Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum Can a person recite more than 3 surahs in a single cycle (Rak’a) of an obligatory prayer? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, Yes, it is permissible to recite multiple chapters (surahs) during the prayer. But you should be careful to avoid (1) prolonging the prayer, if leading […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Sometimes me and my friends like to dance while I drum. We do this when alone: there are no males present and we are not loud. What we sing are girly and goofy songs, no obscene words. Is it wrong? Answer It is permissible for a female to dance […]
Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum I am a convert to Islam and I said the shahada when I was 25. However I was keen to convert to Islam when I was 14 or 15. I even did fast (mostly) on Ramadan. 1. Is it possible that I entered Islam without knowing it […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum If one has a rental property, the zakat due at the end of the lunar year is on the rental income, not the property value or original capital. What if the monthly or quarterly rental income is totally spent before a full lunar year ends? Answer: Wa […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, I am pregnant with my first child. Can I divorce my husband who has a long standing problem with porn addiction? Answer: Wa alaykum al-Salam May Allah guide and protect you. The viewing of pornography is impermissible and a serious crime. The reality however is that we […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum 1) If a person during a ghusl washes his arm but while washing the rest of body some filth touches his arm and he does not wash arm again. Is his ghusl valid? 2) If the above mentioned person performs a wudu after some days will his […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I’m 33, my elder brother is 36, and our parents are not very interested to get us both married. What does Islam say about the rights of children, which parents are obliged to fulfill for them? Answer: Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds […]
Answered by Shaykh Salim Ahmad Mauladdawila Question: Assalamu alaykum What happens to the heart after death? Answer: Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim. Imam al-Ghazali in book 21 of his encyclopaedic ‘Revival of the Religious Sciences’ talks about the heart and some of its realities. To quote (from the Walter James Skelli translation): [‘Heart’ (qalb)] is used with […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, I am getting married and I want to buy new things. Can I buy new things for my house during Muharram? Answer: Wa alaykum al-Salam It is permissible to purchase household accessories anytime in the year, Muharram or otherwise, prior to marriage or after. There are no […]
Answered by Ustadh Mohammed Tayssir Safi Question: Assalam alaykum I had a discussion with an atheist and he wanted an answer to this: If Allah can do anything, so can He create another God more powerful than Himself? If one answers yes, that means Allah is not The Most Powerful. If one answers no, then […]
