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Praying with a gel substance of uncertain ingredients

Shaykh Abdul-Karim Yahya

Can one pray with a gel substance that a doctor puts on them; if for example, a woman does not know the ingredients of a gel that a doctor puts on her stomach to listen to the fetus's heart beat/ultrasound?

Placing Hands in Prayer: Is the Hanafi Position a Reprehensible Innovation?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

I have been reading through Al Albanee's attempt to discredit traditional Islamic scholarship regarding salaat (aka "The Prophet's Prayer Described").

Is (He who knows himself, Knows his Lord) a hadith of the Prophet?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Please could you tell me if this is a valid hadith: "He who knows himself, knows his Lord" I am helping prepare some counselling notes on helping sisters build their self esteem and someone told me this was a weak hadith…

Women standing shoulder to shoulder in congregation

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

As-Salaamu `alaikum wa RaHmatullaah. I understand that it is permissable for sisters to pray in a congregation led by brothers, however, i am confused on the issue of actually how the sisters should pray.

Disposing of Bank Interest

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

i have a checking account in the US, can i give the interest away to the muslim poor, instead of leaving it for the bank?

Can I simply pay some expiation for missed fasts?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Aslaamualiakum, I missed 2 Ramandan months because I was pregent both year, and had some health problem while i was pregent. can you tell me what I need to do for that time that i missed. Do I need to fast for two months…

Joining the prayer late while the congregation is sitting

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

If I join the prayer while the congregation is sitting and reciting Tashahud, would I also recite Tashahuh althoguh I have just started my prayer or would I simply sit and not recite anyhitng?

Dancing in private for one's spouse

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

I wanted to ask that is it permissible for a wife to dance for her husband’s pleasure, in the privacy of their own room? If yes, can it be a provocative dance. You might have heard about one of these dances, which includ…

Do I require tayammum if I can't wash some part of my face for medical reasons?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

There is only a very small portion of my face (about the size of a coin) that I can't wash because of a medical reason. Shall I perform tayammum in full? Or shall I just perform wudu and rub dry hands (with earth) on tha…

What would be the best courses I should take as a first time student?

SunniPath Fiqh Q&A Support Team

I would like to know what would be the right courses to take as a first time student that has intentions to recieve a degree from Sunnipath Academy?

The Prayer of Need (Salat al-Hajah)

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

How does one perform the prayer of need (salat al-haja)?

Confusion and the Sunni Path

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

As you should know we are living in state of Islam where every Imam or so called scholar has his own fatwas, and most of these fatwas seems to me as they are not following the Qur'an and Sunnah.

Istikhara timing, and depression

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

I have certain problems in life. Can istikhara be done to arrive at a solution for the same. Also i am going through depression these days, is there any specific prayer to increase my will power and make me emotionally s…

Can husband abuse or insult his wife ?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Does islam permit husband to physically and verbally abuse his wife? Can husband raise hand on his wife?

Being forced to visit the house of a relative.

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

A sister approached me and said that her husband is constantly pressuring her to visit the house of one of his relatives which she does not want to visit, because she knows that she will get into an arguement straight aw…

Physical relations with animals?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

I read an article about Lebanon and it was written that the law there lets Lebanese men have sex with animals, but only female animals. I was very surprised, and I am wondering if it is true or not.

Prayer - Traveling in Planes and Trains

Shaykh Abu Usamah

I would like to ask about certain exigencies when travelling which prevent one from standing, or at least makes it very difficult, when offering prayer. Let me give you two examples from my own experience.

Is Yaseen a name of the Beloved Prophet?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

My question is whether or not the name Yaseen is a name of the Prophet Muhammad (S)? Some say it is prohibitted to name a child Yaseen or TaHa, since these are letters from the Quran.

Is this a hadith: (I am from ALLAH's Noor and the Momineen are from my Noor)?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

What is the reference of the 'Hadeeth: "I am from ALLAH's Noor and the Momineen are from my Noor"?

Collecting money for Charity

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

We have a charity at the moment and during the Asian Earthquake we collected money for tents, however when we got to Pakistan there was so much Barakah in the money that only a fraction of the money collected was needed …

Does the mother have to share in children's maintenance

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

My ex husband has our children. Can you please let me know if i have to pay any any form of childcare maintenace to him.

Purchasing an item with human hair as an ingredient

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

asalaamu alaykum, I was interested in purchasing a product in which one of the ingredients is human hair keratin. Is it permissable to use?

Disagreement on belly dancing

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Some one asked in the hanfi section about one belly dancing to one's spuse in private was haram, the answer was it is haram because it is imitation of people who enjoy haram socialization.

Praying behind a Wahhabi/Salafi?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher

Is it permissible to pray behind a Wahhabi/Salafi? Answer In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Yes. Ibn Abidin mentions that it is somewhat disliked to pray behind the people of bid`a, but doing so is super…

Is Rent Riba?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

I read somewhere that rent of house is like riba except for the fraction that is required for maintenance. What is the Hanafi point of view regarding this?

Wearing shorts at home

Shaykh Hamza Karamali, SunniPath Academy Teacher

Is it ok to wear shorts that go above the knee at home? (No one but my husband and baby here) Its so hot were we live and i've become so accustomed to it.

Praying in Congregation, Praying at the Mosque

I have heard that it is Fard (compulsory/Obligatory) to pray every Salah in a mosque or jamaat, if you know the mosque is walking distance away. Is this true, or is it permissible to pray at home?

Praying in Congregation in the West

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

After reading Talim ul Haq regarding praying in congregation, and looking at the issues when one may be excused from jammat, I found nothing there that applied to Muslims who live in Non-Muslim lands.

Praying in congregation with one's wife? Useful for those who can't make to the mosque

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

I have questions regarding women from the perspective of Hanafi Fiqh: How do a husband and a wife pray together in Jama'ah?

Do Asharis Believe in Only 7 Attributes?

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

A Salafi imam of a mosque was giving a lecture on 'Aqida yesterday. He said that the Asharis believe in 7 divine attributes only!! Of course, I know that this is not true at all, but how would one reply to such a false c…