Entries by sufyan

Can I Work for an IT Company That Deals With Insurance Companies?

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum What is the ruling on working as a maintenance engineer for one of the IT companies that deal with some of the insurance companies, where the company sells equipments to these insurance companies, and as a maintenance engineers, we are providing IT services to these companies on […]

Is It Allowed to Delay the Intention for Hajj?

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum I am asking this question on behalf of my aunt. Unfortunately, she has her period and may not be able to make the intention for Hajj before leaving. Is it ok if she arrives in Saudi Arabia and makes the intention? Answer: assalamu alaykum Being in a […]

Was My Period Over?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum I was nearing the end of my period and I was checking to see if it had ended by checking for dryness (using a piece of toilet paper). But the act of checking for dryness lead to some bleeding. From what I could see the piece of […]

How Can I Deal With Living With My Brother’s Drug Problem?

Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum My brother was a drug addict and when he did get high he was agressive. I have 2 children and we share the same house. He acts as he is mentally ill but I think he is abusing me and our parents by playing more crazy than […]

I Have Broken Someone’s Heart. Can I Give Charity on His Behalf?

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, I broke off a sinful relationship with a young man that was intending to head towards marriage. Now he is heartbroken and I feel guilty for having dragged him along while unsure about my feelings and causing him this heartache now. Would giving sadaqa be allowed for […]

Is Allah Shy?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum Sayyiduna Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Indeed Allah Ta’ala is bashful for a muslim who has white hair and is upright, adhering to the sunnah, that when he asks from Allah, He is not […]

Are There Any Supplications for My Health Issues?

Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum Is there any specific dua that can be read for the curing of one’s eyesight, constipation, or psoriasis? Answer: Wa’alaykum assalam. I am sorry to hear that you have health issues. I pray they are not causing you too much distress. There are general supplications that one […]

Can I Pray on a Plane?

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum Is it okay to pray Witr in a plane even if one knows they will reach their destination before fajr, out of fear that by the time they complete prayer at the airport, they might not have enough time to cross immigration and get their luggage (provided […]

Are Step Siblings Mahram?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum My children are in a blended family situation. Their father and I are divorced. He recently re-married a woman who has two daughters 16 and 18. My children are 8 (boy) and 6 (girl). Is my son mahram to his teenage step sisters? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam […]