Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question Is it permissible to get a fade haircut? Answer I pray this finds you in the best of health states. To completely shave any part of the head and leave the rest unshaven is disliked, based on the hadiths in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I am heavily pregnant and am finding that normal activities like wudhu are so difficult and almost painful to perform due the bending, etc. I am just about managing to fulfill the five fard and the witr prayers but performing wudhu is hard although I am still doing […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I recently married a sister who is a recent Muslim convert. Occasionally she says things which concern me, such as having the belief that tasting alcohol was different from drinking alcohol. When I explained this was wrong, after an exchange she agreed. Did her view affect our marriage, […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: If one makes wudu and prays, but later finds marks of small amounts of filth in one’s undergarments which was not present before making the wudu, should one repeat one’s prayer or consider the filth to have come out after the prayer? filth on Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: My question is, if it drips in tiny amounts in our underwear specifically, is our underwear included in the clothing that must be washed before we enter Salat, or is it only outer garments that need to be clean? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I hope […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question I often get chapped lips so that blood comes (but it does not flow). I dab the blood with tissue paper. According to this definition, it does not break wudu (because it must flow on its own). Does dabbing it with a tissue make any difference? Answer I pray […]
Answered by Tabraze Azam Question: Is it disliked to pray in pajamas? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh I pray that you are well, insha’Allah. It would be improper to pray in one’s pajamas, when reasonably avoidable. [Ibn `Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar] The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: There was a period of my life when I was casual about my prayers and my fasts, and sometimes would even break my fasts. The fasts that I need to make up are so much that I have never kept track, nor do I see it as a possibility […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: According to Islam what is the purpose of a friend? How does one show gratitude to Allah for a friend? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that you are in the best of health and faith, insha’Allah. One’s friends should be people who are […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: What is meant by giving charity daily? What percentage of my salary should I give in sadaqa, and how can I save money in a halaal way? Is it better to give it on a monthly basis or in a lump sum in Ramadan? I know a few people […]
