Question You write: It must be kept in mind that the Prophet (pbuh), never in his life, offered his “witr” prayers after `isha. Does this mean that the current practice which is prevalent among Muslims of offering their Witr after their ‘Isha Fardh (and Sunnah and in some cases after Nafl) is incorrect? Please can […]
Clarification Regarding Witr Prayers
Question Can you please give the Hadith on which you have based your opinion regarding the method of offering Witr prayers. I have dicussed this with friends here and they are saying that they want the source. Answer The various methods of offering Witr prayers given in my referred response, with their respective references, is […]
Must Non-Muslims in an Islamic State Conform to the Shari’ah?
Question You write that the status and rights of non-Muslims in an Islamic state shall be determined by way of consultation between a collectivity of non-Muslims and the state. Would the entire corpus of the Shari`ah – excepting prayer and Zaka’h – be automatically binding for the non-Muslims or would they only be required to […]
Timings of Prayer
Question Could you tell in which category that this forbiddance belongs to? The Prophet forbade praying after the Fajr prayer till the sun rises and after the ‘Asr prayer till the sun sets (Bukhari). Does it come under Sunnah? Regards Answer The referred ‘prohibition’ is obviously not a part of the Sunnah of the Prophet […]
Further Exchange on ‘Can We Point Our Legs Toward the Ka`bah?’
Question First of all, I am not a religious scholar and hence whatever I say is my personal opinion. I think the idea expressed in the answer is right if you make little change in there and make sure that pointing feet towards something is not considered disrespect in that society. For example, in Pakistani, […]
Another Doctor’s Feedback…
Question I have read the discussion on the ‘use of inhalers during fasting‘ between you and Dr.Nasir with interest and found myself compelled to participate as I had some views to share. In general all human systems are so intricately connected with each other that it is very difficult to claim that anything (medicine or […]
A Doctor’s Feedback on ‘Using Inhalers while Fasting’
Question The inhalers are particles of medicine and other chemicals that go to the airways but a majority (depending on the size) are deposited in the nose, back of throat and indeed are ingested and go to the stomach!! There are inhalers for asthma (like Serevent, for instance), which need to be taken only twice a day. Answer Thank you for […]
A Further Exchange on the Spirit of Congregational Prayers
Question Dear Moiz, Thank you for your answers. I still want to know about my 3rd Qs (Regarding congregational prayers). I do agree with you whatever you have said in your reply to Q3, but the thing which disturbs me is that today most of the people who go to mosque to offer prayers they […]
A Further Exchange on ‘When is it Necessary to Take a Bath?’
Question Hi, I read the article on ghusl1, and when it was necessary after sex or ejaculation. I’d like to ask though, how do you define an orgasm? It sounds like you’re saying, that ghusl is necessary after being aroused even when no semen is emitted. You’re also saying that if semen is not emitted […]
Cremation Instead of Burial of the Dead
Question I, again, have a very specific question to ask you – is cremation of the human body and the spreading of the ashes allowed under Islam? Are there any circumstances where this would be allowed where under another set of circumstances it would not be? Please excuse my specificity or nature of the question, […]