Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, What is the process for delivering a proposal to a family? If the girl is an illegitimate child and estranged from her father, can the proposal be given to someone else? Answer: Wa alaykum al-Salam May Allah reward you for your question. The proposal process is not […]
I Was Married Before I Entered Islam. Can I Marry Now That I Am Muslim?
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I converted to Islam a few years ago. When I was Christian, I was married but have been separated from my husband for several years. Can I get married, now that I am Muslim? Answer: Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray this finds you well. […]
Should I Renew My Wudu If I Touch a Woman? [Maliki]
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Assalam ‘aleykum, Should I renew my wudu if I touch a woman? Answer: Wa alaykum as salam wa rahmatulah. If someone touches another person from whom pleasure can normally be derived from, and pleasure is either intended or found, wudu is broken. Thus, if a man touches a woman […]
Is Writing Qur’an on the Wall Impermissible?
Answered by Shaykh Shuaib Ally Question: Is it permissible to write Quranic calligraphy directly on a wall? Answer: Assalāmu ʿalaykum, I hope you are well. Writing the Qur’an on the wall is, God willing, permissible, if: -it is written in a proper, suitable environment -it is highly unlikely that it will be open to abuse […]
ISIS – is it a Legitimate Expression of Islam?
Islam’s stance on ISIS The Islamic State in Syria and Iraq ( ISIS ) constitutes the most serious threat Islam has ever faced. To justify its horrible crimes and appeal to Muslims around the world, ISIS has based its ideology on a superficial and literalist approach to the Sacred Texts of Islam – the Holy Qur’an […]
Is the Knee Cap Included in the Minimum Nakedness?
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam ‘aleykum, (1)Is the knee cap included in the minimum nakedness in the Hanafi school? (2)What is the minimum nakedness in the Shafi and Maliki school? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, I pray this finds you well, insha’Allah. The minimum nakedness (‘awra) in the Hanafi school is from […]
Is It Permissible to Eat the Meat of an Animal Slaughtered by a Dull Blade? (Maliki)
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Assalamu Alaykum, 1. The brother who was slaughtering my goat did not realize that the blade was not sharp enough, until after the blade had already cut into the goat, so he continued with it. Does this make the meat of this animal impermissible? 2. Also, does the one […]
Does Touching Pigskin Break Wudu? (Maliki)
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Assalamu Alaykum, Concerning shoes with pig leather: if you have to touch the shoe to take the outer cover off, would that break your wudu? It is quite difficult to find shoes without pigskin and I’m going a little OCD about this. What should I do? Answer: Wa alaykum […]
How Should I Position My Hand During Tashahud? (Maliki School)
Answered by Shaykh Rami Nsour Question: Asalaamu Alaykum, I read that Ibn Abi Zayd (Risalah) and Al-Azhari (Thamr Ad-Dani) said that the position in the Madhab is that one should point with his index finger uppermost (such that his palm faces the left) while moving his index finger left to right (Mukhtasar Khalil). Al-Kharashi explained […]
Do the Differences Between the Legal Schools Render Our Worship Full of Errors?
Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam aleikum, Why do schools of fiqh contradict themselves to the point that something valid in one school is invalid in another school like wudu after touching a woman for example? If we say that there is valid opinions that could be wrong, wouldn’t that imply that we have […]
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