27 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is it permissible to sleep after ‘asr? Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, There is a narration ascribed to the Prophet Muhammad under the discussion of sleepi... Continue reading
27 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is it Permissible to Pray with Niqab On? Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, It is disliked for a woman to pray wearing niqab , except for when she is praying i... Continue reading
27 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is it Permissible to Talk in Salah? الحمد لله رب العالمين ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، وبالله التوفيق In the early years of Islam the Prophet Muhamma... Continue reading
27 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is it Sunnah for the Imam only to get up once the Iqama is Completed? When the iqamah is given the imam may either already be in the masjid, or not. If he is already in the masjid, the stated position of o... Continue reading
26 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is it permissible to use Gold or Silver Picture Frames? الحمد لله رب العالمين ، وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين، وبالله التوفيق فاستعمال الإناء من ذهب أو فضة حرام وإنما نهي عن... Continue reading
26 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is it Sunnah to Wipe the Head Once or Thrice in Wudu? It is sunnah to wipe the head thrice in ablution. (Fath al-Wahhab 1/14; al-Hawashy al-Madaniyyah 1/77; Tuhfat al-Muhtaj 1/230-31) Some ... Continue reading
26 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is it Sunnah or Good Adab to Face the Qiblah When Making Wudu? Facing the direction of prayer in ablution is recommended in the Shafi’i school (al-Majmu‘:1:189, Mughni al-Muhtaj: 1:107) Some of our ... Continue reading
26 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is oral sex permissible? Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatuLlahi wa barakatuHu, In Fath al-Mu’in along with its commentary I’anat al-Talibin (vol. 3, pg. 386), a hu... Continue reading
26 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is Medical Marijuana Permissible? The laws pertaining to marijuana (hashish) have been treated by Imam al-Zarkashi in his treatise Zahr al-’Arish fi Tahrim al-Hashish. I... Continue reading
26 Mar Posted by Kashif Yaqoob Is Qunut in Fajr Obligatory? What about behind a Hanafi Imam? The general rule would be to make sajdat al-sawh on account of the omission of the qunut. However, when following an imam who does n... Continue reading