Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is it better to make a lengthy supplication in the last third of the night, or to use that time for more Tahajjud and make the long supplication during the day? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah accept your devotion and grant […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Where is the fine line between intercession (tawassul) and idolatry (shirk), especially when visiting graves (ziyara) and making supplication (dua)? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate The very concern you express shows a heart that seeks to keep its worship for Allah alone. This is […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I want to ask if living with parents in one’s late 20s is unmanly for a Muslim. I recently graduated from medical school and am waiting to start working. I can’t afford to live alone and feel anxious about my situation. Am I sinning by ‘leeching’ off my family? […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I have read that in istikhara one should set aside one’s own inclination. Yet in supplication (du’a) and the night prayer (tahajjud), we ask for something specific. Can I do both at once, or does that nullify the istikhara? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful. […]