Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: My question is regarding this answer:https://seekersguidance.org/answers/hanafi-fiqh/question-on-hajj-violations/ Isn’t it that only sexual intercourse is forbidden before tawaf-e ziyarat? In the given question, it seems to have been limited to hug and kiss only. Will the dam of sacrifice still apply? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Why does the Quran say “Say, O My servants…” in Surat Az-Zumar, verse 53? Using either “O My servants…” or “Say: O servants of God…” seems to make more sense in this context, so I was hoping for a grammatical explanation. Answer: Assalamu alaikum warahmatullah, I pray this […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I am in the fabric industry, and as such have buildings full of rolls of fabric that I retail. Do I need to pay zakat on all that fabric? Some of the fabric has been damaged by flooding and is thus worthless. A lot of other fabric hasn’t […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I have recently started therapy for my ocd and self esteem/anxiety issues. These things have been affecting me greatly and through therapy etc i hope to get better soon. One of my ocd behaviors is to do with getting persistent intrusive thoughts which are of a religious nature. […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: (1) I have a problem with hairloss and feel I am losing a lot of hair very quickly and I am not yet married. Would it be permissible for me to have a hair transplant to replace the hair I have lost on my head? (2) Also would […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: How do we understand/reconcile these two verses: “Surely, Allah does not forgive that a partner is ascribed to Him, and forgives ANYTHING short of that for WHOMSOEVER He Wills” (4:116). and “Whoever kills a believer deliberately, his reward is Jahannam: he shall remain FOREVER therein, and […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: as salamu alaykum Recently my iman has been very low. The only thing that prevents me from killing myself is the knowledge I have about suicide in the Islamic perspective. It seems unfair, I didn’t choose to exist. I have made dua to Allah so many times to […]
Answered Faraz A. Khan Question: I just want to know the rulings on body piercings more so nose rings. Is it HARAM or HALAL to have one? I used to have it but when I reverted to Islam I took all my piercings out . But I see other woman with the hijab/jelbab and niqab […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I recently heard that the Companions of the Prophet [may Allah be pleased with them and may Allah bless him and grant him peace] were ‘mahfuz’. My understanding is that the Prophets [may Allah bless them and grant them peace] were ‘ma’sum’, meaning they were protected from sin. […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I wanted to ask you regarding my rights and responsibilities towards my husband’s son from his previous marriage. When we got married he came here and saw his son before he left at that time when he was 2 years old. When he arrived I told him he […]
