Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question How can the Prophet the Best of Creation if he was unlettered? (Allah bless him and give him peace) Answer I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. The short answer is that while for others the term “unlettered” is considered a deficiency, it […]
Answered by Ustadha Rukayat Yakub Question: Salam A’alaykum, I used to speak to this man before I got married. Things didn’t work out at first. Just before I got engaged, this man approached me with a phone call saying he was ready for marriage. I apologized and told him that my choice of marriage […]
Answered by Ustadha Rukayat Yakub Question: Asalaamu alaikum, We come from a broken family that lacks agreement on anything. Our brothers generally only notice the sisters when they want something from them. But when the sisters need something – they make excuses to the sisters. We try hard to be there in times of hardship […]
Answered by Ustadha Shaista Maqbool Question: Salam, My wife recently had a very early miscarriage (1-2 weeks into the pregnancy). What do we have to do now? Must there be a burial or janaza? Can she pray? (She is bleeding very strong) If not, how long must she wait? What else do we have to […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I work for a company that provides quotes for clients for construction and repair work. There are standard mark ups we put on certain clients because they are agreements that have signed by both parties. Now recently my boss has advised me to secretly put more on the […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: I had read hadiths that say one should not scare another Muslim. I was wondering what that means? For instance, as kids, we would jump out and say “boo!” to our siblings, startling them as a form of play. Is that sort of thing not allowed? For instance, my […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: My son was recently born, elhamdulillah. He has received gifts from others in the form of money. We are also planning to start a “savings account” for him that he can use when he comes of age. (1) My question is when this savings account reaches nisab […]
Answered by Shaykh Hatim Youssef Question: Salaams, I have a question in tajweed and I hope that you can help me. Please can you clarify whether the letters ‘taa’ and ‘kaaf’ are said with hams only when saakin or also when vowelled. I have found different answers on the internet and from different teachers. […]
Answered by Ustadh Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Assalaamu `alaykum Is it ok to pursue a career that goes against my parents’ wishes? I REALLY don’t want to go into any medicinal line but my mom insists, “listen to your parents.” And when she says that, I sort of get scared. However, if I do […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. (Q1) I converted to Islam on May 6, 2009. I already met the nisaab amount at the time. However, as I did not know enough about zakat and Islam in general at the […]
