Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Is it Sunnah to name one’s pets? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I hope you are in the best of health and spirits, insha’Allah. Yes, it would be from the sunna to name one’s pets. [Munawi, Fayd al-Qadir fi Sharh Jami` al-Saghir] The Messenger of […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: A hadith states that if one’s obligatory prayers are lacking, the Lord will say: “Look and see whether My slave has any voluntary prayers which may be used to make up what is lacking in his obligatory prayers.” Then all his deeds will be examined and dealt with in […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Firstly, if someone is thinking an oath, would that count as an oath? Also, is making a covenant the same as making an oath? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I hope you are in the best of health and spirits, insha’Allah. [1] An oath is […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: On a previous answer it said to recite surah Ya Sin at the deceased grave. Is that for the person in the state of being buried or for all times of visiting the grave? Also can you recite other surahs as well. Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I recently heard about a hadith in which the Prophet (saw) said that the 2-rakat sunnah prayer before fajr is better than the whole of this world and all that is in it. I was wondering: [1] Does this mean that the reward you will receive in Jannah for […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: The only surahs of the Qur’an I have learnt by heart so far are al Fatiha, al Iklaas and an Nas. I recite these 3 surahs when I pray. I have heard that when praying, you should recite the surahs in the order they appear in the Qur’an – […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: Assalamu alaikum. I have a question regarding unpaid zakat. I estimate that I earned 141,000 USD before taxes over a 3.5 year period, broken down like this: year 1: $24,000 year 2: $35,000 year3: $70,000 Do I have to pay 2.5% on that total amount of $141,000? Answer: […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: Until what time can we pray Isha prayer before it is considered late? Also, is someone is excused due to urinary leakage does he still need to wait till the end of the time to see if it stops? I’m asking to make sure I don’t miss the prayer […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it prohibited for men to wear yellow clothing in the Hanafi school? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate It is permitted for men to wear yellow clothing. [Haskafi, al-Durr al-Mukhtar; Ibn `Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar; Shurunbulali, Hashiyat Durar] Many Hanafi works mention, however, that is […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: What is the proper way to remove pubic hair from the body and where and when is it necessary? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that you are well, insha’Allah. One can remove one’s pubic hair by any means that is [a] not harmful to […]
