Answered by Shaykh Gibril Haddad Question: I understand the need of following qualified scholarship however I keep coming across a trend when I read about the earlier generations. It seems that the common masses would consult the scholars if they were unaware of a ruling however I can’t see any specification involved. What I mean […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Scenario: Employers send one to a intense training program which is to run for three days (excluding the day one arrives and leaves), the training centre is beyond 50 miles. One finds it is difficult to pray on time and decides to follow the shafi madhab concerning joining prayers […]
Answered by Ustadha Sulma Badrudduja Question: Assalamu alaikum. I pray this message finds you in well being. My question is in Surah Mulk in Ayah # 2. Towards the end of they ayah it states ‘He is the Mighty, the Forgiving. Is this translation correct? Or does it mean rather he is the Mighty Forgiver? […]
Answered by Sidi Faraz A. Khan Question: Asalamu Alaikum, I recently came back from Hajj, Alhumdulilah, and had a few questions on Ihram violations. In each of the three scenarios mentioned, do I owe a dam or charity? Also, when and where do I owe them. JazakAllah khair for your help! Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa […]
Answered by Sidi Faraz A. Khan Question: I am an agnostic, this means that I believe that there might be a God, but due to lack of evidence I do not make a decision. Recently, I have become very interested in Islam. I find the messages are always filled with love and compassion. But certain […]
Answered by Sidi Tabraze Azam Question: Regarding mopping impure floors, most public bathrooms are cleaned by mopping without first removing any filth on the ground. For a public bathroom one uses regularly, one often sees filth on the ground near the toilet and then sees a custodian wipe the entire bathroom floor with a wet […]
Answered by Sidi Tabraze Azam Question: Must the women in state of istihada take any means to stop the bleeding prior to praying? Answer: Wa alaykum assalaam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh Sidi, The prayer as an excused (ma’dhur) person is performed out of necessity; therefore, we try to use whatever means we reasonably can to […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question What is the concept of a “praiseworthy innovation” (bidʿa hasana)? How can innovation be praiseworthy? Is the mawlid from this? Answer I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits. The concept of “praiseworthy innovation” (bidʿa hasana) is basically a specific form of applying a general […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Question: My Iman has really hit rock bottom. I pray 5 times a day only because its fard, not out of desire of passion. Before I used to passionately wake up for tahajjud and Fajr, now even waking up for Fajr is difficult. Before I used to make all the […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question I bought a shower curtain and found that it has drawings of bees and butterflies on it. Is this acceptable? Answer This would not be considered unlawful to acquire or keep, as it is not considered a respected use of an image (unlike hanging it, for example). [Ibn ‘Abidin, […]
