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Were the Divine Books Revealed in Arabic

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: The Quran mentions the names of Ambiya in Arabic, however, where they referred to as these names by their followers. I.e was Ibrahim (as) called Ibrahim? 2. Where the divine books excluding the Quran revealed in Arabic? 3. Did Musa (as) speak to Allah in Arabic. Answer: Assalamu alaikum […]

What Does the Ascription of al-Kalbi Refer to?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: There are several scholars in our tradition (raxiimahum Allah) who were named الكلبي. Like the son of alkalbi (Abu al-Mundhir Hisham bin Muhammed bin al-Sa’ib bin Bishr al-Kalbi). Since a dog now has a low position and is looked on with disgust most of the time now, I am […]

Nose Bleeds and Wudu

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: There can be several days in a row when I clean or blow my nose I find out it is bleeding. When I clean it out with a tissue, it does appear to stop but it could be that I just miss the spot. I would like to know […]

Is It Necessary to Make Up An Invalidated, Non-Ramadan Fast?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question My question is on fasting outside of Ramadan. According to Hanafi Fiqh, is it necessary to make up a broken/incomplete fast if it is not during Ramadan? Answer I pray you are in the best health and faith, insha’Allah. There is scholarly consensus that making up an invalidated obligatory […]

Filth, Carpets and Misgivings

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I heard there is a fiqhi opinion whereby the sole of shoes, if it were to be in contact with any liquid najasa (filth), will be purified through the friction of the floor with the sole of the shoe. Is this true? I was wearing slippers whose insides were […]

Fajr Prayer, Sunrise and Makeups

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: What is the punishment for missing salaah unintentionally, such as oversleeping? Once I performed fajr after the compulsory ghusl, only realizing after sunrise that I had not poured water in my nostrils. Do the warnings in ahaadith also refer to the one who misses salaah unintentionally? e.g. the snake […]

Does breathing in Air break one’s Fast?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Can you breath in your own breath while fasting? for example, if you put your hand over your mouth and breathe then breath what comes off, would this break the fast? what about other peoples breath? Also what about the condensation from ones breath ( in cold weather)   […]

Changing the Intention for a Qur’an Reading (khatm)

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: My wife’s commitment was to do a khatm for the purpose of recovery and the infant’s good health, but a termination took place, therefore: What supplication does she make after completion of the Qur’an? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that you are well and in […]

Explaining the Hadith Regarding Healing the Sick With Dust and Saliva

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: If you could provide some explanation for this hadith to me, I would be grateful. I didn’t understand what the “dust of our earth” and the saliva meant. ‘A’isha said that when a person complained to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, of some illness […]

Converts and Inheritance

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I have a question regarding inheritance. My husband and I are both converts. Recently, my mother converted alhamdulillah; otherwise we have no Muslim relatives. We also have two adopted children who are young (8 year old twins). How should we structure are wills, so that my mother gets […]