Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I know that Shias believe that if there is cat hair on your prayer clothes, then your prayer is void. Is this true? (I am a Sunni) Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. Cat Hair […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I’ve read that your head and feet must be dry during wudu, is this true? Also, does my ears also have to be dry? Can my feet and head (maybe ears) be damp? I also read that the wudu water can’t be mixed with other water, is this true? […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question With respect to obsessive misgivings (waswasa), keep in mind that the default assumption of all acts of worship is soundness and validity. What is the clear meaning of soundness and validity? Does it mean the act of doing it? For example, if I had najasa on hand and I […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question What are the options permissible for stoning three Jamarat on the 11th and 12th Dhul-Hijja, in Hanfi Madhab? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, The stoning during the 11th and 12th Dhul Hijja must happen after Zawal ( the time for the Zuhr prayer). After […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question A few years ago, I did not know this was the case, and I used to do istimna as a young teenager. Just over a year later, I had come to know that pleasurable ejaculation of semen invalidated prayer. Also, I did not know that the post-ejaculation secretion made […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question One can purify an impure mouth by spitting out or washing it. 1. For spiting: a) They say to spit till no trace of blood is left, but do you need to wait for saliva to build/move your tongue around, or can you spit out quickly back to back? […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Does that break prayer if one continues the third “Subhana rabbi al-A‘la” while getting up from the sujud? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. No, your prayer will remain valid because you have not missed […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I would like to ask if it is permissible to pray a Nafal prayer between the Sunnah and the Fardh of Fajr. Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. It is disliked to pray after dawn […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question My query is concerning is about some amount of Urine on the Floor and tap water falling on it. Are the splashes resulting from this filthy? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. As long as […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question At the beginning of the day, I took a pair of clean underwear from the drawer to wear. I thought nothing of this. Before the Isha prayer, I visited the bathroom and noticed dried white streaks on one side of the underwear. To my knowledge, that day, there was […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Due to my family’s non-practicing Turkish life, I was raised like that, too. I never prayed salah because 1. I didn’t know I had to, I thought you could decide if you wanted to. 2. They never taught me. And I live in Belgium, so it was filled with […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I have a question regarding travelers’ prayers as described in Shurunbulali’s Maraqi al-Sa‘adat. I have read various answers regarding this in Seekers, but I am not confident in my understanding. He writes (paraphrased) that certain rulings take effect when a minimum travel of three days on a camel is […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is it sinful in the Hanafi Madhab to pray less than one day’s worth of Qada prayer per day? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. It depends on the number of prayers you have to […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Usually, when I pass stool, urine exits. Usually, after urinating, there is some urine at the tip of the private part, I use water to clean it, but this water also goes downwards a bit on my backside because I also use my hand to wash my anus after […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is it preferable to work after the Friday prayer is over or is it “makruh”? Is it a command from Allah (Most High) to work on that day after the prayer is finished? I am asking this because it has been a tradition among muslims in my country (Albania) […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Most of the places here have Jumah Congregation time around 1:30 PM. If a person completely forgot that today is Friday and has already performed Zuhr prayer. What should he do if he realizes it after 2:00 PM ? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question When I didn’t used to clean myself from impurities properly, and I scratched over an area that had najis on it and never washed it, what should I do? Is quickly washing your hands enough? So every time I did wudu, I washed my hands. Can I assume the […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question If I put a bandage on my foot after making wudu, and then put on socks which fulfill the conditions of wiping, does the bandage underneath the sock have any effect on the ruling of wiping? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question If while doing istinja you, later on, see that your finger is a bit discolored but have poured water over it more than three times while cleaning yourself, & have used that to clean other places, is everything you cleaned & wherever water splashed considered impure?   Filth was […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Does saying a thing of kufr during ghusl invalidate it? Do you have to start over? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. Purity No, uttering a statement of disbelief (may Allah protect us from such […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Does it invalidate the prayer if we dangle our hands/hold them to our sides. Instead of folding our hands. Someone said that sadl is accepted in all the madhabs and its the safest opinion and should be done out of precaution. Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I’m not circumcised but have a short foreskin.  I wanted get circumcised some years ago but my doctor said I shouldn’t. Now, many years later I don’t actually want to and I am afraid of operations. Are my prayers actually valid or should I get circumcised and make them […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I’ve read that in the case of istinja’ (for females), it’s only necessary to wash the outer area of the private part and not between the vaginal lips. But I also read that water that goes into the vagina and comes out is najis. So, in that case, the […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is it enough to use water in order to purify an item affected by filthy oil? Or do I have to use soap? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. It is enough to use water […]