Question: My mother still has to fast some days from Ramadan that she missed in the past. She is now sick (chronical) so she has to take her medicine every day (10 times). During the month of Ramadan she didn’t take her medicines because she felt strong enough to manage without (Alhamdulillah everything went ok). [...]

Question: My question is about hugging in islam. I am a student at university and each time I go to see my supervisor for my project, he always comes to hug me as a welcome even though I appear indifferent to that and no feelings arouse from what he does. Is it forbidden in Islam? This also happens even [...]

Question: I did not keep a record of the fasts I need to make up from the previous Ramadan, and I fasted after Ramadan for some days, but its all so confusing to me so what should I do? Answer: You should estimate the number of fasts you missed and make up those fasts. If you cannot be sure of the number you [...]

Question: Can one who has a throat problem (dryness of the throat) use a liquid spray while fasting to relieve the situation? Answer: If the liquid goes down to the digestive system, then it invalidates the fast. If the situation would otherwise be haraj (harmful) or Zarar (considerably awkward), they can use it but their fast is [...]

Question: Can the ventolin puffer (this is the blue puffer that would be used during an asthma attack) be used whilst fasting? Answer: It is permissible. Answered by: Sheikh Mansour Leghaei Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Tell a friend

Question: If I live in Ottawa, and I have lived in Beirut for 8-9 months now, could I have my village/parent’s village and the rest as watans (homelands) also? Answer: Your parents’ place of birth could be your Watan on the condition that they have not turned away from it, and you live with them. So, if you [...]