Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question After sex, can we just take some water and wash off ourselves and go for prayers or do we have to have a complete bath? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Jazāk Allāh Khayr / Thank you for your question and your interest in knowing the religious rules of cleanliness.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question Can we read Qur‘ān without ablution? Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ If one is not in the state of major impurities (janābah or menstrual cycles), one can recite the Qurʾān without wudhū (ritual ablution). In order to touch the Qurʾān, one is required to have wudhū according to mainstream…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is hashish (marijuana) smoking ḥarām (prohibited) or makrūh (disliked)? Please give exact details because I have a lot of friends who smoke hashish/ marijuana but at the same time have the passion to perform prayers. We would like to know if hashish is ḥarām or makrūh and can we…