Q: I am 13. I started my periods 2 years ago. For the last year they have not been regular. However this time I have been bleeding continously for 2 months. I have been counting 10 napaak (Haidh) days followed by 15 days of being paak. Is this right? If not what should I do. …
Q: I have a skin irritation problem that has causes me alot of grief. Different doctors have told me different things and their prescriptions just over temporary relief. So I opted to use the Quraan as I do believe the words of Allah have power over any ailment. I even use black cumine seeds and …
Q: If you start your period (menses) 40 minutes before iftaar time, after you have prayed Asr, is your fast still counted? Also if you don't check but you know you have started bleeding and you check after Iftar and this confirms what you perceived would you still have to keep Qadha? I remember somebody …
Q: I am a 35 year old unmarried lady. I have made many attempts to marry all of which have failed. Recently I went abroad and lost my virginity with a 22 year old Hindu. I am now 2 months pregnant, he does not want me or the child and is forcing me to have …
Q: My sister was born a Muslim. My entire family is Muslim. She claims to no longer be Muslim. What should we, as family do? A: The family should try and persuade her to re-think her decision to leave Islam. Try and convince her that Islam is the true and only way for her …
Q: To read Quraan, we should have wudu and immense respect. What is the ruling on children (not baligh). Our baby is 2 yrs 6 months. Alhamdullilah, my wife has begun to teach her how to read arabic. At times she allows the baby to hold and turn the quraan without the baby having made …
Q: Is covering the face obligatory in Islam upon a baaligh Muslim woman? A: It is obligatory on a baaligh female to cover her face if she is appearing in front of men. In the Holy Quran, surah 33, verse 59 Allah Ta’ala commands the women to “draw over themsleves their jilbaabs (cloaks) when going …
Q: Is circumcision compulsory for men? A: Circumcision is waajib for men, not faradh. Waajib means necessary. Circumcision is necessary when the boy is still an infant. Once a person becomes an adult, then he does not need to do it. The difference between faradh and waajib is that the former is proven from …
Q: What is the best name to keep for a baby girl, and the correct spelling? And is it better to add the father's name in her name? A. The best names are the names of the wives of the prophets, their daughters and names of the female Sahaabiyaat. Also names of the pious …
Q: Is there a hadith stating that machine slaughtering is not right. I know in the holy Quran it is mentioned that one must eat halal but there are no details about handor machine slaughter. A: Machine slaughtering is a method which came into vogue much later so will not be mentioned specifically in Hadeeth. …
