Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I am a 27-year-old woman. What can I do if my parents force me to marry someone I don’t like? I’m not sure how to explain why I dislike him. It’s only a feeling. Is that correct? I live in Pakistan, and it is not as simple to leave […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does Hurmat al-Musahara apply to the same gender? For instance, a mother stroked her adult daughter’s hair. The daughter felt a deal of ease and comfort but was unsure if it was anything more than that. (e.g., lustful feeling in the heart.) She is getting a lot of waswasa […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it a sin if one goes to a restaurant to only eat food and not go to the bar, none of us will drink. We would only be sitting away from the bar and eating the food. Is this haram and sinful? Answer In the Name of Allah, […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am someone that has doubts with every prayer and wudu. It is very difficult for me to finish praying because of these doubts. I recently read that “scholars state that ending a prayer with Taslim without being certain of its perfection nullifies prayer.” Is this true? Do I […]