Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am learning Quran from a new teacher, and alhamdulillah, I am progressing with the memorization. However, this teacher does not respect me much. Sometimes he asks me questions about my life, and if I don’t want to answer or if I give him a vague answer, he becomes […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is the hadith of the virtues of the 15th Sha‘ban authentic or weak? There are Hanafi scholars who say the virtue of the 15th of Shaban is a weak hadith, and fasting on the 15th of Sha‘ban is also very weak. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I would like to ask if the death of the infant Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn at Karbala is an authentic event. I have read that scholars like Imam Ghazali discouraged people from discussing Karbala and what happened in detail. This has distressed me a lot. Is this true, or […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it still obligatory for me to ask permission to enter my parents room, if I know they don’t mind? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Small Children For small children it is only obligatory to seek permission before entering upon their parents at […]