Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Asslam u alykum. I am suffering from extreme waswasa. You can not imagine my pain. I fear going to bathroom. I have been told to ignore them. My question is if I ignore waswasa about purity, but in reality I amnot pure, what will happen to my salah? I’m not sure what to […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Is selling lottery in your store forbidden, haram? Answer: assalamu `alaykum It would not be permissible for an individual to sell lottery tickets in his or her store. This would be considered directly assisting in sin, which is prohibited. Gambling is decisively prohibited in the Qur’an when it states, […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: There are various aḥādīth that state that Mahdi [عليه السلام] will come and rectify Islam. I also understand that he will lead ʿĪsā [عليه السلام] along with others in salah, does this mean that Mahdi [عليه السلام] has a higher ranking than that of ʿĪsā [عليه السلام]? If this […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I have always defined Haraam as something that is explicitly stated in the Quran as being forbidden. Music, for example, is not clearly stated as being haraam in the Quran, and so I believe music is ok. What is the definition of Haraam? Is my understanding correct? there a […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: My question is regarding the Prophetic supplications that we are recommended to recite in the mornings and evenings. Should the evening supplications be recited after Asr or after Maghrib? I am confused about when the evening starts. I used to recite them after Asr until Maghrib until someone mentioned […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Can a non-mehram man do hajj-e-badal for a woman when her sons are alive? Answer: assalamu `alaykum It would be valid for a non-mahram man to perform Hajj on behalf of a woman. [Ibn `Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar] This is because the main consideration for validity when appointing someone to […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question:Can a man lead a non-mahram woman in prayer, in public or private? Answer: assalamu `alaykum It would not be permissible for a man to lead a non-mahram woman in prayer in a secluded place where both would be alone. This is isolation (khalwa) with the opposite gender, which […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: My family is telling me that because our parents in law haven’t been for Umra or Hajj, my husband and I can’t go yet because it wouldn’t be valid. Is it true?? Answer: assalamu `alaykum No, this is not accurate. Whether one can go to Hajj or Umrah […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Is marijuana allowed in Islam? What about medical marijuana? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. Marijuana is unlawful in Islam due to its mind-altering effects, the foremost of which is its distracting one from the remembrance […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: Is a Hanafi allowed to eat stingrays and puffer fish? Answer: Walaikum As-salaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, May Allah reward you for your concern about halal food. All Fish are Permissible According to the scholars of the Hanafi school, all fish are halal to eat. This is based […]
