Shafi'i Fiqh

March 18, 2023 5 mins

How Do I Deal with a Wife Who Resists Intimacy?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question My wife never desires intimacy, and I have done everything she desires to encourage her to be sweet with me when we are ready to be intimate. When I want to be intimate with her, the following happens most of the time. She says she thinks she is having […]
March 17, 2023 2 mins

How To Pray Missed Fajr Prayers Behind the Imam?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I have embarked on making up for the missed prayers in my youth. This Ramadan, we are performing our tarawih at home, and I read an earlier post that advised that one pray the missed fajr prayers behind the imam. Would one still be required to perform the Qunut? […]
March 17, 2023 2 mins

Is Having a Long Goatee Beard Permissible if One Cannot Keep a Full Beard Clean?

Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question Is having a long goatee beard permissible if one cannot keep a full beard clean? Answer In the Shafi’i school, having a beard is a great sunna; shaving it off is makruh or reprehensible. [Tuhfat al-Muhtaj] The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) exhorted Muslim men strongly […]
March 16, 2023 2 mins

Does Wetness Inside the Vaginal Lips Necessitate Ghusl and Invalidate the Fast?

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I had a wet dream, and when I woke up, I didn’t see any discharge on my underwear, so I didn’t do ghusl. Then I read in an article that a woman having a wet dream may not result in much discharge compared to men and may not reach […]