Answers
Questions readers sent to SunniPath and Qibla, answered by their teachers: Hanafi and Shafi'i fiqh, belief, family life and spiritual counsel.
5,385 pages
- Answers
Not making up one’s fast until the next Ramadan: is expiation needed?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the amount that needs to be paid if one does not make up a fast until after the coming of the next ramadan? Also does it accumulate? That is, will a fast from two ramadans ago require twice as much? Finally, to w…
- Answers
Praying behind people who keep their hands to their sides
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Some people do not pray behind another Muslim because he leaves his hands by his side stating that it is not part of the prayer. What is the Shari' ruling which enables one who prays with the hands tied to pray behind on…
- Answers
Praying on campus with mosque nearby
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
On campus at our college we have Jumah and there is also a Masjid not far away. On the assumption that a person can make either Jumah (i.e. no class conflicts, no ride problem) does the person have a choice on where to d…
- Answers
What is the ruling on parents forcing their child to get married? and what should one do in such circumstances?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What is the ruling on parents forcing their child to get married? and what should one do in such circumstances? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, It is a condition for the validity of marriage that the girl or boy conse…
- Answers
Fasting: Spitting out after washing one’s mouth when fasting
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
To what extent is one expected to spit water out while fasting. i.e. lets say that someone rinsed his mouth in wudu. Now technically speaking water molecules would be there in his mouth and may also go in the stomach.
- Answers
Can you give me importance of doing "bayyah"? and also if it's sunnah of our Prophet (SA) and if the sahaba ever did that?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Can you give me importance of doing "bayyah"? and also if it's sunnah of our Prophet (SA) and if the sahaba ever did that? Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, It is a not an end in itself, nor sought as such.
- Answers
Wudu when sleeping sitting - men and women
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I heard that men will not lose their wudu if they fall asleep while their buttocks is firmly planted, but that this is not the case for women. Is that true? Can you please clarify? What the Hanafi texts state is that the…
- Answers
RE: Hijab in front of non Muslim women
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I live on an all female college campus in a residence hall. Since coming to Islam and adopting hijab, I have not allowed any non Muslim woman to see me without hijab (covering everything including hair, neck, ears, etc..…
- Answers
My studies: duas or advice?
Mawlana Ilyas Patel, UK
: I have alot of trouble in school... like I try my hardest and I pray to Allah (swt) for me to get good grades...yet I still get bad grades...what should I do?
- Answers
When does the follower give salams?
Mufti Yusuf Mullan, Toronto Shariah Program
According to hanafi school, when praying behind an imam, at the end of the prayer, should one say salaam along with the imam or after the imam has completed both his salaams? In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the …
- Answers
Mother's right to child custody after re-marriage
Mufti Yusuf Mullan, Toronto Shariah Program
In some books, it appears - from my reading - that a woman forfeits the right to child custody if she marries a ghayr mahram to the child from a previous marriage. is this absolute? what is the evidence for such a practi…
- Answers
What to say when the cock crows
Shaykh Ilyas Patel (db)
Please I want you to help me with the prophetic tradition on what the Cock is said to have seen when it crows and what a Muslim is supposed to say.
- Answers
I keep falling into sins but I can't avoid it
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I keep falling into sins but I can't avoid it Assalamu alaikum, Shaykh Hussain Sattar (may Allah preserve him) deals with this beautifully: http://www.madrasaprogram.org/audio/general/avoiding_sin.rm Wassalam, Faraz Rabb…
- Answers
Beautiful Praise of the Beloved of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Beautiful Praise of the Beloved of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) A beautiful gathering in praise of the Beloved of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace), a Mawlid, authored by the great Hadrami scholar and…
- Answers
Prayer of greeting the mosque in a wedding hall?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Recently, I attended a wedding in a hotel. there was a separate hall set up for maghrib prayers. when we entered to pray, my friend performed 2 rakaats tahiyyatal masjid prayer. Is that necessary in a hall which normally…
- Answers
Praying behind friend who makes hasty wudus
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
In my home, I usually pray Fajr in jamaat with my roommate. I cannot lead in the jamaat because I am a person of excuses (as-haab-ul-adhaar).
- Answers
Could we be punished for following one of the four Sunni schools of law (madhhab) if it turned out to be wrong on a given position?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I understand that we can follow one of the 4 imaams and get the prescriptions for following the religion. Are we questionable by Allah subhanahu wa taala, if the imaam happens to have had a wrong opinion.
- Answers
Marrying in secret, making Allah one’s witness
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I would like to know is it okay according to Hanafi madhab, to marry with a woman making Allah as a witness? If the brother and sister fear of committing haram, they marry each other making Allah as witness? and when the…
- Answers
Are anxiolytics (such as valium or xanax) haraam? What if prescribed by doctors for the treatment of serious anxiety disorder?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Are anxiolytics (such as valium or xanax) haraam? What if prescribed by doctors for the treatment of serious anxiety disorder?
- Answers
Women Speakers: Has Lowering One’s Gaze Been Limited to Bra Ads?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
There seems to be something of a fashion nowadays for sisters to give talks in front of men at Islamic events (without barrier). is this permissible in light of shariah? many of these female speakers are young, and not u…
- Answers
Are extended warranties permitted?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Please could you tell us whether it is permissible, when buying a domestic appliance to pay extra for an extended warranty.
- Answers
RE: Depression, Distress, Stress and Sadness, and Sufism
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Do Depression, Distress, Stress and Sadness indicate a lack of iman? How should one interpret these negative feelings and emotions? How would one handle them? One would think that ideally a Muslim should not suffer from …
- Answers
In love with Christian man. He is willing to convert to marry, if necessary...
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I friend of mine is a Muslim girl and she likes a white guy who is more Christian. She is not very religious and neither is he but she does want to do the right thing Islamically. He is very understanding about the situa…
- Answers
Does Hajj funded by parents fulfill one's obligation?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Does Hajj funded by parents fulfill one's obligation?
- Answers
Urine exits upon coughing after birth… is there a dispensation for wudu?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Regarding the post partum loosening or weakening of urinary bladder muscles for women, is this considered a difficulty or a sickness? i.e.
- Answers
Can a wife refuse the husband’s call to bed? If not, isn’t it like rape?
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
What are the rights of woman after marriage? If the husband calls the wife to bed, can she say no? does the husband need the wife's consent to have Intercourse? If there is no consent, and the wife doesn't want to, and h…
- Answers
Purpose and Benefit of Zakat
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
: Isn't the basic purpose of Zakaat to make sure that the wealth does not get blocked and the poor do get their share?
- Answers
Nikkah, Zina, Fornication: it is overlooked by Allah?
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
I have a cousin who has intentions of having his Nikkah done, to help prevent him form the sins of kissing, touching etc. He has all intentions of Eventually getting married to this sister. The parents on both sides are …
- Answers
Can the wife move out from the husband’s house without his consent?
Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam, Darul Iftaa (Leicester, UK)
Is it okay for a wife to move away from her husband's house without his permission, consent or knowledge, that too in his absence; on the advice of her parents, because of differences with the other family members of the…
- Answers
What do I do if I cannot pray at work?
Shaykh Amjad Rasheed (Shafii scholar)
Someone applied for about 60 jobs before finally getting a job. Among the reasons that caused this hardship was that he recently came out of prison and his academic qualifications are sparse.