What is the dua for istikharah (prayer of guidance)?
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In his Sahih v. 4, p. 190, Imam Bukhari related on the authority of Jabir who said t...
What is the Ruling on Cutting the Hair and Nails during Dhul Hijjah?
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
When the ten days of Dhul Hijjah enter and a person intends to offer a sacrifice, th...
What is the Ruling on Circumcision for Women?
الحمد لله رب العالمين ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، وبالله التوفيق
الختان واجب على الرجال والنساء عندنا (المجموع: ...
What is the Ruling on the Garment below the Ankles (Isbal)?
الحمد لله رب العالمين ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، وبالله التوفيق
The mu’tamad (relied-upon) view of the Shafi’i ...
What is the Ruling on Selling Condoms?
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
Condoms could be used by a married couple. It would be lawful to sell to them.
On...
What is the Ruling on the Marriage Walimah (Banquet) and Responding to it in the Shafi’i School?
Alhamdulillah wa Salat wa Salaam ‘Ala Sayyidina Muhammad wa Aalihi wa Sahbihi ajma’in,
Originally when I wrote this article it was i...
When Should the Follower Make Salam?
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
According to Baghawi, a follower should make salam after the imam has completed both...
What one says while sitting between prostrations
Imam An-Nawawi states in his Al-Adhkar, “…And between the two prostrations when one sits in Salah, one is to say the following supplica...
When to stop eating: tulu’ al-fajr or later?
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
In his Tafsir v. 1, p. 276, Ibn Kathir related that the companions were lenient on t...
Wiping on a Torn Khuff
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu,
There are specific conditions that apply to wiping on one’s khuff. From those condit...