Question What is the true Islamic perception on circumcision? How do we see female circumcision? Is circumcision associated with the culture or is it supported with Qur’an/Sunnah. Please give an explanation. Answer Circumcision is a practice transmitted to us through the practical perpetuation of the companions of the Prophet (pbuh) and every subsequent generation after […]
Why Can’t Women Lead Prayers?
Question In a recent argument with a feminist theologian (also my professor), I felt as though I needed further explanation on the issue of why women cannot lead a Sala’h. I know that it is a matter of modesty, but let us say that in this day and age if you have women on one […]
What if a Person is Incapacitated From Using His Right Hand?
Question I have read your answer to the question of eating with left hand. I want to know what if a person can simply not use his right hand the way he uses his left hand (may be because his left hand has better motor skills than his right hand). As far as I can […]
Regarding Will About the Place of One’s Burial
Question What is the Islamic way of handling/transporting the dead body of a Muslim who died hundreds/thousands of miles away? For example if I die in the United States of America, what would be the Islamic way of transportation of [the] dead body. My understanding is that, there is no concept of burial in the […]
Shaving Pubic Hair
Question I am a recent convert and confused about shaving my pubic area. Does this mean that I should shave scrotum and the anal area also? Is plucking the hairs better than shaving? Is this also true for the under-arms? How often should I do this to these areas? Answer According to the Sunnah of […]
Muslim Greetings
Question I was having a conversation with an older brother and he brought up the point that when I greet him I should not embrace him. In America, especially among the African-American Muslims there is a common practice of greeting each other (the brothers that is) and doing a practice common in Egypt of touch […]
Why Should the Dead be Buried Quickly?
Question I’m a revert to Islam and I want to know that why does a deceased Muslim have to be buried within 24 hours? Answer The Prophet (pbuh) has not stated any fixed time within which a corpse should be buried after death, but there is a narrative related to the death of Talha ibn […]
Eating With the Left Hand
Question A child about 3-4 years old eats with his left hand from the beginning. When his elders try to make him eat with right hand he desists from eating. His elders think eating with left hand is a sin. Please elaborate How important is to eat with the right hand? Is it a sin […]
Regarding Eid e Mobahilah and Eid e Ghadeer
Question What is the significance of eid-e-mobahila and eid-e-ghadeer? Answer Both these terms have absolutely no significance in Islam. In my opinion, anything that is not supported by the Qur’an or the established sayings and/or actions of the Prophet (pbuh) is alien to Islam. Neither of your quoted terms is found in the Qur’an or […]
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 […]
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