Question: What events took place on Ashura? Is it authentic that the first rains fell etc.? Answer: With respect to that which is evident from authentic traditions it is narrated that the Prophet (s.a.s) fasted on the day of Ashoorah and encouraged his followers to […]
Question: I have noticed that many brothers of the “salaf” sect while praying, and after returning from the ruku position and before going into the sajdah position, they place their hands on their chest as if they are in salaah and then they would proceed […]
Question: My question concerns the beard. I have seen many aalims, shayks and other scholars of Islaam trim their beard to a level other than fist length. I have done a lot of research through the internet and recieved the views that some say the […]
Question: Can I marry my wife’s niece? Answer: As long as you are in the marriage with your wife, it would not be permissible for you to marry her niece as a second wife. If however you are no longer in that marriage (through death […]
Question: In the past years some of our sisters have been encouraged to undertake the Hajj (Pilgrimage) even though their husbands or their Mahrams were not going with them. We were made to understand that since the sisters are going with a group of other […]
Question: What is the masla on covering the feet? Answer: There are two aspects of this masla. One is with respect to covering the feet in Salaat and the other is with respect to outside of Salaat. With respect to that which is evident from […]
Question: Is it permissible to place chickens in hot water for the removal of feathers before the removal of the intestines? Answer: Yes, it is permissible to do so. However the chickens should only be kept for that duration that enables the easy removal of […]
Question: There is a hadeeth in Sunan Abu Dawud that says that Ali narrated that it was of the sunnah to place the one palm over the next under the navel in the salaah. Ash-Shaykh Al-Muhadith Al-Faqeeh Muhammad Nassiruddeen Al-Albani stated that this hadeeth is […]
Question: Is everything created out of the nur of the Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa salam? Answer: There is absolutely no sound/authentic or even hasan Hadith which states that everything was created from the nur of the Prophet (S.A). This is also not the (Aqeedah) belief […]
Question: Can you please give me a detailed explanation of the term”makrooh”? I understand it to mean detestable or completely disliked. If this is the case then should it not be haraam then? If something is hated in the eyes of Allah or the Rasul […]