Author Archives: Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad
Wife Initiating Divorce
Questions: Can you please tell us – 1. the conditions under which a woman can initiate divorce? 2. how should she proceed to secure a divorce? Answers. 1. If the husband is not spending the amount of money required of … Continue reading
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Praying for the Dead and What Benefits Them
There is a hadith from Abu Hurayrah (R) saying that the “Prophet (S) saying only three acts benefit a deceased when he dies. Those being knowledge he gave, charity he spent, or the prayers of a pious son.”… Continue reading
Levels of sin?
Question: Is there a difference between sins? Is telling a white lie the same as murder and /or rape, and so on? Answer: Yes, there is a great difference. The latter two are enormities (kaba’ir). Telling a small lie is … Continue reading