Wearing a Watch in the State of Iḥrām
Question: Is it permissible to wear a watch in the state of Ihram? (Question published as received) Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the most Merciful. It is permissible to wear a watch in the state of iḥrām. However, one should ensure that the watch...
Ḥanafī Ruling on Women Attending Congregational Prayers
Question: Salam Sheikh, I have been reading different articles about Hanafi fiqh. There is a website run by Sh Faraz Rabbani with a lot of information. I read the following on there: "The congregational Eid prayer is necessary (wajib) upon the same individuals who are...
Concern Regarding Qualifications and Halal Income
Question: Assalamu alaikum respected ulema, I am a male nurse from ***** and my question is rather complicated or shaytan made it look that way. I couldn't find any other solution other than asking you for help. My question: I enrolled in a private nursery college,...
Queries Related to Tashahhud and Madhhabs
Question: Country: United Kingdom I was born a muslim but I did not start to practice until 5 months ago when I started praying and following islamic rules alhamdulilah. I found a video on how to pray and was following that, it taught me how to pray. As I was...
Various scenarios where wuḍūʾ is and is not required
Question: Country: United Kingdom Salaam do you need to have wadu when: 1. Reciting quran on phone 2. Reciting from memory 3. Reciting droid or dua Thank you (Question published as received) Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the most Merciful. 1. Wuḍūʾ...
Working as an Environment Artist
Question: Country: India Can I become a 3D environment artist i.e. just make 3D environment that includes mountain, trees, oceans, some building and no human or living creature... and work in gaming studio like Rockstar games, Activision, Ubisoft, etc and Movie...
Fruit Picking Farms
Question: Country: South Africa السلام عليكم In a close by town there is a strawberry farm where visitors pay a set entrance fee and are allowed to pick and eat as much or as little of strawberries as they want. The amount of the strawberries picked and eaten is not...
Is it Better to Perform Sunnah Ṣalāhs at Home or in the Masjid?
Question: Country: United Kingdom Assalamualaikum I hope you are in the best of health and iman. 1. I Would Like To Ask is it more rewarding for me to pray my sunnah and nawafil at home. 2. Can I pray the 2 rakaats of fajr sunnah in the masjid if salah is about to...
Ramaḍān FAQs
Q1: Is it necessary to make an intention (niyyah) for each fast daily or one intention (niyyah) at the beginning of Ramaḍān suffices for the entire month? A: It is necessary to make niyyah daily for each fast. However, waking up for suḥūr (pre-dawn meal) will be...