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Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Do you have resources in English that are appropriate for brand-new converts to learn the absolute basics of their Deen? Someone approached me about this online. He converted two days ago, and I don’t know where to send him. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate. […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I stayed up late gaming, worried I might miss Fajr but believing I could wake up. I set three alarms, asked a friend and family to wake me, and intended to pray, yet slept through Fajr. Are missing Fajr and voluntarily staying up separate legal matters? If I genuinely […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I know wailing over someone’s death is haram, but I read that it is permissible if it is the only way to ease the pain, provided one does not mock Allah or question His decree. I do not trust the source, so could you clarify? Also, if someone dies […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I have read many of your wonderful answers regarding the permissibility of inshad, yet I was wondering if the Companions or the salaf after them engaged in singing spiritual poetry. A contemporary shaykh says nashid is impermissible, and one book seems to indicate that great Companions like Umar did […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question If I bullied a classmate as a teenager, do I need to seek forgiveness from his parents as well, given that they were the ones who complained to the school, or does seeking his forgiveness suffice? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate. Wa alaykum al-salam. […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question In the tashahhud, at the part “salamun alayna wa ala ibadillahis salihin,” I have unfortunately been reciting “salamun alayna ibadillahis salihin” out of ignorance. Are all my prayers from the time of this mistake invalid, and do they need to be made up? Answer In the Name of Allah, […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question One of the names of Allah is al-Salam, but how can peace be the balance between mercy and tribulation? Doesn’t peace mean being completely immersed in mercy, without any trace of tribulation? Wouldn’t that be a better concept of peace? And if peace is the balance between tribulation and […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If Allah tells us to follow and imitate the Prophet in everything, isn’t there an incident where he didn’t say In sha’ Allah for something? Don’t those contradict each other? I am having doubts. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah remove your doubts […]