Ustadh Sufyan Qufi

October 9, 2024 1 min

Does Drinking Out of Forgetfulness Break My Fast?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question After Wudu I accidentally drank some water (of the leftover water) because it is Sunna. But I was fasting. Is my fast still valid? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. Yes, your fast is […]
October 8, 2024 2 mins

Does a Woman Need to Perform a Ritual Bath After Washing Clothes Stained by Peri...

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question When a woman washes her or other female’s clothes that have period blood/stains on them, does she need to do a ghusl? Or can she just do wudu and pray? (Please note that in this scenario, the woman is not under her menses, but she is washing the clothes […]
October 4, 2024 3 mins

What Should I Do After Finding Mucus Upon Urinating?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question When upon waking and then going to the toilet and urinating, and finding yellow secretions after wiping, can that just be related to urine instead of mani? Is it safe to assume it is urine? bare in mind, nothing, no wetness is seen on any garments, nor any dream […]
September 30, 2024 2 mins

Should I Make Up Fasts Because I Was Not Using a Kursuf?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I used to not check whether my period was done by inserting cotton I would just wait until I didn’t see blood on my pad because I didn’t know about it. But does this mean that during Ramadan, when I did this, I actually did ghusl too early? What […]
September 28, 2024 3 mins

Is My Prayer Invalid When a Foot of the Imam Is behind Mine?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question When praying congregation as 2 people (1 Imam and 1 follower), we stand side by side, but I stand a little behind the Imam. Even with this precaution, people when they are about to go in sujood take a step backwards which leads to me (the follower) potentially being […]
September 28, 2024 3 mins

How Should I Deal with Eczema That Bleeds Easily?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question How much blood does cause the wudu to be nullified? I have a skin disease with eczema around my face which bleeds very easily just from wiping my face. I would complete my wudu and wipe my face with a tissue and see blood on it. Is my wudu […]
September 28, 2024 2 mins

How Should I Deal With a Stain of Irregular Bleeding?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question At school, I felt some discharge that seemed like istihadha, but I was too scared to check since I didn’t have time to clean, do wudhu, and pray. So, I just did wudu and prayed Dhuhr, Asr, and Maghrib. When I got home, I checked and found brown istihadha […]
September 27, 2024 2 mins

How Should I Make Up a Forgotten Prostration?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I was praying dhuhr prayer and I was on my last cycle. I had just done a prostration and started doing the tashahhud, when I felt as though I had only made one prostration instead of two. I stopped the Tashahud and said “Rabbir-ghfir li” twice and I went […]
September 27, 2024 2 mins

What Intention Should I Have When Making up Prayers?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Based on the opinion I obtained from another answer in regards to make up prayer intentions: “No need to specify which make up.” Does that mean you can pray Isha makeup prayers and Witr makeup prayers completely separately – with no specific intention of them both being from the […]
September 8, 2024 2 mins

Does a Mistake in the Closing Salam Invalidate the Prayer? – Ustadh Sufyan...

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question What is the ruling in case the imam ends his prayer with saying ‘As-salaatu alaikoem wa rahmatullah’ by mistake as his first ‘salam’, but did give proper salam for this second ‘salam’? Afterwards he did not do sajda sahw. Is the salah of the imam valid or should he […]
September 1, 2024 2 mins

Does Using a Marine Air Conditioner Break the Fast?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I have problems with asthma, especially during the night and early morning hours. On the advice of my doctor, I have now bought a marine air conditioner; it helps me breathe without using an asthma inhalator. The device works as follows: you fill it with water and put a […]
August 30, 2024 2 mins

Is the Leftover Water on My Body after an Istinja Pure?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Could you please tell me if the istinja water that flows a little here and there (to the side of the butt perhaps) should be considered najis or pure? It may be the same water that washed away the urine and flowed to the side. This is a case […]
August 30, 2024 2 mins

