Should We Raise Our Hands in the Shafi’i School during the Imam’s Dua for...
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question During salah, when the Imam makes dua, for example, during the witr or during recent duas for Palestine, should we raise our hands as well, or should we leave...
View ArticleWhen Does One Start the Waiting Period (‘Idda) in a Khul’ or Faskh Case?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I will soon be filing for a khul‘ (female-initiated divorce). My lawyer told me that with the court process and notification procedures, it can take 3-5 months...
View ArticleCan I Still Perform Hajj despite Saudi Arabia’s Political Positions?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question For long, but now shamelessly open, Saudi Arabia supports Israel. Although Allah (Most High) repeatedly warns us of collaboration with the enemies of Islam, we...
View ArticleMust I Make Up All My Prayers as a Hanafi or Take the Opinion of Ibn Taymiyya?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question So, recently I found out that I’ve been praying wrong all the time. I‘ve been praying by just reciting one verse after Surat al-Fatiha, and I constantly made...
View ArticleWhat is Considered a Full-Length Beard in the Shafi‘i School?
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question The minimum requirement for a beard in the Shafi school is that it grows on the chin. If one were to extend his chin (goatee) to a length of fist length or...
View ArticleWill My Tailored Clothes Count as Acquired From Illicit Money?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I bought several thobes with halal money (approx $500 worth). I then went to tailor the thobes above the ankles and used some cash available in the home...
View ArticleWhat Is the Grading of the Hadith, There Will Be Tribulation in the Levant,...
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I would like to know the grading of hadith. It is from the Book of Tribulations (Kitab al-Fitan). It didn’t have a number, but it is this: Sa‘id ibn...
View ArticleIs It Necessary for Me to Pay Zakat, Perform Missed (Qada’) Prayers, and...
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I was born into a family where we considered ourselves “Muslims by the name.” Still, we didn’t do daily prayers, were quite secular, and didn’t take practicing...
View ArticleDoes Praying without Ghusl Due to Embarrassment Invalidate Others’ Salah in...
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question If an individual, upon whom ghusl is obligatory, is called to pray and, out of embarrassment, joins the prayer alongside two other men, does this affect the...
View ArticleWhen Should I Pray Maghrib?
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is my Maghrib valid if I finished praying around 8:45 p.m. and sunset was 7:42 p.m.? I followed a mosque in our area, which says that Maghrib is at 7:54 p.m.,...
View ArticleWhat Is the Ruling on Child Sexual Abuse in Islam?
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question What is the ruling on child sexual abuse in Islam? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate I hope you’re doing well, insha’Allah. It would...
View ArticleIs The One Who Is Pleased With a Sin Like a Witness to it?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Al-‘Urs ibn ‘Amira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When sin is committed on the earth, whoever witnessed it and hated it and...
View ArticleHow Often Does One Check for Irregular Discharge?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I used to have regular clear/white vaginal discharge, but recently, I have started to have small amounts of light green discharge as well, without any odor or...
View ArticleDoes Looking at the Body of a Woman Make Her Impermissible?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Does looking at the body of a girl before marriage make her haram to marry? Can we touch the buttocks of one’s wife and have anal intercourse? Answer In the...
View ArticleIf I Remarried After the Waiting Period, Will the New Marriage Contract Reset?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Sadly, my wife and I of 4 years have been struggling with marital issues for a long time. Unfortunately, this has resulted in me divorcing her a second time....
View ArticleWhat Are Your Thoughts about Giving Joy to Others in Order to Have Joy?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I saw a series in which one person cured his depression and death wish through the joy of others. Isn’t that what we should also desire(to be happy)? I...
View ArticleIs It Permissible to Promise Marriage to a Girl I Love as a Young Muslim?
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I am a young Muslim who started to like a girl when we started talking. As we moved forward, I started loving her for her religious commitment and for Allah....
View ArticleThe Hanafi Way: Kufa
This is the sixth article in a series based on the On Demand Course: The Hanafi Way: Lessons from Kawthari’s Fiqh Ahl al Iraq. It lays out the great defense of the Hanafi school in the 20th century by...
View ArticleI Am Confused About Whether I Can Pay Expiations (kaffara) Through a Mosque....
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If someone cannot feed 10 poor people because it is difficult to do so, and they want to pay the monetary value instead, how much money should be given for each...
View ArticleWill Watching Haram Content On a Course Make My Qualification Haram?
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question I am studying premed in college. Last year, I took a course in my college called Speculative Fiction & Film. It contained watching, reviewing, and...
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