Author Archives: Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

About Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

About Shaykh Gibril Haddad

Changing the Name

I’d posted this request earlier also but didnt get a response from your side. A cousin of mine has not been keeping up well for quite some time now. Every now and then something is wrong with her health and it is getting serious with every passing day. Continue reading

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Khalid ibn al-Walid saying “Ya Muhammadah”

A Wahhabi says that the narration about “Ya Muhammadah” being the battle cry of the Muslim armies during the battle at Yamama is extremely weak: Continue reading

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Prayer Request: Prevention of Divorce

I am in utter despair at the moment. i have been in a long distance relationship with my husband of two years. there were issues over the visa because of which we could not live together for long. Continue reading

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Preacher claims Allah uses foul language

An infamous Pakistani preacer based in the UK, who is often on TV and is known for labeling his opponents as “dogs”, “pimps” and “bastards”, created controversy some time ago when he defended himself by claiming that he only uses such language for those who deserve it and that God Himself uses such language. He mentioned Walid ibn Mughira and said that he is called a “harami” (i.e. illegitimate in birth) in the Qur’an. Continue reading

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Praying Tahajjud without Sleeping Before

IF I HAVE INSOMNIA & HAVE GONE TO BED AFTER ISHA AND CAN’T SLEEP & TIME REACHES MIDNIGHT AND I FEAR MISSING FAJR. Continue reading

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Combining Prayers Due to Rain

COMBINING DHUHR & ASR DUE TO RAIN.(shafi) MUST THIS ONLY BE DONE IN MASJID, OR CAN IT BE DONE WHEN OUT AND ABOUT VISITING AT FRIEND/FAMILY HOMES, SHOPPING ETC (NOT WHEN HOME!) Continue reading

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Missing Tahajjud

May I please ask: Is it a must that one sleep first for tahajud prayer? If one goes to bed with niyat for tahajjud prayer but has extreme difficulty getting to sleep & after some time gets up (after rest but not sleep) and prays 2 rakaat with niyat of tahajjud is this valid? Continue reading

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Regarding Tahajjud

1: As a Shafi would like to confirm …. Is it true that tahajjud prayer can be performed at ANY time after `Isha as long as one has slept then awoke to perform the prayer ( even if before midnight )? Continue reading

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Argument Extinguishes the Light of Faith

Sidi, Mawlana Shaykh Hisham often cites: Argument extinguishes the light of Faith. Continue reading

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Having a baby girl

What do we need to recite if we want a girl I heard it was surah maryam, I dont know how to read arabic so may I read it in English or perhaps just listen to a recording of it? Continue reading

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