Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question There is a dua to prevent your enemies from rejoicing at your suffering. When you recite this dua, does it also apply to people amongst the Muslims who might be harboring ill feelings towards you? “Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You from the difficulty of affliction, from the burden […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If a person braids or binds their hair while in ihram, does this make shaving the head obligatory when exiting ihram, based on the report of Ibn ‘Umar in Sahih al-Bukhari (no. 5914)? How have scholars understood this narration? Does it make a special rule for braided or tied hair, […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question How should the hadith be understood in which the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) fainted while helping rebuild the Ka‘ba after briefly uncovering his waist sheet, and what does this incident signify? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Does the hadith about women being created from a rib mean that they’re crooked or inferior? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate. No. The hadith of the woman being created from the rib highlights the complementarity between men and women. A man is not complete […]