Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question If someone needs to achieve purity from major impurity but has no access to ghusl facilities, is it permissible to perform tayammum to pray while wudu facilities are available? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate. I hope you’re doing well, insha’Allah. The dry ablution (tayammum) […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I didn’t know I had to do ghusl after menses, so for about 5 years, I had just been praying without performing any ghusl after my period. Does this render all my prayers from the last five years invalid? If so, do I have to make them up? Answer […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If I doubt that water entered my back passage while washing, must I repeat the washing? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. There is no requirement that water enter the back passage. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar] Suppose you are referring to water entering the […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does hydrolyzed keratin in hair products, which may rarely come from pigs but undergoes a complete chemical change through hydrolysis, qualify as istihala? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. Shampoo […]