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Is the Friday Prayer Prayer Fard or Sunnah?

Answered by Sidi Tabraze Azam Question: Is jumah prayer fard or sunnah? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I hope you are in the best of health and spirits insha’Allah. According to the Hanafi school, the Friday prayer is decisively established (qati`) and personally obligatory (fard al-`ayn) for men who fulfil its conditions. [Shurunbulali, […]

Are First Cousin Marriages Permissible in Islam?

Answered by Ustadh Faraz A. Khan Question: I’m looking for answer on first cousin marriage according to Quran and sunnah.  I love my cousin but her mother say first cousin marriage is not allowed in Islam.  According to her mother Allah warns us to beware of cousin marriage danger.  Please explain this for me.  Thanks. […]

Praiseworthy Acts to Do Before Sleeping

Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: Is the following narration authentic: “The Prophet said, ‘Always do five actions before going to sleep. Give in charity four thousand dinars. Finish the Qur’an. Pay the value of paradise. Compromise between two people. Perform Hajj.’ `Ali said in answer, ‘Messenger of Allah, these are very difficult, How can […]

How Do You Know If Your Repentance is Sincere?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: How do you know if you are truly repentant?  I always feel bad for my sins & ask forgiveness – (all past sins) but then I think “Am I only saying I’m sorry so I don’t go to hell or because I’m really sorry for it?” Answer: Walaikum assalam, […]

A Reader On Gender Interaction

General Guidance Guidelines for Interacting With the Opposite Sex Mixed Gatherings: A Detailed Response Regarding Gender Interaction What Is the Ruling on Free Mixing between Opposite Genders? A Detailed Exposition of the Fiqh of Covering One’s Nakedness (awra) Hadith About Seclusion (khalwa) and Unmarriageable Kin (mahram) Breaking Family Relations Due To Adulterous Acts Limits of […]

A Description of the Seal of Prophethood

Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Salaam. Could you please give me a thorough  description of the seal of prophethood on our beloved Prophets saw back. I’m getting too many confusing descriptions on the Internet and frankly I don’t trust their sources. Answer: As salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Thank you for your […]