Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question: Assalamu alaykum What are some recommended duas and suras to be read in the Night Prayer? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate There are many narrations of the Prophet’s (may Allah bless him and give him peace) night worship. Mentioning all of them is […]
Answered by Shaykh Salman Younas Question: Assalam aleykum My friends and I pledged to build a school via a charity – we have pledged a lot of money with the intention for it to be accepted as sadaqa jariya for our parents. We aim to raise the money via organising various fundraising events such as […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question: Assalamu alaykum Please explain the following hadiths on drinking alcohol: 1. Abu’l-Darda’ narrated that the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: “No one who is addicted to alcohol will enter Paradise.” Narrated by Ibn Maajah, 3376. 2. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah […]
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: Assalamu alaykum I accidentally whistled Qur’an (fatihah) with no ill intention. Did I make kufr or mock the Qur`an? I stopped immediately and asked for forgiveness. Should I make ghusl to re-enter Islam and will all my previous prayers be accepted? I was having severe waswasa. Answer: Assalamu alaykum, […]
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ruling of swearing by Allah that one won’t do something, thereafter, they do that thing? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate If one swears by the name of Allah that they will or will not do something, it is obligatory for […]
Answered by Shaykh Farid Dingle Question: Assalamu alaykum My question is about 3 similar hadiths: “Indeed there will be a Mahdi who comes in my Ummah (ruling) living for five, or seven, or nine.”- Zaid was the one in doubt- He said: “We said: What is that?” He said: “Years.” He said: “A man will […]
Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question I came across an article on anti-Shi’ism and was troubled after speaking to a Shia friend who said that their lived reality is that they have relatives murdered for being Shia back home, and they believe the concept of the ummah to be a fallacy. How do we acknowledge […]
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question: Assalamu alaykum What is the awra of a man amongst family and/or strangers? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate The awra of a man is from just below the navel till just below the knees. This applies to a man in front of his […]
Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question: I am a Christian American and want to understand some Shafi’i Muslim customs. I have a friend who is Kurdish, Shafi`i Muslim and lives in Turkey. Can I send her a gift of a silver necklace with a small pendant holding an opal, and two diamond chips? Is this […]
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question What is the ruling of doing a good deed seeking worldly benefit? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate Seeking From Allah Most High It must be understood that even if someone seeks from Allah Most High worldly benefits the fact that they sought those […]
