Am I Worshipping Allah Most High If I Study Islam for the Joy It Brings...
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Am I worshipping Allah Most High if I study Islam for the Joy it brings me? If someone wants to study Islam and become a scholar because studying Islam...
View ArticleCan I Teach Quran Despite Not Having Obtained an Ijaza?
Answered by Shaykh Anas al-Musa Question Can I teach the Quran despite not having obtained an Ijaza? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Yes, you can teach Quranic...
View ArticleWhat Is Meant by a Good Life in Surah Al-Nahl Verse 97?
Answered by Shaykh Anas al-Mousa Question What is meant by a good life in the verse: “Whoever does good, whether male or female, and is a believer, We will surely bless them with a good life, and We...
View ArticleWas the Entire Quran Written During the Lifetime of the Messenger of Allah?
Answered by Shaykh Anas al-Mousa Question Was the entire Quran written during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah? Answer In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Yes, the Quran...
View ArticleDo I Need To Write a Contract if I Lend Someone Money?
Answered by Shaykh Dr. Bassem Itani Question Do I need to write a contract if I lend someone money? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate and Most Merciful The Importance of Documenting Debt...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Financial Responsibility Does One Have for One’s Sister?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I have read that a brother is not obliged to spend money on his sister (even if she is poor and he is financially independent). Is this true? Answer In the...
View ArticleWill One Be Punished by Looking Into the Sky While Praying As Mentioned in...
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I wanted to ask about a hadith in Bukhari (750). Does this mean that every person doing so will be punished by losing their eyesight before dying or that this...
View ArticleDo I Have to Give an Expiation if I Made an Oath Not to Perform an Act If...
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I made an oath in Itikaf not to perform such and such action if Allah forgave me. Still, I’m not entirely sure whether I have to follow this oath as it involves...
View ArticleHow Should I Formulate Intentions for Worship?
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question “An intention is a condition for the validity of the prayer. Thus, at an absolute minimum, you should intend that it is [1] a makeup and [2] which prayer it...
View ArticleWhat Does Establishing the Shaa’ir of Prayer Mean?
Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Carr Question In a recent response by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan on your website about the obligation to pray at the mosque, the term “establishing the Shaa’ir of prayer” was...
View ArticleIs It Permissible To Work as an Auditor if It Involves Entering Casinos?
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In auditing, we sometimes need to enter a casino to perform stock counts and review client files. Is this permissible? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most...
View ArticleAre Multiple Friday Prayers in One City Permissible?-Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Are Multiple Friday Prayers in One City Permissible? In cities with multiple mosques, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani will clarify the validity of prayers conducted in more than...
View ArticleIs Wudu Required in Order to Touch the Bible?-Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Is Wudu Required in Order to Touch the Bible? In addition to the Quran, previous communities received other sacred scriptures, which have undergone modifications over...
View ArticleWhy Do Women Pray behind Men?-Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Why Do Women Pray behind Men? We are accustomed to a specific order of lines during prayers, such as women behind men, children in front of women, or a single man...
View ArticleCan I Recite Other Sunna Adhkar in the Prayer?-Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Can I Recite Other Sunna Adhkar in the Prayer? During prayer, to draw even closer to Allah, we aim to increase our supplications. Shaykh Faraz will explain how to...
View ArticleCan I Switch to Following the Shafi’i School?-Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Can I Switch to Following the Shafi’i School? For various reasons, such as study or personal circumstances, there may be a need to change one’s Madhab (school of...
View ArticleDo Good Deeds Benefit Me If I Keep Falling into Sin?-Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Do Good Deeds Benefit Me If I Keep Falling into Sin? Even when committed to good deeds such as reading the Quran and giving zakat, it’s possible to fall into sin...
View ArticleDoes a Goatee Fulfill the Minimum of the Beard in the Hanafi School?-Shaykh...
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Does a Goatee Fulfill the Minimum of the Beard in the Hanafi School? There are numerous styles of beard cuts, but which ones truly adhere to the Sunna? Shaykh Faraz...
View ArticleDoes an Degree Based on Dishonesty Render Income Impermissible?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question If one were to do a Master’s degree in Data Science, and let’s assume the worst case, they cheated throughout the entire degree on everything, like exams and...
View ArticleWhat Did Imam Shafi‘i Say About the Shi‘a?
Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I’ve read about his sympathy for the Family of Rasulullah (Allah bless him and give him peace) and his love for both Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)...
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