Companions buried with the Hair of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace)? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that you are well, insha’Allah. Yes, some of the companions were buried with the hair of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: My gums sometimes bleed whilst I am performing wudu. For example, I will have just rinsed my mouth and nose and I can taste the taste of blood. This tells me that my gums are bleeding but it is a small amount and stops almost as soon as it […]
