Question A brother recently suggested that anyone who does not have a beard can not lead the sala’h because the Sunnah of the prophet was keeping a beard. Is this true? Answer There is nothing in the Qur’an or the sahih ahadith (narratives of the sayings) of the Prophet (PBUH) that says that a person, […]
Archives for October 1997
A Question Regarding Zaka’h al-Fitr
Question My question pertains to Zaka’h al-Fitr. According to a hadith of the Prophet (from Bukhari), each person is required to give 6 pounds of barley as Zaka’h al-Fitr before Sala’h of Eid. Now the confusion that I run into is that this obviously goes against the directives of justice established within the Qur’an and […]
On the Verses Relating to Fasting – Al-Baqarah 2: 183 – 187
Question Hi, could you send me the translation for the verses 186 to 188 of the second Surah. Also explain the meaning of these verses. It seems that initially it was not permitted, in the month of Ramadan, for the men to sleep with their wives even in the nighttime; later on the prohibition was […]