Can Those in Major Impurity or Menstruation Recite Quranic Verses for...
Answered by Shaykh Anas al-Musa Question Is it permissible for someone in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) or a menstruating woman to recite the two protective suras (al-Mu‘awwidhatayn— al-Nas...
View ArticleCan I Cut Off My Mother Due to the Distress of Her Eloping?
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question One day, I caught my mother on a video call with a Muslim man I didn’t know. When I asked her, she lied and claimed he presented as a woman wanting to be...
View ArticleWhat Is the Importance of Consoling Others About the Future When Everything...
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question We often hear people consoling someone like, “It is going to be okay soon, in sha Allah.” As we believe and say that everything happens according to Allah’s...
View ArticleHow Does One Inculcate the Ability to Think Before Speaking?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question How does one think before one speaks? Like in practice, how does one apply this, remember this? Even in actions, sometimes one just acts automatically. Like...
View ArticleWhat if I Prayed Without Doing Proper Prostrations?
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I prayed and prostrated while sitting down. However, I was unaware that I should stretch further so that my head could touch my knee or that I should reach my...
View ArticleDoes One Have to Change Clothes if There Was a Possibility of Gelatin...
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If I eat something that could’ve touched gelatin and the crumbs fall on my clothes, do I have to change them? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and...
View ArticleCan We Take Money From Coaching Centres to Promote Them Without Having...
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a doubt; I live in India, and whenever the results of any big examination come out, like engineering or MBBS, toppers are paid money from different...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View ArticleCan a Man Listen to a Quran Recitation Done by a Woman Through Social Media...
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is listening to a woman’s recitation allowed if she covers herself properly? Also, if the voice arouses some men, is it the woman’s fault for using her best...
View ArticleIs it Permissible to Shave My Beard for my Acne Scar Treatment?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have to go for acne scar treatment, for which my doctor has asked me to shave off my beard since my beard has grown over some of my scars. Would I be a sinner...
View ArticleDoes the Consensus (Ijma‘) Refer Only to the Agreement of the Mujtahids of...
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Does the ijma‘ of the umma refer to the Mujtahids or all Muslims? Is it binding? What about movements rejecting it as a Shari‘a source? Are they outside...
View ArticleHow Do I Deal with the Disturbance Caused by a Loud Religious Broadcast?
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question There’s a local imam in my area who started giving daily lectures after the Fajr prayer over the loudspeakers. It disturbs me at home due to work. What...
View ArticleHow Can I Cultivate Thankfulness When Repenting? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question How can I cultivate thankfulness when repenting? Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat explains how cultivating thankfulness during repentance deepens one’s...
View ArticleHow Can I Cultivate Thankfulness When Repenting? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question How can I cultivate thankfulness when repenting? Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat offers guidance on purifying the heart during times of surrounding evil. Shaykh...
View ArticleHow Does One Balance Forbidding the Wrong and Having Compassion? – Shaykh...
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question How does one balance forbidding the wrong and having compassion? Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat explains the balance between forbidding the wrong and showing...
View ArticleIs Metal Impure Due to the Use of Gelatin?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I found articles mentioning that gelatin is used in processing many metals and metal surfaces. Does this mean that all metal is najis (impure)? Does this imply...
View ArticleDoes Mutual Separation Without Explicit Words Mean Divorce?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question We have been married for over five years, and during this time, we have separated three or four times. I have never explicitly said the words “you are divorced”...
View ArticleCan Giving Cattle or Slaughtering Remove Illness?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My daughter is unwell. I have heard of giving live cattle to a poor person for life, so Allah gives shifa. I’ve seen/heard people slaughter cattle, offering...
View ArticleCan the Area Between the Mustache and Beard (Sibal) Be Trimmed?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I would like to know about “Sibal”, the area between the mustache and beard. Firstly, are we allowed to trim this? There is mention of proof for this. Is this...
View ArticleCan Parents Reject a Proposal Based on Culture or Because They Don’t Like Him?
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question Can parents reject a proposal from a pious man because they don’t like him and his family? He doesn’t have a university degree but is independent, working...
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