Entries by sufyan

Longing to Marry Someone I Had a Physical Relationship With

Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Question: I am a teenager and I had a physical relationship with a brother. We want to get married as soon as we are old enough but we got caught by parents. Now our families hate each other and the guy has been sent away. I can’t even think about […]

Parental Demands Scared Away Potential Spouse

Answered by Dr. Bano Murtuja Question: Someone asked to marry me, and I was deeply interested in him.  My parents agreed, but they set unreasonable conditions, so he refused.  I got my parents to agree to take away their conditions, but the brother still refused. My problem is I can’t forget about him.  Other people […]

Obeying Parents in Matters of Marriage

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I asked by mother to get married and she told be about a lady. She said I should speak to her and then marry her if I like her. Now she wants me to cut things off because she doesn’t think the lady’s mother is a good person, even […]

Do Mistakes in al-Salat al-Ibrahimiyyah Affect the Prayer?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: When reciting durood Ibrahim I realized I missed some words, and I repeated it correctly. Does my salat need to be redone? Specifically my question is if one goes back and corrects errors in pronunciation, is the salat still valid?   Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, […]

What is the Link Between Sura al-Kahf and the Dajjal?

Answered by Ustadha Shaista Maqbool Question: I came across a hadith that mentions that whoever commits the first ten verses of Surat Al-Kahf to memory will be saved from the fitna of the Dajjal. What is the connection between Surat Al-Kahf and the Dajjal?   Answer: Wa’alaikum assalaam warahmatu Allah, Imam Muslims narrates in his […]

My Weak Memory Discourages Me in My Studies

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I’ve studied Arabic intensively since the beginning of this year. I’ve improved a lot since I started, but I get discouraged because I feel that when I move one step forward in my studies, I jump 10 steps back. In other words, I’ll learn something new and it will […]

Inheriting and Property Bequests from Non-Muslims

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question: I have been reading about wills and I plan on writing one shortly. My question, if my parents are non-Muslim and they have bequested money and assets to me, if I pass away before my parents would it be permissible for their bequested money/assets assigned for me […]