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Drinking alcohol free drinks

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

What is the ruling on drinking alcohol free beer? Answer It is permissible to drink any drink that is pure and unharmful, so if the drink in question is free of alcohol, then drinking it is permissible.

Paying for wife's medical expenses

Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher

Is it the relied-upon position in our school that the husband does not have to pay for his wife's medical expenses? Does the ruling change if the husband does not allow his wife to work or if he has not paid her the full…

Breast milk or formula milk

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Does the husband have the right to decide whether his wife should breastfeed their baby or give it formula milk?

Intention for the call to prayer

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

If one calls the call to prayer to announce the entrance of the time, is it a condition for its validity that one have an intention? Answer The most correct opinion in our school is that one does not need an intention fo…

Shaving one's head

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is it offensive to shave one's head completely without need when one is not performing hajj or `umrah? Answer It is not offensive to shave one's head completely if one is not performing hajj or `umrah, even if without ne…

Responding to greeting other than salam

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is it obligatory to return someone's greeting if he does not say 'peace be upon you', but something else such as the greeting, 'May Allah give you a good morning'? Answer It is not obligatory to return any greeting excep…

Stretching one's feet towards the direction of prayer

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is it unlawful or offensive to stretch one's feet out towards the direction of prayer?

Washing from the elbows in ablution

Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya, SunniPath Academy Teacher

It mentions in Reliance that one should start washing at their elbows when making wudhu from a faucet. It says in another text that one should start at the fingertips unless someone is pouring water for one. And do Ibn H…

One call to prayer in a town for all the mosques

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

What is the opinion of the early scholars about having one call to prayer for all of the mosques such that the call to prayer is performed in one place and is broadcasted through the radio? Something similar occurs in Ca…

Wahhabism: Imam Muhammad Abu Zahra Explains

Shaykh Gibril F Haddad

To my mind it is pretty clear, given the extreme violence from groups like Al Qaeda and the extreme repression found in Saudi Arabia, that Wahhabism can be an ideology of evil. ...

Useful Note on Tight Clothing

Miscellaneous

Useful Note on tight clothing [sent by a subscriber] Answer salaam alaikum ikhwani If what follows bores you just skip to the bottom two paragraphs. Wearing coats or jackets is decent anyway, even to Westerners.

Marrying older women

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

Is there anything wrong if a man marries a women older than him? Answer In the Name of Allah, with blessings and peace on the Messenger of Allah Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, I pray that this finds you well, and in th…

Why do some Sufis pierce themselves, eat fire, & other such things? Rifa`i knife-piercing

Shaykh Gibril F Haddad

I was asking before brothers from hanafi group about Ruffai practice of piercing with knifes and alike is it mubah [allowed] or not and they didn't know so do you maybe know or can you ask someone who knows about this ma…

Trumpet Blowing on the Day of Judgment

Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher

On the day of judgment, I have heard two different opinions about what happens revolving around the trumpet blowing. One is that 1st trumpet blows, we all die and second trumpet we all are brought back to life.

The beginning of Ramadan

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

The imams have said that the beginning of Ramadan is established if an upright person informs one that he or she saw the new moon.

Hadith related to miscarriage, and funeral for miscarried fetus

Ustadha Shaista Maqbool

I pray that you are well, insha'Allah. I hope you can answer a quite of mine. I would like to know whether the hadiths that state a miscarried fetus will advocate on behalf of its parents apply to a fetus that miscarried…

Am I still considered a virgin when it comes to marriage if I erred and committed zina years ago?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

I wish to marry a man who is married, but i am not a virgin and neither am i previously married. The time i committed zina was a while back almost six years ago and it happened only 3 times around the same period and all…

What is the Hanafi Asr Time?

You know when you say you need to follow one madhab in a unitary act of worship. Does this mean a hanafi Muslim has to pray his Asr salaat at the hanafi time (1 and 1/2 or 2 shadow lengths) and not before?

Using Deodorants and Creams Containing Alcohol

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Are we permitted to use deodorants and creams containing alcohol?

Looking at the dead before burial

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is it permissible to uncover the face of the deceased in the graveyard before burial to look at him one last time before lowering him into the grave? Answer Yes, it is permissible to do that because there is no evidence …

Giving money to beggars suspected of being false

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

It is permissible to give beggars in the Western countries money if it is obvious that they are genuinely invalid, while it appears that others are capable of working and only beg for the purpose of purchasing cigarettes…

Is amniotic fluid filth?

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is amniotic fluid (the fluid that the fetus is encompassed in) in itself impure, if it wasn't mixed with urine or feces? Answer It seems that the fluid that surrounds the unborn fetus is impure because it is one of the b…

First and second wife living in the same house

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is it permissible for a man to marry one of his wife's friends and bring her to live with them in the same house, if his first wife requested that of him?

Brief Rulings for the Friday Khutbah

Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Shafi`

Brief rulings for the Friday khutbah Answer Brief Rulings for the Friday Khutba Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Shafi` (Allah have mercy on him) He was the father of Mufti Rafi` Usmani and Mufti Taqi Usmani, and was widely consid…

What do the ulema state about photography?

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

I was just wondering what is Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam's position regarding photos. I know there is a difference of opinion between the scholars on the issue, but I recently saw a photo of him on a website. Is he of the o…

Sexual dissatisfaction and oral sex

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

If the wife does not attain sexual satisfaction except from oral sex, does it become obligatory for the husband to perform it? Answer Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you in the best of health and spiri…

I suffer from sever menstrual pains...

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

asalam-u-alaikum i suffer from menstrual pains i.e back pains which occasionally lead to vomiting, due to this i end up in my bed for a couple of days, even though i do take medicine my body still feels weak and discomfo…

Can I Combine Prayers at Work?

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

I have just joined a new company. I get about 45 minutes to an hour for lunch. I have to offer my Duhr and Asr prayers at work. Could I do my Duhr and Asr one after the other. I could offer late Duhr, (not Qada) and then…

Is it permissible to use a feather duster made with real ostrich feathers? Are feathers tahir?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

Is it permissible to use a feather duster made with real ostrich feathers? Are the feathers tahir in Hanafi, not knowing if the feathers are taken from a live or already slaughtered bird?

What does the follower do in prayer, given that they don't recite?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

I, much like all other Muslims, strive to build kushu in my salat.