Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: I would like to know about istikhāra; how do I perform it? Answer: The method of performing istikhāra has been explained in the following narration; Jābir ibn `Abdullāh رضى الله عنه reported, “Allāh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم would teach us istikhāra in all matters just as he would…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: Are women allowed to pray in congregation (with only women)? Whilst all the women stand in a straight line together (in the same line with no one ahead) and one woman prays out loud and the others follow? Answer: By studying various narrations we find that this was an…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: Is taqwā directly proportional to Īmān? Is it synonymous to Īmān? Does it have levels and can you have taqwā if you’re not Muslim (A god fearing Christian person)? Answer: Taqwā is defined as: To obey Allāh’s orders and abstain from His prohibitions by practicing every good deed and…