Question: A man prayed ẓuhr and ʿaṣr in Indonesia during Ramaḍān while fasting, then traveled by plane to Ṣanʿāʾ. He arrived in Ṣanʿāʾ after the sun’s zenith—at the time of ẓuhr—still fasting. He looked at his watch and found that...
Question: How do we answer someone who says: “Allah, Exalted is He, only commanded those legally responsible to establish the prayer without specifying five prayers; thus it suffices for the legally responsible person to perform one prayer in the day...
Question: In the northern regions of the globe, the night may become so short that the sun sets and Maghrib enters, then the sun rises before ʿIshāʾ enters and before the red twilight disappears. In that case, does the ʿIshāʾ...
Question: We often hear a hadith attributed to the Prophet (May Allah bless him and his family and grant them peace) that says: “Whoever awakens a sleeper, it is as if he killed him,” or: “Whoever startles a sleeper, it...
Question: If a Muslim wakes up at dawn, for example, is he required to alert those asleep for the prayer? And if he leaves them sleeping until the sun rises, does he incur sin?
Question: A woman said: her husband does not pray and denies Paradise and Hell, and he does not spend on her or on their children. What is required of her in this situation?