Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question For years, I washed my arms from the elbow to the wrist in wudu, not realizing that the hands to the fingertips are included. Must I redo my ghusl and repeat eighteen years of prayers? Answer Be at ease: your worship stands, and you do not repeat eighteen years […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I struggle with extreme misgivings (waswasa) in prayer: I repeat al-Fatiha out of doubt, prostrate afterward out of forgetfulness, and fear my prayers—including a witr — are invalid. Does one prostration cover several mistakes? Must I act on doubts in tashahhud? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question A woman finds that her clothes have a faint scent from laundry detergent. She chose this detergent for cleaning, not for fragrance. Does this prevent her from attending the mosque? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate Yes, you may attend the mosque. The Sunna discourages […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question When I am in salah, I sometimes mispronounce saad (ص) as seen (س). I can produce the right sound with effort but slip when reading normally; I usually go back and correct it. Does this invalidate my salah? How much must I work on it? And is the correction […]