Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question How do you wet your hand in wudu before wiping your head? How do you know if it is too dry or too wet? What if the hands aren’t exactly parallel when wiping? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Simply wetting your hands under the […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question When I do istinja after urinating, my testicles are hanging. Therefore, the water that falls off the tip goes onto my testicles. I always used to have this issue and would have to wash my testicles and then my thighs, as a result of my OCD. My teacher told […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question In the Hanafi madhab, does a person performing Hajj have to shorten their prayers? Answer If you fulfill the conditions of being a traveler while performing your Pilgrimage you will have to pray as a traveler. If you don’t fulfill them then you will pray as a resident. [Shurunbulali, […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I hit puberty and miss the whole of 2017 fasts and 1 from 2018 out of ignorance that I needed to start fasting. All these years past I didn’t know I had to make them up till now. Do I still have to pay compensation for all the Ramadans […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I have run into some times of what seemed to be assisting with sin, am I correct? Taking a video of a sister without a hijab, and she wants to post it. Feeding a sister’s cat her haram cat food while she was away Helping my brother remove a […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I’m taking Imam Mawsili’s Mukhtar course right now and it was mentioned that if three people are praying in a congregation, they’d stand behind the Imam, but not directly behind. Previously we prayed with two people standing behind the Imam. Do I have to repeat my prayer, or was […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question What is a practical way to pass by someone performing salah who is in your way? Can you carry a large purse in your hand as a “mobile sutra (barrier)” between you and them as you move in front of them? Can you find something like a piece of […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I sometimes plan monthly trips where I’ll visit family and friends in different locations that each exceed 77km and stay in each location for about one week. Presumably, I’d shorten my prayers each week for a month, as both the distance and time requirement is satisfied. I was told, […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question In the past, whenever I arrived late for congregational prayer, I used to recite durood in the imam’s last raka and my own last raka (two in total) and give salam only in my last raka. I asked a friend who is studying to become a scholar about this, […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Last Ramadan while in a car, I vomited more than a mouthful due to nausea. I didn’t try to hold it in, but there was debris in my mouth and throat. I spit out as much as possible in a bag. I did not rinse my mouth with water. […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I told my wife about having to go to the office today and as she wasn’t listening properly so she said “ yes it’s better if you don’t go.” So I repeated angrily “I need to go.” As I have waswas around kinaya words I’m not sure what my […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I was born a Muslim, but I was never really sure if there was a God or not, and I didn’t know if Islam was the true and only religion. I thought that every religion has something right. So I had these mindsets that leaned towards disbelief, but at […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Does swallowing mucus invalidate my fast? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. No, swallowing mucus that has reached one’s mouth through one’s nose or one’s throat does not invalidate one’s fast. [Shurunbulali, Maraqi al-Falah] This is because by doing so, one is not entering anything into […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is saying all of Bismillah before Fatiha behind Imam by mistake makruh tahrimi? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. According to the Hanafi school, it is prohibitively disliked (Makruh Tahrimi) for a follower to recite […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Does Trichomycosis axillaris prevent water from reaching hair during ghusl or is it excused? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. Trichomycosis axillaris is a superficial bacterial infection of underarm hair. This infection which produces a […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Do I have to fast again if I swallowed toothpaste residue left in my mouth after brushing my teeth? In Ramadhan, throughout the day I would occasionally find what I later found out to be something like toothpaste residue, the actual residue felt almost web-like, is my fast broken […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I read online that tears due to infection are impure and wudu needs to be repeated however if I have an eye infection and my tears come out but it is because I yawned are the tears impure or is it just when it is released because of the […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question During silent prayers, if I start late for any reason, I can’t tell if the imam finished his Thana or not. Should I recite it anyway? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,  Yes, it is sunna for the latecomer to recite the opening glorifications (thana’) […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I am a single Muslim male of 23 years living with my parents. I started earning six months ago. Is qurbani fardh on me? I started earning six months ago and don’t reach the nisab value from my own earned money yet. Answer As long as your wealth does […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is ghusl valid if there is no intention? If this is the case, it is technically possible and valid to do ghusl unintentionally. For example, suppose you go to the beach or a swimming pool (where the water is clean of course). You jump in the water, get wet, […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question It Is obligatory to send blessings on the Prophet (peace and blessing upon him) during the last sitting of the Prayer? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. The Ruling Sending blessings on the Prophet (peace […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Can I perform qada prayers even if I don’t know the exact date? Also, do I have to pray everything in between again because I prayed without doing my qada, or is it excused? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I understand that wiping the head is sufficient for wudu, but for a ghusl, the hair and hair root must be washed. So, when it comes to hair treatment or hair dyeing, it should not form any layer that prevents water from passing through. So, what does this all […]

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I have prayed without washing the splashes of water from my body that reached me while I was relieving myself in the toilet. Was my prayer valid? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. The splashing […]