Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: As a follower of the Qurʿān & Sunnah, in accordance to the Ḥanafī methodology, I have always performed witr three raka’ahs with one salām. During Ramadān, someone told me this method is wrong. Can you please clarify the Ḥanafī position? Answer: May Almighty Allāh reward you greatly for your…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it wrong to say ‘rest in peace’ or to give condolences to family members and loved ones of non-Muslims who have just passed away? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Rest in peace is a du’a’ (supplication). Making du‘ā’ for the disbeliever is permissible with…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Are ladies required to cover their feet during prayer? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. During prayer, according to most scholars of the Ḥanafī school, the apparent portions of the feet (for women) are not considered from the ‘awrah (nudeness), hence the ṣalāh (prayer) performed while…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have heard it is forbidden to continue breastfeeding while one is pregnant. Someone also referred this ḥadīth to me, can you kindly clarify? “Narrated Asma, daughter of Yazīd Ibn as-Sakan, I heard the Apostle of Allāh (peace be upon him) as saying, ‘Do not kill your children secretly,…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Being a follower of the Qurʿān & Sunnah according to the Ḥanafī methodology, I perform the witr prayer in three raka’aats, two sittings, with the concluding salāms at the end of the three raka’aats. I am planning ʿUmrah in Ramadān and was wondering if my witr prayer would be…
ʿUmrah Procedure (Download Free E-Guide: Umrah-in-Four-Steps-SSS01) ʿUmrah entails 4 major steps: Iḥrām (intention and getting into the required state for pilgrimage) Ṭawāf (circling the Ka’abah in the Grand Mosque at Makkah) Saeʿīe (pacing between the two hills) Ḥalaq/ Qasr (shaving or trimming the hair on the head) Step 1, Iḥrām Approximately two hours prior…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: On the day of Judgement will we be called with the names of our mothers? Answer: Jazāk Allāh for your question. Please note that the following sound ḥadīth shows that, on the day of resurrection, people will be called with their own names and with the names of their…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: As a Muslim, can I give charity to non-Muslims and receive the same reward? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Being charitable to non Muslims is definitely a means of reward and blessings from the Almighty. It is the duty of Muslims to also assist suffering…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Who is the best person to lead prayers? Is it permissible to offer prayers behind someone who does not have a beard? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. According to Islamic jurisprudence, the following are the most entitled to lead the congregational prayer, in order of…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My question relates to shaving for men and is in 3 parts. Is shaving your facial hair on your chin and cheeks ḥarām? Am I sinning by not having a beard? Is having a beard a fard in Islam or a sunnah? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for…