Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Alhamdulillah I was honoured by Allah to attend Hajj this year. After completing the Hajj and doing some research, I realised we made some mistakes during the Hajj. Firstly, after stoning, sacrificing and cutting our hair but before Tawaf az-Ziyarah my wife and I forgot we were not […]
Answered by Ustadh Abdullah Anik Misra Question: I recently passed my degree and I had told everyone except my parents because of how they’ve treated me and my wife. My mother disrespects my wife and my father threatens to hit me. Due to this, I did not tell them, but another family member did. Have […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I have poor Qur’an recitation skills. I can only recite Qur’an if it has the vowels with the letters to help with the recitation and even then, it is the type that is taught mainly in the Indian subcontinent. I’ve picked up Qur’ans with vowels in them from the […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Is it permissible to pray salah few minutes before it’s time? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that you are well, insha’Allah. According to the Hanafi school, it is a condition for the validity of the prayer that it be performed within the specified prayer time. […]
Answered by Ustadha Rukayat Yakub Question: I’m in a relationship with a brother who is a convert to Islam. He and I wish to get married to make the relationship halal but my parents are uneasy because of his family’s history of alcoholism and smoking. The brother I wish to marry has intentions of becoming […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Khan Question: I was born in a Muslim but currently I’m a ethical monotheist. I believe in the the necessity of revelation and see Muhammad (PBUH) as an exemplary man but I want to know if there is any rational or logical reason to believe he is a prophet and the […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: What do we know about Khidr, peace be upon him? In Surah Kahf, he is described as one to whom mercy was show and knowledge given. He spends time teaching Musa, peace be upon him, but is never named. I’ve heard that this name of his comes from an […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Is a financing mechanism whereby I purchase assets from a bank, on a murabaha concept of known and stated profit to the seller at deferred payments, and subsequently sell these assets upon taking possession of them, via the bank’s brokerage services or otherwise, permissible? I have read that […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: What is the iddat requirement for a 61 year old female? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. The answer to your question depends on whether she was divorced or widowed, as well as other considerations. The following […]
Answered by Hakima Fatimah Question: How can sisters control strong sexual desires when they are trying to get married, or have to put it on hold for whatever reason? Are there herbs or natural remedies that may assist in this? Answer: As salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, The Nature of the Problem I pondered […]
