Author Archives: Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

About Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

About Shaykh Gibril Haddad

Prayer Request: Urgent dua for a mother

My sister is asking dua regarding her old teenage son who is very aggressive toward her. He beats her and throws her on the ground… Continue reading

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Dream: Green turban and salah

I saw a dream a week ago that I’m in a place where two grown beard men are standing in white clothes and beards and kufi and noor on their faces. One of those men is giving me… Continue reading

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Mark of Ali (ra)

We come from the family of Prophet(saw), and not many people know this. However, one day a brother from the dargah came up to me and asked me directly if I am a Sayyid… Continue reading

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Ya Muhammad

I’ve come across some of the ‘Ya Muhammad’ articles in the internet. The tashud refutes whatever bad is being said about the phrase. However, some are now saying why is the ya Muhammad phrase permissible when… Continue reading

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Idrisi Tahlil

I have a doubt about one word in the above tahlil. The word is نَفَسٍ

I have a doubt about one word in the above tahlil. The word is نَفَسٍ To my understanding it should be NAFSIN, not NAFASIN. I understand that the error might have been introduced while typing… Continue reading

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Prayer Request: Uncertainty of my ideas

The problem I have is that, I physically and mentally cannot seem to keep up with this all. I have in my plans for this year such as Hajj and marriage but with the way my work is being so demanding as well as trying to study, I can not seem to concentrate… Continue reading

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Qushayri on hunger/fasting

I have 2 different translations of Qushayri’s Risala. In the chapter on hunger, one of them translates: ..I heard Ibn Salim say: “The proper rule of one who practices hunger is to limit one’s daily meal to the size of a cat’s ear.” … Continue reading

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About haq mehar of hoors of Jannat

I want to know if there is any hadith saying that if we gather litter in rows of masjid and clean the rows where we pray, that litter is considered as haq mehar or a… Continue reading

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Permission to visit Mawlana and to go for Umrah

My family and I and a friend intend to visit Mawlana at the end of March and to perform Umrah, inshaAllah. I ask permission to travel. Shukran. Continue reading

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Marriage Permission

There is a girl who I wish to get married to. I have been told by people that I shouldn’t marry her. I am also worried about how our families will react to us wanting to get married… Continue reading

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