Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: Could you please explain the meaning of the Smoke and the Beast, which are from among the signs of the last day? Answer: assalamu `alaykum I pray you are well. The Smoke and the Beast are among the signs of the Day of Judgment, mentioned in the Qur’an and […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question What role do actions play in salvation? There are, of course, Muslims who have adopted ideas similar to the Christians that belief is all you need to be saved. What would you advise that I tell them? Answer All that one needs to be saved is Allah. Neither actions […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: Regarding the Quran, are there any explicit sayings from the Quran itself, hadith, or scholars regarding placing it on the floor or low places? Answer: assalamu `alaykum I pray you are well. There are many general proofs for the impermissibility of placing the Qur’an on the floor, or treating […]
Answered by Imam Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Qurtubi Question: What is the etiquette of reading and handling the Qur’an? Answer: Imam Muhammad ibn Ahmad Qurtubi says in al-Jami’ li ahkam al-Qur’an [Taken from Reliance of the Traveler] It is the inviolability of the Qur’an: 1. not to touch the Qur’an except in the state of ritual […]
Answered by Ustadha Sulma Badrudduja Question: I have three half brothers (we share the same father) but they are very much like my own brothers. I don’t distinguish them as being any different. At present they are very young but I was wondering whether they are considered my mahrams once they hit puberty? Answer: I […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Abdul-Razacq Question: I would appreciate it if someone could answer my question in regards to proper prayer attire at home and in public. I was wondering where in the Quran or Sunna where we might find this information? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: Is it permitted to say Amin when the one giving the Friday sermon makes supplications? Is it also permitted to send blessings upon the Blessed Prophet when his name is mentioned in the sermon? Answer: assalamu `alaykum It would be permitted to do so in one’s heart, but not […]
Answered by Sidi Salman Younas Question: What are the differences between the adhan and iqama? Answer: assalamu `alaykum Generally, the call to prayer (adhan) and the call to commence (iqama) are the same. However, there are a few differences between them, which include: 1. The additional wording of “the prayer has commenced” (qad qamat al-salat) […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Abdul-Razacq Question: I converted two weeks ago and am learning how to properly pray. While learning the obligatory actions, I always prayed in congregation to see step by step what actions were required. Later, I started adding wajib and sunna actions. Until I learnt them, I sometimes recited the general […]
Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Abdul-Razacq Question: [1] If one’s parents have two children. They have allowed the son to marry and migrate and the girl receive offer to marriage inclusive with migration. Is the girl allowed to accept this offer, in view that if she does leave, no one will be able to be […]
