Ustadh Sufyan Qufi

September 21, 2023 2 mins

How to Deal With Urine Incontinence?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I wanted to know the ruling regarding urine incontinence of one who is not a madhur. Two hours after urinating, if I were to stick a small piece of tissue afterward to cover it for about at least 30 minutes and then remove it, there is usually enough time […]
September 21, 2023 2 mins

How to Purify a Sofa?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question How to purify the sofa of impurity (menstrual blood)? The sofa has rough attached textile which is unremovable. My mother told me that a small amount of blood reached from her to the sofa, she then wiped the place with wet tissu, now I see no trace or stain. […]
September 17, 2023 2 mins

Does Laying Down and Closing My Eyes Break Wudu?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is wudu valid if you’re lying down on a bed and close your eyes (not asleep) to rest for a while, like 30 minutes? You know what’s happening around you as thinking about different things, and doing breathing exercises. Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, […]
September 14, 2023 4 mins

How Can I Deal with Difficulties in Achieving Proper Ritual Purity?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I have two problems that are making my life very hard these days. One: I keep thinking back at the times I didn’t wash myself properly, and then I wash over those areas, but later on, I remember another area, and I wash that area, and then I feel […]
September 10, 2023 2 mins

Can I Pray with Cat Hair?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I know that Shias believe that if there is cat hair on your prayer clothes, then your prayer is void. Is this true? (I am a Sunni) Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. Cat Hair […]
September 10, 2023 2 mins

When Is Water Not Valid for Wudu?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I’ve read that your head and feet must be dry during wudu, is this true? Also, does my ears also have to be dry? Can my feet and head (maybe ears) be damp? I also read that the wudu water can’t be mixed with other water, is this true? […]
September 10, 2023 2 mins

How to Deal with Doubts When Washing Impurities?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question With respect to obsessive misgivings (waswasa), keep in mind that the default assumption of all acts of worship is soundness and validity. What is the clear meaning of soundness and validity? Does it mean the act of doing it? For example, if I had najasa on hand and I […]
September 10, 2023 2 mins

What Are the Options Available for the Stonings in Hajj?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question What are the options permissible for stoning three Jamarat on the 11th and 12th Dhul-Hijja, in Hanfi Madhab? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, The stoning during the 11th and 12th Dhul Hijja must happen after Zawal ( the time for the Zuhr prayer). After […]
September 8, 2023 3 mins

Should I Repeat All My Prayers Because I Was Masturbating during My Youth?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question A few years ago, I did not know this was the case, and I used to do istimna as a young teenager. Just over a year later, I had come to know that pleasurable ejaculation of semen invalidated prayer. Also, I did not know that the post-ejaculation secretion made […]
September 7, 2023 2 mins

How Can I Purify My Mouth?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question One can purify an impure mouth by spitting out or washing it. 1. For spiting: a) They say to spit till no trace of blood is left, but do you need to wait for saliva to build/move your tongue around, or can you spit out quickly back to back? […]
September 3, 2023 1 min

Does Saying the Glorifications of the Prostration after It Break the Prayer?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Does that break prayer if one continues the third “Subhana rabbi al-A‘la” while getting up from the sujud? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. No, your prayer will remain valid because you have not missed […]
September 2, 2023 1 min

Can I Pray More than the Sunna Prayer of Fajr before the Fajr Prayer?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I would like to ask if it is permissible to pray a Nafal prayer between the Sunnah and the Fardh of Fajr. Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. It is disliked to pray after dawn […]
August 31, 2023 2 mins

Does Spraying Water on Filth Produce Filthy Splashes?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question My query is concerning is about some amount of Urine on the Floor and tap water falling on it. Are the splashes resulting from this filthy? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. As long as […]
August 31, 2023 2 mins

Does Finding Traces of Filth on My Underwear Invalidate My Previous Prayers?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question At the beginning of the day, I took a pair of clean underwear from the drawer to wear. I thought nothing of this. Before the Isha prayer, I visited the bathroom and noticed dried white streaks on one side of the underwear. To my knowledge, that day, there was […]
August 31, 2023 3 mins

What Should I Do after Missing Prayers Due to a Bad Upbringing?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Due to my family’s non-practicing Turkish life, I was raised like that, too. I never prayed salah because 1. I didn’t know I had to, I thought you could decide if you wanted to. 2. They never taught me. And I live in Belgium, so it was filled with […]
August 27, 2023 2 mins

How Should I Understand the Distance of Travel When It Comes to Prayer?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question I have a question regarding travelers’ prayers as described in Shurunbulali’s Maraqi al-Sa‘adat. I have read various answers regarding this in Seekers, but I am not confident in my understanding. He writes (paraphrased) that certain rulings take effect when a minimum travel of three days on a camel is […]
August 26, 2023 2 mins

Is It Sinful to Make Up Less than One Day Worth of Makeup Prayers?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is it sinful in the Hanafi Madhab to pray less than one day’s worth of Qada prayer per day? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. It depends on the number of prayers you have to […]
August 26, 2023 2 mins

How Can I Overcome My Difficulties in Cleaning Myself in the Toilets?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Usually, when I pass stool, urine exits. Usually, after urinating, there is some urine at the tip of the private part, I use water to clean it, but this water also goes downwards a bit on my backside because I also use my hand to wash my anus after […]
August 26, 2023 3 mins

Should I Avoid to Work on Friday?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Is it preferable to work after the Friday prayer is over or is it “makruh”? Is it a command from Allah (Most High) to work on that day after the prayer is finished? I am asking this because it has been a tradition among muslims in my country (Albania) […]
August 23, 2023 2 mins

What Should I Do after Praying a Zuhr Prayer on Friday Out of Forgetfulness?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Most of the places here have Jumah Congregation time around 1:30 PM. If a person completely forgot that today is Friday and has already performed Zuhr prayer. What should he do if he realizes it after 2:00 PM ? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, […]
August 22, 2023 2 mins

How to Deal With Confusion When It Comes to Filth?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question When I didn’t used to clean myself from impurities properly, and I scratched over an area that had najis on it and never washed it, what should I do? Is quickly washing your hands enough? So every time I did wudu, I washed my hands. Can I assume the […]
August 22, 2023 2 mins

Is Wiping over Khuff Valid When One Injured Foot Is Covered by a Bandage?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question If I put a bandage on my foot after making wudu, and then put on socks which fulfill the conditions of wiping, does the bandage underneath the sock have any effect on the ruling of wiping? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this […]
August 21, 2023 2 mins

How Can I Know I Have Purified Myself Properly after Using the Toilet?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question If while doing istinja you, later on, see that your finger is a bit discolored but have poured water over it more than three times while cleaning yourself, & have used that to clean other places, is everything you cleaned & wherever water splashed considered impure?   Filth was […]
August 20, 2023 2 mins

Is My Ghusl Valid after Committing Disbelief?

Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi Question Does saying a thing of kufr during ghusl invalidate it? Do you have to start over? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, I pray this finds you in the best of states. Purity No, uttering a statement of disbelief (may Allah protect us from such […]
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