Intention for Ablution
Question: Are we required to have a niyyah (intention) when performing the wuḍu (ablution)? Answer: i. Ṣalāh (prayer) is an integral part of Islam. Its prerequisite is the required level of purity. Most books and...
Fiqh
Eid on Friday
Question: Over the last couple of years, Eid has fallen on a Friday. Is it an obligation to pray both congregational prayers, or is one able to prayer either of them? Answer: There is a...
Face Covering in Ḥajj
Question: In attending Ḥajj this year, I witnessed many other women who were covering their faces whilst in Iḥrām. Prior to attendance, my husband and I attended some preparatory classes where the Sheikh mentioned that...
Are women obliged to keep long hair?
Question: I’ve been asked this question and I want to raise it here for it to be answered if possible: are women obliged to keep long hair? Is it not allowed for a woman to...
Dreaded Punishments?
For the first time in English we present a complete translation of Mas’ala (Issue) 2303 from Al-Muḥalla bil’ Athār, the magnum opus of fiqh (jurisprudence) written by Ibn Ḥazm. Often described as a being free-thinker,...