Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My husband is Gazan and still lives in Gaza. We are both Shafiʿi Muslims. We met online and agreed to have a nikah by WhatsApp telephone call in 2025. As I am a revert, I have no Muslim male relatives to act on my behalf, so the imam who […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I would like to clarify the validity of my Fajr prayer according to the Shafiʿi school. The published sunrise time was 7:10. I was praying Fajr and completed my first rakʿa, including the second prostration, before my phone reached 7:10. I then completed the remainder of the prayer shortly […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Do you have resources in English that are appropriate for brand-new converts to learn the absolute basics of their Deen? Someone approached me about this online. He converted two days ago, and I don’t know where to send him. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate. […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I stayed up late gaming, worried I might miss Fajr but believing I could wake up. I set three alarms, asked a friend and family to wake me, and intended to pray, yet slept through Fajr. Are missing Fajr and voluntarily staying up separate legal matters? If I genuinely […]