Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question What should someone do if they have excessive missed fasts to make up for before Ramadan begins? Shaykh Irshaad Sedick provides guidance on managing a significant number of missed fasting days. Shaykh Irshaad Sedick graduated from Dar al-Ulum al-Arabiyyah al-Islamiyyah, under the tutelage of Shaykh Taha Karaan. He received Ijaza […]

Answered By Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Abu Bakr Badhib Question What is the ruling for someone who, during Ramadan, eats or drinks after dawn, mistakenly believing that dawn has not yet arrived? Answer In the name of Allah, Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger, his Family, […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question As a convert, I affirmed Islam, briefly returned to Christianity, then returned to Islam in 2020. According to Hanafi Fatawa, missed prayers during disbelief may not need to be made up, but the Shafi’i perspective suggests apostates returning to Islam might still be accountable for them. Do I have a […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I have heard from non-Muslim critics of Islam and several Muslim authors that the Shafi’i School permits the fighting of non-Muslims on the grounds of disbelief and that they are to be fought. Is this true, and how is this actualized? And, does the Shafi‘i School believe in the sanctity […]