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Selling Clothes Partially Made of Silk

Answered by Sidi Tabraze Azam Question: At the moment I am working at a store where the main merchandise are clothes. However, recently they started selling clothes for men made out of 10% silk and the rest is cotton, which is not harmful according to what I know. Also, among some of the shirts there […]

Attracting the Youth to the Religion

Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Can you give some advice on how to attract youth to practicing Islam? Answer: Wa alaikum salam, May Allah Most High reward you for the concern you have for Muslim youth.  The youth of our societies are a treasure-trove of potential: they can be harnessed to benefit society […]

Pork Gelatin: Permissible or Not?

Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: There seems to be a debate nowadays about the issue of pork gelatin. Since it is not the meat of the pig some say it is halal. Others, say it is part of the pig therefore it is impure. Can you please settle this and provide me with factual […]

Supplication During Qunut

Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: Can you give example of supplication which can be read instead of Dua Qunut? Answer: assalamu `alaylum An individual who does not know the Qunut supplication can recite: يَا رَبُّ or اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي each three times.  or اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ […]

How to Perform the Forgetfulness Prostration

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: How does one perform the forgetfulness prostration? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits. For the forgetfulness prostration (which is necessary if a necessary [wajib] action was left forgetfully, and […]

Cleaning After the Exiting of Gas

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Scientifically, gas released is actually an aerosol (liquid droplets suspended in a gas). According to the Hanafi school, are these liquid droplets considered part of the gas and thus pure, or are they considered a liquid exiting from one’s rear private part and thus impure? Does one have to […]