Answered by Ustadha Shaista Maqbool Question: Asalamualaykum, Is it permissible to lie when joking, given that it is understood by the people listening that what is being said is not true? Answer: Wa’alaikum assalaam warahmatu Allah, Joking is permissible but like other permissible acts, may become praiseworthy with the right intention. For example, if one […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: My husband and I are currently expecting our first baby, and at around 6 weeks into my pregnancy, I had a threatened miscarriage. I made a lot of dua and promised that if I had a daughter I’d name her Fatima and if I had a son, I’d […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I was told that going to a fortune teller and believing what they say will make you a kafir then i found this hadith – “Whoever went to a fortune-teller and asked him about some matter (i.e. of the unseen) and believed him, will have his prayer rejected […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: 1. Does Vaseline on lips break a fast? I had blisters that hurt Vaseline helped . What if it was swallowed too accidentally ? 2. I got angry at my kids because they were fighting and making a mess at home, so i hit them hard. I repented. […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I know about many major sins (sins mentioned in the Quran and Hadith and have a legal ruling), major sins are therefore haraam to do; as for minor sins, do they encompass all that is makruh tahrim. For instance, it it makruh tahrim to pray ‘Asr saalah while […]
Answered by Ustadha Jameela Jafri Question: Assalaamu alaykum When I am doing my wudhu the water on my face, particularly the cheek area, dries up really quickly even though I try to do it as fast and as properly as I can. I usually repeat my wudhu wondering whether it was valid or not. […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question From what little I know, Fajr, Maghrib, and Isha are recited aloud, whereas Zuhr and Asr are recited silently. (Assuming I was praying on my own,) I’ve heard from a Shafi’i Scholar that reading loudly means with a voice that someone close to you can hear, whereas reading silently […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdullah Anik Misra Question What is the meaning of the verse of Allah creating the world in six days? Was it really six days, or is it a metaphor for something? What is the time scale with Allah (I heard one day was like 50,000 years)? Answer In the Name of Allah, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: In what situation should one pray the 2 sunna of Fajr if the congregation has already started its prayer? Answer: Assalamu alaikum, The Beloved of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “The two [sunna] rakats of Fajr are better than the world and all it contains.” […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: 1 & 2. Is witr prayer 3 rakah in a row? Or do you finish with two salams and then pray one separate? 3. I read that in the 3rd and 4th rakah of the obligatory prayer one can say Subhan Allah three times instead of reciting the fatiha? […]
