Entries by sufyan

How Do I Calm My Worries?

Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Are there any specific duas or Surahs I can recite to help me with my constant state of anxiousness, depression and paranoia that I have been feeling due to a multitude of heavy things and it’s been weighing me down.I just need a way of easing my difficulties. Answer: […]

Do I Have to Perform a Ghusl After Stepping on Feces?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum I stepped on feces in my room in my hostel. I cleaned my slippers and feet after that incident. The feces might have been of a cat or a human. I called the sweeper to cleaned it. He did cleaned but not properly.Is a ghusl necessary for […]

I Have a Kid With a Non-Muslim Man. Can I Marry Him?

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, I am a muslim woman but not practising and I am married to a non muslim man. We also have two wonderful children. He believes in Islam, he believed before we got married. We both are learner in islam and we want to get married islamic. Is […]

Do Promises Require Expiation (Kaffara) If Vitiated?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum I have a habit of pulling hair off my skull. I sometimes do it during recitation of Qur’an uncovering my hair slightly in the process. I promised to Allah in my prayer that I will stop doing it but after awhile I started doing it again. Do […]

Do Brown Dots Count as Menstruation Blood?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum On the 9th day of my menstruation I don’t see any color on my pad but every time after urine when I wipe off with tissue I see 3 or 4 brownish dots. Should I consider myself dry when this happens because I am dry the whole […]

Is Humiliating Myself in Front of People Committing “Greater Shirk”?

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, Recently a speaker at a mosque has come and said to love to humiliate yourself for others is “Shirk Akbar”. This has given me large waswas as I may tell a joke to my family and get doubts as wether I have done shirk. Can you help […]

Can We Combine the Friday and Asr Prayers When Travelling? (Shafi’i)

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, Can we combine the Friday and Asr prayers when travelling? Answer: Wa alaykum al-Salam Shukran for your question. Joining between prayers is not permitted in the Hanafi school. The remaining three madhahib, however, all permit joining between prayers (dhur and Asr, Magrib and Isha) when certain conditions […]