Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah, Do you know the names of the best and most reliable works dedicated to biographical data of the saints and scholars of the first 1000 years of Islamic history as books like Wafiyyaat al-A’ayaan and Siyar A’alaam an-Nubalaa cover the first 5 and 7 […]
Answered by Sidi Wasim Shiliwala Question: I find myself discouraged and puzzled by deep spiritual concepts such as “Annihilation” and “Ecstasy”. How can we understand these ideas given our physical and contextual limitations? Answer: Walaikum As-salam, May Allah bless you for your question! You raise an important point: it is indeed very difficult for us […]
Answered by Sidi Faraz A Khan Question: Assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah, Sheikh,do you know where one can locate the story of Tha’laba who died without imaan? A summarized story is given below but I could not locate the story in the MSA hadith database. Sa’laba, among the Sahaba [3], was very zahid [4]. He used […]
Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Is the hadith about the person who threw trash on the Prophet (peace be upon him)’s doorstep authentic? Where can I find the reference? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful, As salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, there […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: We are planning to go for Umra in a near future. Would like to know if there is any harm in going to Medina first? It’s easier this way due to the long flight from the US and avoiding putting ihram in the plane. Answer: assalamu `alaykum I pray […]
Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question: We know in the Christian tradition that Mariam (AS), the mother of Prophet ‘Isa (AS) was married to Joseph the carpenter. What does the Islamic tradition relate of this and also is there any indication that she married and had children other than Prophet ‘Isa (AS)? In the […]
Answered by Ustadha Sulma Badrudduja Question: Can u please tell me what is the proper way of washing clothes? some clothes contain no impurity , while some clothes contain splashes of urine or impure water,i I give all my clothes to my maid to wash them and after that i wash each cloth three time […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Question: What advice or techniques would you give for Youths who has grown up in the west and they have distanced themselves from their parents. My younger brothers get annoyed and walk away when I try to talk to them. Answer: Assalamu alaikum, Dear Sister, I pray this message finds […]
Answered by Sidi Faraz A. Khan Question: Salam alaikum, Can a muslim man, who wants to marry the 2nd or 3rd time …marry the sister of his 1st wife? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and faith. It is prohibited for a man to marry his […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Is one allowed to close their eyes during prayer for the sake of concentration? Answer: I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits. It is permitted without dislike to pray with one’s eyes closed if it helps concentration. [Shurunbulali, Maraqi al-Falah] However, practice sometimes praying […]
