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Sitting in Tashahhud, Moving Finger, and ‘Isha Time

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

My family is from India and we follow Imam Shafi‘i.

Age of Mahram and Women’s Travel

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

You mentioned that when a girl reaches seven years of age, it becomes unlawful for a man to be alone with her. Does this mean that it is permissible for a woman to travel with her [h: male] mahram when he reaches seven y…

Why Is Masturbation Haram?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

Is Masturbation Haram? The reason I'm asking this cuz I have so many friendssome say its haram some say its a natural thing. It keeps you away from bad deeds...

Time Limit for the Sunna Prayer after Wudu

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

If I do my wudu and want to pray two rak'ahs that are recommended after wudu, do I have to pray them immediately after wudu, or can I delay them? If delaying them is permissible, how long can I delay them for?

Misgivings about Wudu

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

I have a lot of doubts and misgivings (waswasa) regarding my wudu. I have made many unsuccessful attempts to get rid of these doubts. How do I know with certainty that my wudu has been invalidated?

Covering in Front of Non-Muslim Stepfather

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

I read in one of your previous replies that [h: a man’s] stepfather (lit. “mother’s husband”) is not considered an unmarriageable close relative (mahram) of his wife.

Praying on a Plane

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is prayer valid on an airplane when it is no longer connected to the ground? If it is not valid, then is it still obligatory for Muslims to pray because of the sanctity of the prayer-time and then repeat later?

Broken Compass

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

I recently learned that I wasn't facing the qiblah during prayer because my compass was broken. The direction I was facing was almost directly opposite to the qiblah. Do I have to repeat all prayers offered in this direc…

Making up Missed Prayers after ‘Asr and Fajr

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is it permissible to make up missed prayers after ‘asr or between fajr and sunrise?

Joining Pre-Zuhr Sunnas and Post-Zuhr Sunnas

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

I have heard that according to Imam Ramli, it is permissible to pray the pre-zuhr sunnas and post-zuhr sunnas with a single opening Allahu Akbar. If I want to do this and pray 8 rak‘as [h: i.e.

Entering Mosque During Adhan

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

If someone enters the mosque while the call to prayer is being given, then should he remain standing and repeat the words of the call to prayer and then pray the rak‘as of greeting the mosque after the call to prayer is …

Adopted Son: Is He A Mahram To His Adopting 'Mother'?

Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf Mangera

I was wondering, if a couple adopts a child, would the child still be non-mahram for the woman if it was a boy or for vice-versa for the man. If so, then the woman would have to still wear hijab if the child was a boy wh…

Who Gives Adhan?

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

If someone wants to give the call to prayer, and other people who are going to pray also want to give the call to prayer, then how do we decide who gives the call to prayer? If the mosque has an imam, then does he appoin…

Imam al-Shafi‘i on the Recitation of the Fatiha

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

I read that Imam Shafi'i said in Al-Umm that the follower isn't required to recite the fatiha. Is this true? If so, why does The Reliance of the Traveller say that it is obligatory for a follower to recite this?

Women Covering in Front of Other Women

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

What is ruling of hijab if a woman is at a women’s gathering? I know it is permissible for her to remove her scarf, but how much of her body can she expose?

Combining Intentions in Prayer

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

Is it permissible in our school to combine two intentions in a single prayer, e.g., making up a missed prayer and the sunnah of dhuhr? If not, which is better to pray?

Adulthood: Only Physical Signs?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

Could you please elaborate on this point, with regards to when a person becomes 'responsible' rather than just an adult, or am I to understand that the two are the one and the same.

Regarding the Beard

Sidi Omar Mahmood

Regarding the Beard Answer bismillah ar-rahman ar-rahim, the following is supplemented by a recent conversation in which a brother asked al-Habib Ali al-Jifry (one of our teachers from Hadramawt, Yemen) about the madhab'…

Touching the Qur'an

Shaykh Musa Furber

Wa `alaykum al-salam It is not permissible to touch the Qur'an without wudu, even for students who are in the process of memorizing it and even for women during their period or during nifas when they fear that they will …

Advice to teenagers considering pursuing drugs

Shaykh Naeem AbdulWali

What practical advice from the sunnah of our prophet (saw) or from the words of the Quran would you give a teenager who for some reason thought that drugs are not haraam and therefore wanted to start trying them?

Book Review: The Reliance of the Traveller, translated by Sheikh Nuh Keller

Book Review: The Reliance of the Traveller, translated by Sheikh Nuh Keller Answer It is really hard to praise this book enough. It stands, without equal or competitor, as the primary Sunni manual of Islam in English.

Can a woman divorced once re-marry after a year?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

If a man issues his wife one divorce, thereafter terminates all contact with her for a long period (e.g. one year), can the wife marry someone else or does the husband have to issue divorce three times for her to be able…

How much should the Prophet be loved? And: How?

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

How much should the Prophet be loved? And: How?

Apostate wife, mother of my children...

Shaykh Gibril F Haddad

I would appreciate some enlightenment for my son. He is 23, he married a young lady who was not Muslim. She took shahada three month before they married in 2000. She never took on any Islamic character, attitude or condu…

Rumi: Love is the Water of Life

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Rumi: Love is the Water of Life Answer Love is the Water of Life Mawlana Rumi A lifetime without Love is of no account Love is the Water of Life Drink it down with heart and soul!

The Beliefs of the Sunni Way

Shaykh Amjad Rasheed

What is the belief (‘aqida) of Ahl al-Sunna? Is it correct to believe that Allah is everywhere? What is the difference between the belief of the Salafis and the belief (‘aqida) of Ahl al-Sunna?

Making a decision is like rocket science to me.

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Making a decision is like rocket science to me. I know the istakhara prayer by heart and pray it constantly for things, but in the end, I really don't know if I've done the right thing or not. It's a really frustrating w…

The Aqiqa: Is it Necessary?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Is the Aqeeqa (slaughtering for a new-born child) absolutely necessary? And shaving the head? What is the obligatory? What is sunna? Guidance, please.

Intercourse during pregnancy

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

In instances where a husband becomes aware that his wife is pregnant, does sex relations then stop until the period she gives birth?

Summary Of Religious Duties During The Month Of Rajab

Shaykh Musa Furber

Summary Of Religious Duties During The Month Of Rajab Answer Bismillahi Al-Rahmani Al-Rahim Summary Of Religious Duties During The Month Of Rajab (Summarized from a work by Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, by Sidi Musa Furber)…