Explaining Islam in Light of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ‎)

Archives for October 2004

Mass Supplication After Congregational Prayers

Question Following the rules of transmission of Sunnah of the prophet (mpbuh), any addition by one part of the world will eventually overcome by general understanding of the other part, or by looking at the historical references, hadith (a scientific study). Secondly, following the rules of hadith literature where one off incidence reported by khabr-e-wahid […]

Imam Farahi on Folding Hands

Question Imam Farahi believes sunnah of prophet (pbuh) can have more than one way of practical demonestration. In this regard, Imam Farahi details folding and un-folding hands both as part of Sunnah. On the contrary, would I be right in implying from your answer that folding or un-folding hands is not part of Sunnah of […]

Reference for “Praying With Hands Folded”

Question assalaam o alaikum In your response you have written: ” It is widely reported that the Prophet prayed with his hands folded, however, he did not discourage anyone from not folding their hands. ” It would be a great help to produce a couple of reliable references which prove that the Prophet (pbuh) never […]

Abusive Mother

Question I am 25 years old my mother who has physically and mentally abused me all my life has not stopped! I am a married woman with children and she has made problems over and over again between me and my husband, the last situation she wanted to put him in jail because she asked […]

Folding Hands – Sunni & Shiite Concepts

Question I would Sincerely like to thank Mr Amjad for replying to my question. However I have another question? If PBUH (May peace be upon him) never specified the position of hands while praying and according to him this was not significant. Then why do Muslims (Both shiya and sunni brothers) argue over this? I […]

Rejecting the Test of Life

Question Please explain in more detail. I am confused. To be honest with you, if I were given an option to be tested or not, I would have rejected to be tested. Since man is not perfect and the worldly desires arouse us every day, man is destined to be failed at one time (even […]

Purification Bath After Vaginal Discharge

Question If after having a wet dream, upon waking up, one only finds traces of vaginal discharge and is pretty sure that it is neither mazi or mani, does ghusal become obligatory in this condition. Answer It seems that the vaginal discharge you are referring to are merely the natural lubricating fluids creating in a […]

Explanation of Hadiths on Prayer

Question The Prophet(peace be upon him) said “Pray your prayers as you see me praying”. Doesn’t this imply that we have to pray in Arabic language since Prophet only prayed in Arabic language? Another Hadith regarding the obligation of congregational prayer is that the Prophet told a blind companion to come to Mosque even if […]