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Latest Questions
- Seeing the Prophet during Tahajjud
- someone saying they’ll come back
- Prayer request about peace of mind
- missed one day of wazifah
- Drram about mawlana Faiz Dasteghani
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- Dream about someone I love
- Seeing Ameer Khusrow in the dream.
- Leather from animal that is not slaughtered
- Is My Income Considered as Haram?
Author Archives: Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad
Paying for Cousin’s Hajj
Q: My cousin who wants to give money for his parents to do hajj but he yet has not done it himself. Is this permissible? Continue reading
Posted in Hajj, `Umrah & Ziyarah, Halal & Haram
Tagged Charity, fard, obligation, parents, pilgrimage, priority, sadaqa
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To What Does “Allah” Refer for Pre-Islamic Arabs?
Q: So when the pre-Islamic people where using this name (Abd-Allah) to which Allah are they doing reference? Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Allah, jahiliyya, pre-Islamic Arabs
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Perfume Containing Alcohol
Q: Is perfume for (men/woman) containing alchohol allowed? Continue reading
Seeking the Means in Invocation
Can you explain to me the invocation (du’a) of the awliyah in light of the Qur’an and Sunna and its purpose. I know any tawwasul is a need but how and why do we invoke the awliyah and saints I dont quite understand. Continue reading
Posted in Hadith
Tagged awliya, blind man, du`a, intermediary, invocation, means, need, righteous, supplication, tawassul, wasilah
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Wiping Over Socks in Ablution
Q: Can we wipe over the socks during ablution? Continue reading
Multiple Intentions for Single Worship
Q: If I fast inshaAllah for the next ten days (of Dhul-hijjah), should my niyyah be for Dhul-hijjah, for Ramadan, or is it possible for it to be for both? Continue reading
Posted in Siyam - Fasting
Tagged fard, intention, nafl, obligatory, ramadan, voluntary
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Urine as a Cure
Q: I’m asking if doing therapy of illness by drinking urine is allowed according to our faith? As we know from medical research that urine is a medicine… Continue reading
Meaning of Iyyaka Na`budu wa Iyyaka Nasta`in
Question: Salam alaykum: The question I have is on the explanation of an aya in Suratul Fatiha. To whom is: ‘Iyakka Nacbudu wa iyaka nastacin‘ referring? In other words, who is addressed? Answer: wa `alaykum salam Allah Most High is … Continue reading
Posted in Qur'an & Tafsir
Tagged addressee, assistance, help, language, mukhatib, prayer, seeking aid, worship
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Dalils for Awliyaullah in Quran & Hadith
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I was recently speaking to a friend and was telling them about awliya Allah and that Allah has special people who he has sent on earth to help and guide people to the right path. My friend does not believe in this and sees no reference of this in either the Qur’an or Hadith. Continue reading
Posted in Hadith, Qur'an & Tafsir, Sufism (Tasawwuf)
Tagged awliyaullah, citations, hadith, proofs, Quran
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Avoiding Gha’ib Janaza for Hanafi Murids?
Question: Asalaamu Alaykum, In the Hanafi Madhab Ghaibana Salatul Janaza is not permissible, so for Hanafi murids should they still do it or avoid it? JazakAllah Khayr. Answer: `Alaykum as-Salam, Among murids we pray salat al-janaza `ala al-gha’ibin regardless of … Continue reading
Posted in Salat - Prayer
Tagged fajr, fard, funeral prayer in absentia, ghaib janaza, Hanafi, madhhab, murid, Shaykh Nazim, Sunnah
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