Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question As-salamu alaykum, I have a question about the hadith stating that whoever drinks an intoxicant will have their prayer unaccepted for 40 days. I understand that consuming food or drink containing intoxicants is haram, regardless of intention. Does this hadith apply only to someone who directly drinks an intoxicant […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is raising the index finger in the tashahhud incumbent upon a woman the way it is incumbent upon a man? Answer In the Hanafi school, raising the index finger in the sitting (tashahhud) is a sunna for a woman exactly as it is for a man, and it is […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question If I am permitted to use dry ablution (tayammum) but have impurity on me beyond the excused amount, must I remove it before praying? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate. Yes. If you can remove it, do so before praying. Dry ablution stands […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Someone has claimed that the funeral prayer could even be obligatory for non-Muslims, using Quran 9:84 as evidence, and arguing that only Allah knows who died upon disbelief. Is this understanding correct? And is the person excused for this misreading? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and […]