Answered by Salman Younas Question: I have heard a hadtih mentioned several times but not sure about its authenticity and meaning. The hadith mentions that Allah (swt) created Man in his image (or in the image of his face). Can you please explain this? Answer: Walaikum assalam I pray you are well and in the […]
Answered by Abdullah Anik Misra Question: Can you explain the difference (however subtle) between barakah, hassanat and ni’mah (Surah Ad-Doha). They appear to be synonyms but when I read Quranic translations they’re not defined the same. Answer: As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, May Allah Ta’ala reward you for your question, as it shows […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What is the ruling of praying on a plane? How does one determine the time for prayer and does one have to pray standing? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate It is obligatory to pray on the plane. When it is reasonably possible for a […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I have realized that the prayers I was performing were invalid. Is it necessary for me to make them all up, including the Witr prayers? Can I leave sunnah prayers in order to make up all these past prayers? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Could you please give some details regarding the rulings of i`tikaf? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful The Fiqh of I`tikaf (spiritual retreat) Based on Shurunbulali’s Imdad al-Fattah, and other Hanafi texts In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. May His abundant blessing […]
Answered by Abdullah Anik Misra Question: How likely is it that a convert to Islam could possibly follow a madhab correctly? When I first became Muslim, I tried to follow the Hanafi school through on-line courses, but I found that I would do things incorrectly for along time without realizing that certain things were important. […]
Answered by Abdullah Anik Misra Question: I find it so hard to practice islam because every time i make an intention to do good i am stopped from doing so. I wanted to wear niqab but my parents weren’t happy with it so i stopped and due to other reasons as well. I wanted to […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What does a latecomer do when completing the rest of his prayer? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. In the Durr al-Mukhtar, a commentary on the Tanwir al-Absar, Imam `Ala’ al-Din al-Haskafi begins by explaining the principle regarding the latecomer, and then gives an example, […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: I understand that the witr prayer should be the last prayer of the night. If I planned to pray tahajjud and pray witr afterwards but missed both the prayers, do i have to make up the witr prayer? If so, when should it be made up? Also, if I […]
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What is the ruling of keeping money in a savings account that receives interest? How do I get rid of such haram money? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, There are a few important points here: 1. Giving and taking interest are both decisively impermissible […]
