Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question: I was recently asked by a learned scholar how to increase our prayer in congregation. I found it a beautiful question and while I had some ideas of building one’s resolve and bringing to mind the benefits of rewards of prayer in congregation,. I wasnt entirely sure if […]
Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam Question Can you please explain the various aspects related to Walima (marriage feast) in detail? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, The Arabic word Walima (wedding banquet) is derived from the root word Walam, which literally means to gather and assemble. The Arabs used it […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: I have read in a book that upon completing the recitation of the third cycles of witr the worshiper should “raise the hands as in the beginning of prayer (takbir al-ihram) before the qunut. However, this confused me as it seemed to contradict something I read in Mufti Abdur-Rahman […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: Is it permissible for a woman to have a pap smear while fasting? Answer: assalamu `alaykum I pray you are well. Taking a pap-smear test, which involves placing a speculum into the vagina of a female, would not break the fast according to sound and followable positions within the […]
Answered by Ustadha Sulma Badrudduja Question: Do we pray all nafl prayers sitting down? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I hope you are doing well inshaAllah. The default for praying (salah) is that it is done standing. Standing is obligatory for fard and wajib prayers. It can be left only if one has a valid […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: I live in an environment full of Muslims. Although many of them can be either stubborn proud or just arrogant, I noticed that a number of my Muslim sisters do not pray right. Being one of the youngest I do not feel it my place to bring up this […]
Answered by Sidi Waseem Hussain Question: I have two questions: (a) If one cannot fast because they are weak or think that he/she may end up breaking it, how are they supposed to make up for it? (b) If someone suffers from migrane headaches, is he/she considered sick and skip fasting as one never know […]
Answered by Ustadh Faraz A. Khan Question: A friend recently asked me: Why am I Sunni? He was Shia himself. So his question was from the sense of why not any other sect within Islam? I didnt know the answer to this, meaning I didnt know what was distinctive about Sunni beliefs upon which we […]
Answered by Ustadh Faraz A. Khan Question: My non-Muslim parents and relatives are against my practicing of Islam. Obedience and submission to God has no place in their mind. Since I am with them now, far away from scholars and people to ask for advice, my faith is terribly low. Here, I’m involved in sin […]
Answered by Ustadha Naielah Ackbarali Question: I am an Indian Muslim and I grew up with my mother telling me that I shouldn’t be outside at Maghrib time. Is there a religious basis for this? If so what are the rules i.e. how long before Maghrib should one go inside and how long after can […]
