Answered by Shaykh Abdul Sami‘ al-Yakti Question What is the reality of Iman, and how can I truly be a mu’min? Answer All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon the master of messengers, his family, and his companions. Iman (faith) is to believe the Prophet (Allah […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is the following report in Imam Tirmidhi’s Nawadir ul Usul considered authentic and advisable to follow: The one who writes this supplication on a piece of paper and places it on the chest of the deceased under the shroud (i.e., the deceased) will not be punished in the grave, […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question What happens to the soul of a miscarried baby? Answer I pray you are well. Bismillah. A foetus is imbued with a soul after 120 days of gestation, as per the famous hadith of Bukhari and Muslim. If there is a miscarriage after this point, then the soul will […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have seen many hadiths about the earth being flat on the back of “noon” or a whale, and the whale is on a rock. The rock is on water, etc., and many other variations, including one with a huge bull holding the earth, and that earthquakes happen because […]