Source: https://www.naqshbandi.org/topics/dhikr.htm Dhikr is the means by which Stations yield their fruit, until the seeker reaches the Divine Presence. On the journey to the Divine Presence the seed of remembrance is planted in the heart and nourished with the water of praise and the food of glorification, until the tree of dhikr becomes deeply rooted […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question What is the fiqh ruling of performing oral sex? Answer Oral sex takes various rulings depending on the situation: a) if oral sex entails swallowing or likely swallowing of filthy substances–such as pre-sexual discharge–then it is prohibitively disliked and sinful; b) if there is fear of this, and this […]
Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Question: I would like to ask a question which people have either shied away or have been afraid to discuss. I tried to look in some Islamic books but there is no clear guidance that I could find. There are many married couples who are not sure about this […]
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Answered by Sidi Tabraze Azam Question: 1) If I remember correctly, it is reported in a ahadith that for the one who recites al-baqarah, the shaytaan will not enter his house. Does this protection only include the room it is recited or the entire house? And does it need to be read in full in […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it correct to say “Sayyidina” Muhammad, and “Sayyidina” Ibrahim during the salawat after the tashahud in the prayer? Answer: Imam al-Haskafi mentioned in his Durr al-Mukhtar that it is recommended to do so, and this was confirmed by Ibn Abidin in his supercommentary (Hashiya) on the text. This […]
Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Question: I just wanted to know in which hand would it be considered Sunna or recommended to wear the wrist-watch. Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Obviously, it is not possible to find a specific report concerning the watch since there were no watches in […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is it permissible to fast every day, save for the days that it is impermissible to fast? Answer: Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Yes, but this isn’t recommended. The maximal sunna fasting is the fasting of Prophet Dawud (peace and blessings be upon him), who fasted every other […]
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