Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question I read the other day on a fellow Islamic teacher’s Twitter, as a type of saying that the way a person reacts to a test and trial from Allah determines whether or not it is a punishment or a blessing in disguise. I wonder this about my waswasa. For […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: My wife became Muslim in May 2011. Her parents had opened up two investment accounts for her, a roth IRA and an Individual Investment account. They just recently transferred the accounts into her name. Upon examining it, I noticed that some of the mutual funds that they invested […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I’m trying to overcome my habit of reading non-beneficial books and especially fiction with which I don’t really gain anything but that which just wastes my time. Should I sell them, give them away, or throw them away? If I give it away or sell it and give […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: For students who want to travel to study Arabic and Islamic studies so that they can become an Imam or serve the Muslim community with their knowledge, can they be recipients of Zakat? If yes, does the Zakat only go to their direct studies such as classes and […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question It is said that the four madhabs differ only on smaller jurisprudence issues and not issues regarding aqida. I understand that but then I heard that Hanafis regard witr as wajib while Shafi‘is regard it as sunna. Does that mean that if the Shafi‘is are wrong they might […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question I had a question regarding the salah. When I pray fard salah at home (sometimes praying alone and sometimes as the imam leading my family), my son (9 months old) will grab onto my leg and cry. During the sitting parts of the salah, he will just come […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question I had a question regarding an abnormality I have been having. For the past year or so, I keep dozing off and falling asleep at the most random times of the day. I have tried to get an accurate diagnosis but was unable to get a proper answer. I […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: 1. What is the difference between a rasul and a nabi? 2. Is the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) the last of both? 3. What about in our times when people receive messages from Allah? Answer: Walaikum As-salaam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Firstly, may Allah reward you for […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I would like to know whether Squid is Halal for us or not, based on the Hanafi school? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health states. According to the Hanafi school, the only sea creatures that are permissible to eat […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I have heard that al-Qadi Abu Yusuf (God be well-pleased with him!) held the opinion that the forearms and the neck are not from the ‘awrah of the woman. Is this true? Does this mean that, according to Abu Yusuf, a woman must cover all her body except […]
