Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I have heard some say that when ones husband or wife dies the marrige is annuled. One cannot even touch ones husband or wife. Then someone says that that is not true and that the wife or husband should give the ghusl to the one who has died. What […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I have a question regarding the Hanafi qunut supplication. I have seen two of them. In the Turkish Hanafi mosques they read this: 1: Allâhümme innâ nesteînüke ve nestağfirüke ve nestehdik. Ve nü’minü bike ve netûbü ileyk. Ve netevekkelü aleyke ve nüsni aleykel-hayra küllehü neşkürüke ve lâ nekfürüke […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I have been doing Istikhara for the last few days and one night recently I had a dream afterwards. I am not sure if this dream is relevant or if there is any interpretation for it with regards to problems I’m dealing with. Answer: assalamu `alaykum What needs to […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I have a question relating to marriage and disclosing ones previous sins. If while considering a prospective spouse you feel sins you committed in the past may come to light later, is it permissable to reveal this in general terms i.e “I committed a mistake and have sincerely repented” before the marriage /agreement? […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: I wanted to ask what the dominant position in the Hanafi school is regarding the determination of a large amount of water – 10×10 area whose bottom is not uncovered with a handful of water or a cistern whose one end is not disturbed by the stirring of its […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: Is escargot (snail) halal to eat? Answer: Walaikum As-salaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, According to the Hanafi school, it is impermissible to eat snails. This applies to both land- and water-dwelling varieties. Land Snails Land snails (which are used for escargot) are judged to be impure and therefore […]
Eligible Zakat Recipients, Giving Locally vs. Abroad, Charity to a Mosque, and Proper Handling of Donations
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: Is it allowed to pray in a room with simple pictures of children? Answer: As-salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, May Allah reward you for your concern with regards to the validity of your prayers! It is disliked (makruh) to pray in the presence of a picture of […]
Answered by Ustadh Abdullah Anik Misra Question: As-salam Alaykom wa rahmatullah wa barakatuhu 1) This summer i am free i will work 3 weeks and then i have all the summer on me. I do not know how to use the summer effectively. Do you have any advice for me how to use it and […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra Question I’m having a problem with myself because I keep having mental images of harming myself or committing suicide and I’m not sure what to do. I’m going through a rough patch in my life right now. I have serious family problems, financial problems, and heart problems. I just […]
