Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question Does the Covid-19 swab break the fast? Answer In the Shafi’i school, one’s fast is broken if something goes into one’s nose and passes past the cartilage. So too, if something enters one’s mouth and down one’s throat, it breaks the fast. To point the substance/object would have to […]

Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question In the Shafi’i school, is the prayer valid if I end up praying part of the Fajr prayer while the sun is rising? Answer It is not permissible to intentionally delay Fajr until one can only pray a part of the prayer on time. However, if one ends up […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have urine incontinence, and the drops of urine sometimes dry up on my body. Is water sufficient to remove it, or should I use soap or something else in addition to water? How is the filth of a dog purified? Is water sufficient to purify dry filth? Answer […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My cousin is an orphan, and my mom took responsibility for her when she was ten. Alhamdulillah, mom and dad were earning and taking care of my sister, cousin, and me back then. However, currently (and for the past seven years), I am the sole breadwinner of my family, Alhamdulillah. […]