Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question  First, I’d like to thank you for all the good things you’re doing for the Ummah on this website. May Allah bless you all, accept your good deeds, and make everything easy. I have a severe recurring speech impediment that often comes up in prayer. Sometimes I can recite […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Does the Urdu expression “tum azad ho meri tarf se” count as divorce? Would it still count if a husband says that to his wife without the intention to divorce her? This phrase is used for divorce in my location. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question  A husband once used some unclear words of divorce, “our relationship is finished,” to his wife. When asked about his intention, he denied that he intended to divorce; now, after some months, he lied about another issue. Now the wife is confused about whether the husband lied about his […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question  Can I give sixty meals to one underprivileged family as a kaffara (penalty) for breaking an obligatory fast intentionally? Answer In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Especially Merciful. In the Shafi‘i School, the expiation is only for fasts broken by deliberate sexual intercourse. However, the Hanafi School […]