Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question How should a Muslim deal with severe anxiety and intrusive fears about causing harm, even when no action has occurred? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate Such thoughts are not sinful. The very distress you feel is a sign of faith. If someone truly wished […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question The night (al-layl) begins at Maghrib. But I know that night prayer (qiyam al-layl) is specifically after Isha. My question: when the Quran and hadith describe the virtue of worshipping at night, do they mean only after Isha—or does any act of worship from Maghrib to Fajr carry that […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question During a period of severe anxiety, I made vows to Allah, including promises to perform certain acts of worship and statements about punishment if I sinned again. I have not fulfilled those vows and may owe multiple kaffara payments. I recently bought home exercise equipment. Was I required to […]

Who Will be The Last Person to Leave Hellfire? Question Hasan al-Basri (Allah be pleased with him) would express a wish to be the last person to leave Hell, referencing a hadith that describes this person’s departure after one thousand years. Could you provide the specific hadith and its authenticity that he was referring to, […]