Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Did Abu Hanifa view someone who prays salah with wudu but intentionally prays with impurity as a disbeliever? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Intentionally performing the prayer without purification is not disbelief according to the relied upon position in the Hanafi school. That […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is it permissible to study with and take authorization (Ijaza) from a well-known Shaykh if I have doubts about his beliefs (‘Aqida) on certain issues? Answer In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. The permissibility of studying with a Shaykh and taking Ijaza (formal authorization to transmit […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is convert’s Shahada valid if they take it while intending not to wear hijab? Does this affect the submission required for Shahada? Answer In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Yes, a convert’s Shahada (testimony of faith) is valid even if they take it while intending not […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If someone says that eating ice cream is kufr for them and then eats it, does this make them a disbeliever? What if they say that eating ice cream is like bowing to someone other than Allah or having faith in another god or religion, and then they eat […]