Answered by Shaykh Faraz A. Khan Question: It is said that the Mutazilites deny Allah’s affirmative attributes, eg. they believe that Allah doesn’t have the attribute of speech, rather they believe that Allah speaks through His entity, SubhanaHu wa t’ala. I don’t understand the difference between 1. Allah speaking because He has the attribute of […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I’ve always been taught that the sunnah prayers are as follows: * 2 before fajr * 2 or 4 before Dhuhr and 2 after * 2 before Asr * 2 after Maghrib * 2 after Isha then witr The other day I was talking to someone who […]
The Virtues of Prayer Riyad al-Salihin: On the Virtues of Prayer The Virtues of Witr at the End of the Night The Virtues of Lengthy Standing in Prayer The Virtues of Praying Between Maghrib and Isha Prayers The Virtues of Prayer at Night The Virtues of the Voluntary Prayer at Home The Virtues of Standing […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Regarding verse 5:32 “On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person – unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land – it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Is the forgetfulness prostration necessary when a person is doing at-tahiyat in the second rak’ah and then begins to read durood shareef but stops and rises before it is finished? Answer: assalamu `alaykum The forgetfulness prostration would be necessary for one who recited blessings upon the Prophet (Allah bless […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I have read the evidences provided by yourselves for tawassul via the Prophet (sallaallahu alayhi wassalam). I have not, however, seen any evidence for intercession via saints …is there any such evidence and if not, then how can we say that this is permissible? Answer: Walaikum assalam, Tawassul through […]
© Nuh Ha Mim Keller, 1995 From Reliance of the Traveller TAWASSUL (definition) Supplicating Allah by means of an intermediary, whether it be a living person, dead person, a good deed, or a name or Attribute of Allah Most High. The scholar, YUSUF RIFA’I, says: I here want to convey the position, attested to by […]
Answered by Shaykh Gibril F Haddad Question: Is modern science in agreement with the hadiths that indicate there is a cure in the wing of a fly? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Only in modern times was it discovered that the common fly carried parasitic pathogens for many diseases including […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Abdul-Razacq Question: I would like some help inshaAllah. I attend Islamic courses and feel my imaan is boosted after. But then I cannot maintain this afterwards. I feel depressed about my life situation such as unemployment and loneliness due to not being able to find a spouse and this gets […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is it true that salat and wudu in the Hanafi School are invalid if you have a filling in your tooth? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful “Allah desires for you ease; He desires not hardship for you; and (He desires) that you should complete […]
