Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can you please refer me to any references regarding the duration of menstrual periods? I’m discussing it with my girls health class. It has always been my understanding that it is considered menses up to 10 days. I have recently read that it can be up to 15 days.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it a must for me to make up missed ṣalats (ritual prayer) and fasts? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. May Allāh reward and bless you for your commitment towards the injunctions of the religion. Missed…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it objectionable for spouses to view each other’s private parts? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. It is Islamicaly permissible for a husband and wife to see each other’s private parts for pleasure or any other…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Any Muslim will tell you, the month of Ramaḍān is a special time of the year. A month that is anything but ordinary. It’s a time to invest with the Almighty. There are multiple statements from source texts regarding the virtues, status and significance for this blessed Ramaḍān season. Believers are…
By Shaykh Omar Subedar What is fasting (ṣawm)? Ṣawm is defined as ‘to intentionally not eat, drink and have sex from dawn to sunset.’ Why is ṣawm important? Ṣawm is an integral practice of Islam. It is an activity that yields great benefits. For example: It draws you closer to Allāh, the Almighty. It helps…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to swallow saliva while fasting? Does it break the fast? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Swallowing one’s own saliva will not invalidate the fast. (See: Badā’i al Ṣanā’i) The act of one deliberately…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it a must, meaning an obligation to have suhūr when making up for fasts one has missed in Ramadān? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Having the pre-dawn meal (suḥūr) is a recommended prophetic act. If…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt April 23rd was terrifying, specifically for Torontonians, and for Canadians, in general. When someone first informed me at work, of an ‘accident that killed a few people on Yonge Street’, I instantly prayed for goodness, recovery and safety. As time progressed, news reports started coming in. Reality struck me that this…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for women to attend the funeral prayer and offer the funeral prayer in congregation? Answer: Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Imam Ḥākim Al-Nayshāpūrī (may Allāh’s mercy be with him) has quoted an authentic (ṣaḥīḥ) ḥadīth in his monumental work, Al-Mustadrak, and there after…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: When is it prohibited for a husband and wife to have sexual intercourse? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Compassionate Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. A husband and wife are permitted to enjoy marital intercourse with mutual consent at any time. The only…