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Question Is it normal for a Muslim to find it very difficult to do acts of worship and be unable to do them because of some fault in his character, such as cowardice, for example, or other problems, so he says to himself: if I truly knew who Allah is, …

Question What is the evidence for following the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) in his actions, especially since there is a difference of opinion concerning the principle that what matters is the general meaning (not the specific reason for a particular teaching). Is the general principle …

Question How can we understand the argument that says that shar‘i rules and regulations came one after another? For example, there may be a hadeeth that makes something obligatory, then we find another hadeeth on the same issue that does not make it obligatory. Some scholars have suggested the following: …

Question Some people claim that the Hanbali madhhab is quite lax and easygoing in its acceptance of hadeeth and therefore follows a lot of weak hadeeth. What do you have to say about this. Answer   Praise be to Allah. The view of Imam Ahmad regarding what may be accepted …

Question How should I respond to what some of my relatives say? When I tell them about the views of the scholars which explain to them that some of the things they do are haram, with evidence, they say: We learn our religion directly from the Qur’an and Sunnah, with …

Question Recently it has become common in many chat rooms for some who are regarded as being religiously committed to discuss various Islamic issues, such as the colour and quality of the hijab, and closing shops at the times of prayer, openly in front of ordinary people. Each person gives …

Question I know that haraam things may be permissible if it becomes necessary to do them. Are there conditions governing this ruling so that it may be applied correctly? Answer   Praise be to Allah. Among the basic principles of Islamic sharee’ah, on which the scholars are agreed, is that …

Question My grandfather has two wives, ‘Aa’ishah and Maryam. My mother is the daughter of ‘Aa’ishah. I have three maternal uncles from the second wife (Maryam). When my grandfather died, Maryam married another man and bore him a daughter. Is this daughter my maternal aunt? I hope you can answer …