By Yusuf Badat What is Istikharah? Istikharah literally means to seek the good. – (See: Lisan Al-ʿArab). In a religious technical context it refers to seeking good from the Almighty to make an appropriate decision, through formal prayer and a specified supplication. – (See: Qamus Al-Fiqh)...
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: Does looking at a dog during formal prayer invalidate my salah? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind. Thank you / Jazak Allah Khayr for contact Mathabah with your question. Seeing a dog during salah (ritual prayer) does not...
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat Question: My parents saved some money for me for my education and it has earned interest (riba). How can I get rid of this riba money? Answer: Jazak Allah Khayr/ Thank you for your question. If usury and or interest is accumulated, then it will be disposed...
by Zainab Khan When a monotonous year-round routine takes its toll on you and when the conscious yearning to bathe in the diversity that Allah has decorated this world with gently nudges you, it is time to officially slide into the holiday mood and enjoy the blessings, benefits and...
by Sana Gul Waseem Any gathering that we organize is incomplete and lack luster without barakah from Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala (glorified and exalted be He), which descends on people who remember Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala (glorified and exalted be He) in their gatherings...
