Answered by Ustadh Fariduddin Dingle Question Is it better to perform Hajj a second time or to pay for others to go on Hajj? Answer Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. In a normal scenario, it would...
Hajj
What is the best way to pray salat al ishraq and salat al duha?
What is the best way to pray salat al ishraq and salat al duha? Short answer: Bismillah al Rahman al Rahim. Dear questioner, It is best to pray two rakas of salat al ishraq when the sun is well up, and then eight cycles of prayer of salat al duha in the mosque after a...
Being rude and heartless towards parents
Question: What constitutes disobeying one’s parents (‘uquq al-walidayn)? Does one have to literally do everything they tell one to do? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The Prophet (peace...
Were Any Prophetic Teachings Hidden by the Prophetic Companions?
Question: Did the Prophetic Companions (Sahaba) narrate all the teachings of the Prophet to them? Did they hide anything that we need to believe in or need to act upon? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your...
Astrology, Astronomy, and Meteorology
Question: Why is it that astrology is forbidden while astronomy and meteorology are permissible? Answer: Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, Dear questioner, Thank you for your important question. The difference between meteorology and astrology is that...
Depending On Good Deeds
Question: What is the ruling on a person who does good deeds that are guaranteed to save him from Hell, and after doing them uses them to do bad deeds? Sometimes after doing the bad deeds, at their worst feels that something is wrong, but continues to do them on the...
Promise to one’s parents
Question: Without my consent, my mum made a promise that I would pay for a poor person’s Hajj if certain things happened. My mum believes those things have happened. It’s actually difficult to pay for a person’s Hajj as I do not know anybody personally who would...
Why Someone Performing the Pilgrimage Has to Perform a Sacrifice?
Answered by Ustadh Farid Dingle Question: Why is it that someone performing Hajj has to perform a sacrifice? Why does this not apply to the residents of Mecca? Answer: Performing the sacrifice on Hajj in the Shafi’i school is only when expiating, or if one...
Living in Madinah as a Christian.
Answered by Shaykh Abdurragmaan Khan Question: Assalam alaykum, I was thinking to go with my parents in Madina, and me with my father to Makkah. My mother is a Christian and my father is a Muslim and me too. I just found out that in Saudi Arabia it is prohibited for...
How Can Hijab Be Relevant in a Xenophobic Society If It Is Meant to Protect Us?
Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, It has been increasingly bothering me that I do not wear a hijab. I think it is fair to assume that covering a woman’s adornments is for protecting herself and the honour of her husband – am I right in...