Answered by Ustadh Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Is the hadith of women being commanded to walk on the side of the road applicable today? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate, Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Thank you for your question. It is not a religious obligation for women to […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: My friend has a chronic problem with constipation and hernias. One of the ways he has found to help treat his condition is to use a bidet to thoroughly clean the area after every bowel movement. He uses the stream of water on a really high setting for […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: (1) Can one touch or kiss the black stone and the cloth of the Ka’ba, knowing that it’s scented when in a state of ihram? (2) Also can a woman cut her own hair herself to get out of ihram or does she have to wait until someone […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Is risk sharing a requirement for validity of a musharakah contract? For example; Abdullah buys a house for 100k. He only has $25 k but his uncle offers to finance the remaining 75% of the house by buying shares worth $75K. Can Abdullah guarantee a certain percentage return […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question I pray this reaches you in the best of imaan and health. If someone has a chronic wind problem and is categorised as ‘excused’, I understand that it may be better and perhaps recommended to pray salah as soon as wudu is made. But is it permissible to make wudu […]
Question: How long after marriage is a women allowed to get married in Islam? Answer: Assalamu alaikum, Assalamu alaikum, I hope that you are well, insha’Allah. It is permitted for a woman to re-marry after the completion of her waiting period (`idda). What is the Waiting Period (`Idda)? Legally, the woman is duty-bound to wait […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) discourage marrying relatives (ie. cousins) even though it is lawful? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. The short answer is that there are certain narrations that discourage marrying cousins, yet […]
Answered by Ustadha Shaista Maqbool Question: Assalamulaikum. My question is that there is a boy whose father passed away when he was a baby. But the grandparents from both sides are alive. After a while the mother of this child remarries and he goes with her. Now after a number of years the boy’s grandfather […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Can you give some information -advice – on how Muslims should respond to financial crisis both in the public and private lives? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. In short, the answer to dealing with any crisis—whether […]
Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question When is having an abortion permitted? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Abortion and the termination of pregnancy is the expulsion of a foetus from the womb of a woman. This may either be by consuming of certain drugs or by emptying the […]
