Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is that show-off if you add something in prayer and you do it, so someone is not angry with you? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate It will not be considered showing off (riya) but a weakness we humans sometimes make, but nothing to […]

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question What part of the body is permissible to look at when a Muslim woman looks at a non-Muslim woman? Is there a distinction between lesser ‘awra (e.g., thighs) that would be permissible for women to view versus greater awrah (bikini area/genitals) that would be impermissible? I am referring to […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I am a sister, and I wanted to ask the following: Is my grandfather’s sister’s son my mahram? What about the grandfather’s brother’s son? Also, are my grandfather’s and grandmother’s brothers my mahram? Answer No, your grandfather’s sister’s son is your non-mahram. The same is true for your grandfather’s […]

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Some Salafis were arguing with a friend of mine that Muslims in general, male or female, shouldn’t work 9-5 because it’s slavery. The Salafis told my friend why women working in the West are haram because there’s free mixing and gender interactions while being exposed to liberalism and feminism, […]