Answered by Sidi Abdullah Anik Misra Question Could you please explain ayat 5:51? Does this verse mean that we cannot have non-Muslim friends? That would seem somewhat strange, because after all, men are allowed to marry non-Muslims. Why would we be able to marry them but not befriend them? Answer May Allah Most High reward […]
Answered by Shaykh Gibril Haddad Question: Are `Isa and Yahya ibn Zakariyya considered cousins in Islam like in Christianity? Does this mean Maryam had a sister who was married to Zakariyya, while Zakariyya was also the guardian of Maryam? Answer: `Alaykum as-Salam wa rahmatullah: May the blessings of the second half of Ramadan shower from […]
Answered by Shaykh Gibril Haddad Question: What is the opinion of Sunni Islam regarding the Prophet (Allah bless him) seeing Allah when he ascended to the heavens? Answer: The Vision of Allah in the World and the Hereafter by Shaykh Gibril Haddad “Allah Most High made our Prophet – Allah bless and greet him peace […]
Answered by Sidi `Abd al-Rahim Reasat Question: Is expiation or just a make-up required for breaking the fast (intentionally) in the following circumstances: (a) rising (unintentionally) after Fajr time has arrived, and then taking suhur out of physical necessity, or (b) breaking the fast for a meal in which would be highly offensive not to […]
Answered by Waseem Hussain Question: I find it rather difficultto determine the start and end of my menstrual cycle. Sometimes i see a very light colored discharge around the time my period is due. Sometimes the discharge continues for 2-3 days before a brownish discharge, followed by the regular red bleeding starts. At other times, […]
Answered by Waseem Hussain Question: My gums always bleeds when I’m sleeping. This always invalidates my wudu, since the saliva is red. I also heard that if I swallow unintentionally the red saliva, my fast is broken. I don’t know what to do and it creates hardship for me, and I have another strong problem, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question:Is it true that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to throw dust on the face of someone who gives praise to us? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, al-Miqdad (Allah be pleased with him) said that, “The […]
Answered by Sidi Waseem Hussain Question: It is said that anything with a perceptible body can invalidate one’s fast. How does that relate to perfume, and what can one do when outside where people are perfumed? Answer: Walaikum Salam Warahmatullah, Smelling perfume does not invalidate the fast. Smelling something does not necessarily entail that something […]
Answered by Sidi Waseem Hussain Question: The following questions are in the context of a chronic condition: Do i have to perform wudu each time I make up a missed prayer. or is the wudu that I performed e.g. at the time of zuhr, valid until the next prayer, which will be Asr. and in […]
Answered by SeekersGuidance Team Question Do the following break the fast: [a] eye drops, [b] injections, [c] nicotine patches? Also, what if water went into one’s ear while showering or rinsing his mouth? Answer The fast is only nullified when a substance enters the body cavity through a recognized point of entry, such as the […]