Does a Bloody Hand Render Filthy a Touched Item?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question If someone touches menstrual blood, her hand becomes wet. Then she touches an object without washing her hand, but no traces have been transferred, i.e., there is no redness on that object. Is the object pure or impure? Similarly, if someone has menstrual blood on her clothes, which are […]
August 25, 2024 3 mins

Can I Visit the Rawda While Menstruating?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Can I enter the Haram Nabawi and visit Rawda Sharifa if I have my period? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. Tremendous rewards await those who have the chance to enter the Rawda al-Sharif, […]
August 25, 2024 4 mins

Is Gradual Change Permissible in Islam?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is it permissible to change gradually? I feel as though if you don’t leave the sins and bad habits in one go and don’t try recompensing past sins like missed Salah, zakat, and Sawm immediately, the tawba is not accepted. I get very technical with the conditions of tawba. […]
August 3, 2024 2 mins

Is My Salat Valid if I Moved Quickly Due to Nervousness?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I was wondering about moving fast in prayer. During Salat, I was nervous and moved quickly. When getting up from sujud, I went to the sitting position quickly, without my body being still. Is my salat valid despite this mistake? Answer I pray this finds you in the best […]
July 28, 2024 2 mins

Does Doing Istinja’ in the Shower Make the Bathtub Impure?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question If you do istinja’ in the shower with dry impurities, does the shower water and bathtub floor become impure? I’m sure no impurity spread. If the bathtub is impure, I’m worried it will contaminate my feet and house. What should I do? Answer In the name of Allah, Most […]
July 21, 2024 2 mins

Does Rinsing My Fingers after Blowing My Nose Invalidate My Wudu?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question When I put water in my nose in wudu and blow it out with my left hand when pulling out all that’s in my nose. On my fingers, I always get mucus on my fingers, so I put a bit of water on my fingertips to wash that away […]
July 20, 2024 1 min

Is the Mere Possibility of Cross-Contamination Enough to Render a Product Prohib...

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question If there is a possibility of cross-contamination with other ingredients that may be impermissible, would the products still be fine? For example, the manufacturer says: “we can’t promise that there won’t be any cross-contamination during the manufacturing process because our labs follow different cleaning procedures depending on the product.” […]
July 20, 2024 2 mins

Does Discovering Madhi (pre-seminal fluid) Invalidate My Previous Prayers?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I saw madhi (pre-seminal fluid) hours after Isha and felt something around Dhuhr but ignored it. Should I repeat the prayers from Dhuhr to Isha, and how should I do it? Answer I pray this finds you in the best of states. You were right to ignore the feelings […]
July 20, 2024 2 mins

Does Adhesive Residue Prevent the Validity of Ghusl and Wudu?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question If a person removed a bandage and attempted to clean the residue with rubbing alcohol/disinfectant before taking a ghusl, but later after taking the ghusl they discovered a small amount of leftover bandage glue they accidentally missed, what should they do? Also, generally speaking, is there a certain excusable […]
July 13, 2024 4 mins

Were the Companions Aware of the Rational Proofs for the Existence of God? ̵...

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question 1) Did the Salaf have proof for God’s existence or did they believe in God because their parents did? (The mutakallimin, it seems, condemned this kind of faith, though, as mentioned) 2) Did the Salaf know the proofs regarding the existence of God mentioned in the Qur’an? Answer I […]
July 6, 2024 2 mins

Can I Pray with Someone Sleeping in Front of Me?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I stay in a girls’ hostel with limited floor space. Can I pray on my bed using a sutra if another girl is lying or sleeping in front of me towards the qibla? Answer I pray this finds you in the best of states. It is not disliked to […]
July 6, 2024 2 mins

Is It Possible to Be Ritually Clean Despite Urinating in the Shower?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question If you are a woman who doesn’t know much about the rules of urine and how to clean it and such and you urinate in the shower but you finish your shower thinking you are clean, is this enough to be pure? Answer I pray this finds you in […]