Ustadh Tabraze Azam is asked about the legality of polling funds for Hajj. In our culture, we have a system of informal savings whereby people come together in groups and decide on an amount of money to deposit in a savings (locally, a wooden–metal box that is entrusted to a group member). They also decide […]

Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan is asked about the validity of wudu and ghusl when wearing a permanent retainer. I have a permanent retainer fixed to my top teeth. If they are removed my teeth will move. In the past I have committed sins but now I want to do the right thing. In terms of prayers […]

Answered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question I have been struggling with OCD for the past few years. It’s mainly obsessive thoughts about impurities (najasa).  I have read that certain things considered najis in the Hanafi madhab aren’t najas in, for example, the Maliki school. My life would become easier if I could consider less things […]

Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan answers a question about the permissibility of a woman traveling without a mahram to visit here parents. Question: Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh. I hope this finds you in the best health. I have been traveling by road for the past few years to visit my parents from home, which […]