Yes, you can pray in your shoes as long as they are free from impurity (najasah). If you are praying outdoors, for example in a park, you do not have to take them off. The Prophet ﷺ prayed in his sandals and taught his companions to check that they were clean. Check your shoes before…
Delivering the Friday khutbah in the language of the congregation is not just permissible according to recognised scholarly opinions and established fatwas, but important. It is not imperative that the Jumu’ah khutbah be delivered in Arabic. The khutbah is intended to remind people of Allah and strengthen their imaan. It is also meant to guide…
Gathering to remember Allah is a blessed act with a clear basis in the Sunnah. Remembering Him aloud is also supported by authentic hadith. Scholars have differed over some ways of organising dhikr, particularly when everyone recites the same words in one voice, but it is wrong to dismiss all collective dhikr as an innovation….
Can You Pray in a Car? Is it permissible to pray in a car? What should you do if you are on a long journey and the prayer time is running out? Does it make a difference if you are on a motorway, a train or an aeroplane? The basic rule is that an obligatory…
What does the iddah of a divorced woman entail? When a marriage ends, the Quran prescribes a waiting period known as the iddah (عدة) before a woman can marry again. The length and rules of the iddah depend on whether the marriage ended through divorce or the death of the husband, and whether the woman…
Being told that a loved one’s ventilator may be switched off is tough and daunting. No one envies the person who has to make such a decision, yet with the medical technology now available, it is a situation that many families find themselves facing. The Islamic ruling depends on why the ventilator is being withdrawn…
In general, zakat should not be used to pay a deceased person’s burial expenses directly, even if the deceased was zakat-eligible during their lifetime. The main reason is that most scholars stipulate that zakat must involve transferring ownership (tamlik) to a living recipient who is one of the eight categories mentioned in Surah al-Tawbah (9:60)….
The Islamic Funeral prayer Salatul Janaza is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims. It is Fard al Kifaya, a collective obligation upon Muslims, which means that at least one person from the community has to fulfil this obligation. As long as someone attends, it is accepted on behalf…
What is the best dua for opening and closing a meeting? We should always begin and end our gatherings with the remembrance of Allah. This brings blessings to the meeting and reminds us of our higher purpose. When we end the meeting it should also be with Allah’s name, praise, and repentance for anything that…
How did Imam al-Bukhari gather and verify thousands of hadith without modern technology? This article explores the rigorous science behind Sahih al-Bukhari, including oral preservation, narrator verification, written documentation, and the methodology that made his collection the most respected hadith compilation in Sunni Islam.
Can non-Muslims eat halal meat? Yes. Halal meat can be eaten by anyone, including non-Muslims. It is simply meat prepared according to Islamic dietary laws, slaughtered in a similar fashion to kosher meat in Judaism. Eating halal food does not make someone Muslim or involve them in Islamic worship. In Islam, life is sacred. Muslims…
It is permissible to give zakat to someone who is in debt with interest – they are considered among the debtors entitled to receive zakat, provided that they are sincere in their intention to repay and have repented from dealing in riba.
Many people experience passing doubts in worship. A person may wonder whether their wudu is still valid, whether they pronounced a letter correctly in al-Fatihah, whether they made a mistake in salah, or whether they chose the correct scholarly opinion. For most people, the doubt comes and goes. They continue and move on. For some…
Facing the qiblah is an essential condition of a valid salah. It is a requirement mentioned clearly in the Quran. Allah says: فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ۚ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُ “So turn your face towards al-Masjid al-Haram. And wherever you are, turn your faces towards it.” (Surat al-Baqarah 2:144) This command…
When a person has been missing for a long time, it is natural for people to begin wondering whether they have passed away. Yet, in Islamic law, Salatul Janazah can only be performed if there is certainty. Therefore, as long as the death of the missing person has not been established, Janazah prayer cannot be…