Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to pray two rak‘a of ‘Isha sunna prayers behind an Imam who is praying Tarawih? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is permissible to pray the sunna of ‘Isha prayer behind an Imam who is praying Tarawih. Amongst the conditions […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ruling on praying at the masjid while maintaining social distancing in the context of the hadith in which we are supposed to stand shoulder to shoulder and feet to feet; otherwise, shaytan will come between us? Is it permissible to pray with 6ft between each other? […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ruling regarding a man praying without a shirt? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is prohibitively disliked for a man to pray without a shirt unless due to an excuse. Amongst that which is disliked is for a man to […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch   Question   What is the definition of sin? Is doing a Haram action out of ignorance or out of forgetfulness a sin? What is meant by the word (dhamb), with regards to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace)?   Answer In the Name of Allah, […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question 1. Is it wrong for a person to pray without knowledge of the conditions of prayer (Rukun), even if what he has done meets the necessary conditions? 2. If there are many scholars that we respect and believe in their knowledge, we choose to ask only one is that […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch   Question If a person does a good deed solely for worldly benefits is s/he a disbeliever and are all their deeds void?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate In order to answer your question it is necessary to first lay down a framework. […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Must I seek forgiveness from those with whom I have had illicit relations before Islam? Does my going to a massage parlor before Islam make me guilty of the sin of participating in sex trafficking? Since then, I’ve made dua and donated to help stop these places. Also, I’ve […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What intimacy is allowed between a husband and a wife during her menstruation? Is it permissible to bring one’s wife to orgasm by intimate touching of her private part while covered with a barrier? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. In summary, it is […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do we understand supplications and verses of the Quran and Hadith that refer to doing something in the Name of Allah? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “No slave (of […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the wisdom of the prohibition of keeping a dog? What should one do if they live with someone who has a dog? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. The underlying wisdom in the prohibition of keeping a dog is something that Allah […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible to combine intentions of make up fasts for Ramadan with the intention of the six days of Shawwal? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Merging the Intentions Combining the intention of a missed fast for Ramadan during Shawwal with the intention […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What do I do if I feel urine coming out, especially if this occurs during wudu? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. A mere feeling of urine coming out does not invalidate your wudu. [Shurunbulali, Maraqi al-Falah] With that being said, you are not […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it valid in the Hanafi school for a woman to pray whilst wearing a mask that covers the face? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. It is valid for a woman to pray while wearing something that covers her face. However, if when […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do I properly pronounce the Names of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), Ahmad and Muhammad? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. How to Pronounce the Names: Ahmad and Muhammad The two blessed names of the Prophet (may Allah […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I have been praying Witr prayer as 1 rak‘a for many years, must I repeat them? How should I go about making up my missed prayers? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Witr Prayer in the Hanafi School In the Hanafi school, the Witr […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it considered backbiting to discuss athletes and celebrities for the entertainment they produce? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and give him peace) was asked, “What is backbiting?” He replied, “To mention your brother with […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch   Question Can I take a dispensation regarding the method of Witr prayer seeing as my father follows the Literalist way and scrutinizes my prayer?   Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate In theory, it is permissible to pray the Witr prayer according to any […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I need to ask about hadith in Muslim no. 57f. It says: A fornicator who fornicates is not a believer as long as he commits fornication, and no one who steals is not a believer as long as he commits theft, and no one who drinks wine is not […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question When I am on my laptop, I open a tab of my course with the intention of studying. But sometimes I open another tab and watch other videos or search for other stuff. When someone sees my screen I switch to the studying tab, and when asked, I say […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I believe this is a spiritual question, but I’m not sure myself. I have been told Muslims should “eat everything” because Allah has given us so many beautiful foods that we should not say “no” to any of them. And if you say no, that means you are not […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch   Question Does the narration that the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and give him peace) soul is returned to him in his grave contradict the belief that the Prophets are alive in their graves? Answer There is no contradiction between this narration and belief. The intermediary realm (the Barzakh), […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How do we understand fear of Allah, fear of punishment, and fear of a bad ending, especially since we are encouraged to be grateful, to have love, and to rely upon Allah, which seem contradictory to fear? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Fear […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible for Muslims to pray in a congregation while standing apart 2 meters due to social distancing requirements? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. Usually, it would be disliked for those praying in the congregation to leave such gaps in the rows. […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question As I was keeping a fast for Shawwal, I did something that would invalidate a fast before Fajr time had entered but within the time frame of the 10-minute window, which some scholars say is when a fasting person should stop eating or doing anything that invalidates the fast. […]