Omitting Witr Salaah.

Question: If I omit the witr Salaah, is my Isha prayer still valid? Answer: Your Isha Salah would be valid if the Witr Salah is ommitted. Witr is a separate Salah and has no connection with the Isha Salah. Since its time begins from after […]

Performing Tahajjud Salaah.

Question: What is the correct way in performing Tahajjud Salaah? Is it in 4 rakaats or 2 rakaats, and which surahs can be recited. Are there any specific surahs or not. And up to how many rakaats of Tahajjud Salaah can be performed? Answer: The […]

Lesbianism in Islam.

Question: I would like to know what Islam states about lesbians and if I have a relative who is one, how do I go about being with this person, is this person still a Muslim or not and what is their state in Islam? Answer: […]

Performing masah on socks.

Question: Is it permissible to perform masah on regular cotton socks or thick cotton socks? What is the sunnah method of performing masah on socks? Answer: The four Imams of Fiqh have unanimously declared that Masah is not permissible on cotton socks which does not […]

Events of Ashura.

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 […]

Going to Hajj without a Mahram.

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 […]

Covering the feet.

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 […]