Entries by sufyan

The Rulings Related to a Latecomer & a Note on the Durr Al-Mukhtar

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, […]

Praying Witr After Tahajjud & Make-Up’s

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 […]

How Do I Get Rid Of Haram Money?

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 […]

Can I Wear The Footgear At Anytime After Performing Ablution?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Regarding wiping over the footgear, can one wear the footgear at anytime after performing ablution in order to subsequently wipe on them? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful One may wipe on footgear (leather socks or other types of equivalent footgear) any time after performing […]

Why Learn From A Teacher?

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What’s the significance of studying fiqh with scholars rather than just reading the text yourself, especially if the text is written by or commented on by reliable scholars? What can one get from a living teacher that he couldnt from these reliable texts? Answer: In the Name of Allah, […]

The Ruling Of Wiping Over Footgear (Khuffs)

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: What is the ruling of wiping over footgear? Is it disliked to do so if one can wash his feet? Which of the two acts is more preferable? Answer: In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate May Allah’s blessings and peace be upon His Messenger Muhammad, his […]

What Should I Do About Left Over Drops Of Urine?

Answered by Salman Younas Question: I experience alot of problems in using alot of excessive tissue paper during the toilet to help make sure that no remaining urine has remained. By using water only I feel it is very difficult to discern whether any remainig drops after washing  from one’s private orifice is either urine […]

Making Up Missed Prayers In Order?

Answered by Faraz Rabbani Question: If one has years of missed prayers, do they need to be made up in order? Or can one first make up all of the missed Fajr salats, then all of the the Dhuhrs, and so on? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful Walaikum assalam wa […]

Is There Consensus Regarding The Superiority of Abu Bakr?

Answered by Shaykh Gibril Haddad Question: Is there a valid difference of opinion among the Ahly Sunnah regarding the superiority of Abu Bakr over all the other companions? If so, who narrated consensus regarding this point? Answer: Consensus over the superiority of Abu Bakr (Allah be pleased with him) over all other Companions within Sunni […]

Difficulty in Finding a Spouse and Losing Hope

Answered by Ustadha Zaynab Ansari Abdul-Razacq Question: Is the person I will get married to part of “Qada” or “Qadar”? Some people find spouses easily although they never think about getting married, and yet they easily get married, others work hard, ask imams to help etc… Many people in my social circle, from university and […]