Entries by sufyan

The Loss of a Child: Seeking & Turning to Allah in Difficult Times

Answered by Sidi Tabraze Azam Question: Can you recommend any duas to restore strength or hope for parents who have lost a child through miscarriage or by stillbirth? Answer: Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I hope you are in the best of health and spirits insha’Allah. Firstly, take recourse with the words of Allah, […]

Traveling on Friday: Disliked or Not?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: My question is regarding traveling on Friday. Since congregational Friday prayer is obligatory upon men, is traveling a valid legal excuse from prayer in anafi fiqh. Also, is it disliked to travel on Friday? Answer: Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Traveling is a legal excuse from Friday prayer […]

Painful Cramps During Prayer: Can I Sit and Pray?

Answered by Ustadh Faraz A. Khan Question: I often get very painful muscle cramps in my feet when I sit between prostrations. Sometimes I can change my position to ease the cramps but it still hurts. Sometimes the cramps are so painful that I have to stop the prayer altogether and do it again later. […]

Family, Haram Income, and Maintaining Ties

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I am inshallah going to visit some immediate family members. These family members buy their food from the haram income they receive. Their income is haram as they have a store in which they sell pork and alcohol. My concern is that I was taught that I cannot eat […]

Washing Filthy Clothing in the Washing Machine

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What is the ruling of putting filthy clothes in the washing machine? If the clothing comes out clean and the substance of the filth (such as semen) has gone but a stain can still be seen, is the clothing considered clean? If not how many more times do i […]

Allah Breathing His Spirit Into Jesus? The Possible Meanings of this Verse & The Approach of Sunni Islam Towards Ambiguous Texts

Answered by Ustadh Faraz Khan Question: What is the meaning of the verse that states Allah blowing His spirit into Jesus? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, InshaAllah you are well. The verse in question is, “So We breathed into him of Our spirit” (66:12) What the Scholars of Exegesis Have Mentioned According to works of […]