Shaykh Tabraze Azam answers a question related to performing the Asr prayer at an earlier time due to work commitments, according to the Hanafi school of thought. Question: Assalaam Alaykum Respected shaykh(s), I have an issue in that I find it difficult to pray Asr at the later (predominant) Hanafi time due to work commitments (there […]
In this newly anticipated series, Shaykh Shoayb Ahmed of South Africa will take us on a journey through the lives and biographies of some of the most celebrated and well known scholars of the twentieth and twenty – first century. These historical accounts will provide us with refreshing insights and lessons, and motivate us to […]
Shaykh Abdurrahim Reasat advises when to recite the ta’awwudh in prayer, according to the Hanafi school of thought. Question: Salamu alaikum, I am trying to bring my salah in line with Hanafi fiqh. Should I say ta’awudh (“I seek protection in Allah from shaytan, the accursed one.”) and bismillah after reciting surah al-fatiha and […]
Shaykh Jamir Meah answers a question related to the permissibility of prescribing medication which contains gelatin. Question: Salaam, I know it is haram to take medicine that has haram elements in it (like gelatin capsules) if there is a reasonable alternative (such as tablets). So as a muslim psychiatrist, many of our medicines have […]
Shaykh Abdurrahim Reasat answers a question related to the audibility of recitation in prayer, according to the Hanafi school of thought. Question: Assalamu alaikum, I only recently learned that one must move their lips during recitation in prayer. Are all of my past prayers invalid? Does that ruling also apply to duas made throughout […]
Shaykh Abdurrahim Reasat answers a question related to the discharge of fluid under one’s skin and its effect on ablution, according to the Hanafi school of thought. In addition, he clarifies what is meant by an external agent. Question: Assalamu alaikum, I am slightly confused regarding what is meant by an external agent in […]
Shaykh Farid Dingle outlines the approach and etiquette that one should adopt when advising others to stop slandering. Question: As-salaam alaikum, If someone is being slandered by someone else and I defend them saying that what the person who’s slandering is saying is wrong by way of insulting the words that they used to […]
Shaykh Jamir Meah advises on how we should treat wild animals such as lions and tigers. Question: As-salaam alaikum, We know that our prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) loved cats, and thus we as Muslims are to treat cats with kindness and respect. Does this apply to larger cats like lions and tigers? To what extent? […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question 1. As a child, I remember that when I was in primary school, I would play with glue sticks and I would remove some of the glue with it to mold it, etc., this would be removing the glue from the actual glue stick and in a way damaging […]
Shaykh Abdurrahim Reasat answers the question if it is permissible for Muslims to open a cyber lounge as a business. Question: Peace upon all of you with God’s mercy and blessings. I am trying to make better decisions in life and improve myself. I recently rented a store with a friend and been thinking […]
