Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: There is a high chance for the current lockdown to continue throughout the entire Ramaḍān this year. I have been offering prayers with my family in the home. I know we either do Dhuhr or Jumuʿah at home if there are four male adults on the Friday. I was…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: Can you please shed some light on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and other similar offerings by the government? There are a lot of people applying with fraudulent doctor’s notes or lying. Independent business owners are giving references to their friends and family…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have some questions about the dhikr [or takbīr] that one must say after each prayer during ʿEīd. When do we begin this takbīr? When do we stop? Is it to be said after every single prayer, even sunnah and make up prayers? Do we do it on both…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My sister is having problem with a bad jinn. Please advise on a cure. Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. To be protected from such evils, one should do the following: Have firm belief in Allāh, that…
Answered by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Question: Is the following text, “Speak to a leper whilst there is a distance of one spear or two spears in between the both of you.” about social distancing, that is making the rounds amidst COVID-19 an authentic ḥadīth? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk…
By Yūsuf Badāt What is Iʿitikāf? The literal meaning of iʿitikāf is to stay or hold oneself down. In a religious context, iʿitikāf means to hold oneself down inside the masjid, with an intention, for the worship of God with specific stipulations while abstaining from certain matters. It can also refer to reside in the…