Entries by sufyan

Controlling Desires When Marriage Isn’t Practical

Answered by Ustadha Rukayat Yakub Question: Please give suggestions and duas for a woman who has having trouble controlling her desires and has not been able to marry. Answer: Bismillah Wa alaikum as salaam wa rahmatullah Dear sister, You can approach this situation from four angles, I recommend you do the four simultaneously. 1.Spiritual Be […]

Establishing Contact With Estranged Family Members

Answered by Ustadh Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Asalaamualaikum warahmatullah, We have family on my dad’s side that we don’t talk to and it’s really getting me down. My parents are really stubborn about the whole matter and don’t want to make peace so I tried for myself about a month ago and am still waiting. […]

Can One Love a Disbeliever?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: My question is, why are there many scholars who say that if someone loves a disbeliever (parents included) it is a sin of the heart and they will meet the same fate as them on the day of judgement…If one loves a disbeliever, does that incur sin? Answer: […]

How Do I Control My Porn Addiction and Horrible Thoughts about Allah?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question I am a young man and have recently suffered a few physical injuries, as well as some psychiatric problems of extreme loneliness and OCD. I tried getting into Islam and stopped most of my unlawful activities, yet recently fell back into committing major sins, including pornography. Are movies […]

The Benefits of Reciting Surah Yasin

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Would you kindly let us know the benefits and rewards of reciting and learning Surah Yasin. Answer: assalamu `alaykum Thank you for your question. There are many benefits and rewards related to the recitation of Surah Yasin. Benefits of Reciting the Qur’an Firstly, the mere fact that the recitation […]

Praying in Clothes Affected by Urine Dripping Problem

Answered by  Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: If some one dribble urine and has no control over it, can he pray in the same clothes or is his namaaz valid ? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that you are well, insha’Allah. The excused amount of liquid filth, in the Hanafi school, […]

Do You Have to Pray Make Up Prayers in Order?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question I pray this finds you in the best of iman and health, Is it true that if one does not pray their witr, then Fajr salah will not be valid? And thus one has to read their witr before they pray their Fajr? If so what if one has […]

Seeking a Community Leadership Position and Showing Off

Answered by Ustadha Shaista Maqbool Question: as salaamu alaykum, I would like to know about hadiths that speak about seeking for a position in the community, and also hadiths that speak about showing off to other peoples in order to gain positions in the community…and if there is anything in the quran that speak about […]

New Converts: Do What You Can, But Strive to Do Better

Answered by Ustadh Abdullah Anik Misra Question: By the grace of ALLAH (SWT) I along with my friend helped a sister to convert Into Muslim… only very few people know about it, and at present she doesn’t have the courage to tell her parents about it. The question is , she is not able to […]