Answered by Ustadha Shaista Maqbool Question I am confused about whether my toes should be pointing towards the Qibla during sajda. I have been told two things: My feet should be off to the right both while in prostration and while sitting. I have also been told that my toes should be pointing to the […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: Please provide some guidance regarding how I should position toilets and beds so they are not pointed towards the Qibla incorrectly as I design my new house. Thank you. Answer: Walaikum As-salaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, May Allah reward you for your concern about the qibla and the […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question If a person has intercourse with his wife while fasting in Ramadan as he is newly married and can’t resist, what is the ruling? Does he have to fast for 60 days continuously, or may he give charity equal to feeding 60 people? How much amount would it […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I am a 21 year old guy and currently it is Ramadan and I am fasting. I have been a chained smoker for 6 years. For 6 months I have been praying 5 times a day and trying to stop my bad habits. The only thing I couldn’t […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: My husband’s mother passed away in the early 2000’s. His maternal grandmother passed away recently. My husband’s maternal uncles and aunts are awarding him property as he would have inherited had his mother been alive at the time of his grandmother’s death. My husband’s question is can he […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: If someone committed a particular sin and then placed his hand on the Qur’an vowing never to return to that sin but then unfortunately did return to that sin with immense regret, what will happen to this person? Can they still do tawbah? If so, what is required […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I have recently received £60,000. from the sale of a house I partly owned. It was mortgage free (halal). I own no property and live with my mother, I am divorced, my children are adults and live with their mother. People are advising me to get a mortgage […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I’m pregnant with my third child. With my previous pregnancies I had terrible post partum hemorrhage as well as severe post partum depression. I have a midwife who suggests freeze drying and encapsulating the placenta (for consumption) as it has been proven to prevent/help hemorrhage as well as […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: My brother took an interest-based house loan from the bank (to buy a house). In order to help reduce this loan I lent him a sum of money. He pays back a small sum to me every month, but he can’t pay back the whole sum without taking […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: What is the ruling on MSA skits? Does it make a difference if the salah is included within the skit; the performer wouldn’t actually be praying, s/he would simply act like they’re praying and deliberately exaggerate a portion of it, e.g. looking around while in qiyam or stretching […]
