Answered by Sidi Faraz Khan Question: Why is it recommended to follow another schools position out of scrupulousness when we believe our own school is correct? When would taking another position outside of one’s own school be permitted for this reason? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, InshaAllah you are well. The basic idea is that […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: I am pregnant and I wanted some guidance on purification and prayer during labor. When should I stop praying whilst going to labor? How do I perform ablution? Answer: assalamu `alaykum I pray you are well. A morally responsible female is obligated to pray as long as she is […]
Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Can you please tell me the Islamic point of view on early Muslims attacking caravans? I get this a lot from non-Muslims and I wish to give them a proper response. Unfortunately, militants also use this reasoning as an excuse to do their militant attacks. Answer: Wa alaikum […]
Answered by Ustadha Sulma Badrudduja Question: I was working with a Catholic man and he has expressed an interest in becoming a Muslim, and wanting to marry me. He used to go to the mosque and was very close to becoming Muslim but his strict Catholic family didnt allow him to. Even when he said […]
Answered by Sidi Tabraze Azam Question: If one is afflicted with an illness, especially one that could be life threatening, what are specific supplications or acts of worships that one and one’s loved ones can perform? Are some more desirable than others? Answer: Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I hope you are in the […]
Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question: I had a falling out with some of my friends. I feel very bad for what I did and have made constant repentance and supplication. Even though I tried to reconcile a number of times by messaging them, calling them, and talking to them online, there was no […]
Answered by Ustadha Sulma Badrudduja Question: What happens to the soul after death? Will it be in the grave along with the body? I read that souls are present at the grave on Thursday night until Saturday. If this is the case, where are the souls on other days of the week? Answer: Wa alaikum […]
Answered by Sidi Faraz Khan Question: A teacher in my community said that saying “Allahu Akbara Allahu Akbar” is wrong according to the rules of grammar and that it’s supposed to be “akbaru”. I’ve always learned that it’s “akbaru” according to the Hanafi scholars. Can you please clarify. Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Abdul-Razacq Question: I go to this Catholic school and there’s this non-Muslim girl. I don’t date or go to dances but I started having these weird crush feelings for her. I tried to be her friend. I would give her advice and be nice to her. Sometimes she would talk […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Abdul-Razacq Question: If we do whatever Allah asks us to do without questioning, why do different scholars have different opinions about different aspects of our religion? The permissible and impermissible is not clear and there are many different ways of interpreting something. Some scholars say watching Hollywood movies is impermissible, […]
