Answered by Sidi Waseem Hussain Question Nose-drops and ear-drops are mentioned as breaking the fast, but is it a condition that the drops reach the body cavity (jawf) or brain? This would almost certainly never happen with ear drops, as there is a barrier between the ear and the main body cavity. Answer It is […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Could you please provide some details regarding the tahajjud prayer? What are its merits? How does one pray it? Answer Allah Most High said, “Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of the night, and (the recital of) the Qur an at dawn. Lo! […]
Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question I reverted more than a year ago. I’m 19 now. My parents live in Italy, and I live in England with my sister. Now I am back in Italy again for the summer. My present trouble is unless I tell my parents clearly that certain things are prohibited, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question What is the ruling of closing one’s eyes in prayer? Where should one look when praying? Answer To close one’s eyes in prayer is somewhat disliked. This is because: it entails leaving the sunna of looking at the place of prostration, it resembles the worship of the Jews, and […]
Answered by Ustadh Faraz A. Khan Question: Regarding the ark of Prophet Nuh, there are so many thousands of species of animals in the world that the ark would have to have been impossibly large to accommodate them. How were these species stored in the ark? Also, I do not understand how Allah, who is […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: I take asthma medication twice a day (morning & evening). Will taking this invalidate my fast? Answer: assalamu `alaykum I pray you are well. May Allah grant us all health and well-being. The entrance of anything with a perceptible body into the body cavity through a recognized entrance, such […]
Answered by Ustadh Faraz A. Khan Question: I wanted to know if someone made a vow to give in charity everyday does the intention need to be present in the heart before giving the charity (even if it is something as simple as a good word or smile)? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Must women cover their heads when the adhan is given? Answer: Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, No, this is neither obligatory nor specifically recommended. However, it is a praiseworthy voluntary expression of respect for one of the major symbols of our religion–the call to prayer (adhan). And Allah […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Abdul-Razacq Question: How can a single woman attempt to achieve the level of reward as a married woman who mothers children? The mother receives paradise by going through the pains of labor and raising her children properly. She has the added reward of receiving good deeds after she dies through […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: Does one pray missed prayers during a state of traveler in full if making them up while resident? Answer: assalamu `alaykum No, prayers missed while one was a traveler are made up as they were missed, namely shortened. Therefore, a Dhuhr prayer, for example, missed while a traveler is […]
