Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, I would like to know whether salawat Nariya (also known as Salawath Taziyya/Tafreejiyyah) is permissible to recite? I heard from a particular individual that it contained shirk in it. Answer: Wa alaykum al-Salam The formula of Salawat you referring to goes by many names. Some of the […]
Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum I am in a deep state of confusion, depression and uneasiness. A person said out of anger that he is an atheist but did not really mean it. Would it be sufficient if the person repents and recites the two testimonies of faith? Answer: Wa’alaykum assalam. I […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question While growing up we were told those who have performed Hajj need to sacrifice an animal and those who earn well need to sacrifice an animal. As we approach ‘Id al-Adha, kindly shed some light on for whom it is a must, preferred, and recommended to sacrifice an animal. […]
Answered by Shaykh Riad Saloojee Question: Assalamu alaykum 1. I currently know someone with a lot of emotional baggage. He has developed a sense of bitterness. What supplication can I read for him so that Allah can heal the dark places in his soul and replace it with serenity? 2. I am also considering marrying […]
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I have a disease which makes it difficult to get married. I was engaged to be married to a woman, and we had the blessings of our families. They broke off our engagement 6 months later. In an enraged state, I swore by Allah that I […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, My cousin will be marrying a Hindu woman who does not plan to convert to Islam before the wedding. He has also agreed to have the wedding conducted according to Hindu customs and rituals. Would it be permissible for a Muslim to attend this wedding? If not, […]
Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum I live in a country where idols are worshiped and they have picture of it everywhere. Because of that sometimes when I think about Allah I often have some images of these idols in my mind. Is it disbelief? Is it sinful? Answer: Wa’alaykum assalam. Thank you […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, Imam shafi’i and other scholars have opined that the time for maghrib lasts the duration of how long it would take to give the call to prayer, the iqama, to purify ones self and to perform five units of prayer. Does this opinion entail that after the […]
Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum 1. My childhood friend’s mother has witnessed me grow up in front of her and basically treats me as one of her own children. Are hugging and shaking hands with my childhood friend’s mom permissible? 2. I fed, changed diapers of my female cousin. Is physical contact […]
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum I have been excused regarding purity (with respect to urine drops) for several years. I contacted Maliki scholars and asked them if it was permissible for me to pray Zuhr and Asr with the same wudu, and then Maghrib and Isha with the same wudu. They said […]
