When observing the case of ‘Aa.ishah رضي الله عنها, it’s difficult [to comprehend] that she delayed making-up the [missed] fasts [of the previous Ramadhaan] until Sha’baan.
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The best of fasts
How are we to understand the Prophet ﷺ encouraging ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Amr al-’Aas رضي الله عنه with the fast of [Prophet] Daawood (‘alayhis-salaam), whilst he himself did not fast it despite it being…
Free mixing and friendship between the two genders
What is the ruling regarding friendship between the two genders, bearing in mind it is with a righteous intention, and not [anything] bad?
Beware of leniency in this matter
Is it permissible for me to shake the hand of my wife’s sister, and to be alone with her or other than that?
The last third of the night
Is standing [during] the last third [of the night in prayer] best? [Please advise] with clarity of the time when the last third of the night is.
Living with a non-Muslim family
We request you provide us with advice for those who travel out [of Saudi Arabia] to live with a non-Muslim family claiming this will hasten their learning of the English language?
Terminating the prayer
We see some people when they need to break [away from] their prayer [short] for some emergency, or to join [the congregation when] the imaam [is about to start the prayer], or if they have…
Respond in an ambiguous manner so as not to lie
If I am asked about something I know about, and I don’t want to disclose it, will I be sinful if I said “I don’t know”?
Stop hassling me about praying
My husband does not pray, and every time I advise him [about it], he says “in shaa.-Allaah I will pray”.
Shaving the beard off is sinful
Is the one who shaves his beard off sinful? Because I heard someone saying “the one who practices the Sunnah is rewarded, and the one who does not is not sinful.”