Question: What do I accidentally miss a pray through sleep or mere forgetfulness? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. If one sleeps through prayer or forgets it, one makes up the prayer. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Whoever forgets […]

Question: Was the Hijri calendar originally in synchrony with the four seasons? Is Ramadan supposed to be fasted in the Spring? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. While there is evidence that certain pre-Islamic Arab communities adjusted and aligned the lunar calendar with the four […]

Question: I am a 21-year-old Afghan woman currently in college in the United States. A week ago,, my mom and dad told me that I need to get married to my cousin whose family had asked them for my hand. I’ve been directly saying no to them,, but they were insistent that the family wants […]

Assalam alaykum wa rahmatullah Dear questioner, May Allah bless you and increase you in good. A great scholar I respect once said, ” Make your goal only Allah, and you will get there.” From what you wrote, I could see that you are sincerely trying to find a way to get better and reach the […]