Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I have a few questions about the Fatwa titled “The Ship to Salvation” by Ustadh Mostafa Azzam: Regarding the conditions for purifying with stones: What does the phrase “that nothing else contact it” mean? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Does the amount of one’s saved money need to equal the value of 84 grams of gold or 595 grams of silver to pay zakat? There’s a significant difference between the value of that amount of gold and silver. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I am a student with limited time for religious studies, and I plan to gradually study the fiqh of fasting according to the Shafi‘i Madhab. Consequently, I have been postponing my qadha fasts. Previously, I followed the Hanbali Madhab, which allows the delay of qadha fasts until the next Ramadan. […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Please clarify the following issues in the Shafi’i School: Partaking of meals at the home of the deceased. Is it the same rule in the funeral house? If a person (e.g., family, neighbors, friends, etc.) goes for consolation in the deceased’s home on the first, second, or third day and […]