Answered by Ustadha Jameela Jafri Question I have been unable to fast this Ramadan due to illness, which has left me depressed and confused. I have two related questions.What is Ramadan for someone who cannot keep fasts due to illness? And I don’t mean missing one fast but missing the whole of Ramadan. I have […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Does one have to pay zakah on money or savings that he has already paid zakah on from the previous year? For example if last year i saved 30,000 dollars and paid the zakah which equaled 750 dollars. And now this year I still have that 30,000 dollars […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I was wondering if you could help me figure out how I should have prayed and fasted during each of the periods given below. On June 19th, I left my home city of New York to fly to Atlanta, GA. I then made my way by shuttle […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Question: Are engaged people allowed to make out? If they are are they allowed to do it in public? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Dear Sister, Assalamu alaikum, I pray you are well. If by “engaged,” you are referring to the Arab practice of katb […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Question: I have a question regarding a Muslim revert and I would like your opinion about it. This sister grew up in a Catholic household and had Catholic godparents that she grew up with closely. When she married her husband and became Muslim, he did not want her to have […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: Can I pay fidya and feed the poor to make up for fasts missed during ramadan due to menstrual cycle instead of fasting after ramadan? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. No, you must make up the […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I wanted to know if the nifas was part of a woman’s idda? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. No, nifas is not part of a woman’s idda. For a pregnant woman, the idda ends as soon […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: What is the difference between humility in one’s works (given that it is not you that is producing them), and hopelessness with one’s ability to improve? I feel that I am constantly ‘waiting’ for Allah to inspire me with himmah and thus inadvertantly blaming Him for my pathetic […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: What is the Hanafi Fiqh on the age of when boys should start praying the daily 5 obligatory prayers? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. In terms of fiqh, parents should emphasize the prayer to children at […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: I would like to use some of my zakat money for a charitable loan with the intention of whatever is returned will be given to someone else. Is it ok? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and states. One […]
