Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is a person excused from prayer if praying causes severe mental harm, such as anxiety or trauma? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. This issue should be taken step by step. The Central Importance of Salah Salah is the most important act of worship after […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In the Shafi‘i school, if someone vows to perform a nafl prayer, making it obligatory to fulfil, may they still perform it sitting, even though they are able to stand? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. According to the relied-upon view in the Shafi‘i School, […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Do I attain the same reward when praying in a musalla (small prayer space) as I would when praying in a mosque? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is important to distinguish between the different aspects of reward in salah (prayer). There are multiple […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Are prayers valid if one’s clothes were purchased with Haram money? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah guide us to what pleases Him and protect us from error. Amin. Validity of Prayer The prayer is valid, insha’Allah, provided its conditions (shurut) and integrals […]