Entries by sufyan

My Parents Won’t Let Me Marry Before My Older Sister

Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Question: I am currently university student. I want to get married. I have talked to my parents about getting married but my parents are very set in their ways on having my older sister married first. However, my older sister won’t be done with school for 3 more years and […]

The Tawafs of Hajj

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: 1. Tawaf al Qudoom is to be performed before arriving in Mina, although most local Hajj organisations do not take their group to Makkah. When should the Tawaf al Qudoom be performed? 2. When should we perform Tawaf Al Ifadah – should this be done on the day of […]

Raising One’s Hands in Supplication When Seeing the Ka’bah

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: In Shaykh Faraz Khan’s translation of Maraqi al-Sa’adat (“Ascent to Felicity”), footnote 589 on page 152 says that upon seeing the Sacred House, one should not raise one’s hands while making dua’. According to Imam Tahawi, all three Imams of the Hanafi school – Abu Hanifa, Abu Yusuf and […]

Cleaning Your Teeth and Nose in Ghusl

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: The following pertain to ghusl: [1] When rinsing out the mouth and gargling, must you use your finger to clean the teeth and/or brush the teeth as well. If you do not do this will the ghusl be incomplete? [2] When cleaning out the nose after sniffing the water […]

Dealing With Anxiety About Death and Dying

Answered by Ustadha Shaista Maqbool Question: Assalam alaikom, I have had severe anxiety lately about death and the process of dying. I suffer from severe claustrophobia so my anxiety about death is compounded by the thought of being restricted in a casket, lowered into the ground and covered in dirt. Are there any supplications I […]

What If I Forget Some of the Obligatory Acts of the Ritual Bath (Ghusl)?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: If I make ghusl but remember afterwards that I forgot some of the obligatory acts of ghusl, i.e, washing the face, nose, or some other part of the body, does it still count as ghusl?   Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful Walaikum assalam wa […]

Who Should I Give Eid Sacrifice Meat To?

Answered by Ustadh Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Assalamu Alikum, Someone informed me that the poor refers to those who have nothing to eat and they do not ask. I had previously came to another conclusion that the poor can be referred to those belonging to different categories , my mother believes a poor person is […]

Part of My Nose Is Always Dry After Wudu

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I have a big problem when it comes to rinsing my nose out for wudu and ghusl. I rinse it out but then I always find the bottom corner of my left nostril is always dry. I therefore end up rinsing my nose out over and over again to […]

Income From a Business Started With Haram Wealth

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Assalamu alaykum If I start a halal business with haram money (not halal mixed with haram but 100% haram money) and this money is a mixture of stolen money, money from interest and money acquired through other impermissible means, will the money I get from that business be […]

Rulings and Manners of Using the Toothstick (Siwak) (Shafi’i School)

Answered by Shaykh Omar Qureshi Question: Assalamu alaikum, I want to begin using the miswak, but when I searched on the Internet, I found some difficult rules. For example: we should not use it in the bathroom, it should be placed vertically when not in use, and it shoud not be thrown to ground otherwise […]