Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question When I am praying next to the Imam, people pull me or tap me from behind, and I have no choice but to take more than two steps in prayer to form a new row. Is there any dispensation concerning this? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question My sister took a loan from my family members to pay for surgeries. She took approximately €20,000. What is the nisab for money? Also, what should she do if she never paid zakat for it out of ignorance and now doesn’t have the means to pay it? Can she delay […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I am a Muslim convert living in Napa Valley. I am the co-executive director of a children’s theatre. Recently, our fundraising efforts have begun to include events that may contain alcohol which is very congruent (unfortunately) with the culture here. As a Muslim, I have been taught that I cannot […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I have committed major sins that most disbelievers commit in the West. I constantly seek repentance for my past sins; I have not committed any of them in the past two years. I started seeking Sacred Knowledge last year, and a scholar-to-be has advised me to get hadd punishment to […]