Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question In the Hanafi school, when should the post-prayer tasbih (33× Subhan Allah, etc.) be performed if Witr is delayed until later in the night? If one prays the Isha farḍ and sunna now but delays Witr until Tahajjud time, should the tasbiḥ be done after the sunna prayers or […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question If a person has severe, long-term mental health conditions that prevent them from remembering or maintaining the daily prayers, are these obligations lifted? If not, what is the minimum they need to do? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah make this trial a […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Our Friday prayer is at 1:15 pm. Zawal is at 11:50 am, Dhuhr at 12:35 pm. Is it permissible to give a first adhan at 12:20 pm, deliver a local-language sermon before Dhuhr, then give the second adhan at 1:15 pm, followed by the Arabic khutbas and Jumu‘a prayer? […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I recently embraced Islam, but still live with my parents, who would force me to commit shirk if they learned about my faith. Because the house is small and they are extremely strict, I cannot pray without being discovered, nor can I fast Ramadan or attend Jumu‘a. What should […]