Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalaamu aleikum, I wanted to know if this is an authentic hadith, and what the citation is if it is authentic. “Heaven lies beneath the feet of your mother” Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I hope you are in the best of health and spirits, insha’Allah. The […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: If Person A asks “Do you think I gained weight?” and he/she looks extremely conscious is it a lie if person B replies “Not really, I don’t think so…you look good though.” (intending not the hurt that person) and then later that Person A keeps saying how he/she did […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: When showering for the fard ghusl (or the wudhu under under a tap) the pressure will cause the water to splash from the body back on to the body. Will this water be considered pure and not purifying because it is used? How will we distinguish the two types […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question I have heard that blowing on your food with the purpose of cooling it down is haram/disliked. Can you please explain whether or not it is forbidden or disliked. Answer I hope you are in the best of health and spirits, insha’Allah. It is not disliked (makruh) to blow […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Is it ‘okay’ to insult non-Muslims or even Muslims that insult ourself, our communities, our women, either verbally or physically. Is it ‘Haram’ to insult them back with the words such as, pig, dog, etc,.? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that you are well, insha’Allah. […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I had a few questions regarding prayer while traveling. 1. If a person is traveling while maghrib enters and stops when the preferred time for ‘isha enters, would maghrib be prayed as a qada’ prayer? If it won’t be prayed as a qada’ prayer, then would be the prayer of […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: When your pray, do you make du’a (where you raise both hands together) right at the end of prayer or at the end of each group of rakhats – eg. (zuhr – 4sunnah, 4fard ,2 sunnah,2 nafl)? When you make dua at the end of salah, can you make […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra Question My question relates to a common practice in my country. If your parents are fighting amongst each other, and your father is hitting your mother and in response, your mother is hitting your father, and both abusing each other and not stopping, the child can’t just stand there […]
Answered by Shaykh Omar Qureshi Question: In the Shafi’i school, as a traveler, does one shorten the ishaa prayer (or other prayers) if one prays in a congregation behind an imam? Answer: Assalamu ‘alaikum. In the Shafi’i school, if one is a traveler, one may shorten prayers the afternoon (zuhr), midafternoon (‘asr), and nightfall (‘isha) prayers […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Is eating raw meat/fish allowed? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. Meat is permissible to eat as long as the animal is lawful and was slaughtered Islamically. As for eating it raw, the issue would return to […]
